27 April 2023 - Highton Open Space Reserves - Concept Plan

Grantham Drive Reserve and Esperance Crescent Reserve

Rising construction sector costs are having a big impact on our planned capital works program, including projects such as this one.

Cost escalations of around $130 million mean we can afford to deliver fewer projects, and as a result we’ll have to place a number of previously budgeted projects on hold for now.

Unfortunately, Grantham Drive Reserve and Esperance Crescent Reserve are those that have not been listed in our proposed budget for the next four years, meaning they are planned to be placed on hold.

Morena Street Reserve update

Design and construction of a path and basic landscaping improvements within the reserve remains a current project and concept plans prepared in response to initial community engagement will shortly be provided for feedback prior to progressing this project to detailed design once final budget is adopted.

The project is still on our agenda and we’ll be looking for ways to fund it as soon as we can – including finding savings within our own budget, and seeking external funding.

Budget

The proposed budget is available for community feedback here until 24 May and we encourage you to have your say. All feedback will be considered before the final budget is presented to our Council for consideration on 27 June.

If you haven’t already, we also encourage you to follow this project page for future updates.