November 11th, 2022Ecotherapy park opened

The much-anticipated Romsey Ecotherapy Park was officially opened to the community on
Wednesday, October 26.
In attendance at the opening were the Hon Mary-Anne Thomas MP, State Member for Macedon,
representatives of Macedon Ranges Shire Council including Mayor Cr Jennifer Anderson, and
members of the Romsey Ecotherapy Park Inc committee who championed delivery of the
park over 14 years.
Constructed over three stages, the Romsey Ecotherapy Park is the result of a community-led initiative
by the REP to build an inviting and accessible recreational open space for people of all ages and
abilities to enjoy a unique sensory and therapeutic experience through engagement with nature.
The park consists of an active nature space with a cubby house and nature-based play elements, a
climbing forest, a ropes course, lookouts and a climbing net. It also includes an events space with
picnic and BBQ facilities, an area showcasing several artistic features, a sensory garden, a ‘woodland
ramble’, a hut-building frame and on-street parking to make it easy to access the park.
The total cost of the project was $2,737,000, with funding received from Regional Development
Victoria ($1,333,000), Macedon Ranges Shire Council ($996,000), the Australian Government
($215,000), Romsey Ecotherapy Park Inc. (113,000 + Art in the Park), and Lancefield Romsey
Community Bank (Bendigo Bank) ($80,000).