North Park Athletic Track Resurfacing

What is it?

Upgrade the synthetic running track from six lanes to an athletics compliant eight-lane track and two additional long jump pits.

Why is it needed?

The project will upgrade the deteriorating synthetic surface to reduce maintenance impacts, upgrade to eight lanes to become regionally significant for athletics and cater for increased numbers of participants.

The ask

$2.66 million for track resurfacing, additional running lanes and long jump pits.

Specifications

  • Location: Stawell, Victoria 3380
  • State seat: Lowan
  • Federal seat: Mallee
  • Advocacy type: Lead
  • Council plan goal: Do it well: Infrastructure, finance and corporate services
  • What has been done so far: Costing and quotes have been obtained.
  • Partnerships:
  • Stawell Little Athletics Club
  • Little Athletics Victoria
  • Stawell Amateur Athletic Club
  • Stawell Athletic Club
  • Stawell Recreation Advisory Group
  • Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly
  • Sport and Recreation Victoria
  • Strategic alignment:
  • North Park Masterplan 2022-32
  • Council Plan and Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2025–29
  • Sport and Active Recreation Strategy 2024