Draft plans to rejuvenate two parks in Kingscliff have gone on exhibition for public comment.
Designs to upgrade Faulks Park and Ed Parker Rotary Park are now on public exhibition.
The plans for Faulks and Ed Parker Parks will remain on display until March 22 and are part of Tweed Shire Council’s latest stage of open space upgrades along the Tweed Shire coastline.
Council is liaising with community groups to develop draft landscape concept plans for the revamps and the Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association (KRAPA) has endorsed the concepts for both parks.
Plans for Faulks Park, located at the southern end of Marine Parade (near the boat ramp), include:
• Replacing and relocating an ageing and partially decommissioned toilet block.
• Replacing play equipment.
• Constructing a path linking all facilities in the park and the coastal cycleway, to increase accessibility.
• Replacing aged park shelters.
The existing toilet block was damaged by fire several years ago. It is proposed the new facility will be relocated into Faulks Park so park users don’t have to cross the car park access road to reach the toilets.
The new facility will also meet current accessibility standards.
New play equipment will be installed to cater for a range of age groups.
The Faulks Park Landscape Concept Plan shows a holistic masterplan for the area, which will be undertaken as a staged development because of budget constraints. These stages will be determined once a finalised concept plan has been adopted.
Kingscliff Rotary Club and Council have developed a plan to revitalise Ed Parker Rotary Park, located on the north eastern side of the Cudgen Creek Bridge.
The plan addresses several issues including creekbank erosion and controlling access to the park by vehicles.
Works identified in the plan are not currently funded. However, it will identify the works to be completed as funds and other resources become available, with Rotary members planning to undertake many of the improvements as club projects.
Main elements of the draft plan include:
• Stabilising the creekbank, including measures to control access to the creek.
• Removing the loop road in the park and restricting vehicular access to the southern section of the park from the access road. The loop road will be replaced by a turn-around area and car park areas will be provided along the access road. This will separate traffic from recreation areas and increase the usable area of the park.
• A raised viewing platform at the eastern section of the creek. This will use the natural topography to provide views to the creek mouth.
• A low raised walkway through a tidal area to create access to a beach area and reduce access tracks up the bank face.
To view the concept plans and for project updates, visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/Com-munity/KingscliffParksUpgrades.aspx
