Between 20 October and 17 November in 2025, the community had the opportunity to have their say on the draft Concept Plan to upgrade the playground at Quarries Park in Clifton Hill.

The draft Concept Plan was based on community feedback received during the first stage of consultation in early 2025. The Plan features durable and natural materials in a bush setting, provides accessible options and offers discovery, play and adventure for everyone in the community to enjoy.

We asked you to share your thoughts about the draft Concept Plan and tell us:

• if the playground shown in the draft concept plan 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
• if the playground shown in the draft concept design respects the surrounding bush setting.
• which proposed key play features (shown on the map above) are the most important to include
• any other comments and suggestions you may have about the draft Concept Plan.

We heard a wide range of useful feedback through the following feedback channels:

• Responses to the survey
• Verbal feedback during the pop-up consultation sessions
• Targeted consultation with Spensley Street Primary School

Community feedback helped us to finalise the Concept Plan in early 2026. Feedback highlighted strong appreciation for Quarries Park Playground, with residents valuing its natural bushland setting and expressing a clear desire to preserve the existing aesthetic while enhancing play value through additional equipment and features.

Between 17 February and 17 March 2025, we sought feedback from the community to understand what elements of the current playground are important to keep, and what equipment needs to be upgraded or added.

During this stage of consultation, the community could provide feedback by completing the online form or by attending one of 2 in person pop up engagement sessions on site at Quarries Park on Sunday 2 March and Wednesday 12 March.

Who we heard from

• 240 online and hard copy responses to the survey.
• 13 responses from children to an in-person activity held at Quarries Park
• 40+ people attended our in-person pop-up sessions

What you told us

While many participants commented on what they would love to see in the new upgrade, many also commented on how much the existing playground is valued and expressed their hope that important elements would be retained.

View the Engagement Report (below) to read more about this stage of the consultation.

Childrens Workshop with Spacecraft

An artist-led workshop with children was held onsite at Quarries Park in May 2025. The workshop outcomes will help inform the development of the Final Concept Design, alongside community feedback.

Led by indigenous artist Cassie Leatham (in collaboration with Spacecraft Studios and hosted by Yarra City Council), the workshop was a participatory and educational experience for local children. Cassie guided an interactive experience of exploration, creative workshops and shared her knowledge about the local environment and the role of indigenous vegetation and fauna in the local parkland setting.

A series of activities included a site walk, storytelling and the collection of natural materials to produce drawings, brushes and paintings, screen printing and guided weaving activities. The children foraged from the surrounding native trees, plants and grasses. Samples collected included - manna gum, round leaf box gum, kangaroo grass, lomandra, spear grass, bulrush, blackwood seed pods and she-oak.