What a great project, would become such a valuable asset for Ballarat cycling. Good luck guys!
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Ballarat-Sebastopol BMX Track Surfacing Upgrade
Low maintenance surfacing to provide safe, year round bike riding
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Suggested by: Ashley
Project partner: Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club
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Central Highlands
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The Ballarat-Sebastopol BMX Club are proposing that the community BMX track, located at the Marty Bush Reserve, be fully sealed. This would be done by using a weatherproof and hard-wearing surface along the straights in conjunction with bitumen corners and improved drainage. In its current state the track is frequently unsafe and unusable, meaning that this amazing local asset is going to waste. The track is permanently open to the general public and with an all-weather surface it will be available for the whole community to enjoy all year round.
Currently the unsealed track is greatly affected by rain damage, which requires ongoing maintenance and regularly contributes to the cancelation of events and minimises the track’s availability.
Having a sealed all-weather BMX track will improve safety for riders and increase participation for the riding community of Sebastopol and the entire Central Highlands region.
BMX is an Olympic sport with membership across Australia on the rise. This would be the first fully surfaced track in Victoria, drawing professional riders to Ballarat from around Australia.
Please support our community by bringing a state of the art BMX track to Ballarat!
COMPLETED PROJECT
Project details
Suggested by: Ashley
Project partner: Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club
Region
Central Highlands
Budget
Votes
179 votes received
Updates
Case study: Ballarat-Sebastopol BMX Track Surfacing Upgrade
Ballarat-Sebastopol BMX Track Surfacing Upgrade completes project
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Hi Trev,
It differently would become a valuable asset to Ballarat cycling. Thanks for your support.
Ash
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Fantastic way to get the gets of today of the Xbox etc it’s a must for families of now and the future and I will be happy to donate as well to keep it going
Thats great Jason! Any support is appreciated, clubs only survive because of the generous support from local businesses.
Ash
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Thank-you everyone for leaving such supportive comments and supporting this proposal, this state initiative gives us a great opportunity to better this track. Only 5 days left until voting ends we can then find out who has been successful, fingers crossed its this one!
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Great project
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Great project, great for children and cycling athletes to have the best training and racing facilities. Ballarat and Sebastopol cycling club has a heritage that has been growing and developing since 1896.
All weather surface will add tremendous value to this track that meets state requirements for BMX open championships!
Absolutely Listo, thanks for the support.
The upgrade to the track has so many benefits, to be able to hold BMX open championships in Ballarat would be fantastic for the club and community.
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BMX tracks can be difficult to maintained by many volunteer hours. For the safety of riders the track is the biggest priority. Having an easy to maintain track will reduce volunteer hours and less injuries. It will also increase membership and the ability to hold large event generating income into the rural regions. Goodluck Ballarat BMX Club.
Spot on Schafs. It would be fantastic to have one of the leading BMX tracks in Victoria which would attract larger events, more riders, more spectators, generating economic benefit to Ballarat businesses and community.
Thanks for the support.
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Great project.
This upgrade will allow for safer riding conditions and club growth and increased participation
Hit the nail on the head Craig! Being successful will greatly improve all these areas you mentioned. Its great to see the community come together and support this facility that is open to all to enjoy.
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The proposed upgrade to the track surface will ensure all year racing. Currently the track suffers from water washout during rain events.
Agree 100%, only two weeks ago we had to cancel a race meet due to track being soft and dangerous which was from one big 15 minute downpour.
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Great for the kids!!
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Best of luck. I know how much this would mean to BMX families
We need all the luck we can get thanks Nikki. We would be the first in Victoria with this surface if successful. Thanks for the support.
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Great family sport
It absolutely is! We have two year olds riding balance bikes right through to blokes in there sixties.
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Great for kids instrad of xbox. Also they help the under privledged
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Wonderful community project supported by an outstanding and committed group of parents and families. All about getting kids up an active and part of life.
Thank-you very much Shannon. We are banking on the fact that this will get more community children active, on bikes and into BMX.
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Great activity for kids..
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We have been to this Club, these guys are the salt of the earth! These improvements would make it an all weather track and enable so many more kids and adults to get on their bike and have some fun
Thanks for your kind words and support. I agree, by improving the track surface we will attract so many more children and adults into BMX. Fingers crossed!
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We travel from Miners Rest to practice racing and would love to see the track upgraded making it useable all year round and safer, what a fantastic idea. Would become such a valuable asset to the region. Keep up the good work Ballarat BMX!
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My boys love riding on this track, but when it rains and the club Days get cancelled they get very disappointed because they can't race
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Such a great project, very worth of the small investment to get a community hub for kids to learn real skills in a safe and enjoyable area.
Thank-you for your support, with this funding we will really turn this track into such a valuable asset for the community to enjoy. We have a great Facebook page that has plenty of information about the club also. Jump on and have a look https://www.facebook.com/pg/ballaratsebastopolbmxclub/photos/?ref=page_internal
Ash
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good activity for kids of all ages
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Great club that needs additional support to continue to provide a safe track for all to use
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This project is so vital in giving kids a safe place to spend their “down time”. Less kids in front of a screen and more outdoor time
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Great idea for kids to have a safe and supportive way to bike ride.
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This is such a great idea, so many people would benifit from this
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Marion51
16 Sep 2018
As a grandparent of one of the riders at the Ballarat Sebastopol BMX Club I really feel for the club when races are cancelled due to rain damage. This would greatly reduce maintenance, increase participation due to a reduction in canceled events and offer the community of Sebastopol a state of the art BMX facility. Fingers crossed!
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Polly85 > Marion51
16 Sep 2018
Hi Marion,
I really appreciate your kind words, we all have our fingers crossed.
Ash