Point Lonsdale Bike Park
- Project statusDesign Concept Released
- Last updatedNovember 2024
Adventurous bike riders in the Borough need a proper bike park where they can challenge themselves and practice their skills. We're working on designing a bike park alongside the existing Point Lonsdale Skate Park. Pending successful grant funding, this park will be a win for everyone in our community – local riders will have a safe location for all ages and levels of experience to practice, and this would allow us to better protect fragile vegetation in areas previously used for riding.
Council has conducted two rounds of consultation to finalise a concept design for the park, and has provided this feedback to a consultant to complete a technical design and finalise the project scope.
Council has allocated $179,000 in its capital works program to contribute to the bike park, however construction of the park will be contingent on achieving funding through the State Government Local Sports and Infrastructure Fund. If successful, it is anticipated that construction will proceed in the second half of 2025.
An onsite information session will be held 3-6pm Friday 6th December 2024. This session will be held at the proposed bike park site, on the vacant area of land at the intersection of Bellarine Highway and Point Lonsdale Rd (adjacent to the skate park).
The design consultant will be in attendance to answer any questions you may have. Any feedback received will be considered in the design which will then be presented to Council for final endorsement in early 2025.
Bike Park concept design
We used the feedback you shared with us in the first and second round of consultation to produce a concept design for the bike park. At the Ordinary Meeting of Council in February 2024, Council appointed Velosolutions Australia P/L to design the bike park.
The design is located on the vacant area of land at the intersection of Bellarine Highway and Point Lonsdale Rd which is a disused road reserve. Discussions with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action indicate the area is suitable pending Marine and Coastal Act Consent. A due diligence report on the cultural heritage values at this site has also been undertaken.
Some features of the concept include:
- A 105m long asphalt track suitable for all levels of riders including beginners and young children
- A 125m long asphalt jumps track including a berm top wall ride for more experienced bike riders
- Red safety lines and signage to determine a safe direction of travel
- A park shelter
- Shared existing toilet facilities with the adjacent skate park
- Access off the main shared path that runs from Queenscliff to Point Lonsdale.
Click on the image below to review the proposed 3D render of the park.
To review the concept plan, click on the photo below.
Next Steps
An onsite information session will be held 3-6pm Friday 6th December 2024. This workshop will be held at the proposed bike park site, on the vacant area of land at the intersection of Bellarine Highway and Point Lonsdale Rd.
Any feedback received will be considered in the final design which will then be presented to Council for final endorsement in early 2025. The design consultant will be in attendance to answer any questions you may have.
Council are seeking Marine and Coastal Act Consent from DEECA to use the site and in addition an agreement with the Department of Transport and Planning is being negotiated to use this vacant road reserve land.
A cultural heritage management plan is being prepared to allow the construction works to proceed at this site.
Council has allocated $179,000 in its capital works program to contribute to the bike park, however construction of the park will be contingent on achieving funding through the State Government Local Sports and Infrastructure Fund. If successful, it is anticipated that construction will proceed in the second half of 2025.
Project Background
Council has heard from riders for a while that a new bike park would be a great feature for our local community. In fact, several participants in previous budget surveys told us this was one of the projects they most wanted us to invest in. We try to be responsive to ideas we get from local residents, and we think this is a great idea that will give riders a place to practice their skills and spend time together.
Council has closed a number of informal bike tracks in Point Lonsdale to protect sensitive coastal vegetation. We've really appreciated local riders staying away from these areas to help them regrow, but we know that this means there are even fewer places to ride than before. Building a proper bike park will give riders a fantastic new facility so they don't need to ride in areas with sensitive vegetation – the solution is a win for everyone.
In 2021, we conducted an initial round of consultation to learn where our community thought the park should go, and what it should include. We heard ideas from nearly 500 people as part of the first stage of consultation for this project. Click here to read the full stage 1 consultation report(PDF, 5MB). We used the ideas you shared with us to create a concept design for the park, which was taken to a second round of consultation through a workshop with local riders in May 2022. A feedback report for this workshop is available here(PDF, 1MB).