Project updates
Project details
In May 2022, Council committed to establishing a flagship inclusive playspace in every Inner West ward.
The first was at King George Park, Rozelle which opened on 7 September 2024. Richard Murden Reserve was confirmed as the second to be delivered over a five-year program.
Between April and June 2024, we consulted residents and community groups to help develop a new inclusive playspace for the reserve.
Along with this feedback, Council partnered with Touched By Olivia and used the NSW Everyone Can Play guidelines to create a draft plan for the site. These help us ensure everyone can get there, play there and stay there successfully.
In the key features section below, we show you how we've directly reflected the input received into the design.
We want to know have we got it right?
Key features
This is so different play experiences are separated out. This larger area is to ensure that there is a diversity of equipment which is in response to direct feedback that not all play experiences are suitable for all users. The design includes designated ‘rooms’ for climbing, swinging, sliding, spinning, relaxing and socialising etc.
The playground will provide increasing levels of challenge in each 'room'. This allows the park user to participate at a level that suites their ability and provides opportunities to challenge themselves with each visit.
This is for safety reasons. This is in response to comments that a fence is crucial in an inclusive space
One side will include accessible facilities bathroom to be entered only within the playground fencing. The other side will service general park users and be entered from outside the fence.
This will provide protection for when unloading children. This is in response to comments from multiple community organisations.
This allows people with disability permits more parking. The disability spaces are to be set back to allow greater clearance from traffic.
No current parking spots have been removed.
A total of 15 new trees will be planted.
Due to safety concerns, the White Cedar tree located left to the playground (as pictured below) will be removed.
Due to drainage issues, eight small Queen Jubilee trees will also be removed.
Draft playground plan
Select the two arrows at the top right to enlarge the image. Select the icons to learn each feature in the plan.
Toilet plan
Download draft plans
Have we got it right?
Let us know your thoughts about the draft concept plan by:
- Completing the survey below
- Attending a drop in session at Richard Murden Reserve on Saturday 21 September 2024 10am-12.00pm
- Phoning 02 9392 5743
- Emailing holly.cowdery@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
- Mailing Inner West Council, PO BOX 14, Petersham, NSW, 2049, Attention: Holly Cowdery
- Call a FREE Interpreter or the National Relay Service, Monday to Friday between 9am-4pm and provide our phone number 02 9392 5743
- Free Interpreter call TIS National on 131 450
- Voice relay call 1300 555 727
- TTY call 133 677
- SMS relay call 0423 677 767.
To complete the survey please join to create an account, or login to an existing account. The Your Say Inner West account is separate from other Council accounts. Once logged in provide your response and select 'Submit'.
What happens next?
All feedback will be reviewed and consolidated into a report. Where possible, Council will incorporate the feedback into the final design. Construction will commence in the new year. Everyone who provided their email address during the consultaitons will be kept up to date.
