We asked for feedback on the draft Victoria Park Master Plan to help prioritise the recommended actions and provide additional comment on the overall direction of the Plan.
Project Update
Council has listened to extensive stakeholder and community input on the Draft Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16) Master Plan and has made a number of changes to incorporate the feedback.
On 9 July 2024 Council endorsed the Master Plan that provides a clear vision to reinforce the Park’s important strategic links to the city and addresses:
- Additional tree canopy, shade and greening particularly, but not exclusively, at the northern end of the Park.
- Planning for a hospitable and landscaped environment to address a future, hotter climate.
- The cultural and social values of the park.
- Remnant native plant and animal habitat and original vegetation.
- Many informal and formal uses of the park.
- The desire for an inspiring and sustainable landscape
High priority recommendations of the Master Plan will be progressed to detail design through 2024/25. Council looks forward to delivering new community outcomes and improving the existing assets of the Park.
The endorsed Victoria Park/Pakapakanthi (Park 16) Master Plan can be found here.
The Draft Victoria Park Master Plan is a milestone in the master planning process and recognises multiple recommendations for the site to achieve the six vision statements.
- Be greener, cooler and more climate resilient
- Celebrate cultural and social values
- Continue to provide space for unprogrammed community use and connection to nature
- Be biodiverse and improve Adelaide’s open grassy woodland landscape character
- Provide consistent quality community sports and recreation
- Be a park that attracts and supports a diverse range of events and activities
The Master Plan proposes a series of site responsive interventions for the delivery of the final stages of Victoria Park, which was identified as a ‘Big Move’ for Places and Spaces in the Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy 2015-2025.
Internal and external feedback captured through 2022 has been incorporated into the Draft Master Plan. A number of key stakeholders were engaged in the early stages of the project, to help shape the Master Plan and gain valuable insights into how the park is being used and managed, and to highlight key issues to be addressed in the Master Plan. In addition, community stakeholders, commercial operators, lease and license holders were also given the opportunity to provide input into the park’s strengths and weaknesses.
The draft Master Plan is presented for community consultation to further test priorities for actions which will be subject to staged implementation according to available Council budgets and resources. Council will also seek partnership opportunities to deliver the outcomes from federal, state and peak body stakeholders.
FAQs
- What is a Master Plan?
- What is the Draft Victoria Park Master Plan?
- How was feedback gathered at the earlier stage of the project?
- What are the themes that emerged from the previous consultations?
- What principles were incorporated into the draft Victoria Park Master Plan?
- What does Pakapakanthi mean?
