Bold $8.7m vision for Gordonvale park

Council has endorsed an $8.7 million park development in Gordonvale to create a multi-use recreational and community space.

The Kenrick Street Park and Fisher Road Park Improvement Plan, to initially be developed in three stages, will rejuvenate and enhance a five-hectare space in the middle of the southern township.

The site contains two parcels of land known as Kenrick Street Park and Fisher Road Park, which form a rectangle between Dempsey Road and Fisher Roads, on the western side of the Bruce Highway in Gordonvale.

A regional arboretum is one of the features of the multi-million dollar proposal, along with pathways, a boardwalk, play areas, skate bowl and BMX track, fenced dog off leash area, two carparks, an artificial lake and potentially neighbourhood centre.

The proposed development has been provisioned in the current 10-year capital budget for the years 2022/2023 to 2024/2025.