Land purchase to start Kialla Park expansion

Council said the land is "ideally located" to allow further expansion to Kialla Park.

The land — 50 Raftery Rd — was bought for $462 000 (including GST) by council, $38 000 cheaper than the asking price of half-a-million dollars.

At Tuesday night's council meeting, councillor Dennis Patterson said the purchase was reflective of Kialla as a growing area.

“I used to work at the back of a house (near the recreation reserve) and it was cows and green fields,” he said.

“Now it's green fields with bowls, football and tennis. It's amazing how it has expanded . . . it has really gone ahead.

“The whole community out there has grown . . . with new estates popping up everywhere. This is a unique opportunity for us to purchase some more land to extend what we already have.

“It will allow us to connect up some walking trails, access paths, so it's a really good investment for the community for the future.”