The Bob Blackburn Reserve site is approximately 18 hectares in size situated within the suburb of Seville Grove, comprising of 5 lots, all zoned ‘Parks and Recreation’. Components of the site include:
- Seville Grove Library
- Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre
- Champion Centre
- Adjacent sporting fields for rectangular and diamond sports
- Significant bushland
- Armadale Community Family Centre
- Mundarda Child Care Centre
It is close to the local shopping centre and provides access for residents through an unofficial laneway between the library and Champion Centre.
At 5.8 hectares, Creyk Park is a substantial site with a large element of native flora and fauna on its eastern boundary. It was a decommissioned sandpit that was renovated into a community and sporting facility to provide recreation and sporting opportunities for the local community. The pavilion is heavily used by a variety of community groups all year round; however, there are no summer users of the oval at present. Components of the site include:
- Football oval
- Playground, seating
- Sporting pavilion
- Creyk Park Flora Reserve
- Car park.
Cross Park is an 8.2 hectare regional park situated in Roleystone. It is a compact, highly developed, multi-purpose park that is one of very few open spaces in the Roleystone community that offers recreational pursuits and sporting activities in one location. Components of the site include:
- Cricket/AFL oval
- Tennis and netball courts
- Community hall
- Sporting pavilions leased by tennis, cricket, AFL, Girl Guides and Roleystone Karragullen Seniors Club
- Space for proposed Community Garden (in progress)
- Skate Park
- Roleystone Neighbourhood Centre Family (adjacent lot)
- Car park.
This Master Plan was prompted by a report to Council in April 2013 outlining a number of community issues in Forrestdale affecting the wellbeing of its residents. The revitalisation of the community hub at Forrestdale was a key outcome for linking the planning work to the identified issues in the community. The total size of the site is approximately 9.9 hectares and contains the following components:
- Alfred Skeet soccer fields (2)
- William Skeet oval
- Alfred Skeet pavilion
- Forrestdale Sporting Association building
- Ian Pratt pavilion
- Playground
- Cricket nets
- 2 tennis courts
- Forrestdale Hall and community space including Forrestdale Community Kindergarten
- Car park.
Frye Park underwent a major upgrade in 2013 and therefore the Master Plan process was considered more akin to a post-occupancy review. The site is made up of two lots, both zoned for Parks and Recreation. The total size measures just over 5 hectares and contains the following components:
- Frye Park pavilion
- Senior and junior soccer fields (winter) and cricket oval (summer)
- Basketball half court
- Cricket nets (4)
- Playground
- Carpark.
Gwynne Park is the largest recreation reserve in the City of Armadale, at 16.26 hectares. It hosts many community based service and activity providers operating from a number of facilities. Components at Gwynne Park are:
- Armadale Arena
- Badminton Centre
- Lotteries House
- John Green Centre
- Armadale Sporting Club pavilion
- Armadale Bowling Club and greens
- Armadale Tennis Club and courts
- Armadale Girl Guides Hall
- Armadale Scout Hall
- Skate Park
- Outdoor basketball hard courts
- Playground
- Playing fields – football, cricket and hockey
- Cricket nets
- Fire and Emergency Services training track and facilities.
The significant population growth expected in the Wungong development area is a substantial factor in driving the need for the project.
The John Dunn Reserve is an 11 hectare regional park in Kelmscott. The site contains the following components:
- John Dunn Hall
- John Dunn Pavilion
- Playground
- Multiple playing surfaces for football, rugby and diamond sports
- Baseball nets
- Carpark
Remedial works to the playing surfaces have been completed and additional works have been budgeted for in the next five years to improve access roads, traffic calming and carparks and install a dog park. There was previously a BMX track on this site which was decommissioned due to lack of use and vandalism.
John Dunn Memorial Park BMX/cycle facility feasibility
The Master Plan for John Dunn Reserve identified an opportunity to revive the former BMX facility in the south east corner of the park.
The City engaged Common Ground Trails to undertake a feasibility study to better understand the needs of the BMX/cycle community and their preference for facility type and features.
The feasibility and concept plan were presented to Council in February 2019, and the project will be considered in the annual review of the Long Term Financial Plan.
The area included in the Master Plan in Karragullen includes 2 lots; a 4.9 hectare lot (the oval) and 0.4 hectare lot where the community hall and Lance Morgan Pavilion are currently located. The Lance Morgan Pavilion was built over what were previously public tennis courts. The pavilion (shed) was built by the Hills Orchard Improvement Group (HOIG) and is now hired by the Roleystone Gymnastics Club through an exclusive use agreement with HOIG. Karragullen Hall has traditionally been used only by the Scouts; however there is no current agreement in place. The entire site is used for the HOIG Expo held annually over two days. Water constraints in this area impact on the oval’s status as an active reserve; it is likely this will continue into the future.
The components of this site are:
- Oval
- Karragullen Hall
- Lance Morgan Pavilion
- Public toilets
- Playground
- Car park.
Morgan Park is a significant portion of the total Public Open Space in Seville Grove, at 6.67 hectares. It holds a high volume of football and athletics. The two activities provide a good balance of winter and summer use with little opportunity for any increase in structured sport activities. The current pavilion is in need of some upgrades and its current location and secluded car park attracts anti-social behavior.
With the two major users operating effectively within the current layout, the Master Plan proposes minor upgrades in the short-medium (5-10 year) timeframe, yet a long term concept is proposed to relocate the pavilion which would be commensurate with the end of the current building’s asset life cycle.
The elements in this site are:
- Rectangular fields (used for football and athletics)
- Long jump pit, discus and shot put circles
- Pavilion
- Playground
- Car park.
Rushton Park is an 8.04 hectare Regional Park situated in Kelmscott. The reserve features strongly in the history of the area; it was the site of one of the earliest swimming pools in the metropolitan area and remains the home of the Kelmscott Agricultural Show. The reserve provides a variety of facilities including:
- Oval and rectangular playing fields – competition and training for cricket and Little Athletics (summer) and soccer (winter)
- Anzac Memorial
- Kelmscott Hall
- Kelmscott Tennis and Agricultural Society Clubhouse
- Tennis courts
- Cricket wicket and practice nets
- Carpark
- Avian Society building
- Show pavilions
- Amenities
- Playgrounds, picnic and BBQ facilities.
This plan provides a staged approach to the delivery of infrastructure over the short, medium and long term. Springdale is a 10.36 hectare State owned park in Karragullen, home to T-ball, baseball and junior AFL. Despite limited residential growth predicted to occur within the local catchment area of Springdale Park, its ability to serve as a district level of community infrastructure has been recognised, given the lack of large scale landholdings capable of serving this function being available elsewhere within the City.
Elements of Springdale Park are:
- Sporting field for football and diamond sports
- Springdale Pavilion consisting of a hall, kitchen and toilets
- Coaches boxes
- Sports lighting.
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