Overview
The Toombul skatepark is a very disjointed park with an obscure ‘S’ shaped fun box in the centre of a bitumen space. The skatepark has two steel quarter pipes adjacent to each other, one a high section and the other with an angled bank in the centre. There are large wooden beams oddly positioned in the park that are practically impossible to make any real use of.
Society
The skatepark is adjacent a grassed parkland with playground equipment on the opposite side to the skatepark. There is never a great del of skateboarders using the skatepark at one time, on the multiple visits to the park there would have been a maximum of four users at the park at once.
Culture
There doesn’t seem to be an existent following behind the park and no real regular users. There seems to be no cultural significance of the skatepark, nor any skate shops near by.
Planning
The skatepark is located behind the Toombul train station and backs onto a main road, the constant traffic in the area leads to pollution from the car exhaust resulting in poor air quality around the skatepark. The skate park is also adjacent to light industrial and commercial establishments. The Toombul shopping centre is located across the main road and offers a multitude of food and beverage venues and retail options.
Environment
The skatepark is comprised of concrete, bitumen, steel and timber structures. There are many cases where the concrete sections of the skatepark are deteriorating or have broken away with no signs of repair. Many faces of the skatepark are covered in graffiti and rubbish is often strewn across the site. There are however many trees around the site which offer shaded break out areas at different times of the day.
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