More Sebas projects announced

FURTHER works included in the Spotlight on Sebastopol project have been announced at a cost of one-million dollars.

First pitched by Member for Buninyong, Michaela Settle, during the 2018 State election campaign the new suite of works focuses on a range of areas.

They include upgrades to MR Power Park like a new skatepark, three-on-three basketball court, outdoor exercise and sports equipment, and landscaping and lighting.

Also planned are streetscaping works at the local shopping strip, upgrades at the Sebastopol RSL, lighting improvements for St George’s Reserve, and a community garden at Phoenix College.

The funded projects come from community consultation via a reference group formed as part of the initial rollout of the $5 million Spotlight on Sebastopol plan, as well as input from the City of Ballarat.

Other early works have included tree plantings in Sebastopol and an effort to improve pathways near the Yarrowee River.

“Spotlight on Sebastopol has been a wonderful project to make Sebas an even better place to live,” Ms Settle said.

“It was great to work with the community reference group and City of Ballarat to identify and fund projects that will make a real difference to people’s lives.”

With electoral boundaries redrawn late last year, if Ms Settle is re-elected she will no longer be the local member, as Sebastopol now falls into the Wendouree electorate and would be represented by Juliana Addison.

A strong proponent of a similar urban renewal effort in parts of Wendouree West, Ms Addison said Spotlight on Sebastopol was about overall improvement of the suburb.

“These projects will ensure Sebastopol is an even better place to live, work, visit and invest now and into the future, while creating more jobs and backing our most vibrant regional economies,” she said.