Playles Hill, Corryong
About the project
In the wake of 2019/20 bushfires, a group of passionate community members came together to develop the idea of a botanical park at Playles Hill, as a place for locals and visitors to reflect and reconnect.
The Playles Hill Working Group have been busy over the last year, workshopping ideas and commencing working bees to tidy up the site and begin landscaping.
Council staff have been working with the group to develop the park which will include:
- A walking track
- Mountain bike trail
- Informative signage
- Visitor facilities including a viewing platform/shade structure, park furniture, and redevelopment of the toilet block
The project is funded by a $500,000 grant from Bushfire Recovery Victoria’s Local Government Authorities and Community Service Organisations Program, a $10,000 grant from the Border Trust’s Bushfire Relief Fund, as well as a $25,000 grant from NewsCorp Australia’s Bushfire Fund, the latter 2 grants received by the Man from Snowy River Tourist Association.
Project Update - November 2022
With a break in the wet weather works are progressing at Playles Hill, Corryong.
Construction of the mountain bike trail and the walking track have commenced and the toilet block facility is now complete.
There is limited access to certain areas of the park while works continue.
Project Update- February 2023
Construction of the pavilion is progressing well and the second stage of the walking track will commence next month.
The second stage of the walking track will extend from the new toilet block to the pavilion and through to the rotunda.
The concreting has been done of the viewing platform floor, which is the roof of the pavilion.
There will be limited access to areas of the park while works are in progress.
