Melbourne Road Reserve Playground

WINSTON HILLS

The new Melbourne Road Reserve Playground is now open!

Council has completed upgrading the Melbourne Road Reserve playground located at the corner of Melbourne Road and Russell Avenue in Winston Hills.

In addition to replacing the various play structures, the upgrade also includes:

• Replacement of the softfall mulch with wet pour rubber
• Two new seats
• Removal of the raised timber edge that surrounded the playground
• Retention of all existing trees and garden beds
• Check out the upgraded playground in the picture below!

Community engagement

Thank you to everyone that provided feedback in February 2021. We received 165 submissions via the online survey, with 44% of respondents selecting Option 8 (below) as the most preferred playground design for the Melbourne Road Reserve playground.

Council would also like to acknowledge that while we may receive several suggestions for improvements that would be of benefit to the community, not all of these will be financially feasible given the available budget, nor will they necessarily be possible given that Council must also consider other previously endorsed strategies and policies that guide what needs to be delivered.

Council acknowledges the request for a fence to be installed at Melbourne Road Reserve, however under the current budget, a fence is not possible at this stage. The request for an enclosing fence has been added to the Parks Request List for future consideration.

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