New toilets for Galloway Park

By Frank Neill

A toilet block will be built at Galloway Park following Wellington City Council’s decision to include the project in the annual plan for the upcoming year.

This decision has been welcomed by community groups, particularly those groups that use the park, and by the Karori Residents Association.

The council’s decision is “very welcome,” the Karori Resident Association Chair Andrea Skews says.

“It will be a great addition to the south end of Galloway Park.”

The council allocated $150,000 for the new toilet block when it approved the annual plan on 31 May, Wellington City Councillor Diane Calvert told the “Independent Herald”. Community groups, including the Karori Residents Association and the Capital BMX Club had pushed hard for the project.

The new toilet block would be placed next to the BMX track and the dog park, she said.

“I’m delighted,” the President of the Capital BMX Club, David Harkness says.

“I look forward to an early installation for this highly used park.”

The Capital BMX Club and other groups using the park, including Skate Wellington, were also hoping to expedite a plan to get a new community hub and other facilities at Galloway Park.

“I’m looking forward to them [the council] actioning a master plan for the facilities later this financial year,” Mr Harkness says.