General News
9 February, 2024
Future vision on agenda at community meeting
IDEAS for the future of Serpentine will be on the table at a meeting on Sunday to begin the review of the district’s community plan. The town’s community planning committee was revived late last year with president Will Hooke and secretary Emm...
IDEAS for the future of Serpentine will be on the table at a meeting on Sunday to begin the review of the district’s community plan.
The town’s community planning committee was revived late last year with president Will Hooke and secretary Emma Smith excited residents that will have the chance to review the existing blueprint for the future.
“The community is very much what the conversation is about, discussing ideas that could be town beautification, more walking paths linking the town to the Loddon River and Serpentine Creek or whether we need a playground in Judkin Park,” Will said.
“We are really encouraging people to come with as many ideas as they can and ideas big or small.
“The community plan is how we can feed information into (Loddon Shire) council on what we want in coming years.”
Emma said: “The community plan gives our residents a voice.”
“We would love to talk about making the river and creek more accessible for people to enjoy,” she said.
Will also expects the meeting to start conversations on what the Serpentine district will be like in the future.
“Longer term, we don’t want to be a suburb of Bendigo but a town and district for families. And with more young families, we might have an under 18 football side again in the future,” he said.