The City is developing this plan to help guide future improvements at Albert Roy Recreation Reserve.

More people are using the Reserve for sport and recreation. The City wants to make sure the space can be used for both organised sport and passive recreation.

The Reserve also has problems with the quality of the playing surfaces. This is because the land was once used for mining and landfill. The plan aims to improve the quality of the land and make better use of the space.

The plan provides many benefits including:

• Improved facilities for baseball, cricket, soccer and other sports
• Safe, high-quality, multi-use spaces to increase community participation for people of all ages
• Reduced maintenance costs through upgraded infrastructure and surfaces
• Environmental improvements, including landscape upgrades and better integration with adjacent public spaces
• Long-term value by offering a staged delivery approach that balances affordability and impact

Key features of the plan include:

• Upgrade of existing changerooms to make them female-friendly
• Two senior baseball diamonds and three Little League baseball diamonds with appropriate lighting
• Two cricket pitches and junior soccer pitches
• Combined training nets (for baseball and cricket)
• Improved passive recreation areas
• Potential inclusion of a new Eaglehawk Women’s Shed
• Improved access, landscaping, and environmental enhancements
• The plan focuses on multi-use spaces and respects the site's environmental and geotechnical constraints

You can contribute by completing the survey above. We want your feedback on:

• Spaces for relaxing and connecting with others
• Easy and safe access to and through the Reserve
• Improving the environment and landscaping
• Opportunities to experience and enjoy nature

No, the plan doesn't include a playspace. This is because it is close to other playspaces including:

• Truscott Reserve Playspace, Murdoch Street, California Gully (750m)
• Eaglehawk Playspace, Napier Street, Eaglehawk (1km)

An Infrastructure and Service Plan (ISP) is a document that shows how a site will be improved over time. It sets a long-term vision, identifies priority upgrades, estimates costs, and stages delivery. ISPs help make sure that public spaces meet community needs, are environmentally sustainable, and use funding responsibly.

No, the works are not funded yet. The plan shows what could be done and how much it might cost. But actual works will depend on future City budgets and possible funding from State or Federal governments. The plan is designed to be delivered in stages over the next 20 years.

Albert Roy was the Mayor of Eaglehawk 1963-1965, 1969-1970, 1972-1973 and 1980-1981. He was born in Eaglehawk September 21, 1910 and died in Eaglehawk August 3, 1986.

Albert Roy Recreation Reserve has a complex history. It was once a shallow gully with a seasonal creek. It was later used for mining and landfill before it was capped and turned into a flat reserve. These past uses have caused issues with surface quality and geotechnical instability. This makes developing the site difficult and limits what can be done to improve the site.

Even with these challenges, the Reserve is home to several clubs and is an important recreation space for the community.

• Falcons Baseball Club
• Scots Baseball Club
• Strikers Cricket Club
• Bendigo Dragons BMX Club
• Eaglehawk Tennis Club
• Bendigo Remote Control Car Club
• Bendigo Table Tennis Association
• Bendigo Eaglehawk Badminton Association
• Eaglehawk and District Tennis Association