The final Master Plan for East Burwood Reserve in Burwood East was formally endorsed by Council on 23 October 2023. We would like to thank everyone who provided feedback and input to help shape it.

The Master Plan sets a comprehensive direction for the future, focusing on both active and open spaces to meet the needs of our growing community over the next 15 years.


Implementation of the plan

The final Master Plan for East Burwood set out a number of priorities. As we move forward, Council is taking steps to progressively deliver key initiatives outlined in the Master Plan, focusing on detailed planning and design, securing funding, and coordinating with community stakeholders to bring these improvements to life in a timely and effective manner.

To achieve that, an Implementation Steering Committee was established in November. The Committee is made up of representatives of units that are responsible for delivering the high priority actions and capital works projects, including Capital Works, Buildings, Design and Construction, Major Projects and Parks and Natural Environment.

Additionally, the Masterplan Implementation Tracker has also been set up to help drive and monitor progress of the 36 actions recommended in the masterplan 15-year Capital works program. Projects with inter-dependency have been grouped into packages to coordinate funding advocacy, design and construction.


Key highlights of the Plan are:

Look and feel

  • Public art and feature planting at the main entrance of the reserve along Burwood Highway
  • Reconfiguring the buildings to increase the visibility of the green open space to the highway

Carpark and internal roads

  • Simplify internal roads at the reserve to a two-way route
  • Maintain the current level of car parking in the short term, with the potential for more parking spaces as part of the future basketball stadium redevelopment
  • Promoting the use of public transport to access the reserve

Casual recreation opportunities

  • Develop a 2.5m wide shared pedestrian and bike path circuit
  • Build a municipal-level play and communal space including play equipment, BBQs, shelters and public toilets at the north-western corner of the reserve
  • A new youth area including pump track (special bike track), a multipurpose court and skating elements at the south-western part of the reserve
  • Fenced dog park at the south-western part of the reserve

Sporting facilities

  • Renew and upgrade sporting facilities including the athletic track, ovals, velodrome and tennis courts
  • Progressively renew and upgrade sports pavilions. Shared-use facilities will be explored to increase the use and benefits of the pavilions.

Landscape and environmental initiatives

  • Mini-arboretum (botanical garden) to trial climate-resilient tree species within an environmental sensitive area
  • A series of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) features across the reserve, including at the car park, mini-arboretum, play and communal spaces and more

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