Image Caption: Mayor Gangemi pictured at Deepwater Circuit Reserve.
A new pocket park with a fenced playground and kickabout play area has opened in North Kellyville.
The Mayor of The Hills Shire, Dr Peter Gangemi, has cut the ribbon on Deepwater Circuit Reserve, the latest in a series of new playgrounds built adjacent to stormwater management basins.
"We're getting on with the job of building the essential infrastructure that new communities like North Kellyville need, but we're not letting the green spaces that surround stormwater basins go to waste, which is why we have a strategy to embellish them with new playgrounds," Mayor Gangemi said.
"We are utilising our stormwater management spaces so that there are more opportunities for residents to exercise, play and socialise within walking distance of their homes.
"The playground will include two slides – one for older children and another for toddlers – multiple climbing structures, and an abacus. There's also space where people can kick a ball or enjoy a picnic and relax beneath the picnic shelter, where a table and seating are available.
"Deepwater Circuit Reserve is the perfect addition to the other playgrounds that have opened alongside new stormwater basins in North Kellyville, including McMillian Circuit and Barry Road Reserves."
The new play space is one of the many multi-purpose reserves the Council is building in North Kellyville, with installed stormwater management basins and playgrounds.
The basin helps prevent downstream flooding and removes pollutants from stormwater run-off before entering the natural watercourse.
The multi-purpose reserves are in addition to the local parks, such as Withers Road and Oxlade Street Reserves, and sporting complexes with playgrounds already under construction, including Stringer Road and Samantha Riley Drive Reserves.
Work will continue at Deepwater Circuit Reserve, including landscaping and the planting of native vegetation, over the next month.
Meanwhile, an additional playground and stormwater basin at Kumbatine Circuit Reserve, also located in North Kellyville, is under construction and is expected to open later in 2023.
