City of Mount Gambier has endorsed the Blue Lake Sports Park Master Plan. The high level document provides a road map for future development at the site, informed by the Sport, Recreation and Open Spaces Strategy (SROSS), current and future participation trends, sporting compliance and feedback from the community and key stakeholders.
The Blue Lake Sports Park is a significant multipurpose site for sport and recreation in Mount Gambier. Council worked with Outerspace Landscape Architects and InsideEDGE Sport and Leisure Planning to develop a master plan for the area in consultation with site users and the community.
“Mount Gambier has a strong sport and recreation culture, and this plan aims to future proof the facilities, deliver environmentally sustainable outcomes and develop the park as a destination that the wider community can engage with,” General Manager City Infrastructure Barbara Cernovskis said.
“We received 65 submissions as part of the community consultation process for the plan and the overwhelming majority indicated a preference for option 2, a ‘community precinct’ which considers the park’s holistic role in the provision of open space and sporting infrastructure in the city and its important role for our community.”
The plan incorporates and balances the recommendations of SROSS with the needs and desires of existing tenants and key users, while addressing the current constraints and shortfalls identified at the site.
