{"id":207631,"date":"2018-04-30T22:53:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T12:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=207631"},"modified":"2020-08-04T13:36:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T03:36:18","slug":"council-targets-parks-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/04\/30\/council-targets-parks-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Targets Parks &#038; Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_84458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84458\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141011carew5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-84458\" title=\"20141011 Carew Park\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141011carew5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141011carew5.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141011carew5-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Carew&#8217;s granddaughter Kay Dove, from Kingaroy, with then-South Burnett mayor Wayne Kratzmann, then-Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell and Cr Ros Heit at the opening of Carew Park in 2014 &#8230; less than four years later, the South Burnett Regional Council is proposing to &#8220;rationalise&#8221; the area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>April 30, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The South Burnett Regional Council is seeking public feedback on a 10-year Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Plan that will define the future of parks in Kingaroy, Nanango, Wondai and many smaller towns in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The draft plan also makes recommendations for &#8220;rationalising&#8221; sport and recreation facilities, ie. selling or downgrading, due to the region&#8217;s limited population growth and Council&#8217;s financial constraints.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parks and recreational facilities that have been earmarked for &#8220;rationalising&#8221; include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adermann and Carew parks in Kingaroy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Green Park, Mt Stanley Road Park and part of Autumn Park in Nanango<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Parkside Park and Grant Crescent Park in Wondai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wooroolin and Proston tennis courts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hivesville cricket oval; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The tennis courts adjacent to Proston Showgrounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tingoora&#8217;s cricket oval may also face the axe, depending on the outcome of a Master Plan, to be developed in conjunction with Gympie Regional Council, for the &#8220;Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other recommendations include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moving Kingaroy&#8217;s Youth Park to Rotary Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Moving the dirt BMX pump track from Butter Factory Park in Nanango to Pioneer Park and upgrading the existing skate park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Carrying out a structural investigation of the region&#8217;s public swimming pools to determine future options, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Removing playgrounds from Apex Park in Kumbia and First Settlers Park at Benarkin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Priority&#8221; actions include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing a Master Plan (Development Plan) for the Kilkivan to\u00a0Kingaroy Rail Trail (KKRT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing Master Plans for Bjelke-Petersen Dam (Lake Barambah) and Lake Boondooma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Reviewing the location and type of tourist attraction and drive signs across the region and developing a detailed plan\u00a0for replacement and upgrade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Collaborating with WBBROC to develop a walking trails network across the region and related promotion\u00a0including print, online, and potentially a digital application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting the South Burnett Mountain Bike Club\u2019s efforts to develop mountain bike trails at McEuen Forest and\u00a0formalising a mountain bike trail connection with the KKRT, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing improved access to the Ficks Crossing waterway (eg. floating pontoon) to allow for fishing and non-motorised boat access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Where parks are undeveloped, are poorly located, are attracting regular anti-social behaviour and\/or are not providing recreation opportunities desired by the nearby catchment, opportunities may exist to rationalise the land,&#8221; the report says.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Depending on the land tenure, this may include re-purposing as an alternate use, \u2018planting out\u2019 with trees to reduce maintenance, sale of land or returning the land to the State.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Keith Campbell said the goal of the draft plan was to create a strategic network of sport and recreation parks across the South Burnett to meet the needs of the community as it developed and changed over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want a network that can be sustainably managed to a standard encouraging active use by residents and visitors,&#8221; the Mayor said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Draft Sport and Recreation Infrastructure and Strategic Plan is available for community feedback from April 30 until May 25 (see below).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One-on-one consultations &#8211; not public meetings &#8211; to discuss the draft plan will be held between May 20-22 in Kingaroy, Nanango, Murgon, Wondai, Blackbutt and Proston.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting times and venues will be advised by Council closer to the dates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>External link:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southburnett.biz\/pdfs\/draftsportplan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Draft\u00a0Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Plan<\/a><\/strong> (12Mb PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_206156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206156\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180411funday3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-206156\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180411funday3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180411funday3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180411funday3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-206156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angie Dingle and Brett Reeve, from South Burnett CTC, at the recent Family Fun Day in the Kingaroy Youth Park &#8230; 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