Pentaboo nearly open at the park

QUEENS Park will soon get an exciting new piece of playground equipment thanks to the Toowoomba Regional Council.

The council will officially open the pentaboo, a sevenmetre-tall structure near Margaret St, to the public this month.

Cr Joe Ramia said the new attraction would add an extra sense of adventure to the playground.

“The pentaboo, a play on words combining ‘penta’ for five points of contact with the ground and ‘peekaboo’, is intended for use by children 12 years and older,” he said.

“The playground will provide hours of fun for children to safely climb and slide to their hearts’ content.

“While the additional new playground area will be opened in mid-December, maintenance of surrounding turfed areas will continue throughout December and the community is asked not to enter the turfed areas enclosed by bunting.”

Cr Ramia said the playground installation was part of the fifth stage of the Queens Park master plan.

“As part of the works, lighting of critical pathways between the Botanic Gardens, the Lindsay St car park and the central amenities area will be completed in December this year,” he said.

“The council will start works to renew the Lindsay St allabilities playground to meet regional park delivery standards after February 2019 to ensure the school holidays and park events are not affected.

“Landscaping works, including access improvements to the Margaret St frontage, will also start after February 2019.”

Minister for Local Government Stirling Hinchliffe applauded the TRC on its progress of the works.