After months of planning and community consultation the draft designs were approved in a January council meeting, with stage one of the Cannonvale Skate Park redevelopment due to get underway this year.
The Whitsunday Regional Council owned facility had been showing signs of wear for years and the older design no longer met current skating trends so it was decided to demolish the park and replace it with a more modern, user-friendly facility.
During the community consultation period, however, many residents took to the public platform to raise concerns about the proposed design, stating that it seemed to replace not improve the previous park offering.
Theo George from the Australian Skateboarding Community Initiative said that a more progressive park could attract more visitors and possibly some competitions to the area.
“The new design is very entry level in the difficulty of elements,” he said.
“A park this size is not suitable for regional competitions. Investing more into a skatepark can bring large returns to your community via skatepark activation.
“It would be a shame to finally demolish and build a new park, only to realise it is unable to facilitate any events to showcase your region or talented skaters.”
All feedback was considered prior to the final draft and an updated concept was presented to the Council last month which included a competition skatebowl suitable for intermediate and advanced skaters to be added to the design as Stage Two of the project.
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