Creating a new vision for an old suburb
Plans are underway to breathe new life into Collie’s Wilson Park.
The South West Development Commission is working with the Shire of Collie and the local community to create a new vision for the suburb.
To kick-start this process and guide future planning, the Commission recently undertook a feasibility study on the potential urban renewal of the area.
As part of this planning, the Commission ran two focus groups on Monday September 7 to gauge the opinion of residents, businesses and shire councillors.
Commission chief executive officer Don Punch said people were asked whether they were interested in seeing changes to Wilson Park and what could be done to improve the neighbourhood.
“Interest was shown on improving parks, building better pedestrian walkways and boardwalks, minor road changes for safety and better access to services,” he said.
“Their ideas will be used to develop a report that will be presented to the Shire of Collie for consideration.”
The South West Development Commission is involved with numerous urban renewal projects across the region.
This work is aimed at helping preserve the character and unique history of the towns and revamping them to improve the lifestyle for both residents and tourists alike.