Skate Park Co-Design in Partnership

PROJECT UPDATE - March 2024: Harold Phillips Park - Skate Park Construction

Thank you for your valuable participation in the community consultation for the Skate Park Co-Design in Partnership project in Garbutt.

The Council's internal project teams have reviewed all submitted feedback and as a result of this overall consultation, the evolution of the Harold Phillips Park - Skate Park will see the delivery of free-flowing, all-abilities skating lines with challenging features that aim to provide activated skate park for a truly iconic and appealing destination for our community to enjoy.

The Harold Phillips Park - Skate Park works are scheduled to commence on Monday, 19 February 2024 and are expected to take six (6) months to complete.

Council will partner with the community to co-design and develop a new all-ages, all abilities Skate Park facility at Harold Phillips Park in Garbutt.

Prospective park renewals including Skate Park creations can create a better-quality open space environment for everyone to enjoy, help keep our city cooler, and support biodiversity in our local area. Park renewals including activation upgrades contribute significantly to the livability and neighbourhood character of the identified suburb and are highly valued by the community.

The Queensland Government provided $1 million to Townsville City Council to upgrade Harold Phillips Park, including a new skate park, to enable Queenslanders to participate in sports and recreation activities.

This exciting evolutional project could potentially consider a complete renewal of the existing Skate Park features within Harold Phillips Park conducted through extensive community consultation that could modernise and provide a quality open space Skate Park environment that all ages and abilities can fully utilise.

Council is now inviting our community to participate in the third stage of consultation requesting your valuable contribution in selecting which Skate Park concept design you think would benefit a community Skate Park Co-Design in Partnership vision of a unique family-friendly, all-inclusive and activated Skate Park for a truly iconic and appealing destination for our community to enjoy.

The council advises that the delivery of this project has been conducted in stages with Stage 1 consisting of an understanding of the community needs, Stage 2: 30% - 50% Skate Park design that consisted of a key user group community workshop, transcending into the final Stage 3, concept design community selection, so please register and or follow this project to continue the journey with an anticipated completion date by June 2022 and the skate park construction completed by 2024.

Harold Phillips Park - Skate Park, designed in partnership for future generations to enjoy.