During August 2022 we asked you about this open space. Your feedback and input from other stakeholders were used along with research and expert advice to create the draft Plan of Management and Master Plan.

View the initial engagement here.

• Plan of Management is a guiding framework which directs the future vision, planning, management and maintenance of the park. It will be be used to inform the development of the park over the next ten years.
• Master Plan is a design report outlining the actions required for improvement, intended to guide the physical upgrade of the site over the next ten years. It does this by suggesting how the strategies set out in the Plan of Management can be translated into site specific gestures for application to the park.

• New amenities
• Upgraded and new lighting (including bollard lighting)
• New pedestrian bridge providing safe links through the park
• Upgraded park furniture
• Dogs to be on-leash at all times while in Blackmore Oval

Analysis on the use of sporting fields across the local government area has demonstrated that dog walking creates additional wear and tear on playing fields surfaces.

This creates risk for players and the general community and has been identified as high at Blackmore Oval. This is also creating an ongoing maintenance problem to the playing surface.

The recommendation in the PoM is for dogs to be permitted within Blackmore Oval, however they must be on a leash at all times. There are various other parks in close proximity to Blackmore Oval (including Hawthorne Canal Reserve) where dogs can be exercised off leash without restriction.