New Empire Bay play space opened

The new playspace at Empire Bay

A new play space, offering facilities for parents, kids and the broader community, has officially opened at Empire Bay after spending 12 months in the design phase.

The park has a pump track, boulder climbing unit, multipurpose court, fitness equipment, a drink bottle refill station and a new barbeque and picnic facilities.

The $360,000 park was funded by the NSW Government and Central Coast Council, with $150,000 coming from the Stronger Communities Fund.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said community consultation had been integral to the project.

“I’m really pleased that this new space was designed in collaboration with local students and local residents – the key beneficiaries of this infrastructure,” Crouch said.

Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, said the new play space, located just off Shelly Beach Rd, is great for the whole community.

“Through workshops and surveys with the local community, Council was able to turn the community’s ideas into a design and construction of a play space which caters for older children and youth of the area,” Cr Matthews said.

The funding from the Stronger Communities Fund is in addition to $20M the NSW Government provided to Central Coast Council in 2016 to kick-start delivery of community infrastructure.

Source
Media Release, Aug 6
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch