About the upgrade
This playground upgrade aims to:
- improve accessibility
- offer a range of play experiences for children
- increase nature play opportunities
- better meet the needs of children, families, parents, grandparents and caregivers, now and into the future.
Key features of the new playground include:
- a combination play unit with platforms, slides and climbing suitable for younger and older children, and play opportunities underneath
- a climbing stalk
- an accessible carousel
- a triple swing frame, including a face-to-face swing
- logs and boulders for seating and play
- a nature play area with a learning circle, tree signs and cubby play
- a track glide and monkey bars
- a seesaw and rocker
- a natural theme throughout the play space, including wooden elements, leaf designs and curved poles.
Other features to be included in the wider playground space include:
- improved seating overlooking the playground
- 2 picnic table settings
- a formalised footpath from Winton Road to the playground and outdoor shelter area
- stepping stones around the nature play area.
Community consultation
We invited our community to share feedback to help guide the design for the new playground. We received feedback over 2 rounds of consultation in late-2023 and early-2024. Thank you to everyone who had their say. You can find out what our community told us and view the final design on our Winton Road Reserve playground upgrade page on Your Say.
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![Artist mock-up of two children playing on an accessible carousel. One child is seated on the carousel, while the other stands beside it, gently pushing to keep it moving.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2024-08/2.%20Accessible%20Carousel_1.png?h=7da2381e&itok=cxqSV6UJ)
![An artist's impression of a wooden cubby house, with a young girl playing inside, visible through windows.](/sites/default/files/styles/council_photo_gallery_small/public/2024-09/5.Winton%20bush%20cubby.png?h=7da2381e&itok=gkECGS13)