FAQs
- "Recreation Non-Active" designed primarily for passive recreation activities such as relaxing, strolling, picnics, and barbeques, and
- "Natural Landscaping Area" open space managed for general enhancement of natural amenity and passive recreation
Traffic calming and streetscape improvements to Bradley Grove roundabout
Indented car parking Alawoona Avenue
Enhanced footpath connections to Tonsley precinct, train station and surrounding community services
Walking and cycling connections
Water Sensitive Urban Design rain garden stormwater management solution
Landscaping with additional native plantings
Areas of irrigated lawn for passive recreation
Formalisation of car parking off Woodland Drive for train commuters
Public art gateway statements
- Water collects and quickly settles on the garden surface
- Water soaks through the native plants and filter media, trapping rubbish and sediment on the surface, the rubbish and any weeds that grow are regularly removed
- Plants use the nutrients in the stormwater to encourage their growth
- The soil and native plant roots work together to naturally filter the water and remove pollutants
- Single lane raised platform over the extent of the intersection
- Shared footpath circulating the outside of the roundabout that includes cyclist bypass ramps on all approaches
- Revised road alignment to improve safety for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians
- Reduced vehicle speeds (40km/h) through the intersection
- Approximately 12 indented car parks on Alawoona Avenue
- Approximately 21 formal car parks off Woodland Road at the southern reserve
- Retention of the existing mature trees within the southern reserve
Removal of declared weeds within the northern reserve
Extensive planting including large trees for canopy/ shade and amenity
Stormwater quality treatment removing pollutants
Improved walking and cycling connections to Tonsley Station, Tonsley Precinct, Mitchell Park Sports and Community Centre, Flinders Greenway
Wayfinding signage that will support all pathway connections
Community consultation (23 January – 28 February 2023)
Detail Design (March- August 2023)
Tender – (August - December 2023)
Construction- (February - August 2024)
What is planned for this space?
The Alawoona Avenue Reserves are local level open space designed to cater for people living in close proximity. The classifications for this site include:
The reserve hierarchy and classifications were approved by Council in the endorsed Open Space Framework 2020 to 2029 which sets out a 9 year vision to achieve sustainable environmental outcomes and improve our community's health and wellbeing.
The concept plan for the Alawoona Reserves and Streetscape includes the following improvements:
What is a rain garden?
A rain garden is a garden of native shrubs planted in a small depression, which is generally formed on a natural slope. It is designed to temporarily hold and soak in rainwater runoff that flows from surfaces including roads, driveways and lawns. Rain gardens are effective in removing up to 90% of nutrients and chemicals and up to 80% of sediments from the rainwater runoff. Compared to a conventional lawn, rain gardens allow for 30% more water to soak into the ground.
Although they may look similar to a normal garden, raingardens are designed to stop stormwater run-off from polluting our waterways with nutrients, rubbish and sediment:
A rain garden is dry most of the time. It typically holds water only during and following a rainfall event. Because rain gardens will drain within 12-48 hours, they prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
What are the proposed Alawoona Avenue traffic management changes?
How many car parks will be provided?
Numbers are subject to detailed design work.
What are the environmental benefits of the project?
There are a number of environmental benefits including:
What are the expected improvements to community services going to be?
There are a range of improvements including:
What are the next steps for the project?
Subject to the outcomes of the community consultation next steps will include:
Will the reserves be irrigated?
A sustainable approach to water management will be applied to the reserve with turf areas irrigated with Oaklands Recycled water.