Bathurst Regional Council wants you to have your say on Open Space

Participate and provide your feedback on how you would like to use the
parks, gardens, sporting fields and natural areas in the Bathurst region
over the next 20 years.

Bathurst Regional Council, together with specialist open space, recreation and sport planners Parkland Planners and Otium Planning Group, is preparing the Bathurst 2040
Open Space Strategy to guide planning and provision of open space in the
Bathurst Region over the next 20 years.

The strategy will cover the Bathurst urban and suburban areas, as well as
the region’s rural villages.

Mayor Graeme Hanger OAM said the population has increased by 50 per cent
over the last 25 years and more residential development is occurring.

“We want to ensure that open spaces will meet the needs of a growing and
changing community in the future,” he said.

Residents, workers, students and visitors are encouraged to comment and
Council is also seeking input from schools, sporting, recreation,
environmental, community and business groups.   Join in the conversation
online by telling us:

• What open spaces do you like to use, and why?
• What do you do there, and how often do you visit?
• What are the best open spaces in the Bathurst Region, and why?
• What open spaces will the community need in the future?
• Where should these open spaces be provided?
• How can existing open spaces be improved to meet yours and the
community’s needs?

To provide feedback, complete a survey on
yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/openspace or visit facebook or twitter, email
council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au or post to Private Mail Bag 17, Bathurst NSW
2795. Comments can be made until Friday, 15 December.

For more information on the Bathurst 2040 Open Space Strategy, please
contact Nicholas Murphy, Senior Strategic Planner at Bathurst Regional
Council on 6333 6211.