The final elements of Barry Road Reserve in North Kellyville are now complete.
Construction of a stormwater management basin, landscaping and a kick-about play space adjoining the existing children's playground was recently completed.
"This will be one of our most popular open space facilities in North Kellyville and I am thrilled the Reserve can be fully utilised by the community," Mayor of The Hills Shire, Dr Peter Gangemi said.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how important our open space facilities are to this community and it's great to see that residents can now use Barry Road Reserve to its full capacity," Mayor Gangemi added.
The playground at Barry Road Reserve was open in 2018 and it was designed to fit in the natural terrain, including a bespoke shade structure, and the addition of sandstone elements and native trees and plants.
Meanwhile, the stormwater basin was installed as part of integrated stormwater management controls across North Kellyville. The basin will help in the prevention of downstream flooding and allows biological processes to remove pollutants from stormwater runoff before entering the natural watercourse.
In addition to this, Council approved tenders to build more stormwater basins in North Kellyville - one at Deepwater Circuit Reserve and another at Kumbatine Crescent Reserve - during a recent Ordinary Meeting of Council. Work will also commence on another at Springbrook Boulevard Reserve. When complete, all three reserves will incorporate kick-about areas and playgrounds to the adjoining stormwater management basins to enable the spaces to be used for recreation.
Stormwater basins are also under construction at Lansdowne Road Reserve, McMillian Circuit Reserve and Indwarra Avenue Reserve, in North Kellyville, and are anticipated to be open later this year, weather permitting.
"As more people move into this new suburb, we need to have effective stormwater management systems in place, like the detention basins, so that we can catch stormwater run-off from developed land to prevent flooding and pollution in the area," Mayor Gangemi said.
"This is a great outcome that protects our waterways and wildlife," he added.
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