Council’s $48.25 million Capital Works Program ensures our assets meet the needs of our community now and into the future.
An allocation of $5.78 million has been made to maintain and upgrade our recreational facilities such as playgrounds, golf courses, sportsfields, reserve bridges, parks and open space. This includes $214,000 which will be used for sportsfield lighting improvements across the city, $265,000 for sports infrastructure renewal such as cricket nets, coaches boxes and scoreboards, along with $385,000 for golf course improvement works. A total of $559,000 will go towards playground renewals throughout Maroondah, including reserves at Packham Place, Wonga Park, Ambrie Avenue, Ringwood and Munro Street, Ringwood.
The Budget also allows for $586,000 to be spent on implementing a streetscape enhancement program, including a significant increase in tree planting as well as $1.3 million towards Stage 1 of the Reimagining Tarralla Creek project.
Maroondah’s extensive system of stormwater drains, which extend more than 790 lineal kilometres, will receive $2.83 million for drainage improvement works. Projects include Stage 2 of the Sherbrook Catchment Works in Ringwood and the upgrade of the easement drains at Murray Road, Croydon and Todd Court, Croydon.
A significant investment of $30.12 million has been allocated to the 533 Council buildings and structures to improve these assets to a high standard and ensure the community has access to safe and appropriate facilities.
The projects include the redevelopment of pavilions and facilities at Ainslie Park, Cheong Park, Springfield Reserve and Dorset Reserve. It also includes establishing a regional cricket hub at Jubilee Park sporting precinct; undertaking the staged redevelopment of the Croydon Community Wellbeing Precinct; improving accessibility to Council facilities for people with disabilities; and designing and constructing activity centre carparks in Croydon, Ringwood, Heathmont and Heatherdale stations.
Council maintains over 485 kilometres of roads and 600 kilometres of constructed footpaths and will provide funding of $3.96 million on roads, local area traffic management and commercial centres. These works include the reconstruction of Arnold Street, Ringwood; Eastfield Road between Mount Dandenong Road and the railway bridge and Tintern Avenue, Ringwood East. Carparks will be improved at Gracedale Park and Dorset Recreation Reserve.
More than $2.3 million will be used on footpath construction and replacement works as well as improved footpath disability access at numerous locations across the municipality. Works include new footpaths along various sections of Yarra Road, Croydon, and along Power Street, Croydon; and Tagell Road and Tudor Court in Heathmont. Bicycle and shared paths will also be improved, including along the Mullum Mullum Creek Trail and the Tarralla Creek Trail.