City of Parramatta Council | Marri Badoo Reserve

Community engagement

To support healthy communities and ensure access to quality play spaces, Council maintains approximately 150 playgrounds across the Parramatta Local Government Area. These range from large district playgrounds with diverse play structures to smaller local ones designed for young families.

Marri Badoo Reserve in Rydalmere is a local playground nestled within a residential area on Christina Street, Rydalmere with the bushland of The Ponds and Subiaco Creek providing a natural backdrop. Though small, it offers valuable recreational space within walking distance for the local community, encouraging social interaction, outdoor play, physical activity, and confidence in children.

With a typical lifespan of around 20 years, the playground equipment is now due for renewal to ensure the playground remains safe and enjoyable.

Possible playground relocation

Replacing the playground also provides an opportunity to reconsider its location to improve accessibility and safety for the community. The current site on Christina Street presents several challenges, including the lack of a proper access path and potential issues with achieving an accessible gradient (slope), if a path is constructed. Additionally, the existing location has limited passive surveillance, which can increase the risk of accidents and anti-social behaviour going unnoticed.

Current location: End of Christina Street, Rydalmere

Proposed location - Option one: End of Elm Place, Rydalmere

Proposed location - Option two: Corner of Kirby Street and Pine Street, Rydalmere

Stage one consultation - Now closed

In mid-2025, Council invited the community to help shape the design of the playground replacement and future location in the stage one consultation which closed at 5pm on Wednesday 16 July 2025.

Next steps

Following the conclusion of stage one consultation, all feedback will be reviewed and used to inform the development of a draft concept design. This design will be placed on public exhibition (anticipated for September 2025) to provide a further opportunity for community feedback.

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Frequently asked questions

Each year a selection of playgrounds are included in Council’s annual Playground Replacement Program. Playgrounds are selected and identified from an annual playground safety audit report, informed by regular safety inspections of all playgrounds across City of Parramatta. A condition rating is calculated for each playground, which determines its priority within the Replacement Program. You can find further details on which playgrounds are due for an upgrade here https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/recreation/our-parks/park-upgrades

Marri Badoo Reserve playground is a local playground catering to children aged 0 - 12 years old.

Currently, the playground and park features:

Playing structure with slides, steps, bridges, steps, climbing frames, monkey bars, interactive panels and imaginative play elements

Double swing with toddler seat and strap seat

Single rocker

Seats

Picnic table and shelter

Retaining wall

Garden bed

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Possible playground relocation
New playground equipment

New rubber softfall surfacing

Updated seating with back rests and arm rests

New picnic table

New bin enclosure

Accessible bubbler closer to playground

Signage

•   Lighting
•   Play equipment typically designed for older age groups (i.e. 13+ years)
•   Toilet block
•   Shade sail

Parramatta City Council operates a network of play spaces designed for various age groups. Some of the large playgrounds feature equipment suitable for a wide age range, including teenagers. Below is a list of some of those playgrounds in the Parramatta Local Government Area.

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	Preschoolers (0-5)	Junior (6-12)	Teenagers (13+)
Northmead Reserve	Yes	Yes	Yes
Frank Hayes Park, Wentworthville		Yes	Yes
Shannons Paddock, Wentworthville		Yes	Yes
West Epping Park	Yes	Yes	Yes
Halvorsen Park, Ermington	Yes	Yes	Yes

When replacing and upgrading playgrounds, Council aims to improve accessibility where possible focusing on elements which have been considered alongside the NSW Government’s Everyone Can Play framework and principles. These elements include providing accessible equipment, surfaces, seating with armrests and access to playgrounds via pathways. To find out more and what playgrounds already have these elements, please visit Council’s website by clicking here.

If you need assistance providing feedback, or you would like information supplied in another language or format, please contact Council's Community Engagement Team via 1300 617 058 or participate@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au.

If you would like to speak to someone over the phone in another language, call TIS National on 131 450 for a free interpreting service. Let them know you want to speak to City of Parramatta Council and your chosen language and they will connect you.

市议会致力于确保每个人都能获得所需要的信息。如果您需要以其它语言或格式获取信息，请致电 1300 617 058 或发送电邮至 participate@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au

如果您希望以其它语言进行电话交谈，请致电 131 450 联系 TIS 全国服务中心获取免费传译服务。告诉他们您想与 Parramatta 市议会通话和您选用的语言，他们就会为您接通。

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Fact box

What does Marri Badoo mean?

Marri Badoo is a local Aboriginal name, meaning many waters in the local Dharug language and recognises the chain of ponds and springs that flow through the reserve to form The Ponds Creek, Subiaco Creek, and their tributaries.