THE message is simple: Give us the skate park we deserve… please.
After last month’s disappointing news that Sunshine Coast Council would likely not find a budget to upgrade the Maleny Skate Park for another seven years, local park users, families and community groups joined together last week to show just how much a new facility would mean to the community. The current concrete part of the park is crumbling and getting past its use-by date with regular attention needed to fix damaged sections. While panels in the half pipe – due to be replaced later this year – are currently held in place by duct tape.
Parents of children who use and love the park, including Amy Wilson, said it was a frustrating situation. “All we want is to create a place where youth feel supported and accepted in a place that creates a sense of community,” she said. A petition that has gathered 940 signatures will be tabled at the next round of council meetings in the hope that a budget can be found for the upgrade. chng.it/NTw8FLdRV8
