COMPLETED - Braidwood Skate Park

  • Project typeCapital works
  • Project value$680,660
  • Project scheduleFunding received from BLERF after application made by the Braidwood Youth Performing Arts Association
  • Contractor nameGrind Projects
  • Completion Date09 February 2023
Progress work on new skate park in Braidwood

Update - February 2023

Project has now been completed. Official opening is on Saturday 25 February commencing at 10.30am.

Update - November 2022

Contractors Grind have commenced work on the skate park. Works completed so far:

  • Marked out the site
  • Commence excavation for the skate bowl
  • Commenced trenching for drainage

Work will be paused over the Christmas period and restart in January 2023.

Background

Following community consultation in 2019, Council confirmed that the Braidwood Recreation Ground was the preferred location for a skate park facility in Braidwood. At the same time, Council endorsed a concept design which was developed with skate park specialists Convic and the local community with minor modifications to address water flow. 

Funding of $680,880 has been received through the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery (BLER) Fund after a successful grant application was made by the Braidwood Youth Performing Arts Association in conjunction with the Braidwood Community Association.

At the Council meeting held on 27 January the tender was awarded to Grind Projects. It is expected that the project will commence in November 2022 and aimed to be completed early in 2023.

Ensuring that the skate park is safe for users and spectators is a priority for Council. Engineers have carried out site investigations including geotechnical investigations which have been provided to Convic who have specialist engineers working on the final construction design. The final design will confirm that the skate park will not be constructed within the creek bed, but will be elevated above the water line.

Work has been undertaken at the Recreation Ground to pipe the creek, making it safer for all users of the facility, not just the future skate park. The location will provide a safe option for the community and allow families to use the various recreational elements at the park. 

Locating the skate park at the Braidwood Recreation Ground has a number of positives, which were highlighted in the community feedback received in 2019. Some of the positives include:

  • Co-locating recreational and sporting infrastructure at the Recreation Ground, complements existing services, toilets and water
  • More space for construction of a skate park
  • Further away from high vehicle traffic areas
  • Close to housing development creating safer environment for young people
  • Provides a strong sense of inclusion
  • Sufficient parking
  • Not hidden away or out of sight
  • Good central location, away from the main street
  • Opportunities for parental supervision for all family members using the Recreation Ground for various activities and sports
  • Has lighting
  • Reduced incidence of pedestrian-vehicle impacts whilst using wheeled devices
  • Site is closer to the current and future demographic centre of Braidwood 

 

 

Location

Braidwood Recreation Ground, Braidwood 2622  View Map

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