The upgrade of the Fanny Street Reserve bike track was identified in the Young People Outdoors Opportunities Report and associated Council Resolution from April 2021. In 2022, we consulted on a draft design for the bike track and received feedback about the appropriateness of the size of the track and the type of user it accommodated in a park of the size of the Reserve. You can review the feedback received through the community consultation here.
As a result of the feedback received more time was allocated to the design phase and further refinements were made to meet the needs of all park users. The updated design is now complete, and the revised design can be found here.
The design has been updated with the following changes based on feedback we heard from the consultation phase:
- Size of track has been reduced to balance the existing size and use of the park and to ensure pedestrian access from the park to Evans Street.
- Removal of the advanced course containing gap jumps, due to reduced size of facility and to address safety concerns.
- The small pump track has been removed to minimise impact on the park and retain a buffer between the track and existing play space.
The new design has been built from compacted earth/dirt track and consists of the following:
- Beginner Jumps (the inside line featuring gentle roll-able doubles, with maximum 1.2m high jumps).
- Intermediate Jumps (the outside line featuring more challenging roll-able doubles, steep slopes and hip jumps, with maximum 1.6m high jumps).
Construction of the bike track was completed in 2024 and was officially opened on Friday 19 July 2024.
