Last year we asked you to help us understand the priorities and needs for our planned upgrade of Annettes Place. We used your feedback to inform the development of a draft Concept Design.

In August and September of 2025, we asked you to provide feedback on ways we could improve Annettes Place. We heard from 79 people through our online survey and spoke to members of the community in-person at our pop-up event.

You told us that:

We have an exciting opportunity to upgrade Annettes Place in Richmond.

Before we began drafting a Concept Design, we asked for your help to understand the priorities and needs for this park. You shared your ideas on what you would like to see in the design for this improved space.

To meet the diverse needs of our growing local population, we are planning on upgrading this space. We want to improve user experience and ensure it accommodates the needs of everyone who uses it, including current and future residents, people who work nearby and visitors.

Project background

The Yarra Open Space Strategy (YOSS) recommends undertaking a major upgrade of Annettes Place to improve functionality and provide a greater range of facilities for our rapidly expanding population. By 2031 it is forecast that the local residential population in this pocket of Richmond will have more than tripled and there will be an additional 41% increase in the local workforce.

The YOSS defines Annettes Place as a small neighbourhood park, catering for the local community within a 300m catchment. This means there are limitations to what can be incorporated in the upgrade and also set requirements for what types of facilities need to be retained from the existing park. The dog off-leash area will remain as it currently is.

You can now share your thoughts on the draft Concept Design and tell us:

• if the playground shown in the draft Concept Design is a space you or your family or children would like to visit and play
• if the play features shown in the draft Concept Design, offer a wide variety of play options, providing something for everyone
• which proposed key park features are the most important to include
• any other comments and suggestions you may have about the draft Concept Design.

Have your say before 9am on Monday 2 March 2026. You can also speak to us in person by attending one of our pop-up events.