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We are upgrading the playground at Burwood Reserve in Glen Iris due to its age and condition.
About the upgrade
This playground upgrade aims to:
- improve accessibility
- offer a range of play experiences for children
- ensure the playground is enhanced for families to enjoy into the future.
Key features of the upgrade include:
- a combination play unit with platforms, slides and climbing suitable for younger and older children, and play opportunities underneath
- a rope climbing unit
- a bounce pad
- monkey bars and turnover bars at different heights
- a triple swing frame
- logs and boulders for seating and play
- refurbished carousel.
Other features to be included in the wider playground space include:
- improved paths, seating and gathering areas
- built shade over parts of the playground
- more trees to increase shade in the future
- a dedicated accessible car parking space (which will replace 2 existing car spaces close to the playground entry)
- removal of the overhead electricity line.
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 Burwood Reserve playground upgrade page on Your Say.
Artist's impressions of the upgraded Burwood Reserve playground
Overall design
Ropes unit
Triple swing set
Monkey bars
Integrated play unit
Status
Early works to remove the overhead electrical wire at the playground will happen on Wednesday 27 November 2024.
For everyone's safety, the following areas will be closed for the day:
- playground
- barbecue area
- public toilets
- part of the car park.
All facilities are expected to reopen as normal on Thursday 28 November.
Looking for a playground detour? Check out the playground at Hartwell Sports Ground, which is about 900 metres away (12-minute walk).
We then expect to start building the new playground in early 2025.
Timeline
| Date | Stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September to 16 October 2023 | We asked for community feedback to help shape the draft design. | Complete |
| 19 February to 12 March 2024 | We shared the draft design for community feedback. | Complete |
| July 2024 | We released the final design for the new playground. | Complete |
| 27 November 2024 | We'll remove the overhead electrical wire above the playground. The facilities listed above will be closed for safety reasons. | Not started |
| 28 November 2024 | All facilities are expected to be reopened. | Not started |
| From the first half of 2025 | We'll start to build the new playground. | Not started |
More information
To receive updates about all works, visit our Burwood Reserve playground upgrade page on Your Say, and select ‘Follow’ at the top of the page.
For more information about construction, contact our Landscape and Design team on (03) 9278 4444 or [email protected].