A wheel-chair friendly pump track is set to be built in Maryborough’s Anzac Park.
Fraser Coast Regional Councillor Jade Wellings said the site was selected following public consultation and detailed site evaluation, with Council planning to build the asphalt pump track in the 2022/23 financial year.
The Council a $1.3 million grant from the Queensland Government through the Works For Queensland program to design and build the pump tracks on the Fraser Coast.
Cr Wellings said the ANZAC Park site was best suited for all abilities access something they were keen to promote.
“I want to see a more inclusive community and want to ensure the pump track is wheelchair friendly,” she said.
“Recently we opened a Changing Places facility (with an adult-sized change table and a hoist) at Anzac Park which would be accessible to people using the pump track.
“ANZAC Park is the premier park on the Fraser Coast, so putting a pump track there adds an extra dimension, an extra drawcard to attract holiday makers and Hervey Bay residents to visit Maryborough.”
Cr Wellings said pump tracks were rapidly becoming popular recreation facilities across the country.
A pump track is a circuit of rollers, banked turns and jumps designed to be ridden by generating momentum by up and down body movements, instead of pedalling or pushing, she said.
The proposed tracks in Hervey Bay and Maryborough will include three distinct sections to cater for beginners, intermediate and experienced users.
Consultation with users on the elements to be included in the design of the Maryborough track will start soon.
An investigation into a site for the Hervey Bay facility is ongoing.
