Construction is tracking well for the Ocean Grove District Ride Centre and Kingston Park users would have noticed a lot of action happening at the site since October.

We’ve already reached a number of milestones, including civil scope and sub-grade works completed in November and sub-surface and overland drainage system construction wrapping up in December.

A total of 6,500 tonnes of rock material has been delivered to the site to date, equating to 350 truckloads. Bulk earthworks are in progress, while the construction and shaping of the pump track and mountain bike jumps are ongoing.

We are very appreciative of the community’s cooperation and patience during construction.

The construction of Ocean Grove District Ride Centre at Kingston Park, Ocean Grove will commence late October/early November. Access to parts of the reserve will be restricted during construction, with efforts made to create as little disturbance to general use as possible.

The general reserve area will still be accessible, outside of the construction site.

Construction is estimated to be completed by June 2026.

A District Ride Centre is a bike facility that contains features such as a jump park, pump track, and skills and trials area, and can accommodate approximately 100 riders at any time.

The City invited the community to provide feedback on a District Ride Centre in Kingston Park, Ocean Grove.

• Following the community engagement held in July and August 2022 (engagement report can be found here), a Submissions Review Panel was held and all who made a submission were invited to attend to present their concerns or feedback to a panel of Councillors.
• At the 22 November 2022 meeting, Council, in recognition of both the general support for the location and the concerns raised by objectors, noted that Kingston Park remains the preferred location, and endorsed the formation of a Community Reference Group to assist in the detailed design.
• The Community Reference Group was appointed in April 2023 following an Expression of Interest process and worked through a series of workshops with the design consultant, World Trail, to progress the detailed design.
• A Council report was prepared, and at the December 2023 Council meeting, Council carried the resolution to:

1. Note the report on outcomes of the Ocean Grove District Ride Centre Community Reference Group and how the matters raised in the Submissions Review Panel process were considered and addressed within the preliminary detailed design;
2. Thank the members of the Ocean Grove District Ride Centre Community Reference Group for their time and contributions; and
3. Note that detailed design is anticipated to be completed by mid–2024.

• Detail design was completed by March 2025, which was followed by the tender process to engage a contractor for construction.
• Construction is due for commencement in October/November 2025 and is anticipated for completion by June 2026.