Council ramps up restoring Kershaw Gardens
Published on 29 September 2015
Rockhampton Regional Council is continuing Kershaw Gardens’ complex road to recovery with trucks beginning to roll in and spread 6500 cubic metres of mulch across the gardens.
Rockhampton Region Mayor Margaret Strelow said this milestone heralded the exciting and more visible stages of the restoration in one of our Region’s best gardens.
“The damage and devastation after cyclone Marcia was obvious and it’s been a slow and at times frustrating road that has led up to the point where we can restore this much-loved garden,” Mayor Strelow said.
“The process of testing and approvals is now complete and Council can begin reinstating irrigations and returning the park to community use.”
Mayor Strelow said restoring Kershaw Gardens had been an incredibly complex and lengthy project but essential to bring the gardens back to life and the community.
“What I’m hearing is our community desperately wants to walk through the gardens again, they want to exercise and they want to be able to enjoy the areas that have survived,” Mayor Strelow said.
“The full restoration and transformation of Kershaw Gardens would be a longer term project with new swings, new picnic areas and shelters being created.
“We’ve begun gathering ideas for redevelopment plans, which is quite exciting and I’m looking forward to releasing them for public comment and input in the coming weeks.”
The mammoth effort to date has included clearing the vast amount of fallen trees and debris and stockpiling 6500 cubic metres of greenwaste, which is being redistributed back across the Gardens.
“Kershaw Gardens will remain closed for a little while longer but it is my goal to get the community in as quickly as possible,” she said.
Fast Facts
- 6500 cubic metres of mulch ready for use across the gardens
- 95% of the fallen and dangerous trees cleared (excluding the Southern Rainforest)