We’re excited to share the What We Heard Report for the Taylor Park Conservation Improvement Project, marking a significant step towards enhancing the beloved Taylor Park in Torquay. You can view the engagement report in the 'Community Engagement' section below.

The way we manage Taylor Park is guided by the Taylor Park Masterplan 2020. Improving conservation areas and their values is a priority for the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (the Authority). Taylor Park, located in Torquay is a much-loved area for locals and visitors to the region. Taylor Park is also home to plants and animals of significant conservation value.

The park has many informal tracks that disrupt vegetation within the conservation areas and present a safety risk to park users. The Authority will be consolidating paths within Taylor Park at the end of winter to improve conservation areas and create a safer and more accessible space for all park users.

Before works begin, we want to learn more about how the community uses the park and if signage within the park would create a better experience.

The Taylor Park Conservation Improvement Project will address key priorities from the Taylor Park Masterplan:

• Consolidate conservation areas within Taylor Park to improve conservation values
• Create a safer and more accessible space for all park users, reducing the need to remove unsafe trees
• Create better defined and consolidated pedestrian pathways

You can view the Taylor Park Masterplan here.

The Taylor Park Conservation Improvement Project will consolidate conservation areas to create safer, more accessible spaces for park users. The project aligns seamlessly with the goals outlined in the Taylor Park Masterplan, developed in collaboration with the community in 2019.

Before commencing the project, we embarked on a three-week community engagement process, from 26 July to 16 August 2023. Through online surveys, email submissions, and on-site project signage, we sought to gain a deeper understanding of how the community uses Taylor Park and whether signage enhancements could improve the park experience.

Overall, we heard that Taylor Park should be largely left the way it is, with efforts to improve the conservation values of the park, upgrade park lighting, and revegetate informal paths well supported. 

We received 53 online survey responses, four email submissions and 164 people visited the Have Your Say page. A majority of survey respondents use Taylor Park every day. We also contacted 11 local stakeholder groups to share knowledge about the conservation values of Taylor Park, future plans for the revegetation of informal paths in the park and the Taylor Park Masterplan. 

You can read the full What We Heard report by clicking the button below.

Please complete the survey by clicking on the button below. This information will help us better understand the community values of Taylor Park and if signage will improve your visitor experience. This survey is open until August 16.