Pimpama – Dixon Reserve upgrade Yawalpah Road

  • Project typeParks
  • Project schedulePlanning and design: 2023-2025 | Construction: 2025-2026
Dixon Reserve Pimpama

Dixon Reserve will be upgraded to meet the growing demands for quality open spaces in the northern Gold Coast suburbs.

Dixon Reserve is approximately 15 hectares of natural reserve located next to Gainsborough State School. It is an important recreational space for the community.

The future design of the reserve will focus on enhancing the existing natural features of the site. We will revitalise the wetlands and native flora as well as create an experience that celebrates this unique landscape.

Engagement process

The engagement process is an important element of the Dixon Reserve revitalisation project as it ensures the design choices are reflective of the surrounding community, generating a sense of ownership and connection to place.

The timeline of the engagement process is depicted below.

August 2023

Early site visit

October 2023

Round 1 engagement

February 2024

Concept design development

April 2024

Round 2 engagement

July 2024

Final design concept

December 2024

Round 3 engagement

Phase 2 of the engagement process sought to build on the valuable input from the previous phase and further define the vision and design of Dixon Reserve. Key deliverables for this phase of engagement included:

  • Gainsborough State School teaching staff workshop
  • Gainsborough State School student workshop.

Project values

A local nature reserve designed to appeal

  • A landscape that promotes learning through nature
  • Opportunities to learn through the senses
  • Unique, challenging but friendly bike trails
  • Network of recreational paths connecting the wider neighbourhood

Reconnect the broken riverine wetland systems

  • Establish best practice blue-green systems
  • Physically and conceptually, connect people to water
  • Encourage local biodiversity through habitat creation
  • Creating resilient landscapes
  • Encourage local materials that are ecologically friendly

An urban landscape of stories

  • Encourage the community to reconcile the relationship with the natural environment
  • Foster stakeholder and community relationships and create a sense of stewardship to
  • the reserve
  • Design a space that is for future generations to enjoy and care for

Project themes

Recreation

  • Places to escape
  • Nature based play
  • Shady spaces
  • Barbecue and picnic spaces
  • Flexible kick about
  • Amenities

Connection

  • Onsite parking
  • Skills bike trails
  • Boardwalks
  • Cycling paths
  • Bus stop
  • Equitable access
  • On-leash dog walking

Education

  • Outdoor laboratories
  • Wetland process
  • Bird hides
  • Bird watching areas
  • Onsite nursery

Restoration

  • Aquatic habitats
  • Insect habitats
  • Wetland ecosystems
  • Native revegetation
  • Bird habitats
  • Reconditioning soil

Location

Yawalpah Road, Pimpama 4209  
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