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Council approves Final Concept Design for Golden Square Park Playground upgrade

16 May 2025

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At the Council Meeting on Tuesday 13 May 2025, Council approved the Final Concept Design for upgrading the playground and landscaping at Golden Square Bicentennial Park in Burnley.

Read the Minutes from the Council Meeting.

Purpose of the consultation

The draft Concept Design was developed using feedback we received from the Golden Square Masterplan consultation in 2021, where there was strong support to upgrade the existing playground.

In July and August 2024, we sought feedback from the community to understand if they supported the key features in the draft Concept Design.

What did we ask?

We asked you to tell us your level of support for the following statements:

The draft Concept Design:

  • offers diverse play opportunities for a wider range of ages
  • improves accessibility for park users
  • embeds nature play elements in this space
  • creates a better connection to the Fairy Tree.

You were also asked if you had any other comments on the draft Concept Design (open text box).

Who did we hear from?

What we heard and how it influenced the final decision

Amongst the 74 responses, there was majority support for all of the statements about the design features: diverse play opportunities, accessibility, nature play and connection to the fairy tree.

While there was significant support from participants with most of the statements there was disagreement with the statement on play for all ages. This disagreement was echoed in the comments where people suggested the play offering for older children would not challenge them enough.

Community feedback has helped Council to:

  • review the proposed options for play equipment for older children (upper primary)
  • ensure there is adequate space allocated for shaded play
  • review the material selected for the cubby to allow access for regular cleaning
  • prohibit dogs within 10m of the playground area (existing rules) and support the separation of dogs and children’s play areas with natural barriers.

Read the Engagement Report

What comes next?

We are now moving to tender the works. A further update will be provided when the tender has been awarded and the upgrade works are ready to commence.

View the Final Concept Design

Visit the project page

To read more about this consultation please visit the New Playground for Golden Square project page on Your Say Yarra.