It wasn’t too long ago when voting started for Junee’s Memorial Park upgrade, but already it has opened up for the kids the Friday before Christmas. Already it has seen many laughs and many smiles as the train-inspired playground finally sits in place.
Project manager, Jonty Bruce of Junee Shire Council, was pleased to see it where it is so quickly and efficiently. “We were able to get the park open on the Friday before Christmas. It was a huge effort in the last week by both Council staff and contractors to get that done,” he said.
“It got to a point where it was able to be opened and utilised over the school holidays. There are some minor things that still need to be done.
“We have to rebate the Pickles plaque for under the Pickles oak tree and we have a little bit of signage to put up and a couple of cosmetic touches to still be done.
“None of these things impact the current use and the ability for the community to use the park.
“It was a huge accomplishment to get it opened before Christmas, particularly for the parks and gardens team. They put in some extra days and hours in the lead up toChristmas and it was hot and uncomfortable, but it was a really nice feeling to be able to sit back and see the thing come to life and see the first users of the park on the Friday evening.
“As the project manager and sitting in class-rooms with kids seven or eight months prior to the opening and then seeing a lot of their desires and wishes come to life and knowing the conversations that were had with key stakeholders during that period to accomplish these, it was a really good feeling to open it up and bring that to the Junee community.
“The street beautification project will continue and the Memorial Park playground was one component of that project. That project will include improvements to some of the footpaths around the CBD, some improved access through the key concentrators – improvements to ramps and enter and exit roadways to make sure they are compliant with disability access and then some other little bits and pieces like some improved street furniture, replace all the bins and the bin surrounds throughout the town just to pretty some of those components up and then there will be some planting of some trees in our outlying villages as well as part of that funding. It’s all under the State Government’s Stronger Communities Fund.
“What a great addition to the Shire. “
-Jack Murray
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