Proposed changes to Hewitt Avenue Reserve, Rose Park

Following a request from Rose Park residents, Council is seeking your feedback on some proposed changes to Hewitt Avenue Reserve.

What is proposed?

An edible pocket garden that would include two wicking beds, a new canopy tree, paths and a drinking fountain is proposed.

Edible pocket gardens are small sections of Council land within parks and reserves that can be used by local residents for growing edible produce with little, or none, of the formal governance structures associated with traditional larger scale community gardens.

Hewitt Avenue Reserve is an invaluable area of open space used by local people in Rose Park for a variety of purposes, and a pocket garden could complement these uses.

Give your feedback

Council seeks to understand how you currently use the reserve, and gain your feedback and opinions on the proposal.

Please fill in the survey below by 5 pm Friday 7 April 2023.

What happens next?

If the local community support this idea of an edible pocket garden, a working group consisting of residents and local community groups will assist Council to develop the concept design and also help to identify local people who might be interested in looking after the pocket garden once it is installed.

Need more information?

You can contact Bernie Auricht, Council's Communications and Engagement Coordinator, on 8366 4200.

Image below left: an example of a wicking bed. These beds can be constructed from many different materials and in differing sizes and shapes to ensure they complement the character of the area.

Image below right: the Hewitt Avenue Reserve.