South Bathurst resident Tina Quinn started the campaign to upgrade the park, saying she wanted somewhere safe for local children to play rather than riding their bikes on the road.

She took up a petition calling for change and it caught the eye of councillors Jess Jennings, Jacqui Rudge and John Fry, who took the issue to council.

But while upgrades at the likes of Centennial Park, Victoria Park and even the new Freeman Park at Llanarth have taken years of planning and hundreds of thousands of dollars in investment, the College Road park makeover has been on the agenda for just a few weeks and is expected to be completed by spring.

A quick look around the park (story continues after video)

The councillors decided to bypass the usual master plan process for an upgrade and pushed instead for modest improvements that could be carried out cheaply and quickly.

Cr Jennings said stage one of the upgrade would include new trees, new irrigation and new play equipment.

A concrete slab at the park will be converted to a handball court and have a basketball hoop installed.

Stage two will feature a new shelter and seating, with the money to come from the existing parks and gardens budget.

"Cr Rudge and I took the issue of having some upgrading of the park to council and they went and had a look at their budgets and realised that coming to the end of the financial year there was some funding that could be allocated to this," Cr Jennings said.

"We made the case a bit harder and opted to go down that path. Given there is an obvious need and great demand, it's a great win for the local community."

Cr Jennings said stage one would now be entered into council's works program and work could start any time from April to July.

He expected it to be completed by spring.

Satellite view showing the park's location

"We want to have a community open day, barbecue sort of thing because 122 people signed the petition so we want to acknowledge them and get as much ownership from the community as we can," Cr Jennings said.

The park currently has no name and Cr Rudge said the community would be invited to make suggestions.

She said fast-tracking the plans would mean the community benefited from the makeover sooner rather than later.

"I think this has been a great way of doing it and really goes to show what we can do if we put a bit of thought into it and bit of effort," she said.

"I mean, there is such a need here. Where else is there to go for people who live in the area?"

Sue Bain, whose grandchildren live near the park, said the upgrade would change their lives.

"It will make a real difference because they will all be able to come here and there will be something for all ages," she said.