Petition calls for restoration of well-used BMX track

Megan Dawson spent many an afternoon at the now dishevelled Myers Reserve BMX track and ramp as a child.

The Invercargill bachelor of sport and exercise student is working on getting it back to how she remembers it for her and her community’s children.

While the project was originally a theoretical marketing proposal for a course assignment, Ms Dawson decided she wanted to actually give it a go.

She said the track in Waikiwi was gravelled and maintained in the 1980s.

"But over the years it has grown grass and it’s been left to do its thing."

Her aim was to get community backing to get the well-used track back into the condition it once was.

This included getting the Invercargill City Council to install drains and for the track to be gravelled again.

She believed there was demand for the track, as 60% of the city’s children were at North Invercargill schools.

"We don’t have anywhere they can come and just ride their bikes. There’s no scooter park or bike tracks, so this would mean heaps for the community."

The petition, which can be found on Facebook, would be presented to the council.

laura.smith@odt.co.nz