A draft concept plan for the upgrade of Abbeville Street Park in Upper Mt Gravatt is now open for community feedback, with proposals including a new amenities block, fitness station, multi-use sports court and improved access throughout the park’s popular dog off-leash area.
The plan has been developed following community input gathered in November 2025, when residents were asked to share their thoughts on what the park needed most. The feedback was clear: this is a park people use daily, and they want it to stay leafy and relaxed while becoming more comfortable and functional.
Feedback on the draft plan closes at 11.59pm on Sunday 14 June 2026.
A closer look at the proposed upgrades
The draft concept proposes a range of upgrades across the park’s 41 Abbeville Street site. A new amenities block would address the park’s most consistent gap, as the absence of public toilets has been a longstanding frustration for families and dog owners who spend extended time here.
A multi-use sports court and rebound wall would complement the existing basketball half-court. A new fitness station would join the outdoor exercise equipment already on site, and accessible circuit and connecting pathways would improve movement throughout the park, including better links to and within the dog off-leash area.
Viewing areas, seating nodes and a picnic shelter round out the social spaces, while parallel parking along Abbeville Street would ease the pressure on street parking that builds during busy weekend mornings.
The upgrade will revitalise the existing playground, blending new equipment and nature play elements into the space families already love.
The plan also makes clear what will stay. The community garden, a well-used feature of the park, will not be affected by the upgrades. The plan leaves the vacant scout hall untouched, keeping it completely separate from the new recreational layout.
A park that already punches above its weight
Abbeville Street Park is one of Upper Mt Gravatt’s most genuinely multi-use green spaces. Its fenced dog off-leash area, with a separate enclosure for smaller dogs, draws regulars from across the southern suburbs and has a reputation as one of the better dog parks in Brisbane’s south.
On any weekend morning the park fills with families at the playground, dog owners at the fence line and walkers doing laps of the bike and walking paths.
The community garden adds another layer of regular activity, and the basketball half-court sees use from older kids and teenagers who have few other spaces nearby. What the park has always lacked is a toilet block, which limits how long families can comfortably stay and makes the space less accessible for older residents and parents with young children.
Two chances to see the plan in person
Two information kiosks are running at the park itself for residents who want to see the concept plan in person and ask questions. The first runs tomorrow, Saturday 30 May, from 9am to 11am. The second session runs on Wednesday 3 June from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
The draft concept plan is available to download and the online feedback survey can be completed here. For phone enquiries, the project team is available on 07 3178 5413 from 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Published 1-June-2026
