Knox Park upgrades underway this week in Murwillumbah

10 September 2019

Project will improve functionality of park and address safety concerns

Works on a section of Knox Park in Murwillumbah will begin this week to upgrade older areas of the park to improve the functionality of the park and address safety concerns.

The $850,000 project is part of the Knox Park Master Plan that will deliver a major makeover for the entire park in stages over the next few years.

This stage includes:

• upgraded pathways to improve accessibility

• new lighting to improve safety

• new gardens and landscaping

• naturally-shaded outdoor dining areas

• a new bus stop

• a new outdoor stage area with power

• a new park entry at Brisbane and Wollumbin Streets.

Council’s Manager of Parks and Active Communities, Stewart Brawley said Knox Park was one of our most popular parks in the Tweed.

“The upgrades have been designed to improve park amenity, access through the park and to address safety concerns raised by the community during community consultation,” Mr Brawley said.

“We will be building a prominent and more welcoming entrance to the park, improving lighting, renewing the bus shelter and seating and replacing the existing rotunda with a new outdoor stage area to better accommodate community events and festivals.

“We’re committed to improving the quality of our parks and open spaces across the Tweed as they provide a range of benefits to our community including recreational, social, environmental and economic benefits.”

The project is funded by the Building Better Regions Fund and the Restart NSW Fund and will be completed by February 2020.

For more information – including other stages of the Knox Park redevelopment - visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/KnoxParkUpgrade or phone our friendly customer service team on (02) 6670 2400.

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Caption: An upgrade of a section of Knox Park which starts this week is part of a major makeover of the central Murwillumbah park over the next few years.