01-July-09 Latest News

There are currently a few major projects in the design and construction stage at the moment. We will have details and pics on the site of one of our larger completed parks over the next week.

The existing park in AVALON (NSW) is about to get a makeover. The current rough concrete surface will be replaced with a new smooth finish. Also several existing elements i.e. the funbox, ledges and kicker will be replaced with new revised elements. Work on the facility will start soon, will keep you posted on the works.

Convic Skateparks recently completed a new bowl at BROULEE (NSW) which is now open (click here). The bowl is a 4ft/6ft peanut bowl with a waterfall.

Convic Skateparks are flying along on the new facility in BOWEN (QLD). The retaining walls and landscaping is currently getting completed with the transitions to start soon. Once we get some construction pics we will post them up.

01-June-09 Latest News

CRANEBROOK (NSW) is getting pretty close to being finished and opened. Convic Design checked out the park this week (see images attached here and here .) The park will cater for a variety of users with its multi-levelled mini-ramp and low level street area. Once complete it will add to the variety of parks which include the recently completed Glenmore and St Clair for the Penrith area. The Penrith City Council have certainly been provactive with ensuring that an assortment of parks for various users and levels are within reach for most residents of the shire.

Convic Skateparks are currently in BARWON HEADS (VIC) for construction of a new facility. The main feature of the park is a dog bone shaped bowl which starts at 4ft in one pocket and leads to 9ft at the other end. Coming off the bowl platform is two separate street runs which include stairs, banks, flat/hubba ledges, rails and more transition. This one is sure to entertain all who skate it from street orientated skating beginners to those that love to ride ‘U’ shaped drains with coping! Check out a render of the park here. Thanks heaps to all of the local guys who assisted throughout the design process.

The guys are also still working at BOWEN (QLD) on the plaza style facility with a long mini ramp section. Once we have some construction pics they will be posted up.

The bowl in SOUTH TWEED (NSW) is already being used with some really good reports to date. The bowl is made up of varying mellow depths and includes various elements i.e. extensions, roll over, hips and banked wall with a quarter. Check these pics to see the various lines and pockets of the bowl here and here. Next stage for the facility will be a street orientated run which doubles as the main entrance path to the bowl.

01-May-09 Latest News

Convic are heading over to the Asian X-Games this weekend. The event will be held near the SMP skatepark in Shanghai, so the guys are sure to pay a visit and rip around the place. While we wait for some pics to put in next month’s update, check out our China page for the full rundown on the world’s largest skatepark!

BOWEN (QLD) is soon to have a new park. The facility which straddles the foreshore features a large mini-ramp/open bowl area with various level changes and associated elements. Leading out from the transition section are two individual street runs which include bank/rail combo, manual pads, hips, rails and ledges. This large facility allows a variety of users with varied skill levels to use it at once. Click here for a render of the park.

A bowl at BROULEE (NSW) will be soon getting constructed. Convic Skateparks will be onsite soon to start on the 4ft/6ft peanut bowl with a waterfall. The bowl is the first part of a masterplan of the site which will eventually include basketball courts, refuge areas and a playground.

The park in CRANEBROOK (NSW) is coming along with construction expected to be finished soon. The facility will compliment the new facilities at St Clair and Glenmore. Will hopefully have some pics soon.

01-April-09 Latest News

The park at CRANEBROOK (NSW) is well under way with Convic Skateparks already a couple of weeks into construction. The design includes a mini ramp section of varying heights, bank and hip. It also features a separate area of lower level street orientated elements. Check back for an opening date soon.

SOUTH TWEED (NSW) stage one works of a large feature bowl is almost complete. The stage two including a path with skateable sculpture elements is currently also underway. Looking forward to posting some pictures soon.

A new park was recently finished in WIMALEE (NSW) which is in the Blue Mountains. The park features various level changes around a square track orientation. The elements include stairs, various banks, rails and numerous ledges. The park was opened with a demo by the team from PD distribution. Hope to have some pics up soon.

The new multi-use skatepark for NERANG (QLD) is now open. Featuring a skateable plaza wrapping around a huge bowl ensuring plenty of opportunities for hips, banks, stairs, rails, gaps, etc. The bowl varies in height for 3ft to 9ft with an oververt corner, vert wall, hips, pool coping and the first doorway in Australia. Click here to see a render of the bowl. The park also features a stage and extensive seating and social spaces.

01-March-09 Latest News

The extension at Coburg (VIC) is now complete with the thumbs up from the locals. The 1.2m (4ft) high 10m wide mini will complement the existing kidney pool and plaza space to ensure more variety in the park. Hopefully we will get some pics of the mini getting session’ed soon.

The park in Singapore is also getting that bit closer to being open, we were over there last month to check it out and have to say it’s amazing! A few minor items to be completed before it can open, but not long now! Pics coming soon...

Convic Skateparks are now well into the construction of the South Tweed (NSW) skatepark. The main focus of the stage one works is a multi level bowl with several innovative additions to set it apart from other similar sized enclosed bowls. Stage two works will follow closely after and will cater for the street skaters. A 85m long skateable path with a mix of skate/sculptural ledges, banks and kickers will lead users to the bowl area. As construction gets closer to completion will we post some pics.

Another park soon to be under construction is in Cranebrook (NSW). With nearby parks recently built at Glenmore and St Clair, the Cranebrook facility has been designed to cater for local needs with its main feature a mini ramp that has a hip, banked wall, sub-box and extensions. It also features a street area with a funbox, bank, rail and ledge. Click here to see a render of the new park. (This earlier render doesn’t show the now included funbox which replaced the banked ledge).

01-February-09 Latest News

Construction will soon be underway on a new bowl orientated facility for SOUTH TWEED (NSW). The bowl has varying depths between 4ft-7ft and a banked wall love seat combo. The entrance includes a ten stair with feature handrails.

Future works for the facility will include a skateable path with sculptured banks/ ledges that will cater for street skaters. These additional works will commence shortly after the completion of the bowl.

ROXBURGH PARK (VIC) is now open. The plaza styled space includes numerous street elements from stairs and ledges to a tight hipped banked wall with cut out gap and ledge section on its platform.

The existing park in COBURG (VIC) is currently getting a small extension. After consultation with the local users a mini ramp was the unanimously preferred option. The 4ft high mini has a total width of 9m and will tie into the existing park. Convic Skateparks are onsite now so it shouldn’t be long until its completed.

PAKENHAM (VIC) has recently had a small park finished. The park has two separate runs which will suit a variety of users. The runs which are joined by a banked hip include transitions, spine and table top jump on one while the other run features ledges, rails and split quarter pipe. It should be officially open soon.

HORSHAM (VIC) is soon to have a new facility. The park will feature an enclosed 6ft/8ft high bowl with pool coping and sub-vert wall. Accompanying this is a street area with a variety of elements. Look out for more detail when construction commences.

Check out this pic and this one of the recently finished and highly popular Skate & BMX facility at THURINGOWA (QLD). The park features a bowl (4 & 7ft high), street area and a concrete BMX jumps track.

Another recently completed park is at BORDERTOWN (SA), click here to see. The open bowl with its two pockets of differing heights are joined by a spine. The opening of the bowl features a mini-ramp section. Include this park on the next Melbourne-Adelaide road trip along with the new park at Murray Bridge. This facility features an open bowl, split level section with ledges/rails and various banks, see image here.

05-January-09 Latest News

Happy new year to all. Convic hopes everyone had a safe and relaxing break.

The new year has started with some exciting projects in both design and construction. Check our next monthly update in February for more information.

01-December-08 Latest News

The Geelong Youth Activities Area (GYAA) is soon to open. Click pic 1, pic 2 and pic 3 for some pre-opening pics. Designed as a intergenerational public events space, the GYAA is an exciting new addition to the Geelong foreshore public domain. We are very proud of being able to successfully create a central public plaza that unlike many public urban developments and town squares throughout Australia is actually designed to be skateable. It will be activated with a multitude of different public events primarily with a youth focus. It also includes a spread of social spaces, viewing areas, some informal ball sports areas and sculptural steel frames (for event infrastructure, lighting, art display and multi media projection). The space will have its official opening on the 7th of Dec. Check out the flyer here. We will have some more pics up soon.

Convic Design had a busy week in late November. We were fortunate to be awarded a national PLA/PRAV special innovation award for the community space at Caroline Springs. This exciting flexible multipurpose play space with a teenage focus featured again at the AILA awards with a ‘Presidents award for playground design’. Click on this link for further information.

The latest edition of ‘Landscape Architecture Australia’ features a write up on the CAIRNS skatepark with its 2008 National AILA design award. Click here to see the a picture of the park on the cover courtesy of Kenny Paynter.

Convic's park in Singapore is nearing completion. We will have some updated news and pics up in a couple of days. Check back soon.

The new youth facility for NERANG (QLD) is coming along. The space includes long skateable areas of plaza, two separate bowls and various kick-about/performance spaces. The peanut bowl features depths of 6 & 4ft and is finished with pool coping while the second bowl is predominately 5ft and includes a doorway, over-vert section, extensions and various hips. Despite the facility being reduced in scope the design of this facility is certainly one we’re proud of so hopes are this flows through into construction. Pics of this space will be posted once complete.

A new park is under construction in PAKENHAM (VIC). The park has two separate runs which will suit a variety of users. The runs which are joined by a banked hip include transitions, spine and table top jump on one while the other run features ledges, rails and split quarter pipe. Construction is flying along so we should have some pics up soon.

The existing ramp in CHELSEA (VIC) is soon to be replaced. The new ramp is predominately 6ft high and 36ft wide overall. There are two 8ft extensions, one’s 8ft wide and the opposing wall is 16ft wide. Offsetting the widths should give a bit more flow to the ramp instead of just the straight back and forth. Should be going in shortly... keep an eye out on site.

01-November-08 Latest News

THURINGOWA (QLD) a neighbouring town of Townsville will soon have a new park. The construction of the facility is flying along which should enable the park to be open in a couple of weeks if not days. It features a bowl, street area and a concrete BMX jumps track. Various treatments have been used on the outside of the park to facilitate the shelters, lighting bollards and planting. Click on this link and this one for construction pics.

The park in BORDERTOWN (SA) has now been finished. The open bowl with its two pockets of differing heights are joined by a spine. The opening of the bowl features a mini-ramp section that can act independently from the rest of the bowl. Include this park on the next Melbourne-Adelaide road trip.

Construction has started in the area of Mildura in VIC for two local level facilities. The first in MERBEIN is a ‘tricked up’ mini ramp. With an average height of 6ft it features a vert extension, tombstone, sub-box, roll-ins and hip. This ramp will cater for beginners while ensuring its maximisation of function will attract advanced users. A render of the park can be seen here.

The second park in OUYEN is more street orientated with its flat banks, ledge, rail and transition. Once construction gets underway we will get some pics on the site.

Convic's massive Singapore Skatepark is flying along. Construction is looking great and the park is looking amazing! Super smooth surfaces all round. On site is where the entire size, materiality and the positioning of the park can really be appreciated. If all goes to plan the park will be open at the end of Jan 09. We will post some pics of the facility up soon.

01-October-08 Latest News

Convic is pleased to announce that the Cairns Esplanade Skatepark received a design award in this years Australian Institute of Landscape Architects national awards. We are excited that this internationally important & innovative skatepark development has been scrutinized and judged as an important public recreation space of national significance. We see this integrated large scale facility sitting on Cairns major Esplanade precinct as setting the new standard in skate facility provision world wide. Click on this link for an overview.

Singapore’s national “Extreme Sports Facility” has been designed by Convic. Check out the render here for a look at what’s coming and check back soon to see the progress pics.

A new bowl for MEADOW HEIGHTS (VIC) has been completed. The bowl heights range from 1.5m up to 2.7m, has varying transitions, over-vert corner, hips and a waterfall. Accompanying the bowl are several long ledges. The bowl which will cater for all levels of users will be a good training spot for the existing larger bowl at Epping. Check this render and a nice panorama shot of the bowl thanks to Matt Grant.

A new park is coming along swiftly at TOWNSVILLE (QLD). This park will cater for all users with its bowl, street area and concrete jumps tracks. The park was designed to ensure it will cater for all levels of users through choice of elements to the heights. Will have some pics up soon.

BORDERTOWN (SA) is the next stop for Convic Skateparks with construction starting there soon. The open bowl (due to drainage concerns) starts with a 1.2m deep mini ramp section which leads into two separate pockets. The pockets have heights of 1.5m and 1.8m and are joined by a spine. It also features various hips and a waterfall. The platform of the bowl has two ledges and flat rail. We will ensure we get completed pics up once done although for now check out this render.

The existing park in THORNLANDS (QLD) has had some extension works recently completed. The works designed by Convic in collaboration with local Bart Carnes include a street run with banks, ledges, euro-gap and hubbas. New elements on the existing concrete pad include several quarter pipes and a street-styled flat bank.

01-September-08 Latest News

The new skatepark for OCEAN GROVE (VIC) is now open. The park features a 5ft-8ft bowl with numerous hips and a roll-in. Connected to the bowl platform is a street area with low level elements which includes rails, ledges, banks and transition. We hope to get some pics of the finished park soon.

The existing 9ft steel vert ramp at CHELSEA (VIC) is soon to be replaced. The replacement will be a new steel ramp with heights of 9ft & 10ft which includes 1ft of vert on the higher sections. With these dimensions its will be perfect for progression to the larger vert ramps.

BARANDUDA (VIC) existing park is currently getting a Convic designed extension. The beginner designed area consists of quarter pipes, flat banks and a funbox. These elements will sit alongside the existing 4ft & 6ft bowl. The bowl is still open and with construction currently underway on the new section it should also be open soon.

Convic Skateparks has started construction on a new park in THURINGOWA near Townsville (QLD.) The park will cater for numerous users with its bowl, street section and concrete BMX jumps. The bowl has depths of 4 & 7ft while the street orientated elements include rails, blocks and banks. The BMX track has jumps of numerous heights, a quarter pipe with sub-box end and also features a return track. Once finished the park will complement the existing park in Townsville.

01-August-08 Latest News

CAMMERAY (NORTH SYDNEY) skatepark is now open. It is a plaza style facility that features a mix of banks, stairs, ledges, rails, gaps etc.. at a variety of heights (and shapes) to ensure the park caters for all skill levels. Its distinctive layout also allows for individual sessioning or for long continuous runs that incorporate multiple elements and lines.

We have used a mix of painted colours to create a visually vibrant skate space with planting and paved seating areas used to integrate the plaza into the broader surrounding parkland landscape. This official opening is this weekend. In the meantime check out these images here and here.

OCEAN GROVE (VIC) is currently under construction. At present the platforms have been poured of the 5ft-8ft bowl. Once the bowl has been completed, work will start on the street area. Once we get some construction shots we will post them up, for now the render can be checked out here.

Another park for the Geelong area in Victoria will be BARWON HEADS. This park will feature a long dog-bone shaped bowl which should make the transition skaters around this area happy. Accompanying the bowl will be two separate streets runs with banks, hubbas, ledges etc... Check the render here The park will be finished off with connection paths and mass planting.

To fill the void in the northern suburbs of Melbourne MEADOW HEIGHTS are getting a new youth space with stage one being a 5ft-7ft bowl that is currently under construction. The bowl has several features including a 9ft vert corner and a over-vert pocket. With these features the bowl will appeal to a great range of skill levels and push the progression of all who ride it. Check out a render here which shows the various materials being used.

Construction will not be too far away for TOWNSVILLE (QLD) in the area of Thuringowa. This multi-use space will feature an enclosed bowl, street area and a concrete BMX jumps track. The park will complement the existing park in Townsville which features several open bowls and traditional elements.

01-July-08 Latest News

Two new parks for NSW! St Clair and Glenmore have recently opened. The park in GLENMORE is a street styled facility with an open bowl. The street elements include paved banks, paved ledges and a paved 10 stair with rails. The opened bowl is 4ft high with a steep vert extension and pool coping. The park has been finished off with connection paths, refuge areas and planting beds. Click here, here and here and here for some shots of the completed park.

ST CLAIR features an enclosed bowl, which has been designed to ensure fast lines to all of its pockets. The bowl is predominately 6ft deep with a 9ft vert corner. Also featured in the bowl is a mogul to increase speed and a 9ft banked extension. The entrance to the facility is a skateable path with some basic ledges, stairs and rails.

Completion of NORTH SYDNEY Plaza is getting quite close. The park, once complete, will make all street skaters happy with its variety of ledges, rails, banks, gaps, etc... click here and here for some construction progress shots.

While in Sydney Convic has been at CHATSWOOD skatepark to do some rectification works. The amendments include new ledges, quarter pipes and some patching of the worn surface. Although not a total facelift the new additions will add more function to the park.

A new park at WOODGATE (QLD) is a 6ft mini ramp that has been tricked up with several features - 7 & 8 ft sections, a hip and a perfect 9ft banked wall. This size and style will ensure the facility caters for all types of users. A pre-opening pic of the park can be viewed here.

As mentioned in our last monthly update BARWON HEADS and OCEAN GROVE (VIC) are getting new parks. Convic is currently onsite so we look forward to getting some progress shots once concrete has been poured!

The new multi-use skatepark for Nerang (QLD) is currently under construction. Featuring a skateable plaza wrapping around a huge bowl ensuring plenty of opportunities for hips, banks, stairs, rails, gaps, etc. The bowl varies in height for 3ft to 9ft with oververt corner, vert wall, hips, pool coping and the first doorway in Australia this bowl is going to be awesome. Click here to see a render of the bowl. The park will also feature a timber stage, extensive decking and multi-use lawn court.

The crew from Skateisan have been working hard as can been seen in this article from the guardian.

01-June-08 Latest News

DUBBO is now officially open. Our construction team, who undertook some quality control (skating) upon completion, all gave it the thumbs up. Australia's first full pipe (plus capsuled end) ensures the park will be featured in all the mags and videos soon. We have a couple more images thanks to Luke Brown, image one and image two. We will be putting some more shots of the park up soon.

Convic Construction are moving along swiftly on the plaza in NORTH SYDNEY. The park features various banks, stairs and ledges which are laid out in different combinations, heights and angles to ensure variety. We're certainly excited about seeing the completion of this job due to its design, colour and material selection along with the internal/external landscaping. The render can be viewed in the May news and click here and here for some current construction shots.

NOWRA (NSW) a facility we designed earlier this year to replace the existing worn park should be underway soon. The park has two adjacent paths with one containing concrete BMX jumps i.e. table top and spine while the other path has skate orientated elements ie stairs, banks and ledges. The park will also feature a mini to increase the diversity of elements to hit up.

The designs have recently been completed on two parks in Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove for the Geelong area (VIC). The park at BARWON HEADS will feature a 4ft-9ft 'dogbone' bowl along with various street elements including rails, ledges and a double set. The park which sits in an existing vegetated area will be complimented with further planting. The OCEAN GROVE park also has a bowl although this one is 5ft-8ft with numerous hips and a roll-in. Connected to the bowl platform is a street area with low level elements which include rails, ledges, banks and transition. These parks will assist in filling the void of bowls in the Geelong area. Construction will begin shortly. Both of these parks will compliment the waterside youth facility in Geelong (currently under construction).

A new park for THURINGOWA in Townsville (QLD) should soon be underway. The park was designed with the help of users through on location consultation and includes a 4/7ft enclosed bowl, a long low-level street run and a connecting concrete BMX jumps track. It also includes feature shelters and seating. The park will add extra incentive (if needed) to make the road trip to Cairns. When closer to construction we will upload some images.

01-May-08 Latest News

We will be updating the site at the start of each month so keep checking back for news, images and information of past, current and future projects.

Dubbo (NSW) will be opening in the next week or so! The bowl has been completed and is now home to Australia’s first full pipe. It needs to have some landscaping work done and a good clean before it’s ready for the public, but not long to go... Packed full of hips, corners, pool coping, over vert corner, sub box, banked wall, cinder block wall and an 18ft diameter capsuled full pipe it will surely be a favoured destination for skaters.

The Caroline Springs CYAN has been opened for a couple of weeks now. Designed as a break out space for the local schools , Convic were able to include some skateable terrain around the main basketball court, seating and social areas. With hubbas, a euro, hip, ledges and rails it was rewarding to be able to include some legitimate skate elements in what is essentially a public school yard. Refer to news in March for more information.

A new concrete BMX jumps track in Dandenong (VIC) has recently been completed. The facility which sits adjacent to the existing skatepark is a continuous run of table tops and spines. Different heights and lengths of jumps cater for all skill levels. Judging by the success of our past BMX jumps tracks this one should push the standard just a bit higher.

Construction is starting on a new facility in North Sydney (NSW). It is a plaza style facility with rails, ledges, banks, etc using a contrasting mix of coloured concrete, steel and painted surfaces. The internal and external landscaping has been integrated into the design. Access paths, generous seating and viewing areas also make the plaza an inviting destination for users and spectators. Images will be coming through with our monthly post, so keep checking back for updates. For now check out the render here

We have been doing some design work for a charity called ‘Skateistan’ who are aiming to build the first skatepark in Afghanistan. Through the founding members work in the country they discovered that skateboarding could bring people from different backgrounds together in a positive environment. Check out the link at www.skateistan.org for more information on the good work they’re doing.

18-April-08 Latest News

Dubbo – Australia’s first full pipe?

Pic one, pic two, pic three, pic four, pic five, overview and click here for the plan.

26-March-08 Latest News

Meeting for Pakenham skatepark Thursday the 27th March 6pm-7pm. To be held in the activity room at Services Central (next to the existing skate facility) at P.B.Ronald Reserve in Henry Street, Pakenham. (melway 317 E-7). Food/snacks will be provided. Any enquiries please call Graeme Stephenson, Recreation Co-ordinator for Cardinia Shire Council on (03) 5945 0412 or email.

11-March-08 Latest News

The new regional facility at Eaglehawk (VIC) opened a fortnight ago. This large scale park will fill a void for the skaters and riders in the Bendigo area. Click on the links below for some opening pics courtesy of Tim Barling, pic one, pic two pic three.

5-March-08 Latest News

The Caroline Springs (VIC) Community Youth Activity Node (CYAN) had its official opening on the 1st of March. The facility will complement the existing aquatic centre and the soon to open leisure centre.

The CYAN space and wider reserve offer opportunities for many active recreation activities. The space encompass a multi-purpose half-court with surrounding seating and social interaction spaces, performance stage with viewing areas and green kick about spaces. Additionally functioning as a skateable plaza offering many ledges / gaps / stairs & rails. The facility ensures its own identity through various material. Access through and within the CYAN space takes into consideration disability access and safety.

The hard landscape area of the facility is reminiscent of many European plaza's. A combination of compacted granitic sand / manicured lawns and a variety of hard surfaces punctuated with shade trees forms an informal bosque.

The design has looked at not only the designated CYAN but the recreational hub as a whole. Providing nodes of activity that reflect the materiality and language of the CYAN essential to activating the entire reserve. With public open space at a premium throughout Caroline Springs the recreational hub offers passive and active recreation for all ages.

Designed as an inclusive flexible multiuse space that can cater for a variety of events whilst still be used on a day to day basis for social and recreational activity is a unique and exciting addition to Caroline Springs and a catalyst for similar such projects throughout the wider community.

Click on the following links for some opening shots of the space. Pic one, Pic two, pic three, pic four and a for a panorama click here.

19-February-08 Latest News

It’s been a while since our last update so there are a few things to cover!

The third annual SMP Showdown at Shanghai was held in late October 2007 and featured some of the best skateboarders, Freestyle BMX riders and inline skaters from around the world. Street and Vert competitions were held during the two day event but the Mondo bowl was once again the focus of the most exciting and memorable skating. In his passion to push the limits of skateparks and what can be done in them Convic’s Director, Simon Oxenham has ended up with several broken ribs and a punctured lung from a slam in the Full Pipe Capsule– all in the name of testing the amazing skateparks. For the full rundown of the event check out the SMP site.

A new regional facility at Eaglehawk (VIC) will have its official opening this weekend. The park consists of a rather large traditional skate area including numerous quarter pipes, banks, hips, blocks, a euro-gap and a vert wall. Accompanying this is a 7ft bowl with roll-in and a pool coping capped over-vert corner. Work is currently being finalised on the landscaping which includes refuge areas, shelters, planting etc… Click on the following links for some images, pic one, pic two, pic three. For further comments of the park check out the forum on skateboard.com.au

A large scale facility at Knox (VIC) is now open after being built by Convic. This should keep all entertained with its traditional street, beginner bowl, advanced bowl and small skate trail. The smaller bowl has a standard depth of 4 ½ feet with extensions while the larger bowl has depths of 6 and 7ft with an 18ft cradle!

Construction of a new concrete BMX facility is now underway in Dandenong (VIC). The jumps track which will be next to the existing skatepark features beginner and advanced runs with return paths. This park is loosely based on the existing one in Glen Iris but with more jumps, a quarter pipe return and berm.

QLD is to get a big park at Nerang soon with construction to start shortly. This park has been designed to integrate with existing landscape elements and will feature a main run which rises and drops throughout with stairs, banks, hips, rails, etc along its length. On the inner edge of this path a large bowl has been designed that has numerous heights and features that include a doorway, pool coping, sub-box and more. A timber boardwalk allows access from several points and lets the general public view the space from a safe and close vantage point. Some larger decking areas are also provided that can be used as performance or gathering spaces.

30-November-07 Latest News

The updated 2008 skatepark guide has just hit the shelves. The guide lists 1020 parks, bowls and ramps throughout Australia. Convic are fortunate enough to grace the front (Presidents Park) and back cover (Frankston) along with other mentions throughout the guide including the editor’s picks where our parks get listed 5 times out of the 10 for top parks. Other features include suggested day trips, legal street spots and an interview with the creator of Convic.

Definitely worth the purchase for those who are inclined to travel or to just check out what Australia has to offer. The guide is available from most skateshops and selected book stores.

21-November-07 Latest News

The Victorian annual AILA (Australian Institute of Landscape Architects) awards were held on Friday night in Melbourne. These awards showcase a broad range of projects completed in the last year. This year Convic Design P/L was successful in the ‘Presidents Award for Playgrounds’ for the Cairns Esplanade skate park. The awards can be checked at the AILA website.

Its rewarding to see skateparks now being recognised alongside other major landscape projects. We give thanks to the Cairns City Council for recognising the need and embracing the importance of delivering such an exciting large scale skate & recreation space on their main public foreshore.

21-November-07 Latest News

We have recently finished the update to the Newman skatepark in WA. The park was officially opened by the Premier of WA last week (see pic) much to the appreciation of the users. The park has nearly doubled in size with the inclusion of a bank with ledge, spine, new quarter, ledges and a revamped flat bank and funbox.

Our construction crew are spread around the country at the moment with some assigned to the massive bowl in Dubbo (NSW.) At the moment the works are in the early stages but we will get some pics up soon when there’s more to see. Check out the link to see what it will look like when it’s done.

Works in Caroline Springs (VIC) are nearing completion on a CYAN (Community Youth Activity Node.) This area will be a multi-use public space that provides recreation areas to some adjacent local high schools including skateable terrain, outdoor class rooms, ball sports and event opportunities.

5-October-07 Latest News

A lot has been happening in the world of Convic since our last update.

Last weekend was the official opening of the new skatepark in Werribee (VIC), Presidents Park - overview here . It has been described as being ‘one of the most creative skatepark designs in Australia to date’ (www.skateboard.com.au) with features including a Barcelona bank, jersey barrier, various urban elements and two steel sculptured transitions including one with an over-vert perforated steel section. Surface treatments for the park include coloured concrete, feature paving and timber topped seats. With its varied terrain the park is attracting all types of users. Click here , here and here to see some pics of the park taken prior to the opening.

Continuing in Victoria and the opening of new parks, Rosebud foreshore skate plaza and the Sorrento skatepark will be ready to skate soon.

Rosebud (overview) is a plaza styled park which features a winding path that incorporates various level changes along its length with blocks of varying heights on the outside. Within the park there is a paved area that contains several granite pieces which lend themselves to be skateable ledges and banks. We have some pre-opening pics of the park here , here and here .

Sorrento skatepark is a traditional skatepark that features numerous well proven elements. These include quarter pipes, rails, ledges, hips and a steep banked wall. The park is to be finished off with landscaping to the entrance and surrounding area. Click here and here to see pics of the park being utilised.

Over to the other side of the country in WA where two more parks are near completion. These parks in Port and South Hedland are larger scale facilities and contain a myriad of skate terrain. We hope to have some pics from our construction team that we will soon post.

An update to the park in Newman, WA will happen after the Port Hedland jobs. Parts of the existing skatepark will get a facelift while the overall footprint will be increased to fit in some new elements for the park.

In NSW Dubbo is nearing the completion of the design stage with Convic Construction about to fly in to start work. The first stage of the park is a large scale bowl which has an abundance of distinctive elements. With heights from 4ft to 9ft, steel coping, pool coping, a concrete block vert wall and a capsuled full pipe it will certainly entertain all. We will post pics once construction gets underway.

30-July-07 Latest News

We recently received a certificate for the SMP skatepark, click here to check it out...

26-July-07 Latest News

The SMP Park has been getting a lot of coverage lately with the Gravity Games recently being held in Shanghai and several pro teams visiting the park. To get the most up to date information, professional rider reviews, videos, photos and everything else check out their revamped site at www.smpskatepark.com .

Thrasher Magazine latest edition features Bob Burnquist on the cover skating the park with one of the craziest tricks we have seen! Kingpin Magazine features a Quiksilver ad with Daniel Cardone and shows just how big some sections of the park are. While we're at it check out this ridiculous cover of Chris Senn that was featured on Transworld late last year.

Construction is currently underway in WA on parks in Bassendean, Port Hedland and South Hedland.

Bassendean has an open bowl with extensions along with street styled elements of banks, rails and ledges. The opening of the park is only a couple of weeks away. We will post some pics of the completed park soon.

The Port Hedland parks are two larger scale parks that will fill the void in the area. These parks are a great example of parks which cater for both beginners and advanced users. Construction is flying along and it shouldn’t be too long before we report them being open with some pics.

South Hedland features two open bowls of varying heights. There is also a pyramid with hips and a ledge, the platform surrounding the bowls feature several flat banks with rails and ledges. Click on this link to see an image of the park.

Port Hedland has a spined open bowl of two different heights. The bowl features hips, quarter pipe – flat bank hips and a sub-box. Around the bowl there are banked hips, ledges, flat banks and euro-gap. Click here for a design render of the park. `

The Helensburgh park in NSW is now open. This is a park that our construction team recently completed and it's made the locals very happy. Click on the links here and here to check out some photos supplied by local skater Mike Laidler.

VIC isn't to be left out either... The design for the Eaglehawk skatepark in Bendigo has now been completed. The park is of a larger scale and demonstrates the options for a regional facility with numerous elements, varied skill opportunities and surrounding landscaping including shelter, seating, paths and planting. The design of the park can be seen here and here.

Presidents Park, Werribee (VIC) is hopefully opening soon, just a few more things to be done. The park is already getting talked about with its unique elements, coloured treatments and use of assorted materials. Click on the following link to see a progress shot. As the park gets closer to completion we will post more pics.

07-June-07 Latest News

In our previous post we showed the computer images for Deer Park and Sunshine West - they are ready to skate now!

The bowl at Deer Park with its pool coping extension, array of pockets, hips and banked wall transfer will entertain all users for a quite a while. Due to the shallow depth and endless lines it makes an entertaining bowl to carve around and/or tech it up. Check some pre-opening pics here and here .

The street style park at Sunshine West has some traditional skate items including a low rail, stairs, manual/hubba and banks but also has a mini-ramp with pool coping extension and a banked wall with angle coping. Reports from early session so far indicate the park to be rather fun for all level of users. Check this pic to get an idea of the park.

Both of these parks feature a variety of landscape elements including shelter, seating, connecting paths and planting. These additional elements complete the skatepark area and create an integrated space to encourage skaters, parents, or anyone else to sit and view the park in action.

The bowl is located at Robert Bruce Reserve, Deer Park (VIC) and the street course is at Norm Talintyre Reserve, Sunshine West (VIC). Stay tuned for the official opening dates and activities.

Rosebud (VIC) is moving along in the construction stage. Click here and here. to see some of the progress shots of the park (photos c/o Mornington Peninsula Shire) and keep checking back for updates - if all goes well the park will be open in the not too distant future.

The Riverside (VIC) extension work has started with the retaining walls of the Northern end transitions being poured, platforms and transitions to come shortly. Replacing the existing steel ramps, the new concrete transitions will feature a few hips and an extension to add some new lines to the park.

As previously mentioned Convic took out a couple of awards at the Cement Concrete & Aggregates Association ceremony. A short piece in their magazine can be viewed here and and the media release can be read here .

07-June-07 Latest News

Redlands Skate Plaza at John Fredericks Park, Capalaba is soon to be constructed!

It will be the largest skate space in South East Queensland and third largest in Australia. The plaza replaces the old park and contains a massive 100m long street run that connects into a Feature bowl area containing a 6 to 8 foot bowl with pool coping, hips and vert wall extension. There are also a larger connecting plaza with a 12 stair, 8 stair, big 4, access ramp gap, garden gaps, flat and split level flat bars, manual pads as well a multitude of timber, steel, paved and concrete ledges. The whole space will be lit at night and includes an elevated skateable stage for a variety of different events, treed viewing and seating spaces throughout. For images of the park please click here and here.

31-May-07 Latest News

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia held an awards ceremony last night. The CCAA Public Domain Awards are held biannually to “celebrate the innovative and inspiring use of concrete to enhance the public domain”. Convic received the State Winner Award for best concrete project in Queensland for the CAIRNS Esplanade Skatepark (designed and built by Convic). We also received a commendation in the ‘paths’ category for the same project. You can check CCAA site for more info on our entry and the awards. Convic were up against many different projects across Australia including significant projects such as major bridges and public buildings. The team was stoked to see a skatepark recognized with this prestigious award and thrilled that Cairns City Council embraced the need for a major skatepark and ensured it came to fruition

Check out the latest edition of 'The Skateboarder's Journal' for a couple of appearances by Convic. VICTORIA PARK (WA) is featured as part of a tour story and FRANKSTON (VIC) gets a couple of sequences as part of the Baker tour. We also scooped the front page! If you can’t tell, the barrier rail is at PRAHRAN skatepark.

On the construction front, an extension at The City of Melbourne’s RIVERSIDE skatepark is about to start. The Northern end will be formalised with the removal of the old timber and steel ramps. Replacing them will be concrete quarters of varied heights with two hips.

HELENSBURGH (NSW) is nearing completion with an approximate finish date of two weeks. Check out the forum thread on www.skateboard.com.au under ‘parks’ for some progress pics.

We found some more pics of the Shanghai park to entertain you. The first one is from the opening day in 2005 showing the competition area and the second one is PLG skating in the vert competition. The third one is from the the 2006 event giving an overview of the vert ramp.

15-May-07 Latest News

It’s been a while since our last update but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy. Since finishing Australia’s biggest skatepark in CAIRNS (a few more pics here, here and here) we have continued to design and build more parks all around the country.

On the Design front, we have a park in EAGLEHAWK (VIC) in the works that features an enclosed bowl with a few hips and pockets; The bowl is connected to a park style section that has all the usual elements spread out over a generous area.

Some recent designs we have done are nearing the end of construction - DEER PARK and SUNSHINE WEST (VIC). At this stage they are about a month away from being finished. DEER PARK has a combo bowl with spine, hips, vert wall and banked section (click here) and SUNSHINE WEST has a small park style layout (click here).

We have finished designing two parks in WA - PORT HEDLAND and SOUTH HEDLAND, construction on these will commence soon.

Designed and built by Convic, FLAGSTAFF (SA) was completed in mid February to rave reviews. Throw in a peanut bowl with pool coping, open bowl, park style course with some nice hits and you have a winning combination. The park stands alone with these elements, but it’s the feature landscaping that sets it apart from the rest. The artistic barrier seating, feature entry signage and planted areas around the park complete the package and shows just what you can do with the whole site. The Billabong crew (Renton Millar, Aaron Rowe, Jon Lorcan, Jackson Pilz and Bart Carnes) were in town to open the park. These guys only had a short time to skate before the rain poured down, but by all reports they tore it a new one! For some pics click here and here.

SEAFORD skatepark IN VIC has opened and is being hit up by the locals at every opportunity.

The street styled park at BERKELEY VALE (NSW) has also been completed. Both of these parks were designed and built by Convic.

12-Dec-06 Latest News

December 9 2006 was the 4th anniversary of the passing of one of Convic’s founding fathers - Cam Melville. He is sadly missed and we were all thinking of him when Australia’s latest and biggest skatepark in CAIRNS was officially opened on the same day. This was a fitting celebration of a life well lived and the contribution that this true legend of Aussie skateboarding made to the development and progression of Australian skateparks that are now amongst the best in the world.

At the Cairns opening celebration some of Australia's best skaters put on a series of demos for the crowd in the crazy midday sun and the local skaters flooded the park from morning til night. Spectators from all over the globe wandered throughout the park to check it out and it was great to see their reaction. The park, which has two bowls and multiple skateable pathways, has already received rave reviews including a position on the “7 Wonders of the World” list in the new Australian Skatepark Guide. Integrated landscape, shelters, lighting, an amenities block and the use of coloured concrete to highlight pathways throughout the park all contribute to the overall effect and success of the park. It’s hard to describe in words - to get a grasp of the size of the park click here, to see some of obstacles throughout the park click here, here, and here.

26-Oct-06 Latest News

Well a lot has been going within Convic since our last update. The parks certainly haven’t been slowing down.

FRANKSTON, currently Australia’s biggest skatepark is soon to be eclipsed with a new monster at CAIRNS. This park sitting on the Cairns foreshore features two world class bowls including a cradle. The bowls will be nestled amongst 2000 sq/m of plaza containing a multitude of gaps, steps, ledges & banks. The park is currently scheduled to open on the 9th of December. Click here for an initial picture of the smaller bowl, we will have some more pics up as the construction progresses.

New South Wales will soon feature some new large scale parks. DUBBO will feature Australia’s first full pipe as part of a major bowl. Also planned for this park are various street elements including stairs, rails, banks, ledges and garden gaps. Click here for a image of the design.

A couple new parks to be built soon on Port Phillip Bay just out of Melbourne include a small park style facility at SORRENTO and an open street plaza at ROSEBUD. Click here for a design image of the park.

Not to be left off the list in South Australia is FLAGSTAFF skatepark which will feature a peanut bowl with heights of 10ft and 6ft complete with pool coping. The bowl will be accompanied with more transition and street style elements.

The 2nd Shanghai Showdown was recently held at the SMP SHANGHAI Park, in China. Check out the results & photos here shanghai showdown. The worlds largest skatepark once again was the perfect location for some of the worlds best, putting on a show in both vert, street and included a jam in the mad mondo bowl, complete with granite coping, capsuled full pipe, and 14000 sq/m of transition heaven. Check out the updated PDFS on the China page for key features of the park.

Our site is currently getting revamped and when done will contain more info and pics on the parks we have produced. So keep checking back for this and additional information on future endeavours.

05-May-06 Latest News

Frankston (Vic) is now home of Australia’s largest skatepark. The park had its official opening on the weekend with great success. Hundreds of people turned up and packed the place out from dawn till dusk with a day full of demos, comps and giveaways. There was a ticket to the bowl rider’s comp in Malmo Sweden for first place, so the skaters were amped and the skating was hectic. Corbin Harris ripped and got himself a seat on the plane – good luck in Malmo!.
The park with its unparalleled level of detail and finish shows just how successful Design and Construction contracts can be. Endless lines in the bowls and the street area make it a must for all skaters. Click here here and here for some photos and check out www.skateboard.com.au for more...

The three new parks in WA are all nearing completion. These parks vary in design from a deep bowl with pool coping (Victoria Park), a smaller split level bowl and street course (Maddington) and a street park with ledges, banks, rails, etc (Gosnells). These along with future works in the western state should keep all happy.

Two smaller parks that were recently completed in Victoria include Lang Lang and Garfield. The first offers various ledges, rails and bank transfers. The latter has a smaller street course, a 4ft mini with escalated 5ft section and a bank with a jersey barrier tacked on top.

The Flagstaff (SA) park is nearing the end of the design process. This is one park that has been teasing the locals for a while. With a 6ft/10ft peanut bowl with pool coping and large street section we’re sure it will please once completed.

Bob Burnquist has posted up some news on his visit to the SMP skatepark in Shanghai, China last month – go to bob burnquist.com and read what he has to say.

27-Mar-06 Latest News

09-Mar-06 Latest News
After two years of designing and weighing in at 2100 square metres, Frankston is to become the home of Australia’s largest skatepark. The perfectly shaped, deep left hand kidney bowl and the small combo bowl have both been poured (no flat bottom yet, skaters…). The kidney is to have pool coping all the way round, a death box and a pool light – so many good things in this one bowl! The smaller bowl will feature an assortment of coping styles to mix things up. The street area (no funboxes here) has several sets of stairs, banks, blocks and gaps. Heaps of lines throughout the park. Sessions should be underway shortly.

Monteray (Vic) also in the Frankston area is to get a skate path which will feature heaps of rails, blocks and assorted objects that should entertain all the starved street skaters. With a rough length of 250m it will have plenty of lines to string together.

The Vic Park (WA) 9ft/6ft bowl is taking shape. At the request of local lurkers, team Modus/ Camp Hoon, a man size “peep hole” has been included for their voyeuristic pleasure. They also requested somewhere to place the esky hence the extra wide platforms. The Gosnells (WA) park has just been completed. This should fill a void around the area with its layout of steps, hubbas, euro, banks, quarters, etc. To accompany this, another park ten minutes down the road in Maddington will feature a multi level bowl with various transfers along with some gaps, banks and ledges.

Keep an eye on the pics for all of our latest work.

23-Jan-06 Latest News
Since our last update we have been busy completing several new parks throughout Australia. The first is Newport (Vic) which features a 7ft/4ft bowl, various quarter pipes, a bank to ledge and what we believe is the world’s first see-saw manual pad. Check out the pictures on this page. The massive Frankston (Vic) park is well under way with coping in place and several blocks having being poured. Hopefully everyone can resist hitting up the park until completion. The park is due to be completed at the end of march.

Up to NSW where recently Wyong has been completed. The main feature is the 8ft/6ft kidney bowl along with a ten stair with rail and a big set of three that wraps itself through the park producing ledges and gaps. Check out the pictures on this page. Berowra (NSW) has also been recently completed and has a real street focus with hips, ledges, euro, stairs & banks.

The west coast is about to see some awesome new parks. Look out for the soon to be constructed Vic Park bowl. Residing near the banks of the Swan in Perth, this beauty steps up from 6 ft shallow end to 9ft deep end with pool coping. It has been specially designed to cater to those that have been starved for the carve for so long.Pics soon. Another perth metro park at Gosnells is currently under construction also with lots of ledges,blocks and rails.

09-Nov-05 Latest News
Some of the Convic crew were over in Shanghai for the opening competition in our latest park; the “Shanghai Showdown” and got to skate over 12000 sq/m of terrain including the monster Mondo Bowl. Keep an eye out for more images, video and feedback on the new park from some of the pro skaters who attended the official opening and ripped up the biggest skate park in the world.
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From the worlds largest skatepark in Shanghai, China to something a little closer to home. Frankston (Vic) is to be the home of Australias largest outdoor facility. With 70ft wide mini bowl , 11ft deep left hand kidney pool and 1750 m2 plaza. The park totals over 2000m2. This place is going to raise the bar for Oz skateparks.
Newport (Vic) is only a matter of weeks off completition yet its still got people talking - check back soon for pics and to hear stories about the see-saw ledge.
San Remo (Nsw) is currently under construction. It features a figure eight bowl with a street section consisting of stairs, blocks and ledges - pics soon.

12-Sept-05 Latest News
Convic has just released its new web page in line with the near completion of the SMP skatepark designed by Convic. Check out the images on the front page or go to China page for downloadable PDF's of key areas of the park and a video fly through.

04-Jul-05 Latest happenings
Box Hill (VIC) had its official opening on the 19th June and attracted a huge response from the local community. Council conducted an opening ceremony to thank all the people involved in getting the park on the ground and then the crowd watched a demo on various sections of the park before the local skaters swarmed on the fresh concrete. The park features a 4ft and 5ft open bowl, joined by a spine, a 6ft figure eight bowl and various street elements including hips, rails, a euro-gap and ledges. Heaps of lines and plenty of flow! Check the gallery for some of the pics from the day.

Eltham (VIC) is near completion. This one has an open bowl, a vert extension, mogul and a mix of banks, rails and ledges. The ledges are made to be like steel benches so that should provide a different challenge and bit more variety than usual. Check back soon to view pics once the park is finished!

Pearcedale (VIC) is also currently under construction. Very nice bowl featuring a big, round deep section with an elliptical curve! The lower section has some hips and corners to whip around and offers good transfer possibilities. Carve or grind over the 'pool light' too...

Also finished a concrete bmx track which features a multiple of jumps to keep all happy. From big table tops to smaller humps.

23-May-05 Latest happenings
Check out the fuel website for information on their new tv show 'freestyle/lifestyle.' Its a skate related show which is to air on cable soon.

13-May-05 Latest happenings
The Box Hill park is near completition. This is going to be one of Melbourne's premier parks. Featuring three bowls that scream "transfers" and enough rails and hips to occupy the street orientated. View some construction pics in the gallery of site and bowl construction

Check out the sites of steve gourlay and brad eastman who help us out with some of the pics on the site.

Our designs for the upgrade to the existing Townsville park are complete. It comprises of some nice street elements including ledges, banks and rails.

08-Apr-05 Latest happenings
The whittlesea monster is now open. With a five star rating on www.skateboard.com.au its our biggest park to date. Featuring two massive bowls which are joined by a 3ft vert wall and spine. Alongside of this is a street section with an assortment of goodies.

Alexandra (vic) is soon to be completed with an official opening on the 17th of April. The park consists of various trannies, some nice banked hips and a large selection of rails/ledges.

Some of our old and new parks have had some recent magazine coverage. Transworld Skateboarding reviewed Melbourne's very own Riverslide and Slam did a spot check on Coburg.

11-Mar-05 Latest happenings
One of our recent parks Coburg (VIC) features an 8ft to 5ft pool and one of the first purpose built plazas in Australia. Its to have its first international demo on the Saturday 16th of April which will see the likes of Hewitt etc destroying the pool, check out skateboard.com.au for the latest info.

Box Hill (VIC) is busily being constructed at the moment. With a couple of mellow open bowls & 6 foot peanut bowl, and flowing banked street section the park just screams lines.

In other news, our design for Parramatta features a 6ft shallow end leading into a 9ft pocket along with street section consisting of a long rail and hubba with a nine stair on one side and a euro on the other. It's currently out to tender so shouldn't be too far away from getting built.

25-Feb-05 Latest happenings
The design team has been busy having recently completed the design of the worlds biggest skate park. Watch this space, details of the monster park up soon.

Whittlesea (VIC) is currently under construction and is shaping up to be a monster. Shallow bowl is 7ft curve and 1ft vert which spines into the deep bowl with 9ft curve 1ft Vert. The "Taco" section that morphs between the 2 bowls reaches 9ft curve with 3ft vert at its highest point. This will be the largest concrete wall in Oz. The bowls lead out into a flow area with an assortment of rails, ledges and hips

Although it was finished a couple of months ago Point Cook (VIC) is proving to be a favourite. The bowl which is channel shaped starts out at 6ft then eventuates into a oververt cup at one end. With a recent old school jam going down and several of the recent World Cup pros visiting it, its sure to pop up in some video soon.

Other design news include a regional facility for Flagstaff Hill SA which is moving along nicely. Plans up soon.

Convic Design also recently was one of the sponsors for the On The Wall Exhibiton which has just finished. Great collection of crazy skater art. Props to Steve Gourlay for a successful expo.