Lismore Skatepark and Youth Precinct

This is EXCELLENT! Please make sure the sports climbing infrastructure is of a decent size, not just a 'kiddies wall'. Could the design also please incorporate a tennis practice wall - these are all over Canberra and get a lot of use.

Hi. Needs a few more advanced features for experienced skaters, especially a big drop bowl. Would be a shame to spend so much money on such an awesome initiative, without advanced options. Don’t want people going elsewhere.

Dear LCC,
This is wonderful project and will be much apprecaited by our community. Many thanks for the hard work.
I would like to add to the plan the inclusion of a small cafe as part of the facility or if not affordable the addition of a space and planning provision for a mobile coffee van on the site. This will be a great addition by having somewhere for parents to stay and enjoy the park while their children are using the faciliites.

My son and his friends are avid skaters and skate all the parks in the Northern Rivers and Gold Coast. They are yearning for rails, ledges, stairs and banks, and feel that bowls are considerably outdated. My son also suggested more undercover areas for wet weather skating. Bubblers would be great as well . I know my boy and his friends love G’bah skatepark, but as a mum, I feel it’s wild and insecure. Two of his friends were assaulted and their mobiles stolen while skating there, and some kids have been seen to demonstrate gang-like, predatory and/or intimidating behaviour to adults and children alike in this area. For this reason, I suggest good lighting and CCTV for the Lismore location. Thanks for keeping our kids in mind. Bored kids (especially with teen testosterone surges) lead to potentially risk-taking, harmful behaviours. Keeping the kids safe and active is vital. Thanks again!

Thank you looks great!! Some thoughts for consideration. Please better address flooding in the hydrology section. If you are going to tap into the big scrub make it more obvious with designs and motifs. Shade and water important! Solar panels or lighting? Maybe not too finicky with the landscaping as it will flood again - consider maintenance cost. Can’t wait. Love your work. Thankyou.

Needs a few more advanced features for experienced skaters. Some BMX specific zones would be good too. More shade over damage proof seating areas (concrete tables and benches) and drinking water fountains.
Not overly fond of the moniker 'love park'. How about just plain and simple 'LSP'. I would also like to see the daggy looking older footpath approaches widened into proper shared paths and jazzed up with some colours and way finding to make the precinct more inviting.

The space needs more shaded/waterproof areas to deal with Lismore's hot days/rain and make this an all-weather space, bubblers, workout equipment, older kids playground (like Wulaba park (Waterloo, New South Wales), security cameras, bigger and better rock-climbing walls, a community veggie garden, concert space/amphitheater for events, a coffee shop or area for food van/markets.

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A legal graffiti wall would be a great cheap deterrent from the actual skatepark from being graffitied has been proven to work at many skateparks in Melbourne. These graffiti artists can pull off amazing stuff if given the time and space to do so. Don’t listen to this advice then I can almost guarantee you will end up with a skatepark covered in tags and other eyesores.

Street style skateboarding is a big part of the Lismore skateboarding scene and is definitely the way skateboarding in general is headed and has been headed for the last 10+years, ledges/rails/stairs/banks and other street type structures is what the skaters want… keep it simple! Leave the bowls/spine ramps in the past, there is more then enough of those in the area and majority of people that enjoy those type of obstacles are scooter kids who tend to grow out of it and loose interest in a few years anyway.

It would be so good to have a good skatepark in lismore! Though
I think this design needs to have some more difficult features for more skilled people on bikes, scooters and skateboards.

Shade
Bubblers
Toilets within short distance.
Security cameras.

Priorities How about using that money for housing or fixing existing assets like the pool

While the idea is good in principle, it seems that the design was created with mostly aesthetic reasons. As an oversized playground for young kids, rather than a place where advanced skaters, bike riders and climbers would want to use.

Case in point is the climbing "wall" being on the sides of the word Love. Making it essentially a series low ladders and not useful for a low level climbing facility of any realistic value.

It would be far better for both outer walls of the half-pipe to be covered in climbing hand holds, enabling a safe lateral transfer experience, To allow for bouldering to be enjoyed by people of all abilities and ages.

So exciting to have a new skatepark in lismore. I think the design maybe needs some more advanced features such as a bigger ramps and a spine, such as the ones at ballina.

This looks fantastic! This will be a great area for kids and familys to hang out. I think it would be great to add some features for more advanced skaters/scooters and bmx's. Like a bigger bowl or make the mini ramp bigger or even adding a spine. Looking forward to seeing this go further. Also good idea to consult local skateshops for advise.

How exciting! This has the potential to deliver a really inclusive space for all to enjoy. I can really imagine families from teens to tots here providing stability to our developing youth.
It is also a chance to seriously look at the browns creek channel and all the dangerous flash flooding that occurs here. I really hope that things like storm water harvesting and storage is looked into which will also benefit our river system

Great idea and a step in the right direction, I also believe some kind of amphitheatre would also be a great addition to this project

Wonderful to see something for our youth to do

I like the Skate Park idea - well done.
I noticed that the Concept Plan has no mention of the sculptures or the Italian Social club memorial that are currently on this site.
What will happen to them?
I hope that in the detailed design phase local young people and skaters (eg the Skate Shop in Molesworth St) will be consulted about what they'd like to have included.
Cheers,
Rob.

Really like the concept. It appears much research and study has gone into this. The town really needs places for families like this. I also back what was said about possibilities for food vendors etc.