Project update - May 2024

McCallum Avenue Park playground, Daglish

• Has been awarded to Nature Based Play Pty Ltd.
• Works are anticipated to commence 21 May and be completed before the end of June 2024.
• As part of the Citys consultation process we received considerable feedback from the community requesting the City install an open nature based play style playground at McCallum Avenue Park, similar in style to the newly installed Lake Jualbup minor playground (with varied elements of play). McCallum Park is heavily utilised by smaller children, and as such we worked with the playground designers to create an imaginative style nature play area that would deliver on the original scope and communities requests.

Hickey Avenue Park playground, Daglish

• Has been awarded to Forpark (Option 1 in the January voting - receiving 77.4% of votes).
• Currently scheduled to be installed before the end of the financial year (dependant on weather or any other unforeseen issues).
• Due to such positive feedback received, the playground’s footprint has been rationalised and shuffled down to under the beautiful trees. This will provide the playground with better natural shade, leaving the lovely large open grassed area for the community to utilise for family picnics and any other sporting activities such as a kicking the footy or soccer ball, etc

Redfern Street minipark playground, Subiaco (also known as View Street pocket park)

• Has been awarded to Forpark (Option 1 in the January voting - receiving 81.6% of votes)
• Currently scheduled to be installed before the end of the financial year (dependant on weather or any other unforeseen issues).
• The new playground design selected was the community favourite and will have the same footprint as the existing playground and offer new and exciting play elements to suit differing developmental stages. The play area will still be nestled under the beautiful trees for natural shade.

Park Street minipark playground, Subiaco – carried forward

The decision has been made to carry forward the Park Street Playground project into the new financial year and seek additional funding from Council in order to deliver on the initial scope of a “new unique playground with varied/best practice play experiences” on behalf of our community. The final playground design for Park Street Park will be selected based on community feedback and comments received during community consultation, and will be constructed in the new financial year. We would like to thank the community and playground designers for their feedback and time, and we look forward to delivering a new and exciting playground for Park Street, Subiaco in the very near future.

Thanks again to those who took part in this process. For further information or queries, please contact the City’s Parks and Environment Department - Coordinator Park Development on 9237 9222 or via email on city@subiaco.wa.gov.au.