Friends of Ellis Dean Reserve (FEDS) is a Sub-Committee of D’FAT formed in 2003 with the aim to encourage social improvements and activities to Ellis Dean Reserve, New Norfolk.
This Sub-Committee ceased in 2007.
From 2004-2007 through community consultation and gaining multiple grant funding, D’FAT through the FEDS Sub-Committee made the following improvements to Ellis Dean Reserve:
- Establishment of children’s playground (2004)
- Establishment of shelter with picnic table (2004)
- Establishment of a mural (in-partnership with New Norfolk High School) and BMX bike dirt jumps (2006)
- Establishment of legal graffiti wall
- Establishment of public BBQ area (2007)
D’FAT received a State Tidy Towns award (Young Legends category) in 2005 for these improvements.
This Sub-Committee was re-established in 2009 and after further community consultation and grant funding, D’FAT has made the following improvements to Ellis Dean Reserve:
- Reporting vandalism and removing graffiti from items established by D’FAT (ongoing)
- Maintaining the legal graffiti wall (ongoing)
- Conduction of a graffiti art workshop (2010)
- Maintaining the BMX bike dirt jumps (ongoing)
- Extending the children’s playground (a fort) (2011)
- Installing agricultural pipe (2011)
- Installing additional seating (2015)
- Establishing basketball area (2018, 2019)
Derwent Valley Council received a National Tidy Towns award (Young Legends category) in 2011 for these improvements by D’FAT.
D’FAT additionally presented a workshop at the 2011 Tasmanian Youth Conference (TYC) on the FEDS project.
Photos of the FEDS project can be viewed on D’FAT’s Facebook group and D’FAT’s Instagram
Ellis Dean Reserve is located at 54 Blair Street, New Norfolk.
Ellis Dean Reserve Surveys: