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PROJECT

The koppie and its indigenous flora

GOLDEN HARVEST PARK

UPGRADE

The 55 hectare Golden Harvest Park near the Northgate Mall in Randburg, Gauteng was
first established in 1972 by the (then) Randburg Municipality as a ‘green lung’ for residents
of the area. It now falls under the custodianship of Johannesburg City Parks & Zoo (JCPZ)
and was recently upgraded.

Project co-ordinator Malcolm accordance with international install rubber safety matting under each
Fiddes says the objectives of the standards; piece. The upgraded pieces are bright and
upgrade were to: • demolish the lapa and plant grass colourful, and swings were moved further
where the area was disturbed. apart for safety reasons. The safety matting
• construct a parking area, water runoff is patterned, with muted colours.
and ramp for the washbay at the Scope 1 of the upgrade comprised the
depot; construction of a new, paved parking area The new outdoor gym equipment has
• refurbish the ablution facilities; and a ramp to a wash bay. Water runoff been installed in a shady area, with
• install outdoor gym equipment and and reticulation was also accommodated. sufficient space around each piece to
refurbish playground equipment; Under Scope 2, Zak Prinsloo of Microzone enable the user to move safely from one
• add rubberised safety matting Trading was appointed to undertake the piece to the next.
underneath the equipment in upgrade of existing play equipment and
An existing soccer field was also upgraded
and re-grassed with kikuyu. New goal post
nets were added and the soccer field was
marked.
The ablution facilities are now modern
and tiled in grey, with palisade fencing
installed around them. Paving, a new roof
and kitchen were added. The long-existing
lapa was demolished and will not be
rebuilt.

Friends of Golden Harvest Park

This is a group of volunteers who work with
residents and the authorities to ensure the
safety of the park and provide a place of
interest for the surrounding community.
Amongst other things, they undertake
park clean-ups and in 2014, launched
Outdoor gym equipment was added ‘Operation Sapling’. This consisted of the
for the upgrade of the park

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