This fab new playground opened at the start of Summer in Hansen Reserve, West Footscray, adjacent to the new junior bike skills track.
The new playground, an iconic feature of the Reserve, is designed around a ‘quarry theme’, reflecting the historic use of the site, incorporating a combination of natural materials including stone, timber and steel.
The playground equipment provides a range of different options for children of all ages and abilities with a mix of traditional and imaginative play elements, including a four metre high enclosed slide. Further fun includes bridges and balance beams, swing sets, a climbing frame, trampolines, a sand pit with an activity table and accessible digger, and natural elements using boulders and logs to encourage imaginative play, balance and exploration.
The space adds to the existing community facilities at the Reserve and comes with additional park furniture, barbeques, a shelter and a new shared use path that connects to existing path connections and improves accessibility to the area.
Hansen Reserve is home to a range of facilities including multiple sporting fields, an off-leash area for your four-legged friends, and a new junior bike skills track for budding cyclists. It’s also home to the Kingsville Tennis Club, the North Footscray Football Club and the Yarraville Cricket Club, so plenty of room for some ball sports too.
Hansen Reserve, 35A Roberts Street, West Footscray.
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