2025 O.H. Reid Reserve - Playground Renewal

Council has prepared a Draft Playground Improvement Plan for O.H. Reid Reserve. The plan is based on feedback received during the initial consultation held in September 2024.

The Draft Plan includes:

• a new triple swing set including a parent and joey seat,
• a lookout tower with a climbing wall and cubby beneath,
• a springer,
• musical chimes,
• hopscotch line marking,
• a new picnic shelter, and
• the existing furniture items will be replaced.

Items to be retained:

• sandpit,
• amphitheater area,
• rope climbing structure,
• basket swing, and
• slide.

For more details please download the Draft Playground Improvements Plan which can be found under the Documents on the right.

How to get involved:

You can have your say and provide your feedback between 17 March and 14 April 2025 by:

• Completing the survey form below
• Emailing email@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
• Writing to Willoughby City Council, PO Box 57, Chatswood 2067

Submissions close Monday 14th April 2025 at 9am.

Background:

In early 2024, Council initiated an 'Expression of Interest' process and facilitated a co-design workshop to establish a reserve place making group to help inform the future use of O.H. Reid Reserve. The workshop participants met in May 2024 and helped develop three place based activation ideas for the reserve which will occur in 2024/25. This group also helped us identify the need for a partial renewal of the existing playground.

As a result, we are planning to retain a few elements that are in good condition such as the basket swing, slide and climbing structure. However, other elements that have reached the end of their service life will be replaced.

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