Let's Play: Playground Strategy
Let's Play will guide the provision and management of playgrounds within our City over the next ten years. The strategy will assist the Council to increase the potential of its playgrounds and broaden play opportunities as well as to use playgrounds as a means of strengthening the connections within our local community.
Let’s Play provides four outcomes for our children and families around the following areas:
- Well planned playgrounds that are within reach of everyone in the community;
- Challenging, inviting and well maintained playgrounds for children and families;
- Sustainable playgrounds through good design, appropriate funding and partnerships;
- Meeting places that provide a variety of opportunities – promoting community connections and interactions.
The first phase of implementation from 2007 to 2010 will focus on:
- Provision of the new playground inspection trailer;
- Development of a package to assist when seeking sponsorship; and
- Establishment of pilot Friends of the Park.
The schedule of works relating to the physical assets below is being undertaken in accordance with the lifecycle renewal program in Let's Play.
Program of Works for 2009/10
| Project | Update |
| Cabarita Park Preliminary design investigations to develop a iconic playground that can be constructed with a staged approach. | Aug/Sept 09: Community consultation to refine design. Sept/Oct 09: Analyse documentation. Funding to be considered in 2010/11 program. |
| Central Park New playground equipment and soft fall. | July 09: Community consultation to refine design. Aug 09: Develop project documentation. Sept 09: Obtain quotations. Oct 09: Commence works. |
Dunlop Park | May 09: Community consultation to refine design. June 09: Obtain quotations. Aug 09: Works completed in August 2009. |
Roberts Reserve | May 09: Community consultation to refine design. June 09: Develop project documentation. July 09: Obtain quotations and order equipment. Oct 09: Commence works. |
Mini basketball court | Funding to be considered in 2010/11 program. |
| Warbrick Park Rubber soft fall in landing zones of play equipment. | May 09: Community consultation to refine soft fall design. June 09: Obtain quotations. July 09: Commence works. |
| McIlwaine Park Creation of a regional playground. |
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| Timbrell Playground Livvi's Place. | Creation of an all inclusive, intergenerational playground in partnership with Touched by Olivia Foundation (www.touchedbyolivia.com.au). The playground is the first of its kind and has been created in consultation with leading playground experts, disability experts, playground and early childhood academics. |
Let's Play values playgrounds for the contribution they make to our community as a meeting place and also a means of providing our children with opportunities to have fun, experience joy and learn.
