Bell Yett Reserve Draft Master Plans

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**UPDATE**

Bell Yett Reserve, Wattle Park consists of a car park, two netball/tennis courts, a basketball hoop, a storage shed, a playing field, biodiversity zones in the south and west sections, a playground, amenities block, bench seating, drinking fountain and rubble pathways. Stonyfell Creek runs through this Reserve.

Council conducted a community-led design approach to create a master plan that provides a holistic and strategic direction for the future of this Reserve.

Development of the master plan commenced in September 2021 when the community was consulted on what they would like to see in the Reserve in the future. There was strong community response to taking part in a working group to develop draft master plans for the reserve.

There have been two workshops and an open day with members of the community, and one workshop with school students. There have also been two rounds of community consultation.

Based on the feedback received, two draft master plans were developed in consultation with the community working group of almost 70 residents, and landscape architects.

Feedback was then sought from the wider community on their preferred option.

The community chose Master Plan 2 and Council has endorsed this Master Plan. It’s a document which outlines a vision to guide the future of the Reserve in a sensitive, planned and complementary way. It sets out the objectives and strategies to manage change over time, based on the needs of the local community and other users.

Key features of Master Plan 2 are:

Upgraded paths
Adding seating and lighting
Upgraded sports area and associated facilities
Upgraded main entry points
Additional play areas near playground
Trike track, which is aimed at young children

We hope you continue to enjoy Bell Yett Reserve and all of the additional features, which will be installed in a staggered approach over the coming years.

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Bell Yett Reserve Draft Master Plans

Wattle Park

Background

The Bell Yett Reserve Master Plan will be a document that outlines a vision to guide the future of the Reserve in a sensitive, planned and complementary way. It sets out the objectives and strategies to manage change over time, based on the needs of the local community, sporting clubs and other users.

Development of the master plan commenced in September/October 2021 when the community was consulted on what they would like to see in the Reserve in the future. There was strong community response to taking part in a working group to develop draft master plans for the reserve. These proposed plans have been produced in consultation with the community working group of almost 70 residents, and landscape architects.

Based on the feedback received, two draft master plans have been developed and feedback is being sought from the community on the preferred option:

Master Plan 1

Some support was given to this plan by the community working group.

Master Plan 2

This plan was supported by the majority of the community working group.

The following key sources were used to develop these draft plans:

Feedback from the earlier community consultation and open day.
Two workshops with members of the community.
One workshop with school students.
Consideration of the demographics of the City of Burnside.
Consideration of trends occurring nationally.
Maintenance requirements.
Current and future community needs and interests.
Council's strategic directions.

Next steps

The two draft master plans contain a varying level of additions and improvements for Bell Yett Reserve. The plan which is most supported by the community (subject to approval by Council), would be implemented over a number of years, likely commencing in 2022/23.

Council is seeking feedback on the Draft Bell Yett Reserve Master Plans.

There are two separate master plans for review. Please see an outline of each of the main features below:

Master Plan 1	Master Plan 2
Upgrade paths Add seating and lighting Upgrade sports area and associated facilities Upgrade main entry points	Upgrade paths Add seating and lighting Upgrade sports area and associated facilities Upgrade main entry points Additional nature play areas near playground Trike track (this is a low undulating circuit track made of compacted rubble and composite timber, aimed at young children)