23-24 Playgrounds renewal and upgrade

Project addresses

Kensington Road Playground, Summer Hill
Maundrell Park Playground, Petersham
War Memorial Park, Leichhardt
Wangal Nura Park, Leichhardt
Lambert Park Playground, Leichhardt

Program description

Council undertakes an annual program of playground renewal and upgrade to ensure playground assets are in good condition and meet safety standards, and to improve play experiences. The NSW Government inclusive play design guidelines Everyone Can Play are implemented where possible.

Kensington Road Playground

Description: Remove all equipment and soft fall, and upgrade with new equipment and play spaces.
Budget: IWC is spending $1.135M to upgrade five playgrounds across two Council wards.
Expected Completion Date: July 2024
Progress: Construction
Contact: Sandra Chin on 02 9392 5007 or sandra.chin@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

Maundrell Park Playground

Description: Remove all equipment and soft fall, and upgrade with new equipment and play spaces.
Budget: IWC is spending $1.135M to upgrade five playgrounds across two Council wards.
Expected Completion Date: July 2024
Progress: Construction
Contact: Sandra Chin on 02 9392 5007 or sandra.chin@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

War Memorial Park

Description: Remove all equipment and soft fall, and upgrade with new equipment and play spaces.
Budget: $1.135M to upgrade five playgrounds across two Council wards.
Expected Completion Date: July 2024
Progress: Construction
Contact: Sandra Chin on 02 9392 5007 or sandra.chin@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

Wangal Nura Park

Description: Remove all equipment and soft fall, and upgrade with new equipment and play spaces.
Budget: $1.135M to upgrade five playgrounds across two Council wards.
Expected Completion Date: July 2024
Progress: Construction
Contact: Sandra Chin on 02 9392 5007 or sandra.chin@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

Lambert Park Playground

Description: Remove all equipment and soft fall, and upgrade with new equipment and play spaces.
Budget: $1.135M to upgrade five playgrounds across two Council wards.
Expected Completion Date: August 2024
Progress: Construction
Contact: Sandra Chin on 02 9392 5007 or sandra.chin@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

Completed Projects

Crammond Park

Description: Crammond Park shade sails to play equipment.
Budget: $40k
Completion date: December 2023
Progress: Completed
Contact: Sandra Chin, 9392 5007, sandra.chin@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
Progress Photo:

Crammond Park shade sails 1

John Paton Reserve

Description: Remove all equipment and soft fall, and replace with new.
Budget: IWC is spending $996k to upgrade seven playgrounds across three Council wards.
Completion date: September 2023
Progress: Completed
Contact: Sandra Chin, 9392 5007, sandra.chin@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

If you would like to know more about the program look at the Annual playground upgrade 2021 presentation (PDF 4.3MB)

View the concept design here (PDF 17.6MB)

Read about community engagement for the project at Upgrading our playgrounds – Your Say Inner West

King George Park

Description: Review the existing Constellation Playground theme and create a new identity. Changes to the sandpit area. New shade sails. Softfall in other parts of the playground will be upgraded
Completion date: July 2023
Budget: $480,000
Progress: Completed
Contact: Sandra Chin, 9392 5007, sandra.chin@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

If you would like to know more about the program look at the Annual playground upgrade 2021 presentation (PDF 4.3MB)

Read about other projects at King George Park at the King George Park Upgrade Project Page

Read about Upgrading our playgrounds– Your Say Inner West

Lion Street Playground

Description: Remove all equipment and soft fall and replace with new.
Budget: IWC is spending $996k to upgrade seven playgrounds across three Council wards.
Completion date: September 2023
Progress: Completed
2021 presentation (PDF 4.3MB)

View the concept design here (PDF 11.9MB)