Plans for a new Ocean Grove bike park are gathering momentum.
Ocean Grove Bike Park Committee (OGBPC) met with a group of local youths aged seven to 15 to gather their thoughts and ideas on the design of a proposed bike park.
OGBPC is working with the City of Greater Geelong (COGG) to install the park at Woodlands reserve.
The park would initially be an improvement of the makeshift jumps that local children have constructed at the Woodlands site with a view to building a more complex park in the future.
“I’ve been involved in lots of projects and the energy and excitement I feel around this project is somewhat intense,” community member Megan McKnight said.
“It’s a really good energy, not just from kids, but from parents and everyone in the community.
“There’s such a need for it. It keeps them out of the house.”
Children have been building makeshift jumps for their bikes at various places around town, which has raised safety concerns.
“Council are always assessing the risk and then bulldozing the high risk ones,” Ms McKnight said.
However, the children will be heavily involved in the design process.
“Everyone has an opportunity to be involved in the input,” Ms McKnight said.
COGG allocated $100,000 in its 2021-22 budget for the bike park and has engaged Synergy Trails to complete early site investigations for a potential district bike facility in Ocean Grove.
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