Malmsbury’s Village Green has received a makeover amid Autumn Festival celebrations, following a council trial to refresh popular public open spaces.
In an effort to also consolidate resources, the open space team from Macedon Ranges council completed a maintenance blitz from April 8 to April 12.
During this blitz, the team repaired and refreshed existing assets such as park furniture, improved the greenery including garden bed maintenance and tree works, and topped up paths and installed fresh gravel around signage and artworks.
Open Space leader Ryan Hughes said the objective of the blitz was to refresh and visually improve the area for the Malmsbury community.
“Our focus is on improving and maintaining these spaces for our residents and visitors,” Mr Hughes said.
“We’re seeing if it’s cost-effective to have our open space crews step away from their normal maintenance roles, to improve council assets throughout the shire.”
Council said Malmsbury was selected for the trial due to its size, its identified need for a refresh and the ability to draw from existing budgets to complete the required works.
The trial’s effectiveness will now be assessed by council, which will confirm whether similar blitzes could be strategically undertaken at other sites throughout the shire.
Community feedback is welcomed via mrsc@mrsc.vic.gov.au
