FAQs

A concept plan is a high-level preliminary design that illustrates the broad vision, layout, and intended future development of a specific area. It illustrates proposed facilities and upgrades but does not represent a final design.

The Oxenford Park and Gambamora Park Concept Plan is being developed with input from the community combined with findings from technical investigations, before any detailed design work is undertaken. Future design and delivery stages will be subject to funding and project approvals.

Oxenford Park and Gambamora Park are used for organised sport, everyday recreation and community activities. As the local community grows, we are planning ahead so both parks can continue to meet the needs of residents, sporting clubs and community groups.

The concept plan will help us identify which improvements are most needed, plan how spaces and facilities across the two parks can work better together, and coordinate upgrades in stages as funding becomes available.

The concept plan will explore a range of potential improvements to enhance use of the parks, including:

• increase the capacity of sporting facilities 
• upgrade recreational and community facilities
• improve parking, vehicle access and pedestrian safety
• create more accessible connections within and between the parks
• improve pathways, landscaping, shade, seating and other park amenities
• enhance how facilities and community spaces work together.

We are seeking feedback on:

• how the parks are currently used and valued
• issues and barriers experienced by park users
• priorities for sporting, recreational and community facilities
• opportunities to improve accessibility, pathways, parking, amenities, landscaping and shared spaces.

The following topics are outside of scope:

• the delivery timeframe for future upgrades
• future project funding and budgets
• detailed facility designs
• sports field lighting projects that are being delivered as separate projects
• operational and leasing decisions.

Sports lighting upgrades and the Men’s Shed upgrade project are already planned. The concept plan will take these projects into account when considering how facilities, parking and paths could work together across both parks.

Demand for sporting facilities continues to grow across the northern Gold Coast. Addressing sporting capacity is one of several planning considerations for the concept plan. This will be balanced alongside the needs of other sporting organisations, recreational users, community groups and environmental considerations.

Traffic assessments will be included as part of the technical investigations. The concept plan will consider opportunities to improve parking and movement within the parks, informed by traffic investigations, site constraints and community feedback.

Consultation will take place in two phases. 

In Phase 1 (November 2026), we're seeking feedback to help inform the draft concept plan. Once the draft concept plan has been prepared, we'll undertake a second round of consultation to gather feedback on the draft plan before it is finalised.

We'll publish an engagement report after each phase of consultation so you can review the feedback received. The draft and final concept plans will also be published on this page as they become available.

Detailed design will occur as a separate process once the final concept plan has been adopted.

Following Phase 1 consultation and technical investigations, we'll prepare a draft concept plan and share it with the community for feedback in late 2027.

This will give you an opportunity to:

• review the draft concept plan
• provide feedback on proposed improvements
• identify any concerns or opportunities for refinement
• help shape the final plan.

The concept plan will identify potential future improvements; however, inclusion within the concept plan does not guarantee funding or delivery. Future projects will be subject to detailed investigation, prioritisation and available funding.