Dunedin playgrounds to get a new lease on life
AN upgrade of Dunedin playgrounds has started.
Bathgate Park, College St and Karitane playgrounds will be closed for three months while work is carried out, but delays associated with importing equipment could push out the completion date.
The Bathgate Park playground in South Dunedin is getting a $385,000 revamp and equipment there will include a fort, log scramble, talking tubes, basketball half court and a carousel that can accommodate children in wheelchairs.
A swing will enable a parent or carer to swing face to face with their child.
The College St playground in Caversham will feature a revamped fort and community orchard after its $135,000 upgrade.
The Karitane playground is getting a $125,000 upgrade that aligns with its coastal environment.
An adventure course there is to include pullup bars, a net climb, vertical climbing rope, balance beam, log jumps, stepping poles, climbing ladder bridges, box jump and parallel bars.
Dunedin City Council parks and recreation services group manager Scott MacLean said all the playgrounds would have new shockabsorbing soft fall surfacing, and better seating and landscaping.
The council had received feedback about designs from the public, South Dunedin Community Network, Caversham Community Group and
Waikouaiti Maori Foreshore Trust Board.
The council also plans to build a pump bike track at Marlow Park, near St Kilda Beach.