Surf Coast Shire Council has ruled out establishing a bike park on the former go-kart area at Winchelsea Common but will discuss other options with the community.
The Council has endorsed a Future Use Project plan for the site, which earmarks the area for recreation, and addition of a loop path linking to Gladman Street, seating and interpretive signs.
The works will include an important crossover bridging the street to the Common and addressing localised flooding issues. The former go-kart area contains contaminated soil from throughout the Common, but is safely capped with non-contaminated soil.
An Environmental Management Plan prohibits excavation or movement of soil within the area, which prevents plans for construction of a bike park proceeding.
However, Council resolved at its August meeting to initiate discussions with the Winchelsea community, including exploring options with young people, about the potential for establishing a bike park elsewhere.
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Where To BuyWork on the former go-kart area is scheduled for completion by the end of 2023, continuing revitalisation of parts of the Common following its decade-long closure due to contamination from former gun club activities.
The reserve was reopened for restricted public access in March 2022 following extensive clean-up work by the then Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and Council.