Gunnedah Shire Council has released a concept design for a new local youth space that will include a new skate park facility.
One of the key recommendations of the Gunnedah Shire Open Space Strategy 2022-2032 was to investigate upgrades to the popular existing Gunnedah Skate Park on the corner of View Street and Wandobah Road.
The Gunnedah Youth Space Draft Concept Design was presented to Councillors this week in the first step towards endorsing a design that would assist Council to apply for State or Federal funding.
The design includes new skate facilities, car park, toilet block, a hang-out hub and lighting in Stage 1, and a pop-up kiosk area, bike loop, basketball half-court, ping-pong table, seating, bike skills track and skate bowl area in Stage 2.
The staged approach was taken to assist in securing funding for this important youth project, Council said in a statement.
The concept, which is on public exhibition and open for submissions until 5pm, Thursday, 16 January, was developed by award-winning specialists CONVIC. CONVIC have created more than 800 skate parks and youth spaces around the world.
“CONVIC was asked to develop a concept for a new youth space that would replace the current Gunnedah Skate Park with a contemporary facility that would provide the Shire’s young people with an amazing place to go,” said Council Director Infrastructure Services, Jeremy Bartlett.
“The concept was delivered after community consultation that included a well-attended open design workshop at Gunnedah Skate Park, an online survey with 285 responses, and a session held by Gunnedah High School.
“The result, combined with the possibilities and limitations of the site and the expert knowledge of the consultants, is a very exciting concept design.
“We are hoping to receive more community feedback during the exhibition period before the design goes back to Council to endorse. The concept gives us a great basis to seek funding to develop this site,” he said.
