During our first community conversation, you reinforced McIvor Reserve as host to a multitude of activities - from personal exercise to birthday parties, to watching and playing sport, meeting up with friends and relaxing and enjoying the outdoors.

Because McIvor Reserve is a shared space enjoyed by residents across the municipality we want to ensure the amenities provided ensure the Reserve remains a flexible and inclusive municipal space.

Among the key concerns you highlighted were lighting – or the lack of, which you felt limited the times you could enjoy the Reserve and contributed towards a feeling of not being safe.

A lack of public toilets was also seen as an issue, particularly for families enjoying the facility including the BBQ area. You also told us the playground area was not as accessible as it could be and in need of an upgrade, and that generally – the Reserve needed more shade, seating and shelter.

We have taken these comments on board and you will see these elements among the enhancements reflected in proposed upgraded amenities highlighted on the interactive map below.

We invite you to explore these and provide your feedback in the virtual 'post-it note' board below before midnight, Sunday 18 December.

What do you think of the proposed changes to amenities at McIvor Reserve?

20 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

Where will the amenities at the bowls be when you take away the spirit and culture of our club?

19 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

The most important amenities are natural ones. We urgently need parks, not bright lights on sporting fields and a synth turf gym!

19 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

It's hard to really look at the ammenities when I am so upset about the stadium and carparks and what they are doing to our park.No Stadium!

19 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

would love to see a path between the 6 soccer fields with small trees either side. Would visually extend benbow to bmills and look amazing

19 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

Big and small dog park should be beside each other.

19 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

“lean on green”Seeking contact with nature in the absence of other people for what many feel is more dependable, non-judgmental support.

18 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

By placing a playground as proposed you have removed the only unstructured gathering place when the cricket season is on <Accessibility :(

18 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

You have a climate emergency action plan. The courts need to be 6 Star Green Star, Climate Active Carbon Neutral and gas free.

18 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

Great stuff, let’s do it! Please make one of the dog parks be for small dogs, like Brooklyn reserve. Cruikshank could take one too.

18 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

No to lights on the baseball field shining into residents houses. There’s more than 50 close residents which is more than the no of players

18 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

Depending on a shared residential fence to secure dogs is ridiculous.What if a dog dug under and injured a child in his garden?

18 December, 2022

Anonymous says:

Dogs on the other side of a fence should be perfectly safe for humans, plan looks well thought out