Disc Golf at Bicentennial Park

Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts on the proposal to construct a disc golf course at Bicentennial Park, Chelsea!

Council has considered all community feedback and resolved to proceed with the plans to create a disc golf course at the park at the February Council meeting in 2023.

Community input has helped shape the final course layout, which is now available for viewing under the 'Documents' section.

Disc Golf is a fun recreational activity for people of all ages. The aim of the game is to throw your disc from the tee pad into the disc-catching basket in the least number of throws. Learn more about scoring, how to play and where to borrow discs.

Project background

We constructed our first permanent Disc Golf course in 2019 at Bald Hill Park on Inverness Street, Clarinda. It's a 9-hole course with two tee pads for each basket and is also the home of the Melbourne Disc Golf Club!

Following ongoing community interest in Disc Golf, we set up a trial 4-hole Disc Golf course in February 2022 at a second location - Bicentennial Park, Chelsea.

We received positive feedback from our community on the trial Disc Golf course, and subsequently engaged a specialised consultant to conduct a site feasibility assessment for a second permanent course in Kingston, with Bicentennial Park in Chelsea identified as an ideal location.

The proposed development of a new Disc Golf course is also consistent with the objectives of our 2022-2025 Public Health and Wellbeing Plan, which sets out to increase participation in physical activity (Clause 1.1); and increase the accessible and equitable supply of facilities, services, and activities (Clause 4.4).

Project summary

As part of our commitment to providing active recreation spaces and activities in our reserves, we developed a draft concept plan for the permanent Disc Golf course at Bicentennial Park, Chelsea (refer to draft concept plan under 'Documents').

The proposed course layout was developed in consultation with the Melbourne Disc Golf Club and our Disc Golf community and includes:

• 18 x target baskets
• 9 x tee areas
• 1 x main course sign

Community drop-in sessions

Join us for a chat and try your hand at disc golf at:

• Information session
  Bicentennial Park, Chelsea (beside Chelsea Skatepark)
  Friday 2 December 4-6pm
  
  
• Carols by Kingston
  Bicentennial Park, Chelsea (engagement stall)
  Sunday 11 December from 6.30pm

Have your say

Have your say on the draft concept plans for the new Disc Golf course at Bicentennial Park, Chelsea.

You can share your views by:

• Taking part in our online survey via the link below
• Making a further submission to sport.recreation@kingston.vic.gov.au, mailing PO Box 1000 Mentone 3194, or calling 1300 653 356.

The closing date for submissions was Friday 16 December 2022