There was nothing but smiles around Yenda Skate Park on Saturday as the ribbon was officially cut on the newest addition to the town.
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The last of the concrete was set in August and since then the park has regularly used by many of the town's younger residents.
Aaron Clifford brings his scooter to the park every day to practise his skills and said it was great to have a place where you riding with others.
"It gets a bit busy at some times, but you just work around everyone," he said.
"I've seen some of the younger scooter riders learn the basic skills and I've shown them how to do it and they build confidence in doing it."
Before the skate park was finished, skateboarders and scooter and BMX riders had to make their own tracks and jumps.
The park's concrete surface however is more suited to learning to ride scooters and skateboards.
As part of the celebration, Griffith's Matt Spencer donated four 30 minute training sessions as prizes for a raffle.
Mr Spencer, who rides in flatland BMX competitions, said it was great to see children getting outside and using the new skate park.
"All I wanted as a kid was a skate park and we didn't have one until I was 18, that's why I left for London - to skate skate parks," he said.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr Spencer planned to kick off skateboard coaching in Griffith as it was to become an Olympic sport at the 2020 games.
He said the coaching was all about learning confidence, road rules and a bit of safety.
Yenda's Jackson Dunn, who first pitched the idea of a skate park with a petition was joined by the Member for Murray Helen Dalton to cut the ribbon.
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Jackson's father David said he was at the skate park as often as he could be.
"There's always lots of kids here after school and even before school now," Mr Dunn said.
"It's amazing how many kids are using it."
Mr Dunn said thanks should go to Yenda Skate Park Community and Organisation volunteer Ann Furner for helping drive the project.
"We'd like to thank Ann for all the work she's done behind the scenes, liasing with all the parties and businesses," he said.
Under the terms of the funding provided through the state government's My Community Project funding, the deadline for the park to be built was the end of 2020.
"Yenda was given 12 months to complete the project with the 12 months commencing in December 2019," Ms Furner said.
And while the state government's funding provided $200,000, details about location, design and council's development approval were needed before construction could begin.
"It is an amazing achievement, especially in a year where things have been so unpredictable," Ms Furner said.
Member for Murray Helen Dalton said the completed park was fantastic for Yenda, and having been on the Binya Hall committee when it received grant money, understood how hard completing a project could be.
"It's great for Yenda," she said.
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