KINGSFORD SMITH RESERVE MASTER PLAN
Cawarra Park Draft Master Plan on Public Exhibition
The Kingsford Smith Reserve Master Plan was adopted on 28 October 2021 and Ballina Shire Council is now working on detailed design plans and obtaining approvals required to implement the first stage of works.
Council has been engaging with the community to prepare a Draft Master Plan for Cawarra Park in Ballina.
Council has received $3.6 million as part of an election commitment from The Hon. Ben Franklin and the NSW Office of Sport, to fund the first stage of works. This first stage is specifically to improve and upgrade sporting facilities. These works include:
Lighting improvements Change room/amenity improvements Grandstand improvements Netball facility upgrades Surface improvements Carparking upgrades All future stages of work identified in the Master Plan are currently unfunded. However the adopted Master Principles Master Plan will support council to work with community groups and Government to attract additional funding for other projects identified in the plan. Community Focused The
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The park currently contains baseball/softball sports fields and amenities, practice nets and a storage facility for non-powered watercraft including dragon boats and outriggers. During community consultation earlier this year, the community told us that Cawarra Park is a highly valued public reserve which not only supports active field sports and water sports but also provides a place for passive recreation and leisure for nearby residents. Some of the preferred outcomes expressed in community feedback to date include:
A new or renovated sports amenity building Public toilet, shower and change facilities A secure area to store water-based recreation equipment Shade trees Formalised roadside parking Landscaping and gardens Improved accessibility The engagement also highlighted aspirations for ongoing and future use of Cawarra Park for formalised sport. Some people in the community would like to see the parkland continue to accommodate baseball/softball and others have indicated a preference for Cawarra Park to incorporate new croquet facilities.
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This has resulted in two scenarios being presented in the draft master plan. Most of the works under both options currently are unfunded.
council’s website at ballina.nsw.gov.au/ KingsfordSmithreserveMasterPlan
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Have your say Council is now seeking community feedback on the Cawarra Park Draft Master Plan. Have we got the priorities right? Does the long term vision meet the needs of our community? Have your say at ballina.nsw.gov.au/CawarraParkMasterPlan Submissions close Wednesday 13 July 2022.
Jointly funded by Ballina Shire Council and NSW Office of Sport.
Feedback from the public exhibition process will be considered and used to inform a final master plan, which will act as a strategic tool to support future grant funding and planning for implementation of improvement works.
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