PUBLIC NOTICE - 12 February 2025
Published on 12 February 2025
Removal and Upgrade of Play Equipment
At the December 2024 Ordinary Council Meeting, Council resolved to remove non-compliant play equipment and undertake required repairs.
Council is committed to enhancing our recreational spaces with suitable upgrades and resolved to provide funding to support upgrade works. Council is also seeking additional grant funding to support ongoing upgrades.
Removal works are scheduled to commence in early March and Council will provide ongoing updates via our website and the Oberon Council Facebook page.
To maintain accessibility of these spaces, areas where equipment has been removed will be temporarily re-established with grass.
The following playgrounds will be impacted:
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Park Location
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Equipment to be Removed
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Upgrade/Repair Plan
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Armstrong Place
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All
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Bligh Street
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All
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Buckley Crescent
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Rocker and multi-play structure
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Replacement swing, slide, bench and new soft-fall.
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Burraga Park
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Old swing set and old multi-play structure
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Repair kangaroo rocker, correct soft-fall
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Cunynghame Oval
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All
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Stage 1: Swing set
Stage 2: Additional replacements (FY2025/26)
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Glyndwr Avenue North
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All
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Glyndwr Avenue South
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All
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Miss Wilson Park
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All
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The Common – Fenced Playground
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Fence
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Hassall Park
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Mulit-play structure, fence, swing set, raise ground level and upgrade soft-fall (FY2025/26 onwards)
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OFLC Playground
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Repair and upgrade multi-play, extend soft-fall
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The Common – Fenced Playground
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Stage 1: Repair and upgrade large multi-play, install soft fall barrier
Stage 2: Replace large multi-play (FY2025/26 onwards)
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The Common – Top Swing Set
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Repair swing set, upgrade soft-fall
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The Common – Accessible Playground
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Upgrade soft-fall around single rocker
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The Common – Adventure Playground
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Replace spinning poles x3, maintenance to flying fox, repair mouse house, improve drainage, renew existing and install new soft-fall
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To guide future upgrades and replacement decisions, Oberon Council will soon invite residents to participate in a community survey via our Community Engagement Platform, haveyoursay.oberon.
We want our community to have a say in the types of play spaces that best meet their needs. Community feedback will help us shape a Playground Service Hierarchy that reflects the priorities of Oberon’s families.
If you have any questions or require further information, please contact Council’s Technial Services Directorate by phoning (02) 6329 8100, or email at council@oberon.nsw.gov.au
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The resolution states:
That Council:
- Endorse the removal of all non-compliant play equipment at the parks at Armstrong Place, Bligh Street, Buckley Crescent, Burraga, Cunynghame Oval, Glyndwr Avenue North, Glyndwr Avenue South and Miss Wilson (Option A).
- Approve the proposed Works Program for the parks at Buckley Crescent, Burraga, Cunynghame Oval, Hassall Park, Herb David, the Pool and multiple playground areas within the Oberon Common (Option A).
- Implement a Communications Strategy outlining the rationale behind the need to remove the current non-compliant play equipment and what mechanisms Council proposes to replace the non-compliant equipment.
- Receive a further report with the aim to consider the implementation of a Playground Service Hierarchy.
- Replace play equipment in Armstrong Place, Buckley Crescent, Bligh Street, Miss Wilson Park and Glyndwr Avenue South in a staged process as funds for this purpose become available.
Carried - Resolution No: 17 - 17/12/2024
Division
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Votes for:
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Clr McKibbin, Clr Alevras, Clr Graham, Clr Hayden, Clr O'Connor, Clr O'Grady and Clr Trembath
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Votes against:
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Clr McCarthy and Clr Tucker
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