Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council said the masterplan for Jubilee Park was completed after a community consultation in June 2020 in which people raised ideas and assisted with the concept for the masterplan. Photo: Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.
Cootamundra’s Jubilee Park improvements are set to continue, with more native garden beds, landscaping including furniture and fixtures, exposed aggregate concrete footpaths, and irrigation.
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council (CGRC) has announced it is set to commence stage two of the park’s masterplan.
Last year Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke announced $2 million in funds from the NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program to increase the amenity of the park and expand the natural habitat for native birds.
The masterplan for Cootamundra’s iconic park includes native garden beds, walking paths, a new park entrance, picnic tables and barbecue facilities, along with refurbishment of the public toilet facilities.
CGRC said a wet garden would be installed in the area where the old dam was situated to encourage a greater variety of birdlife, with bird-attracting plants, birdbaths, fountains, and a route for walking.
“The Captains Head walk will be enhanced with the replanting of the garden beds and organising the busts into sequential order,” CGRC said in a statement.
“A full loop walking path network will be established throughout the park to encourage participation in all aspects of the park’s attractions.”
CGRC partnered with landscape architects sala4D and created a landscape masterplan for stage one, which consisted of the inclusion of native garden beds, and a decomposed granite pathway installed on the area running alongside the caravan park.
Local landscape designer Jeremy Pearce of Arcscapes was awarded the contract for stage one and stage two.
Jubilee Park is adjacent to the Cootamundra Caravan Park and close to the CBD.
CGRC said the park is popular with all ages, from children who enjoy the adventure playground to visitors who amble along checking out the Australian cricket captains heads.
Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke said she was delighted the NSW Government was investing in the long-term future of Jubilee Park.
She said the support for Jubilee Park was set to enhance the vital community space.
“This work will help Jubilee Park be enjoyed by even more people and is an investment in the long-term future of Cootamundra,” she said.
The NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program is part of ongoing work to protect the health of the community, provide economic and jobs stimulus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and deliver a legacy of safe, quality public and open space.
More than 100 projects in 60 local government areas have been approved as part of the NSW Government’s $250 million Public Spaces Legacy Program.
Projects include a diverse range of public open spaces, including new and improved walking and cycle paths, parks, trails and boardwalks, lookouts, foreshores, and riverfronts, playspaces, civic plazas, outdoor events, and performance spaces.
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