EPSOM skatepark was officially opened last Wednesday to the delight of the children who brought the project to life.<\/p>\n
Originally petitioned to council by then 12-year-old student Aidan Baldwin in 2018, the site was designed in part by Epsom Primary School and Weeroona College students according to manager of Active and Healthy Lifestyles at the City of Greater Bendigo Lincoln Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a really constructive way that it was approached in terms of working with the community enterprise to find some local contributions towards the project, and then a really constructive process with the local schools and different people of different ages and interests to come to where we are today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Aidan\u2019s mother Kerryn attended the celebrations on behalf of her son who was at school at the time of the event, and said she was happy to see the facility officially unveiled after construction delays last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a real pleasure to be a part of the project,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been challenging but as we can see it\u2019s here and it\u2019s worthwhile and the kids love it, and it\u2019s a good asset I think for the community for both Huntly, White Hills, all surrounding areas and for all ages.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good to see every weekend that there\u2019s heaps of kids enjoying what we\u2019ve provided.\u201d<\/p>\n
The municipality worked with State and Federal governments as well as the Bendigo Northern District Community Enterprise to fund the project, which mayor Cr Jennifer Alden said was a great achievement for the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople power is an amazing thing so this just goes to show what you can do with an idea,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that there\u2019s a good lesson for a lot of young people as well about the power of your voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just goes to show that there\u2019s a lot that you can do when you raise your voice and talk to people and then get some people on side and supporting you and happy to tell your story, and this is where it can end up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
EPSOM skatepark was officially opened last Wednesday to the delight of the children who brought the project to life. Originally petitioned to council by then 12-year-old student Aidan Baldwin in 2018, the site was designed in part by Epsom Primary School and Weeroona College students according to manager of Active and Healthy Lifestyles at the […]<\/p>\n