Works on the brand new Samantha Riley Drive Reserve could commence as soon as April 2022 after The Hills Shire Council accepted a multi-million dollar construction tender.
Councillors unanimously agreed to accept the tender offer at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Tuesday, February 8 for the new North Kellyville Reserve, which includes construction of four multi-purpose rectangular turf sports fields that can also be reconfigured into two ovals, along with an amenities building with accessible toilets, change rooms, kiosk, referee room and storage, as well as an onsite carpark with 200 spaces.
The project also includes the construction of a local playground with picnic facilities, concrete shared pathways, a basketball half court, two practice cricket nets, sports field lighting, a maintenance storage building, field irrigation and underground storage tanks to collect rainwater.
Mayor of The Hills Shire, Dr Peter Gangemi said this was a great step forward.
“This is fantastic news for our residents, especially those who are located in our growing community in North Kellyville” Mayor Gangemi said.
“This new Reserve will provide residents with access to local fields where they can enjoy summer and winter sports, a children’s playground and shared pedestrian pathways and cycleways.
“Our parks, reserves and playgrounds are more important than ever before and I’m proud that this Council is working hard to deliver more of the facilities that are vital to our residents’ health and wellbeing,” Mayor Gangemi added.
Adding to this, a tender was also accepted to increase the size of the playing field area at Kenthurst Park, in Kenthurst, to accommodate an additional full-sized sports field.
The end result will see three senior-sized playing fields in the area along with the retention of the existing turf cricket pitch (also located at Kenthurst Park).
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