Amaroo: Penrith Mayor Todd Carney and Member for Penrith, Karen McKeown with students from Fast and Curious Early Learning Centre at the Amaroo Street Reserve playspace opening in Kingswood.

PENRITH City Council has upgraded three more playspaces in the Penrith local government area to encourage families to get active.

Playspaces at Amaroo Street Reserve in Kingswood and Greenway Drive Reserve in South Penrith have been revitalised, with the designs informed by community feedback. The playspaces include new slides, climbing equipment, swings, balance beams, sensory play, shade, seating, water drinking fountains and accessible pathways.

Ladbury Avenue Reserve in Penrith was renewed earlier in the year, featuring swings, climbing equipment, buggy rocker, a whizzy dizzy, balance trail, mini-bike trail with play road signs, play shop front and sensory panels.  

Penrith Mayor Todd Carney said families can take advantage of the warmer weather and longer daylight hours in spring, by visiting one of our newly upgraded playspaces.

“Kids will love running, climbing, swinging and sliding at the renewed Amaroo Street Reserve and Greenway Drive Reserve playspaces. Their imaginations will ignite with musical sensory play, a pretend play fire truck, play picnic table, puzzle boards and more,” Cr Carney said.

“These playspaces also feature picnic tables, shade sails, accessible pathways and water drinking fountains making it easier to play for longer.

“Designed in collaboration with the community, we’ve ensured each playspace is unique to the area and caters to children of all ages and abilities. At Greenway Drive the community asked for more climbing equipment and we delivered, with a huge climbing frame featuring a variety of ways to play. 

“With 158 playspaces in the Penrith LGA we are ensuring that families have modern, inclusive playspaces close to home to support healthy, active lifestyles.”

These playspace projects were funded through the NSW Government’s Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program. Council received a $7.56 million grant to upgrade 21 playspace sites across the local government area, with 15 projects already completed.

Member for Penrith, Karen McKeown OAM said: “The new and upgraded playspaces across Kingswood, Penrith and South Penrith are a great investment in the families of Penrith, giving children more opportunities to get outside, be active and enjoy time together close to home. 

“From climbing and balancing to imaginative and sensory play, these spaces have been designed to give children of different ages and abilities the opportunity to play, explore and have fun. 

“It’s fantastic to see the NSW Government’s investment helping deliver these upgrades across our community, and I encourage families across Penrith to get out and enjoy these new playspaces, this spring.” 

Council will upgrade six more playspaces in North St Marys, Colyton, South Penrith and
Penrith over the next year as part of the Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants program funding. Two more playspaces will be upgraded in Cambridge Park and Glenmore Park, funded by the NSW Government’s Local Small Commitments Allocation program.

Find out more about our playspace upgrades here: yoursaypenrith.com.au/projectplay  

Get out and about this spring by finding a playspace near you: penrith.city/playspaces