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If we don’t speak up they still won’t have anywhere to ride locally. Next Council meeting is this Tuesday 18/2 @ 7pm love to see you there 🛹

Apologies to all our followers for the radio silence - 2024 wasn’t a productive year on the skatepark topic at Burnside Council. With rate rises high on the agenda and the departure of the CEO, finding the right time to bring back to Council seemed difficult. So fast forward to 2025 and we are back on…

So awesome to have a local place to ride a few jumps and push your skills all whilst having fun! Checkout the pump track on Greenhill road!

Well this is awesome news! A new location for the kids to try and access!! Let’s hit it up and give us your feedback!

PUMP TRACK ON THE MOVE: On Tuesday 19 December the pump track will move to Linden Avenue Reserve carpark, found on the corner of Devereux Road and Linden Avenue near Greenhill Road. As always, stay tuned to our page for updates and we'll see you there! 🛴

That is the result from last nights vote on the pump track proposal at Burnside Council. 10/12 and it could have been 12/12 as 2 Councillors were not present for the meeting. It is a sign that we are being heard, as the results from the community consultation reflected the need for the is facility. It’s a nice feeling to be acknowledged by majority of Council, but it’s a shame the process is so laborious & will most likely be repeated in 15months time.

Results
•545 valid responses were counted
•Penfold Pk - 419 YES / 53 NO
•Langman - 413 YES / 63 NO
•Symons & Symons - 384 YES / 70 NO
•Miller - 382 YES / 74 NO
•Linden Ave reserve car park - 375 YES / 91 NO
•Civic Centre car park - 343 NO / 157 YES

Your participation in the Burnside Council survey back in June counted. Here are the stats that validate the need to keep the pump track.

It’s the last day to submit your thoughts on the Burnside Council’s pump track facility. It takes a large part of the community to make a statement, it’s important to have your say on what Council will and won’t provide for you as a resident. It’s even more important for the kids who live here to have a positive impact on their surroundings. DM us if you haven’t gotten around to it, we can help you to join in!

It’s about time for a good news story on our feed, sharing this one thanks to Most of us would know this to be true but if only those who have made their minds up without the experience of a skatepark would read and consider this to be the actual case majority of the time!