Lighting up our parks this winter
From May to September 2024, you can be active at a time that suits your lifestyle.
We will be turning the lights on at five sporting reserves as part of a lighting trial project.
Training lights will be turned on from 5:30pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday at the follow reserves.
- Forster Park
- Peet Park
- Miles Park
- Centenary Park
- Redcliffe Park
During formal sports training sessions, please use areas that are not in use by our local sporting clubs.
Feedback from the community
We invited the community and park users to submit feedback on the trial over a seven-week period in September and October 2024.
Community members could provide feedback by;
- completing an online or hard copy Community Feedback Survey,
- adding a marker to the interactive map,
- submitting feedback in writing via email or post,
- or contacting our Leisure Services team
During the community feedback period, we had:
Project Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Lighting trial
May to September
Training lights will be turned on from 5:30pm to 8pm at five sporting reserves in the City of Belmont.
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Community Fitness Sessions
Opportunity to participate in free winter community fitness sessions at select sporting reserves.
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Community feedback period
September to 31 October 2024
Opportunity to provide feedback on the trial to inform future planning.
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Timeline item 4 - active
Trial analysis and review
The feedback provided by the community will be reviewed and compared with the site data to determine the impact of the trial.
The results of this analysis will guide the next steps of the initiative.