- Open date
30 September 2024
- Closing date
28 June 2024
Last update date: 18 December 2024
The City’s playground upgrade program ensures our playgrounds are fun, safe, compliant with Australian standards, and support our Public Open Space Policy.
The City has more than 276 playgrounds and 502 parks for the community to enjoy. They are essential facilities providing gathering spaces, diverse and quality play experiences and connections to the outdoors and the community. The City’s playground upgrade program is reviewed and updated annually and playgrounds are prioritised for renewal based on a range of factors including condition and age.
We know how important play is for kids, and we want to offer them the best and most varied play experiences. The City’s upgrade program replaces playgrounds with new ones that are fun, safe and provide a variety of play opportunities.
2024/2025 playground upgrades
- Almadine Bradbourne
- Amber Flandrin
- April Howes
- Attra Bruton
- Breckler Park
- Brenda Morton
- Bridgewater Frome
- Careniup Exmouth
- Cedric Grebe
- Clarko Reserve
- Constance Nanson Reserve
- Dampier Park
- Fieldgate Square
- Mirrabooka Regional Open Space
- Waldorf Fairlane
To find playground locations, visit the Parks and Playgrounds page.
Project timeline
February 2024
Playground upgrades announced
April 2024
Playground upgrades program commence
June 2024
Playground upgrades complete
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FAQs
The City undertakes playground safety and maintenance inspections of all playgrounds at a minimum every two weeks and more detailed condition inspections twice yearly. This information determines an asset rating of the equipment, with the playgrounds needing the most attention being prioritised for replacement. We also take into consideration available budget and resources.
Shade sails are not included as part of the local playground upgrades. The City has recently completed a separate program of shade sail installation to playgrounds where there was no natural shade from adjacent mature trees.
In accordance with the City's Playground Policy, shade sails are only installed over regional and major playgrounds, and at sites that are not afforded with trees for natural shade cover.
One of the outcomes of the City’s Access and Inclusion Plan is to offer accessible and inclusive open spaces. Whilst the facilities provided in each playground will differ, upgrades will feature facilities that are more accessible to all community members.
The City also installs path connections, where there is connection to a neighbourhood path network, to provide safe access to playgrounds and seating to provide a comfortable space for carers to sit and watch their children.
A greater range of equipment catering to children with a disability is provided in the City’s District and Regional Open Spaces, including Jackadder Lake Reserve in Woodlands, Charles Riley Reserve in North Beach and Bina Parkland in Balga. Additionally, Yokine Playspace is an accessible playground for prams and wheelchairs, with inclusive play equipment for all children to enjoy.
Yes, you will be able to use the park, however the playground will be closed and there will be a temporary construction fence erected around the playground site while the upgrade is completed.
We ask that you take care when using the reserve while construction works are underway.
You can request maintenance on City of Stirling owned infrastructure such as buildings and facilities, parks, reserves and natural areas, roads and paths.
The City of Stirling’s Adopt-A-Park Supporters Program assists with the maintenance, clean up and beautification of all of the City’s parks, reserves and open spaces, creating a cleaner and safer environment for everyone to enjoy. The program is a joint effort between active residents and the City to improve nominated areas by removing litter, minor litter removal, identifying hazards and reporting vandalism.
Adopt-A-Park supporters act as the ‘eyes and ears’ of our local parks and their prompt reporting helps the City attend to matters sooner. Since the program was introduced in 2008, more than 400 residents have become involved in the maintenance of over 150 of the City’s parks and playgrounds.
Supporters perform a variety of task including:
- Picking up litter
- Report or remove graffiti
- Report over-full bins
- Report maintenance issues such as broken sprinklers and vandalised equipment.
Fencing will be considered on a case-by-case basis to help deliver safe and vibrant playgrounds for the community. Alternative options such as fencing a portion of the reserve instead of the whole playground to mitigate access to the hazard whilst improving broader access to the rest of the public open space may be considered. Whilst the benefit of fencing playgrounds provides a positive response to mitigating risk to hazards, they are not a replacement for age-appropriate supervision. Consideration in regard to limiting universal accessibility and egress safety should also be considered.
Other softfall surfacing treatments such as rubber softfall will be utilised following a needs assessment and where there is a need to support accessible play provision and provide a diverse play experience within the community if there is already significant use of sand softfall in area. Consideration regarding cost, maintenance and environmental conditions such as heat effect will be considered.
For more information, or to receive this information in an alternate format, please contact the City on (08) 9205 8555 or visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/enquiry.
