Ballina Shire Council is preparing a Draft Master Plan for Cawarra Park and is seeking the community's feedback.
Tucked away in a quiet pocket between Ballina's busy Cherry Street and North Creek, Cawarra Park is a district-scale sports and recreation facility servicing the broader shire.
The park currently consists of a sports field (baseball/softball), practice nets, a sports amenity building and storage area for non-powered water craft including dragon boats, outriggers and kayaks.
The site enjoys access to North Creek via the adjacent Crown Land. However, the study area for the Draft Master Plan excludes this strip of Crown Land, which contains the public toilet block, carpark and boat ramp.
It is intended that Cawarra Park retain a Tier 1 sporting function, meaning more traditional activities based on the provision of ovals, fields and courts, and a hub for non-powered water sports. The master planning process will consider how Cawarra Park can be renovated to best address current and future needs of stakeholders and the wider community.
The Ballina Shire Sports and Recreation Facilities Plan (2020) identifies change rooms, storage and carparking as some of the improvements to be considered as part of this master planning process.
The community can have a say on the future of Cawarra Park by completing an online survey by Tuesday 1 March 2022.
The short survey asks respondents how they use the site and what facilities they would like to see in the park in the future. The survey asks respondents to rank their preferred sporting and recreation infrastructure for the site, such as practice nets and lighting, and other general park facilities like playgrounds and picnic areas. More detailed feedback and ideas can be provided via the open text field.
To find out more and complete the survey visit our Cawarra Park Master Plan project page.
