Officer District Park
Emma VULIN (Pakenham) (09:44): Last week I was excited to be involved in the sod turns for not one project but two. Officer District Park, located on Lansell Avenue in Officer, will be an exciting new adventure and nature park. I joined mayor Tammy Radford from Cardinia Shire Council to officially break ground on this $7.2 million project. The Allan Labor government invested $2.2 million through the Growing Suburbs Fund, and I am looking forward to seeing stage one complete. It comprises a new off-leash area for dogs, a parkour zone, fitness equipment, running stairs, exercise stations and a 1-kilometre looped track, but that is not all. There is also a lookout, two 20-metre long slides, wetland areas, public toilets and picnic facilities. The next stage will see the construction of a regional level skate park, mountain boarding tracks and a new cafe.