Creating better facilities for families

Concerned residents have formed a group to create a better Peninsula for families with young children, according to its coordinator Ms Sarah Tolmie.

The Peninsula Families Action Group has been meeting twice a month at Beachside Community Centre to address the facilities available to all residents on the Peninsula, with a particular focus on families.

Ms Tolmie said key areas of concern were the state of local play spaces and recreation areas.

"The group has been carrying out audits of the playgrounds in the area and has found that the facilities provided for children are in desperate need of upgrading," Ms Tolmie said.

"The audits have raised some serious concerns over the safety of local parks and play spaces."

Ms Tolmie said: "Many parks have been found to have poorly maintained equipment and little or no protection for children from adjacent roads or waterways.

"Other parks are severely lacking in facilities, offering little stimulation for young minds."

She said the group had contacted Gosford Council asking that it address their concerns.

She said the group wanted to work with the council "to improve facilities and create quality parks for both residents and visitors to the Peninsula".

"The group intends to act as a voice for all families with young children on the Peninsula, to build recreation spaces that reflect its natural beauty and to be proud of our parks."

For more information, contact 4343 1929 or 0418 640 901.

Press release, October 25 Jenni Darwin, Peninsula Families Action Group