Current update
The 2025-26 program of renewal works at existing playgrounds is underway. You can find the list of playgrounds receiving important renewal works below.
To find a playground in Canberra, learn more about how we improve playgrounds or how to report a safety issue, go to the playgrounds page.
Page last reviewed 07 May 2026
Playground projects
2025-26 playground upgrades program
In 2024 an election commitment was made to improve the play facilities in eight suburbs across Canberra. The upgrades will include a mix of new and upgraded playgrounds.
The eight suburbs are:
- Amaroo - Bizant Street will receive an upgrade to expand play opportunities, and a new local neighbourhood playground will be built near the Amaroo shops
- Bonython - three local neighbourhood playgrounds on Morice Place, Hussy Cove and Marquet Retreat will be renewed with new equipment.
- Conder - the local neighbourhood playground on Cremorne Place will be upgraded
- Gilmore - a new local neighbourhood playground on Henry Melville Crescent will be built
- Isabella Plains - the local neighbourhood playground on Yabtree Place will be upgraded
- Kambah - the local neighbourhood playground on Lascelles Circuit will be upgraded
- McKellar - the local neighbourhood playground on Jeffery Place will be upgraded
- Wanniassa - a new local neighbourhood playground on Sternberg Crescent West will be built.
An election commitment was also made to build a new all-abilities playground in Florey.
These suburbs will receive new play activities to provide children of all ages and abilities with fun, creative and engaging play experiences.
Design is underway on Amaroo playground upgrades.
Design is underway on Bonython playground upgrades.
Design is underway on Conder playground upgrade.
Planning is underway on Florey all-abilities playground.
Design is underway on Gilmore's new playground.
Design is underway on Isabella Plains playground upgrade.
Design is underway on Kambah playground upgrade.
Design is underway on McKellar playground upgrade.
Design is underway on Wanniassa's new playground.
Renewal works at existing playgrounds
An annual program of renewal works is carried out at playgrounds across Canberra. These improvements are identified through level three safety inspections.
This could include additional mulch and soft fall which needs to be replaced as it’s at the end of its useful life following expected wear and tear, raising of swings to ensure safe clearance to the ground when in use, general landscaping improvements or rearrangement of equipment to ensure impact areas are to standard.
Please note that the improvements at each playground may be subject to change upon delivery.
The below locations are included in the 2025-26 program.
An example of a rubber soft fall surface playground
Belconnen
Belconnen
- Ashburton Circuit, Kaleen (rubber soft fall)
- Covington Crescent, Charnwood (make good works)
- Mackellar Crescent, Cook (make good works)
- Henslowe Place, Melba (make good works)
- Levine Street, Evatt (mulch)
- Evelyn Owen Crescent, Dunlop (mulch)
- Birrell Street, Page (mulch)
- Shoobridge Circuit, Dunlop (mulch)
- Archdall Street, Dunlop (mulch)
- Baird Place, Scullin (mulch)
- Dexter Street-Bourne Street, Cook (mulch)
- Warring Place, Giralang (mulch)
- Acherner Close, Giralang (mulch)
- Clisby Close, Cook (mulch)
- Gatty Place, Scullin (mulch)
- Hanrahan Crescent, Dunlop (mulch)
- Hardwick Crescent, Holt (mulch)
- Kitson Place, Florey (mulch)
- Levien Street, Scullin (mulch)
- Plowman Place, Flynn (mulch)
- Berne Crescent, Macgregor (mulch)
- Bingley Crescent, Fraser (mulch)
- Britten Jones Drive, Holt (mulch)
Central
Central
- Angas Street, Ainslie (make good works and mulch)
- Black Mountain Peninsula, Acton (make good works)
- Glebe Park Natural Playspace, City (make good works)
- Wakefield Gardens, Ainslie (mulch)
- Simpson Street, Watson (mulch)
- Correa Street, O'Connor (mulch)
- Von Guerard Crescent, Lyneham (mulch)
- Corroboree Park, Ainslie (mulch)
- Elliott Place, Campbell (mulch)
- Harding Street, Watson (mulch)
- Narrabundah shopping centre, Narrabundah (mulch)
- Weston Park (east), Yarralumla (mulch)
- Denison Street outdoor fitness area, Deakin (mulch)
- Wells Gardens, Griffith (mulch)
- Brockman Street pedestrian parkland, Narrabundah (mulch)
- Hannah Place, Deakin (mulch)
- Bedford Street, Deakin (mulch)
- Lawley Street, Deakin (mulch)
- Anembo Street pedestrian parkland (east), Narrabundah (mulch)
- Astrolabe Street, Red Hill (mulch)
- Stokes Street, Griffith (mulch)
- Carnegie Crescent pedestrian parkland, Narrabundah (mulch)
- Golden Grove, Red Hill (mulch)
- Throsby Lane pedestrian parkland, Griffith (mulch)
- Anembo Street pedestrian parkland (west), Narrabundah (mulch)
- Telopea Park Natural Playspace, Barton (mulch)
Gungahlin
Gungahlin
- Bilin Bilin Street Neighbourhood Park, Bonner (rubber soft fall)
- Moncrieff Community Park, Moncrieff (rubber soft fall)
- Pearl Gibbs Circuit, Bonner (rubber soft fall and mulch)
- Yerrabi District Park outdoor fitness area, Gungahlin (rubber soft fall)
- Yerrabi Pond, Gungahlin (rubber soft fall)
- Paul Coe Crescent, Ngunnawal (rubber soft fall)
- Yerrabi District Park senior playground, Gungahlin (make good works)
- Spec Place, Palmerston (make good works)
- Bimberi Crescent, Palmerston (make good works)
- Tanami Street, Harrison (make good works)
- Devenish Street, Taylor (make good works)
- Devenish Street Neighbourhood Park, Taylor (mulch)
- Adlard Place, Gungahlin (mulch)
- Hall Park, Hall (mulch)
- Eric Mawson Street (west) west area, Harrison (mulch)
- Gwen Meredith Loop pedestrian parkland, Franklin (mulch)
- Burrumarra Avenue, Ngunnawal (mulch)
- Corringle Close, Amaroo (mulch)
- Sutherland Central Community Park, Taylor (mulch)
- Whitrod Avenue-Springbank Rise, Casey (mulch)
- Bargang Crescent, Ngunnawal (mulch)
- Bizant Street, Amaroo (mulch)
- Blacklock Close, Nicholls (mulch)
- Gadali Crescent pedestrian parkland, Ngunnawal (mulch)
- Moonlight Avenue, Harrison (mulch)
- Romberg Way Natural Playspace, Taylor (mulch)
- Appleford Avenue pedestrian parkland, Jacka (mulch)
- Bindugan Crescent, Ngunnawal (mulch)
- Candlebark Close, Nicholls (mulch)
Tuggeranong
Tuggeranong
- Lake Tuggeranong Central Community Park, Greenway (rubber soft fall and mulch)
- Kambah District Park, Kambah (rubber soft fall and mulch)
- Attiwell Circuit, Kambah (make good works)
- Beckett Street, Calwell (make good works)
- Boddington Crescent (south), Kambah (make good works)
- Cockroft Avenue, Monash (make good works)
- Findon Place, Isabella Plains (make good works)
- Marquet Retreat, Bonython (make good works)
- Tuggeranong Town Park playspace, Greenway (mulch)
- Sullivan Crescent, Wanniassa (mulch)
- Hervey Place, Wanniassa (mulch)
- Fadden Pines District Park, Fadden (mulch)
- Hogue Place, Gilmore (mulch)
- Maxworthy Street, Kambah (mulch)
- Samuel Close, Calwell (mulch)
- Summerland Circuit (north), Kambah (mulch)
- Hallstrom Circuit, Monash (mulch)
- Jeffries Street, Gowrie (mulch)
- Marconi Crescent, Kambah (mulch)
- Sainsbury Street, Wanniassa (mulch)
- Summerland Circuit (south), Kambah (mulch)
- Watkins Street, Wanniassa (mulch)
- Dale Circuit, Kambah (mulch)
- Ammon Place, Kambah (mulch)
- Bayly Place, Macarthur (mulch)
- Boddington Crescent (north), Kambah (mulch)
- Crouch Place, Kambah (mulch)
- Deamer Crescent, Chisholm (mulch)
- Hussey Cove, Bonython (mulch)
Woden, Weston Creek and Molonglo
Woden, Weston Creek and Molonglo
- Noffs Crescent, Coombs (rubber soft fall and mulch)
- Dumolo Place, Isaacs (rubber soft fall and mulch)
- Tauchert Street, Chapman (rubber soft fall and mulch)
- Dillon Close outdoor fitness areas, Weston (rubber soft fall and mulch)
- Chifley (Shann) Place, Chifley (make good works)
- Eddison District Park nature playground, Phillip (make good works)
- Edgeworth Parade playspace (Ruth Park), Coombs (make good works and mulch)
- Perry Drive, Chapman (mulch)
- Chauvel Circle, Chapman (mulch)
- Carruthers Street pedestrian parkland, Curtin (mulch)
- Philp Place, Curtin (mulch)
- Rocklands Street, Duffy (mulch)
- Dennis Street, Garran (mulch)
- Calder Crescent, Holder (mulch)
- Stapylton Street, Holder (mulch)
- Goble Street, Hughes (mulch)
- Bisdee Street, Hughes (mulch)
- McNicoll Street, Hughes (mulch)
- Devonport Street, Lyons (mulch)
- Risdon Place, pedestrian parkland, Lyons (mulch)
- Dalman Crescent, O'Malley (mulch)
- Blancoa Place, pedestrian parkland, Rivett (mulch)
- Barlee Place, Stirling (mulch)
- Bunbury Street, Stirling (mulch)
- Nemerang Crescent, Waramanga (mulch)
- Malara Street, Waramanga (mulch)
- McConchie Circuit, Weston (mulch)
- Keith Bain Crescent (Blue Poles Park), Whitlam (mulch)
- Chipp Street Neighbourhood Park, Coombs (mulch)
- Ada Norris Avenue, Denman Prospect (mulch)
- Terry Connolly Street, Coombs (mulch)
- Terry Connolly Street outdoor fitness area, Coombs (mulch)
- Porter Street Neighbourhood Park, Wright (mulch)
- Maymuru Way, Whitlam (mulch)
- Noffs Crescent outdoor fitness area, Coombs (mulch)
- Telfer Street Neighbourhood Park, Coombs (mulch)
Previous works
For information on upgrades and improvements previously completed, visit completed playground upgrades.
