Playgrounds - completed upgrades

Belconnen

• John Knight Memorial Park, Belconnen (mulch, rubber softfall and minor improvements for safety compliance including works to the existing combination unit and fitness sites)
• Western Foreshore District Park, Belconnen (mulch)
• Sadlier Place, Charnwood (mulch)
• Mackellar Crescent, Cook (mulch)
• Gouldsmith Street, Dunlop (mulch)
• Canaway Place, Evatt (mulch)
• Shakespeare Crescent, Fraser (mulch)
• Erldunda and Anningie Place, Hawker (mulch)
• Boniwell Street, Higgins (mulch)
• Boyle Place, Holt (mulch)
• Liffey Circuit, Kaleen (mulch)
• Solomon Crescent, Latham (mulch)
• Badgery Street, Macquarie (mulch)
• Earle Place, Page (mulch)
• Burkitt Street, Page (mulch)
• Gundara Street, Aranda (mulch)
• Ashburton Circuit, Kaleen (mulch)
• Chalmers Place, Macgregor (mulch)

Gungahlin

• Narden Street, Crace (rubber softfall and adjustment to the nest swing)
• Proserpine Circuit, Amaroo (mulch)
• Bilin Bilin Street, Bonner (mulch)
• John Crawford Avenue, Casey (mulch)
• Slim Dusty Circuit, Moncrieff (mulch)
• Sue Geh Circuit, Nicholls (mulch)
• Sutherland Crescent, Taylor (installation of planting)
• Bettong Avenue, Throsby (mulch)
• Burnum Burnum Close, Bonner (rubber softfall)
• Gladys Lister Street, Franklin (rubber softfall)
• Stowport Avenue, Crace (rubber softfall)
• Samaria Street, Crace (rubber softfall)
• Tea Gardens, Gungahlin (rubber softfall)
• Charlotte Barton Street, Franklin (mulch)
• Greg Urwin Circuit, Casey (mulch)

Central

• Inner North playground
• Glebe Park, Canberra City (mulch, replacement of steppers and minor improvements for safety compliance)
• Rutherford Crescent, Ainslie (mulch)
• Lowanna Street, Braddon (mulch)
• Melba Street, Downer (mulch and rubber softfall)
• Berry Street, Downer (mulch)
• De Burgh Street, Lyneham (mulch)
• Wongoola Street, O’Connor (mulch)
• David Street, O’Connor (mulch)
• Boronia Drive, O’Connor (mulch)
• Dowling Street, Watson (mulch)
• Flinders Way, Griffith (mulch)
• Light Street, Griffith (mulch)
• Goodchild Street, Lyneham (mulch)
• Mueller Street, Yarralumla (mulch)
• Farnell Place, Curtin (mulch)

Belconnen

• Erldunda Circuit/Anningie Place, Hawker
• Hawker Shopping Centre, Hawker
• Boyle Place, Holt
• Flower Place, Melba

Gungahlin

• Narden Street community recreation park, Crace

Central

• DeBurgh Street, Lyneham
• Captain Cook Crescent, Griffith
• Sprent Park, Narrabundah

Tuggeranong

• Burgoyne Street, Bonython
• Fadden Pines District Park (Bugden Avenue), Fadden
• Kambah Adventure Playground
• Bayly Place (community park), Macarthur
• Charleston Street, Monash

Weston Creek

• Bunbury Street, Stirling

Molonglo Valley

• Ada Norris Avenue, Denman Prospect

Minor improvements at existing playgrounds

• Pigdon Place, Belconnen
• Renny Place, Belconnen
• Jaeger Circuit, Bruce
• Bettington Circuit, Charnwood
• Bingley Crescent, Fraser
• Rigel Place, Giralang
• Bellinger Court, Kaleen
• Georgina Crescent, Kaleen
• Harper Street, MacGregor
• Allman Circuit, Macquarie
• Vagabond Crescent, McKellar

Minor improvements at existing playgrounds

• Corner of Plimsoll Drive and Whitrod Avenue, Casey
• Between Adlard Place and Birdseye Lane, Gungahlin
• Deumonga Court, Ngunnawal
• Homestead Park (Jabanungga Avenue), Ngunnawal

Minor improvements at existing playgrounds

• Cobby Street, Campbell
• Bedford Street, Deakin
• Cole Street, Downer
• Stokes Street, Griffith
• Throsby Lane, Griffith
• De Burgh Street, Lyneham
• Von Guerard Crescent, Lyneham
• Brockman Street, Narrabundah
• Iluka Street (shops), Narrabundah
• Finn Street, O’Connor
• Correa Street, O’Connor
• Railway Street Community Park, Oaks Estate
• Condamine Street, Turner
• Mueller Street, Yarralumla
• Weston Park (Prescott Lane), Yarralumla

Minor improvements at existing playgrounds

Minor improvements at existing playgrounds

• New toilet constructed at the Farrer nature playground

Pigdon Place, Belconnen
Renny Place, Belconnen
Jaeger Circuit, Bruce
Bettington Circuit, Charnwood
Blackwell Circuit, Flynn
Bingley Crescent, Fraser
Rigel Place, Giralang
Bellinger Court, Kaleen
Georgina Crescent, Kaleen
Harper Street, MacGregor
Allman Circuit, Macquarie
Vagabond Crescent, McKellar
John Knight Memorial Park playground (rubber softfall replacement)

Corner of Plimsoll Drive and Whitrod Avenue, Casey
Between Adlard Place and Birdseye  Lane, Gungahlin
Deumonga Court, Ngunnawal
Homestead Park (Jabanungga Avenue), Ngunnawal.
Yerrabi Pond, Gungahlin (flying fox): rubber softfall replacement

Garryowen Drive/Black Mountain Peninsula, Acton
Telopea Park, Barton
Cobby Street, Campbell
Bedford Street, Deakin
Cole Street, Downer
Stokes Street, Griffith
Throsby Lane, Griffith
De Burgh Street, Lyneham
Von Guerard Crescent, Lyneham
Brockman Street, Narrabundah
Iluka Street (shops), Narrabundah
Finn Street, O’Connor
Correa Street, O’Connor
Railway Street Community Park, Oaks Estate
Condamine Street, Turner
Wade Street, Watson
Mueller Street, Yarralumla
Weston Park (Prescott Lane), Yarralumla
Corroboree Park, Ainslie (full court asphalt replacement as well as new backboards and poles)
Lawley Place, Deakin (half court asphalt replacement as well as new backboards and poles)

Kambah (at the district park)

The design at Kambah is based on a shell, with a range of play areas connected by rock and log steppers surrounding a central open area which features drums, totem poles and some bright nature-based artwork.

Yerrabi Pond (at the district park)

The playground at Yerrabi Pond has an aquatic theme, featuring a central climbable turtle that pays homage to the species that live in our local waterways.

Following playground reviews in Waramanga, Torrens, Narrabundah, Higgins and Richardson, new playgrounds were constructed in each of the suburbs. Construction was completed in 2020.

The playground at Waramanga features log steppers, tree balance beams and large play equipment with climbing play and slide. There are elements for swinging, climbing and exploring, with plenty of space for relaxing under the shaded seating area and teenage hang-out area. Other elements featured across the new playgrounds include a climbing net, log steppers and basketball court at Torrens, dirt bike track, accessible spinner and picnic shelter at Higgins, nature play circuit, climbing slope and birds nest swing at Narrabundah, skate ledges and ramps, nest swing and spinner at Richardson.

Belconnen

• Gundara Street, Aranda
• Totterdell Street (south), Belconnen
• James Harrison Street, Dunlop
• Mag Place, Dunlop
• Kesteven Street, Florey
• Tattersall Crescent, Florey
• Blackwell Circuit, Flynn
• Rigel Place, Giralang
• Sculptor Street, Giralang
• Bellinger Circuit, Kaleen
• Allman Crescent, Macquarie (includes a new shade sail)
• Vagabond Crescent, McKellar
• Flower Place, Melba
• Bowling Place, Spence

Gungahlin

• Violets Park, Ngunnawal

Inner North

• Elliot Street, Campbell
• Fenton Street, Downer
• Tardent Street, Downer
• Bragg Street, Hackett
• Caldwell Street, Hackett
• Von Guerard Crescent, Lyneham
• Wongoola Street, O'Connor
• Gerrilong Gardens, Reid
• Harding Street, Watson
• Simpson Street, Watson.

Inner South

• Stokes Street, Griffith
• Carnegie Crescent, Narrabundah
• Golden Grove, Red Hill
• Weston Park, Yarralumla

Tuggeranong

• Pockett Avenue, Banks
• Beckett Street, Calwell
• Deamer Crescent, Chisholm
• Bertram Street, Fadden
• McPhail Place, Fadden
• Florence Taylor Street, Greenway
• Mortimer Lewis Drive, Greenway (new shade sail)
• Yabtree Place, Isabella Plains
• Brimage Place, Kambah
• William Hudson Crescent, Monash (includes a new shade sail)
• Louis Loder Place, Theodore
• Scantlebury Crescent, Theodore
• Bussau Close, Wanniassa
• Wheeler Crescent, Wanniassa

Woden, Weston Creek and Molonglo

• Charteris Crescent, Chifley
• Kallara Close, Duffy
• Henderson Street, Garran
• Bisdee Street, Hughes (includes a new shade sail)
• Rowntree Crescent, Isaacs (includes a new shade sail)
• Wilkins Street, Mawson
• Whitham Place, Pearce
• Sollya Place, Rivett.

The central Gungahlin Place median strip, between Efkarpidis Street and Hibberson Street, has been improved with increased play opportunities for local kids.

• Additional play equipment next to the existing playground.
• Softfall surfaces to keep kids safe.
• Timber walking planks, rain garden and dry creek bed for kids to explore.
• Birds nest style swing for all ages and abilities to enjoy.
• New trees and grassed areas.
• Bike racks and pedestrian paths accessible from nearby shops.

As part of the ACT Government’s Better Suburbs Program, a community-led Play Spaces Forum allocated $1.9 million to improve playgrounds.

One key decision was the allocation of $350,000 for new nature playgrounds to enhance Eddison Park in Woden and Glebe Park in the City. $150,000 has also been set aside to build a nature playground in Farrer. The forum specified these nature playgrounds are to be designed in partnership with the community.

In late 2018 and early 2019 targeted engagement and co-design with local schools, childcare centres and youth centres was undertaken, as well as broader community engagement. To find out more about the engagement process and what we heard, visit the YourSay page.

Construction has now been completed on three new nature playgrounds in Eddison Park, Farrer and Glebe Park to provide Canberran children with exciting new opportunities to be active, grow and learn.

The new nature playground in Farrer includes a range of zones for children to explore, including a climb zone, a scramble zone, a hide zone, a loose parts zone and a rest zone. Farrer’s nature playground features timber climbing structures, a sand pit, tunnel and climbing nets as well as a mountain bike circuit adjacent the playground.

The nature playground at Eddison District Park in Woden has a sand and water theme for younger kids that provides an opportunity to touch and manipulate the flow of water. In addition, the existing island has a new feature of a climbing mound with a tunnel, slide and bridges across the reed beds.

The nature playground designed for Glebe Park has been built in the elm tree forest near the existing play space and park rotunda. Features of the new playground include a dry gravel creek bed with water pump and sand play tables, tree house with ramp, ladder and fireman’s pole and adventure course of ropes, net and beams. It has many elements that allow access for inclusive play for children and adults with varying levels of mobility.

More information on nature play in Canberra can be found at Nature Play CBR.