Clean up our park: residents

Residents who live opposite a park in Australind say the park is dangerous, filled with broken glass and even a smashed computer.

Parents along the street say they approached the Harvey Shire Council to have the park, bordered by Travers and Garfield drives and Hanks Way, made safe enough for their children to play in.

Travers Drive resident Amanda Burrows said she and other parents took their children to play elsewhere.

“We don’t use the playground – it’s not safe, ” Miss Burrows said.

“I know Treendale and Galway Green are newer, but their parks are beautiful and ours could be so much better. If we at least had bins it would help.”

Harvey shire chief executive officer Michael Parker said the council did regular checks and maintenance of all parks, but relied on residents to alert them if an area needed specific attention.

“We do regular mowing and have a maintenance regime, ” he said.

“We also regularly check the sand around playgrounds by raking through to make sure there’s nothing untoward in there.”

Mr Parker said people who were concerned with the maintenance of their neighbourhood should contact the council.

“We certainly want to know when there are concerns and then we can get our staff out there to tidy up, ” he said.

While Australind Police officer in charge Sen. Sgt Peter Hayes said the park was not a hotspot for antisocial behaviour, a party nearby was shut down by police in February.

“We don’t get any more significant complaints there than in other areas, ” he said.