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About the upgrade
This playground upgrade aims to:
- offer a diverse range of play activities, experiences and equipment
- improve accessibility around the playground
- meet the needs of children and families into the future.
Key features of the new playground include:
- a castle play unit with two slides, a rope bridge, curved monkey bars and a drawbridge
- a ‘Dorothy Laver Market’ cubby house
- basket swing, toddler swing and sling seat
- a track glide
- a spiral play tunnel
- a spring rocker.
Other features to be included in the wider playground space include:
- improved seating overlooking the playground
- a new picnic table setting
- accessible drinking fountain.
Community consultation
We invited our community to share feedback to help guide the design for the new playground.
We received feedback over 2 rounds of consultation in late-2024 and early-2025. Thank you to everyone who had their say.
You can find out what our community told us and view the final design on our Dorothy Laver Reserve East playground upgrade page on Your Say Boroondara.
Artist's impressions of the upgraded playground
Status
Construction of the new playground is expected to start in early 2026. We expect to finish the playground in mid-to-late 2026.
We’ll update this page and keep our community informed when construction timelines are confirmed.
Timeline
| Date | Project stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| August to September 2024 | We asked for community feedback to help shape the draft design. | Complete |
| December 2024 | We shared the draft design for community feedback. This helped us refine and finalise the design. | Complete |
| July 2025 | We shared the final design for the new playground, which incorporates our community’s feedback. | Complete |
| Early 2026 | We expect to build the new playground. | Not started |
| Mid-to-late 2026 | We expect to finish the playground. | Not started |
More information
To receive updates about all works, visit our consultation page and select 'Follow' at the top of the page.
For more information about construction, please contact or Landscape & Design team on (03) 9278 4444 or [email protected].