It’s been a project a decade in the making, but the revamped Romsey Skatepark is finally complete.
The Lancefield Romsey Lions Club’s passion project of bringing a renewed skatepark to the centre of Romsey is almost complete, with the club hosting a grand opening community day to officially give the new skatepark to the town on Sunday 1 March.
Lions member Ged McLaughlin said after seeing the original skatepark deteriorating, the Lions decided something must be done to revitalise the area for Romsey’s youth, and keep more kids entertained in town.
“We as the Lions Club are building it for the community … we’re doing it for the kids in the community,” he said.
“I believe there’s about 900 children who leave Romsey a day to go to high school, so they really need something to do when they get home.”
The club began talks to secure funding for the project 10 years ago and delivered the designs in 2022-24, with works finally starting in October last year.
The club worked with Grind Projects and Newearth Constructions to demo and design, and Romsey Primary School students helped name the mascot for the skatepark, Olly.
Mr McLaughlin said the club worked closely with Macedon Ranges council and also received funding from Community Bank Lancefield and Romsey and the state government.
“Once it started it really moved with fury so it’s a great feeling for the club to accomplish something like this,” he said.
On the grand opening, expect to see skating demonstrations, BMX exhibitions alongside market stalls, food trucks and more.
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