New youth-designed space coming to Carrum Downs
Published on 19 January 2024
You told us you wanted a more functional and diverse youth space where you could safely hang out with your friends — and now it’s happening at Sandfield Reserve, Carrum Downs!
Work kicks off on 22 January and once complete in April/May, you can look forward to:
- New multi-sports court for basketball and netball;
- New rebound and climbing walls;
- New parkour equipment;
- Upgraded and new sections of the skate park;
- Seating, tables, and shelters;
- New paving and landscaping; and
- Integrated public art.
We hope it will be an inclusive space free from graffiti, vandalism, and anti-social behaviour.
Engagement activities to inform the youth space design were run in person and online as part of the Sandfield Reserve Master Plan development in 2021 and the Sandfield Reserve Precinct Revitalisation in 2023.
The youth space is stage one of the roll out of the $4 million precinct revitalisation project funded by a tri-level partnership between Council, Victorian and Australian Governments.
Details about the remaining stages — an upgraded play space, new public toilets, and improvements to enhance safety and amenity — are expected to be available in early 2024.
Council has been advocating strongly for the project and is excited to see it come to fruition.
Families are relocating to Carrum Down for the lifestyle and services and this precinct revitalisation is another way Council is supporting the needs of this growing community.
But our support for the Carrum Downs community doesn’t stop here — we recently completed a multi-sport court and district level play space at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve, and just started work on a 149-space car park, traffic improvements and public toilets also in the reserve.
Not too far away at Lavender Hills Reserve we’re building a new multisport court for netball, basketball, and handball, following requests from the community.
The $800,000 youth space is supported by Council and the Victorian Government.