• We will be planting more than 250 new native trees and shrubs around Hosken Reserve as part of this project. This will increase tree canopy coverage from 10.7% to 28%.

• As part of the construction works we will need to remove some trees, however, we are putting in place several considerations to retain as many trees as possible.

We would love to hear your thoughts on the active recreation space. We have plenty of options for elements to include, such as a basketball half-court or soccer kick-up wall, bouldering equipment or a park warrior course, and a ping pong table or fitness equipment.

• The East Field (which will be dedicated for informal use) and the North Field will consist of natural grass.
• The South Field will consist of hybrid turf, which is more durable for how this field will be used. We will provide more details on this when they are finalised.

We’ll be adding 43 extra parking spaces in the Hosken Reserve car park, for a total of 136 parking spaces. We’re confident that is an adequate amount of parking to meet the needs of sports clubs and locals using the reserve for other forms of recreation.

This is 42 more parking spaces than we originally said we would deliver.

Once the sportfields have been upgraded, less games will be played by sports clubs at Hosken Reserve, which will mean less traffic. The East Field will no longer be used for games and will be dedicated for informal use. Sports clubs will be able to use an upgraded field at the nearby Richards Reserve instead, alleviating pressure on Hosken Reserve.

We expect local residents to walk or ride to Hosken Reserve to use amenities like the active recreation space.

We have engaged extensively with the community about the other parts of the Hosken Reserve Masterplan, including the sports fields, pavilions, lighting and footpath upgrades. We spoke to the community over almost a year and received more than 500 submissions. We thank our community for sharing their feedback, which was considered when preparing the final plans for Hosken Reserve.

This project is delivered in various work packages with different completion dates. The whole adopted master plan is expected to be delivered by June 2024.