FACT SHEET LABOR’S SUBURBAN PARKS PACKAGE A re-elected Andrews Labor Government will create This includes $5 million to improve the amenity and more new parks to make sure that every Victorian has a usability of the Seaford wetlands, landscaping and great local park, no matter where they live. environmental works and upgrades to paths and facilities. This unprecedented investment will turn Victoria into the parks capital of Australia, with suburbs like Officer, NORTH AND NORTH-EASTERN Clyde, Craigieburn, South Morang and Carrum getting SUBURBS new parks equivalent to more than 170 Royal Botanic In Melbourne’s north and north-eastern suburbs, Labor Gardens. will: • expand the Quarry Hills Park to 1,088 hectares, near The new parks protect key creek corridors and South Morang conservation areas that need to be set aside from development. They will ensure new areas of the city • complete the Plenty River Trail, building another 17 enjoy the same liveability as existing suburbs with their kilometres of walking and cycling trail stretching from renowned active and passive recreation spaces, and Mernda to the Western Ring Road at Greensborough Melbourne’s fantastic bike network that offers hundreds of kilometres of pathways through forests and parkland. • build new key bike and walking trails across Nillumbik, Moreland, Banyule, Darebin, Hume and Labor will invest $150 million to create more than 6,500 Whittlesea council areas hectares of parkland and new walking and bike trails right across Melbourne, giving families great places to • undertake a feasibility study for a new Wallan spend the weekend or a day off. Regional Park SOUTH-EASTERN SUBURBS WEST AND NORTH-WESTERN SUBURBS In Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, Labor will: In Melbourne’s west and north-western suburbs, Labor • establish Cardinia Creek South Parklands, a 508 will: hectare parkland near Officer • create a new 1,008 hectare Jackson Creek Park, near Sunbury • create the Sandbelt Parklands, a 355 hectare chain of parks running from Moorabbin to Dingley Village with • complete Kororoit Creek Park, creating a 260 hectare walking and bike trails, conservation and adventure parkland play areas • complete Werribee Township Regional Park, creating • complete Clyde Regional Park, creating a 120 a 340 hectare parkland hectare parkland • complete planning for a new 130 hectare Toolern • plan for the Frankston Greenbelt that will link together Regional Park at Melton 1,881 hectares of parks and reserves for locals to enjoy between the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands and Mornington. FACT SHEET LABOR’S SUBURBAN PARKS PACKAGE • complete planning for a new 223 hectare Werribee The locations of the pocket parks will include: River Park at Wyndham Vale • Two parks each in Prahran, Richmond, Albert Park, Eltham and Bentleigh • deliver Zone 5 of the Greening the Pipeline Master Plan, a major green space project in Melbourne’s • One park each in Footscray, Brunswick, Northcote, West to turn 27 kilometres of the heritage-listed Main Williamstown, Essendon, Oakleigh, Caulfield, and Outfall Sewer pipeline into parkland Ivanhoe POCKET PARKS Further locations will be identified after further assessment and consultation has been undertaken. As well as creating large new parklands, bike and walking trails across Melbourne’s growing outer UPGRADING AND LANDSCAPING suburbs, Labor will invest $35 million to purchase or UNDERUTILISED SPACE AND LOCAL repurpose land to create 25 new pocket parks in built up areas, where there is a lack of public open space. PARKS Labor will also invest $10 million for councils to upgrade and landscape underutilised suburban space and tired Pocket parks will provide greenery, a place to sit old local parks. This new investment will allow councils outdoors, or a children’s playground in dense urban to revamp these parks. areas. For inner city suburbs with higher density development, these pocket parks will be a great way to Labor will work with councils to deliver better green our suburbs and provide much-needed recreation playgrounds, barbecues, shelters and other amenities to space. transform suburban space and parks in our suburbs.