Parks maintenance
Council has a team of staff who maintain our parks on a full time basis. We aim to achieve the following turf maintenance standards 90% of the time, noting that it may not always be possible to meet standard in periods where there is warm weather and high rainfall.
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Park type
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Grass height maintenance standard (under normal weather conditions)
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Weed content maintenance standard
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Regional Parks -
Receive a high level of use and are very important to the community and beyond. The parks are maintained to a high standard (eg. Ashfield Park, Camperdown Park and Pioneers Memorial Park)
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35mm – 60mm
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<10% in any 1,000m2
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Sub-Regional Park –
Receive a moderate level of use and generally only attract visitors from the local LGA and surrounding community (eg. O’Dea Reserve, Reg Coady Reserve and War Memorial Park)
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35mm – 70mm
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<15% in any 1,000m2
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Neighbourhood (Pocket) Park -
These are small parks which receive a low level of use for passive recreation by local residents within walking distance (eg. Hearn Street Playground and Trevor Street Reserve)
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35mm – 70mm
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<20% in any 1,000m2
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