Central Park lighting
- Project typePark improvements - lighting installation
In 2025, the City of Stonnington will install six low-spill floodlights on 25m lighting towers around the John Landy Oval at Central Park, Malvern East.
Installation of the new floodlights comes off the back of two rounds of consultation in 2021 and 2022 in which the community indicated significant support for the lights.
Works will commence in March 2025 and are expected to be completed by July 2025 with minimal disruption to the oval.
We recognise works of this nature will cause some inconvenience. Every effort will be made to keep disruption to a minimum and we thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
Background
In 2019 a Parks Service Review was completed to collect ideas from the community on areas where we could make improvements to our parks.
Feedback from the 2019 Parks Service Review listed lighting at Central Park as something that would improve the park, with the lack of lighting listed as contributing to a perception of the park being unsafe, particularly at night.
Central Park's John Landy oval is one of only a few sporting grounds that does not have lighting, which severely limits the hours of use for community recreation and sporting clubs based at the oval.
To address the safety and usability concerns, we are proposing to install state-of-the-art park lighting that is low-spill (so illumination will not encroach beyond the oval) and has adjustable lighting levels.
The adjustable lighting means the illumination can be increased when the oval is being used for activities such as sports training or decreased to suit other recreation activities such as jogging, exercising or dog walking.
| Project type |
Park improvement - floodlight installation |
| Scope of work |
Remove one existing light pole
Install six new low-spill floodlights on 25m poles
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| Construction timeline |
April to July 2025 |
| Hours of work |
7am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)
9am to 3pm (Saturday) |
| Contact |
Contractor
Eco Electrical Services Pty Ltd
Patrick
M: 0447 902 541
City of Stonnington
Senior Project Manager
Jessica Q Zhang
M: 0439 834 072
Emergency (out of hours)
P: 8290 1333
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In 2021 and 2022, community engagement programs were completed to understand the views of local residents and sporting clubs around:
- Support for lights at Central Park oval
- Lighting design
- Hours of operation
For more on the community engagement visit the ConnectStonnington engagement hub
John Landy Oval - floodlight tower locations
Location
Wattletree Road, Malvern East 3145 View map
-37.8650755,145.0499562
Wattletree Road ,
Malvern East 3145
Wattletree Road ,
Malvern East 3145
Central Park lighting