Balgal Beach Park Playground Renewal

PROJECT UPDATE (DECEMBER 2024) - Balgal Beach Park Playground Renewal

Thank you for participating in the public consultation, held from 9 October to 8 November 2024, regarding the Balgal Beach Park Playground Renewal in Balgal Beach.

Council is reviewing all survey responses collected during this engagement. Feedback has been compiled in the community consultation report, accessible in the documents tab on the right-hand side of this page.

About the project

Balgal Beach Park is a key community asset designed to bring everyone together in a fun, welcoming, and comfortable environment. From market stalls to a place for travellers to rest, the park provides valuable and unique opportunities for physical activity and meaningful interactions between people of all ages.

While any improvements to the playground are not yet part of Council’s Capital Works Program for construction, community feedback will help determine the preference for the replacement playground equipment. It will also help support potential future grant applications and funding opportunities.

For further information on what small parks such as Balgal Beach can offer, please download the Park Hierarchy factsheet from the documents section on the right-hand side of this page.

Community Feedback Sought

Council is seeking your input to understand better the way the community use the park and would like to know the following:

• When and how do you currently use Balgal Beach Park?
• What do you love about the park?
• What improvements would you like to see?

Your valuable feedback will provide community guidance regarding Council's future decision-making and planning opportunities for this park.

How can you get involved?

Council invites you to participate by providing feedback on the potential renewal of Balgal Beach Park playground by collaborating with us in the 'pre-planning' phase of this project.

Your thoughts and contributions are vital to our planning. They help us make the right decisions to ensure that the playground meets the community's and visitors' needs now and in the future.

Although Council has yet to adopt this project into a future year's budget, community feedback will help prioritise it and identify potential future grant applications and funding opportunities for its delivery.

Council values community feedback on all our projects and invites surrounding residents and park users to participate in the below survey.

The survey will be open for public participation from Wednesday, 9 October to Friday, 8 November 2024.

Next steps

Council will review and evaluate all survey responses and feedback. The final design will consider these while adhering to the Council's playground design guidelines and standards. Council will continue to update the community as the planning of this project progresses.