Stage 3: Developing Detailed Design of Play Space (Oct-Nov)

Council staff are working with the landscape architect on detailed designs of the play space. Once this has been completed, along with costings, a final concept of the play space will be displayed on this page. Watch this space-aiming for mid November 2025! The next step will be putting the project out for tender for construction in the first half of 2026. We can't wait-and thank the community for their patience.

Stage 2: Community Engagement on draft Concept Plan (Now Complete)

The concept plan shows the overall idea for the site including its potential uses and is conceptual vision rather than being too detailed. The concept plan can be flexible and subject to change depending on budgets, product availability, site constraints and other factors.

We are now consulting on the concept plan and would love to hear thoughts and feedback from the wider community. This will assist in the preparation of a final detailed design and construction of the play space.

Thank you to those who participated in our Stage 2 Consultation process and provided feedback on the Concept Plan. To review the Community Engagement Outcomes Report, please look in the document library (on the right hand side of this page).

From here, council will work with internal departments and the landscape architect to finalise the concept plan, taking into consideration the feedback the community has provided, and balancing what is achievable within the project constraints. The landscape architect will develop a more detailed design, so council can go out to tender for the play space construction. The detailed design will be posted on this page so watch this space. Construction is planned next financial year (2025/26).

As noted on the concept plan, council is interested in speaking to anyone in the community who wishes to donate or contribute to the space. This idea has come about by locals suggesting there may be some interest within the community. We ask that you please reach out to council by 30 June 2025. (Note safety is paramount so council must ensure appropriate standards are met and council processes are followed).

For now enjoy playing on the current play space- we will update this page as the project continues to progress.

Stage 1: Planning (Now Complete)

In September 2024 we ran 2 x co-design workshops at the Uraidla Hotel. These workshops involved local community members who were passionate about the play space, discussing the importance of the site, its identity, and aspirations with a landscape architect and council staff. The landscape architect then developed 3 play space design options, which the group provided feedback on. The landscape architect took these comments on board, and developed a final draft concept plan.

Council rounded back to this group in December 2024 with this final draft concept plan for another review. Final comments and tweaks were completed in mid- January and the Concept Plan is now ready for wider community engagement.