About Wantirna Recreation Reserve
Wantirna Recreation Reserve is part of Koomba Park, located on Mountain Highway in Wantirna. It features:
- Wantirna Tennis Club
- Knox Hockey Club
- 2nd Wantirna Scout Group
- a shared pathway along Dandenong Creek
- open space grassed areas
- a playground (will be redeveloped in 2025)
- a dog park (planned for construction in 2025).
Dog park and playground
We are building a new dog park and upgrading the playground at Wantirna Reserve.
Following input from the community, the final designs have been completed.
Construction is expected to commence in mid 2025 and be completed by late 2025.
Visit the Wantirna Reserve dog park and playground Have Your Say page for more information.
Wantirna Recreation Reserve masterplan
The Wantirna Reserve Masterplan [PDF, 36KB] was endorsed by Council in March 2024.
The masterplan is a guiding tool for the future development of the reserve. It identifies possible site improvements and facility upgrades.
The proposed enhancements include:
- new and improved paths
- new dog park
- a playspace upgrade
- new car parks, including upgrades to existing car spaces
- a refurbished pavilion.
The dog park is supported by the Victorian Government through the New and Upgraded Dog Parks Program.
Hockey facility
The hockey facility was officially opened on Sunday 6 June 2023. It is home to the Knox Hockey Club.
A number of feasibility studies indicated that Wantirna Recreation Reserve was an ideal location of a new hockey facility.
Detailed designs were completed and construction commenced in April 2022. The construction of the hockey pitch was completed in June 2023.
The facility features:
- a synthetic FIH (International Federation) hockey field
- players and officials shelters
- a grass viewing mound
- fencing
- energy efficient LED lights
- solar panels for car park
- outdoor drinking fountains
- pathways
- 2 accessible car spaces.
The total project budget for the hockey facility was $3.625 million.
Tennis courts
The renewal of 5 tennis courts was completed in June 2023. The improvements include:
- extension of court dimensions to match current standards
- resurfacing with a new synthetic clay on a reinforced concrete base
- drainage upgrades
- fencing replacement
- court lighting upgrades
- seating upgrades
- adjoining concrete paved area upgrades.
The project budget for the tennis courts was approximately $1.7 million.
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