Pump Track Project
Smiths Lake Recreation Reserve – Youth Recreation Project
Site-specific pump track design extending the existing skate park, with sections detail. Consultation issue — Pacific Palms Community Association.
The Vision
Inspired by the lake’s sandbar, channels and sand flats, the Master plan design will create a safe, engaging and nature-aligned space. The pump track, as a significant component of the added amenities, when complete, will extend the existing more advanced skate bowl area, add a gentler introduction to the sport, offering locals and visitors a vibrant, accessible place to ride, play, gather and connect.
A new 200m² pump track, designed for all ages and skill levels, will transform an under utilised space at Smiths Lake Recreation Reserve into a vibrant hub for the community.
A site-specific PUMP TRACK design to extend the existing skate bowl has been prepared and construction of the Smiths Lake Pump Track forms a key element of the community-led upgrade Masterplan to enhance the Recreation Reserve.
A completed pump track in action — the kind of safe, all-ages riding space planned for Smiths Lake. (Reference images.)
Funding activities to-date
Pump Track Development:- Design funding included a $5,000 federal grant and $5,000 contribution from PPCA funds provided a site-specific PUMP TRACK design to extend the existing skate bowl. The track design also combined design work for DRAINAGE and GROUND WORKS for the entire reserve.
Pump Track development. Design funding — a $5,000 federal grant together with a $5,000 contribution from PPCA funds — delivered a site-specific pump track design to extend the existing skate bowl. The design work also incorporated drainage and ground works for the entire reserve.
Clubgrants Category 3 application. A federal grant application for $250,000 was submitted in late 2025 to the Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants 2025/26 (Round 2), with the outcome announced in mid-April 2026. We were advised that this competitive application was unsuccessful, in a round where only 6% of applications were funded.
Active Regional Communities application. A further application for $1 million was submitted in early May 2026 to the Active Regional Communities Package (Stream 2 — Community Participation Stream), to fund the whole of the Recreation Reserve Masterplan, including the pump track. The outcome of this application is expected to be announced in June 2026.
For more on this grant submission and MidCoast Council’s contribution to the funding plan, see the Recreation Reserve Upgrade Masterplan in the Project Hub.