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Don't use it
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Please note: each respondent has been assigned an ID number within these tables which has replaced their
name for confidentially reasons.
Richard Diggins Park playground replacement
ID
number
Question 1: Think about the current playspace at Richard Diggins
Park. What do you like about the current playspace?
Theme
1
Please note that Richard Diggins Park is well loved and used in its' current
guise. Please do not change too many things just for the sake of change.
Four things I would ask you NOT to do
1. Don't reduce the lawn area ( it allows children to run and play ball
games).
2. Don't increase the number or size of the two picnic tables unless
reducing garden beds.
3. Don't install a toilet block or night lighting ( for fear of encouraging
undesirable NIGHT time activities). A few border lights would be ok.
4. Don't make the park cluttered - keep the open outlook of this pretty park.
Open space
Don't install a toilet
block
Don't over clutter
Border lighting
2
The open grassed area is fantastic
Open space
3
Good location.
Well fenced on 3 sides.
Open space as well as well as play equipment.
Open space
Fencing
Location
4
No answer
5
The trees and hiding places surrounding the playground
Trees
Hiding places
6
There is a great mix of open play space for kicks ball throwing, frisbees,
running and hiding. There are plenty of older trees to climb on and new
ones for eventual shade. Seating areas are ok. The staff take excellent
care of lawn and trees. Dogg ie bag dispensor is never empty
Open space
Trees
Well looked after
7
Grass, developed surrounding trees, feels intimate, good BBQ area
Open space
Intimate feel
Trees
BBQ
8
I love the lawns and swings
9
The swing and surrounds. Children like drawing with chalks on the surface
which is great. Bench under the trees. Water fountain. Slide and climbing
equipment. BBQ area
10
It is open and inviting. The green space for children to run about is
excellent. There are picnic facilities for parents and grandparents to mingle.
11
suitability for frequent neighbour/family gatherings, i.e. combined play
ground and BBQ equipment, drink water, shaded picknick area and seating
play area in the pit, so shielded from the road
surrounding trees for shade and where children can climb in
the swings
a lot of grassy area
a predominantly neighbour frequented park, no mass visitors from outside
the direct community. The park has a real community bonding function.
Small enough to retain that personable spirit where people know each
other.
Open space (lawn)
Swings
Swings
Open space
Chalk drawing
Shaded seating
Water fountain
Slide
Climbing equipment
BBQ
Open and inviting
Open space
Picnic facilities
Good for gatherings
BBQ, water, shaded
picnic area and seating
Location of play area
Trees
Swings
Open space
Community bonding
12
Nice leafy aspect. Good grass space. Ease of parking if required.
13
Trees
Open space
Ease of parking (if
required)
No answer
14
It doesn't overwhelm the space that it is in.it is very safe for toddlers. The
swings are good in that they suit babies and older children and even
Nannas.
Safety
Swings
15
It is very close to my house and there are lots of kids around. It has some
trees that the kids can climb. There is room to kick a ball around.
Location
Trees
Open space
16
It is lovely but some extra park benches would be nice.
More benches
Question 2: What do you not like about the current playspace?
Theme
1
Very little
Nil
2
Don't like the metal playground
If would be great if it was more natural like the theatre gardens
3
Not enough bins for rubbish.
Need another set of swings.
Not enough benches/seats for picnics and people to sit at.
Outdated - metal
playground
Need more bins
Need more swings
Need more
benches/seats
4
Play Space is outdated and does not utilse the space limitations effectively.
Outdated
5
It is a bit old, too much plastic and metal. No sandpit or more challenging
climbing structure for older kids
Outdated - too much
plastic and metal
No sandpit
Not enough challenge
Needs more climbing
equipment
6
We need at least one other bench please as shelter is dependent on time of
day. The seats are used a lot by local residents and seniors to rest on their
walk to and from shops as well as chatting.
When there is no moon the park is pitch black - hence the terrible fright i got
when one of two escaped dogs sitting under a tree attacked me and my
dog. Walking past can be a bit scary particularly when a person's shape can
be seen but we don't know if it is a vagrant or a dog walker.
Doggie poos are hard to see without a little light.
We don't want big lights just solar hot spot at edge and near bin maybe.
Some people "reserve" the tables for a party early in the morning and
sometimes even exclude locals. Maybe they need to know they should book
if eg: more than 8 people? Large ater slides for parties are also becoming
common with locals left feeling we are intruding. Also coffee vans are
sometimes park across the footpath blocking those with disabilities. A
recent auction crowd left 20 cups for us to pick up. Cleaning up their own
mess should be inate but sadly it isn't
Need more
benches/seats
Lighting (solar)
7
Small, easily overcrowded. Not enough climbing equipment. Could do with
shade cloth.
8
Not overly engaging for my kids (3 and 5 years). A bit too simplistic - they
run out of play ideas here and usually want to leave after 10 minutes
9
The table and chairs in the middle of the park. Previous to this being put
into the park, people could use the open space to play
10
I do not like the small garbage container. It is frequently overflowing. I also
do not like people who use the park for birthdays, etc leaving rubbish and/or
ID
number
Needs more climbing
equipment
Shade
Needs to be more
challenging
Tables and chairs take
up too much of the open
space area
Needs bigger bin
Don't like people using
11
12
crowding out the local residents. I think large parties should be booked and
rangers should check the condition of the park afterwards.
I also wish we had wooden or well designed children's play equipment.
I also wish we had another bench at the top corner of the park for sitting.
We do not need more table space.
limited shading
although the play area has served our young family well, for older children it
has become a bit boring and outdated
Old, outdated equipment. No shade sails. Small and limited age range
catered for.
13
park for parties and
leaving rubbish
Outdated
Need more
benches/seats
Shade
Needs to be more
challenging
Outdated – old
Shade
Needs to be more
challenging
No answer
14
It doesn't have much to suit children over about 4 years of age. It doesn't
really do much to enhance development of motor skills in children over
about 2 or 3.
Needs to be more
challenging
Needs to enhance motor
skills development
15
The play equipment doesn't challenge kids' strength as there are no
monkey bars or chin up bars. So it's only interesting to very young children.
(My kids were at the park every day until a few years ago).
Needs to be more
challenging
16
Need extra park benches.
Needs more
benches/seating
ID
number
1
Question 3: What things would you change about the current
playspace?
A little equipment for older children (to about 10yo?).
Maybe a swing for early teenagers - maybe a 360 degree disc shaped
swing?
Maybe a small climbing wall that does not take up too much ground area
PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THE PARK CLUTTERED - maintain the open /
picturesque aspect.
Theme
Equipment for older
children (up to 10)
360 disc swing
Small climbing wall
Don’t make park
cluttered
2
Make it nature scape
3
Add additional bins and benches.
4
Bench mark should be the play space at Shenton Park lake which is very
popular
5
I will leave the swings but will remove the rest, split it and create different
area of playspace.
6
Please don't change the feel and space of our little local park. There is
plenty of big equipment elsewhere. We would not like the park to be
overcrowded We just need smaller things for the 1 - 10 yr olds who visit.
The swings are extremely popular with all ages. They may look old
fashioned but are the first equipment kids go for.
Keep it similar
Swings
Don't change the feel
7
More BBQ area
More BBQ area
8
More nature play/free climb play. Harder playground activities - monkey
bars, rock walls, sand.
Natureplay
More climbing
9
Take out the central furniture as it gets in the way of play
Remove central furniture
10
I would add a sunshade over the swings.
A larger garbage bin and maybe an extra one for bottles and plastic.
Shadesail
Larger bin / recycling bin
Natureplay
More bins
More benches
Like playspace at
Shenton Park lake (Lake
Jualbup)
I will leave the swings
but will remove the rest,
split it and create
different area of
playspace.
11
more interesting, nature based play opportunity, encouraging children's
experimenting, imagination, resourcefulness with natural materials like
sand, water, stones (dam building) etc.
use of wood and other natural materials
retain/increase grass area (no/limited rubber)
12
Make it larger. Provide more shade. Separate areas for differing age
groups is good. More seating (chairs, limestone walls, timber logs) for
adults that is close enough to the edge of the park that you can engage with
your child. Slides and swings are great but more interactive/moving
elements would be fantastic. The rubber surface is fine, but sand is not
good. A wood chip or natural surface is good. Something that does not
hide cigarette butts or other nasties like sand does. For younger kids, make
sure there is enough for them to do apart from being lifted up to a high
ledge and then have parents struggle to get/help them down.
More interesting
Natureplay
Use of wood / natural
materials
Retain open grass
space
Limit use of rubber
Make it larger
Provide more shade
More interactive/moving
elements would be
fantastic
Separate areas for
different age groups
More seating for adults
close to the end of the
playspace
No sand - rubber or
wood chips is good
13
No answer
14
Change the combined
slide/bridge equipment
to something with
monkey bars or ropes
but still with the safe bits
for toddlers
15
16
ID
number
I would change the combined slide /bridge equipment to something with
maybe some monkey bars or ropes but still with the safe bits for toddlers.
Not easy Iknow
I would add some equipment that both older and younger kids can use:
specifically monkey bars (a two way/crossroad set like the Funky Monkey
bars brand, with ladder up the side so younger kids can reach), a trapeze, a
rope to climb, and chin up bars at different levels. There are no chin-up bars
anywhere around this suburb (used to be one at Subi Primary years ago)
and I know lots of kids that love to do tricks on them. - it is one of those
pieces of equipment that can be used in so many different ways (forward
and backward rolls, hang upside down, even do chin-ups!). Kids love to
challenge their strength and hold their own weight, and Subicare and Subi
kindergarten no longer have monkey bars.
I would plant something edible that kids can harvest. Maybe Enchylaena
tomentosa. Because we lived in Germany for a year where the playgrounds
had hazelnut trees, and the kids spent ages gathering and opening them.
Even at Richard Diggins park my kids used to pound up leaves to make a
paste when they were little.
I would also make sure there are some dead branches to build with,
because my 7-year-old and his friends spend a lot of time building things
with the few sticks they can find at school.
Add some extra park benches - replace the one which was removed a few
years ago near the western entrance to the park, near the road, looking
down over the park. That was our favourite bench :( It was used daily, not
only by us. We saw in Adelaide they are installing park benches at right
angles to each other so people can sit on these benches and talk to each
other. Excellent idea. Thanks :)
Equipment both older
and younger kids can
use
Monkey bars, a trapeze,
a rope to climb, and chin
up bars at different
levels
Nature play – Dead
branches to build with
Plant something edible
that kids can harvest
Add extra park benches
Question 4: What are your children’s favourite things to do when you are visiting playgrounds?
Please choose up to five (5) activities from the list below.
1
Balancing, Climbing, Ducking under, Sliding, Swinging
2
Balancing, Bouncing, Building, Hiding, Swinging
3
Climbing, Jumping, Role play, Sliding, Swinging
4
Climbing, Ducking under, Pedalling, Pushing, Sliding, Swinging (6)
5
Balancing, Building, Climbing, Hiding, Jumping, Pedalling, Rocking, Swinging (8)
6
Climbing, Crawling, Hiding, Sliding, Swinging
7
Balancing, Role play, Sliding, Stepping up, Swinging
8
Balancing, Building, Climbing, Hiding, Role play
9
Climbing, Hiding, Role play, Sliding, Swinging
10
Balancing, Climbing, Hiding, Sliding, Spinning, Swinging (6)
11
Building, Climbing, Jumping, Role play, Swinging
12
Climbing, Rocking, Sliding, Stepping up, Swinging
13
No answer
14
Balancing, Climbing, Rocking, Spinning, Swinging
15
Building, pulling up
Balancing, Climbing, Hiding, Jumping, Role play, Spinning, Swinging (9)
16
Climbing, Jumping, Sliding, Swinging (4)
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Question 5: Do you have any other comments or feedback you would like to share with us
about Richard Diggins playspace?
1
Thank you to the Subiaco council for this pretty and well used park
2
No answer
3
No answer
4
Great area which is a pivotal meeting place in the Park Street area
5
Try to recycle and reuse old materials when creating the new playspace. Do not make it to tidy either,
allow nature to be part of the playspace too.
6
it's is a fantastic local park. Please don't overdo it!! thanks
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No answer
8
No answer
9
Very glad you are consulting with people who use the park this time
10
No answer
11
please retain the direct neighbourhood community bonding function of the park (play, BBQ/picknick)
by improving and modernising the current set-up but not growing it into something huge
12
Please make sure there is a water fountain and a bin for rubbish.
13
Rather than just small children, how about a basket ball ring and some public exercise equipment for
the grown ups?
14
I trust you to replace the playground thoughtfully, Subiaco parks have been done well. Richard Diggins
park is a lovely space well used by many people not just children. Please don't take up too much of
the open space and trees.
15
I didn't see the September request for feedback but have been meaning to write a letter to council
about the playspace ever since my kids started to grow out of it. I have 3 kids aged 7,9,11 that love
climbing and monkey bars and would love a chin up bar.
16
The road definitely needs some sort of calming or slowing device - a child or dog is going to be hit one
day. How about closing it and grassing it as has been done further down Park Street? That would
gain a lot of votes for you, the council.