Have We Mastered the Plan for Bot Park?

Published on 21 December 2022

The Draft Botanic Park Masterplan is now out for community consultation on Engage Mansfield.

The Draft Plan is a map which considers improvements to the existing Botanic Park and how to best use the additional land which was donated to Mansfield Shire Council by John Canavan earlier in 2022.

Mayor Cr James Tehan said it was important that the consultation for the Botanic Park Masterplan was thorough.

“The aim of the Masterplan is to provide a vision for how the park will look and function in the long term,” said Cr Tehan.

“We consulted over a long period and spoke to many park users, all of whom took the time to consider how we can best develop the park in the future.

“We heard that people wanted to retain the park’s openness, to make better spaces for both people and animals to use the park safely and create spaces that make the park welcoming and accessible.

“The consultants have delivered a Masterplan that we believe fits the bill. It includes more picnic shelters for people to gather, more bins, signage and seats, consideration of events and how we can accommodate food trucks, more car parking, a fence around the playground and additional gardens, such as a dementia friendly garden.

“I encourage everyone to go online and have a look at the new plan and tell us what you think,” said Cr Tehan.

Consultation for the Draft Botanic Park Masterplan is open until Friday 27 January 2023 at engage.mansfied.vic.gov.au