The Myrtleford community is openly invited to celebrate the completion and official grand opening of the town's long-awaited Myrtleford Splash Park, next Wednesday, 17 September, with the Lewis Avenue site to be finalised just in time, before the warmer summer months arrive.

"We're in the final stages of the project now," Myrtleford Chamber of Commerce president, Jim van Geet said.

"We've hired a local contractor to finish the exterior fencing, the bollards need cementing and the landscaping still to be done is the final five per cent of the project.

"When you see it going, the new splash park looks fabulous.

"It's not going to be a splash park for just kids; everyone can use it."

First proposed in October 2019, the idea of the splash park with its platypus theme went through a number of iterations: the outline was discussed in community meetings, committees and Alpine Shire Council plans and projections before arriving at the water park as it stands today.

The project was fully funded with $2.25 million of the Commonwealth Government under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery (BSBR) Grants Program.

A sub-committee from the Myrtleford Chamber of Commerce and Alpine Shire Council representatives consulted with local businesses, as well as with Brisbane-based company 'Playscape Creations' on the overall design of the park, local arborists and contractors to bring the splash park to life.

Next Wednesday's grand opening ceremony is set to commence at 2pm, with a ribbon-cutting and speeches by Indi federal MP Helen Haines MP, Alpine Shire Mayor Sarah Nicholas and CEO Will Jeremy, and Mr van Geet.

An afternoon tea following the ceremony is also planned, with attendees able to freely view the new facility.