Published on Friday, 27 July 2012 at 12:00:00 AM
The Tom Price Skate Park is being reconstructed to increase its size and ensure its facilities can be used by skaters of all ages and levels of ability.
Member for Mining and Pastoral Region the Hon Ken Baston, Rio Tinto General Manager Sinead Kaufman and Councillor Lisa Shields officially announced the start of the project at a breaking of the ground ceremony on 25 July, 2012.
The project will cost $700,000 and will also form a part of the Tom Price town revitalisation.
Cr Shields acknowledged the generous support of Lotterywest and Rio Tinto, who each provided significant funding toward the project.
“The Shire would not be able to deliver so many of these projects without the support of the Government and all our other stakeholders,” she said.
Cr Shields said it was important the Shire provided facilities such as the skate park to further promote and encourage families to live and work within the community.
“It is sometimes not easy living in remote locations but the Shire is striving to provide as many services and facilities it can manage.
“This will ensure residents in our communities are not disadvantaged because they choose to live in our beautiful pocket of Western Australia.”
In the lead up to the project’s commencement, the Shire held community consultations with local skaters, and a large number of young people and their parents attended and provided useful feedback on the park’s design.
Not only will the park’s size increase, it will also include a parents’ retreat making supervision at the park easier and more enjoyable.
The park was designed by Convic who will also rebuild the facility. The new skate park is scheduled to re-open in early October 2012.
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