Mill Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 miles northeast of Melbourne’s CBD. Its local government is the City of Whittlesea. As of the 2016 census, Mill Park had a population of 29,710.
The area is named for the corn mill that George and Francis Coulstock built on the Plenty River in the 1840s. The property was sold to Henry “Money” Miller (1809-1888). He bred racehorses and conducted a range of dairy and grazing activities sufficient to employ 65 people who were housed in a village on the property. The Findon Hounds and the Findon Harriers Hunt Club – a name associated with Miller’s residence – Findon in Kew – were based in Mill Park.
In 1980s, Mill Park experienced rapid residential development with state and church elementary schools (Mill Park Primary School, Saint Francis Primary School). The Mill Park Post Office opened on August 1, 1983.
Why did it need redevelopment?
Mill Park Leisure is modern watersports and recreation facility in Mill Park, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Known for its diverse range of programs and services, Mill Park Leisure is an inclusive center catering to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
With over 680,000 annual visits, families from across the city of Whittlesea choose this facility for its quality service, world-class programs, and family-friendly atmosphere.
Commercial landscaping is just part of Mill Park Leisure’s $25 million redevelopment. The fully landscaped outdoor area for this project includes play equipment, BBQ grills, and outdoor exercise equipment.
The much-anticipated redevelopment of Mill Park Leisure was scheduled to begin in mid-2018 and provide $25 million for a full upgrade of the fitness and aquatic areas.
Just a few minutes walk from South Morang train and bus stations, the new development meets community feedback which showed there was significant community demand for it.
Mill Park Leisure
At Mill Park Leisure, Red’s Landscape Design and civil is part of the crew transforming the Mill Park Leisure Centre into a state-of-the-art, recreation, aquatic and wellbeing hub.
This redevelopment is definitely a significant investment into the community and the Red’s team is proud to work with the City of Whittlesea and landscape architects ‘Land Design Partnership’.
Mill Park Leisure Commercial Landscaping
The landscape design is an open and free-flowing space with;
- Artificial turf
- Plenty of landscaped gardens
- Rubber soft floor
- Coloured exposed aggregate concrete
- Rain gardens, water retention via rock, fabric, and soil
- Class two in-situ concrete
- Raised planter beds
- About the Mill Park
- Aquatic Centre Redevelopment
Building facilities by CICG
The redevelopment of the facilities is being conducted by CICG Pty ltd. The improvements to the facilities include group fitness rooms, weight training, cardio areas, and three new swimming pools.
Swimming Pool Facilities by CICG
The existing swimming pool has been improved by including an all-abilities ramp and retiling. In a nutshell; upgraded 25-meter pool which includes complete re-tiling and the installation of all abilities ramp
Three new pools, including:
- One for recreation, with water play equipment
- One for swimming lessons
- A new warm water pool with access to the ramp
- Hard Landscaping by Red’s Landscaping Melbourne
The commercial hardscaping part of this project includes in-situ concrete stairs and retaining walls and outdoor gym exercise equipment as well as soft wet pour rubber sports surfaces.
Soft Landscaping by Red’s Landscaping Melbourne
The commercial softscaping part of this project includes the planting of thousands of autochthonous and Australian native trees.
Also included;
- Lawn areas of Village Green Kikuyu
- Mill Park Leisure Progress Photos and detailed information on the Melbourne landscaping project.
Red’s Landscaping company believes that landscaping is the basis to transform public spaces and houses for a wonderful impression. To maintain or glorify your parks and gardens and simply boost the aesthetic charm of your space. It’s associated with the promising impression of your property on others.
It is undeniable that the landscaping service for proprietors or newly created property should be delivered by professional landscapers because experimenting with the property might lead to unexpected outcomes which can degrade the value of the space and when it comes to parks which are the center of attention, experimenting might lead to the unpredictable scene.
Red’s Landscaping Company provides a team of professional architects and landscaping experts holding ample acquired experience and assembled customer support team, that will definitely make your experience free of annoyance.
The team will correspond with the property owner about their perspective and budget for the project and recommendation the list of options with the provision to promote in the future. We guarantee you satisfying services.
Red’s Landscaping Company plan helps to provide the service of maintenance, improvement, and restoration for your parks and other landscape.
Mill Park Leisure Project Funding
The Mill Park Leisure Centre redevelopment has been together funded by the local government and the State Government of Victoria. For the entire project, funding of $25 million has been invested, and the State Government of Victoria has contributed $5 million to this project. The Growing suburbs fund has contributed $2 million, and $3 million has been contributed by the Community Sport Infrastructure Fund.
About the Growing suburbs fund
Growing Suburbs Fund
The Growing Suburbs Fund supports investment in significant local infrastructure in Melbourne’s diverse and fast-growing interface councils.
Victorian Government Growing Suburbs fund
About the Community Sport Infrastructure Fund.
Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus Program
The Victorian Government is investing about $68 million to build and upgrade the community sports facilities across the state. The investment will not only support local sporting clubs, but it will also create jobs and boost Victoria’s economic recovery.
Victorian Government Community Sports Infrastructure Fund
We thank the City of Whittlesea and the landscape architects ‘Land Design Partnerships’ for their support and business.