Great idea. Would love to see a better play space for children in the area.
Creating a Children's Natural Playspace
Redevelopment of the Carinya Playground into a Nature Play Space
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Suggested by: Shona
Project partner: Aspendale North Kindergarten
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Aspendale has 3 funded kindergarten programs; Aspendale North, Bonkers Beat, Nola Barber, and an early childhood intervention program, Yarrabah Special Development School. All of these programs are endorsing this project due to the benefits a local natural playspace provides. This playspace will provide the local community opportunities to learn about biodiversity, native fauna and flora, as well as providing opportunities for natural play through climbing, exploring and imaginative play. Carinya Playground is ideal because of it's close proximity to the kindergartens, early childhood centre, 3 primary schools and the popular wetlands trail providing access to the wider community.
Carinya Playground is an underutilised resource with old, inaccessible and underwhelming play equipment. The creation of a natural playspace will bring community members together and allow children to reconnect with nature. There is no natural playspace within the Aspendale area. Nature play provides great benefits to the community as people grow a connection and appreciation of the natural environment. In today’s busy, structured and technologically advanced world natural outdoor play can sometimes be hard to achieve. Its location makes it an ideal site for a nature play space providing opportunity for children of all ages and abilities to enjoy.
Project details
Suggested by: Shona
Project partner: Aspendale North Kindergarten
Region
Southern Metro
Budget
Votes
192 votes received
This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.
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Hi Mandreotti,
We agree, we definitely need a better play space in the area. A nature play space would provide so many wonderful benefits to the community. Thanks for your support!
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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This is a great idea- the area truly needs this and connects many surrounding families in a central like location. For our children’s safety and as described the re connection with nature this is a must do in my opinion well done
Hi Clint2018
Thanks for your support. We hope that by transforming this space into a nature play area we can create a wonderful meeting spot for family and friends for many years to come.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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Shona! What a fantastic initiative. This park definitely needs a lot of attention. Good luck :)
Hi Sarina,
Indeed it does! From all of us at Aspendale Nature Play, thanks for your support.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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Fantastic idea to utilise this useless under-used parkland. My children didn't want to play here, we always went to the other playgrounds in Aspendale because they had better and much more equipment. It won't be long before they have children and I hope to my grand children to play here. A natural play space would be ideal.
Hi Missloulou,
Thanks for your support, the equipment certainly is past its use by date and as my son says, it's boring!
I hope by the time your grand children come along we have a lovely new nature play area.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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What a great idea. Good luck!
Hi Janedicko,
Thanks for your support. Let's hope we get enough votes to make it a reality!
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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Fantastic idea. My little grandson would love this so much. Fingers crossed that it goes ahead.
Hi MazMac
Thanks for your support. We really hope we get the votes to make this a reality. It's absolutely needed in Aspendale.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play.
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As an Aspendale local with a young family, I see this as a fabulous initiative, yes please!!
Hi meggo82
Thanks for your support. This would be a wonderful playspace for Aspendale locals and visitors. Lets hope we get enough local support to make it happen!
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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A nature park will be great for the kids and community.
Thanks for the initiative
Hi Carkeyanupuma
Thanks so much for your support. We really believe this would benefit the whole community, especially our children. We hope this provides an opportunity for families to enjoy nature together.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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Hi everyone,
Thanks for your support to date.
There are 20 days to go with voting so please keep sharing this project with your Victorian networks near and far.
Interestingly we recently found out from Pick My Project team that you can vote out of area, the proviso is however that all 3 of your votes must be in the same area e.g. you cannot vote for 1 project in Aspendale and 2 projects in Coburg, all 3 would have to be in the same area.
Kind regards
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play.
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I would barely call this a park. Such a wasted opportunity . Would be well used before/after kinder. So many young families would love this
Hi Breecotchin,
We agree its is a wasted opportunity. With 3 kinders, an early intervention program, 3 primary schools, play groups and a local scout group in the area an upgraded playspace has so much to offer!
Thanks for your support :)
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play.
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This park is a disgrace to the community. Please update it and not just with tanback and the hills pulled out that the kids loved running up and down and rolling.
Hi Gayle
Thanks for your support.
Fingers crossed we get enough votes to develop a true community resource thats loads of fun for our children to run and play.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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This tired and unused park truly needs an upgrade with some decent equipment! A nature park would be a very welcome addition to the Aspendale community.
Hi Jdixon
Thanks for your support. A nature park would be a wonderful asset for our whole community. A little oasis for everyone!
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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The park is passed its use by date and has some safety concerns, natural environments and outdoor play are beneficial to children in many ways. Playing outdoors is important for developing capacities for creativity, symbolic play, problem solving and intellectual development.
Hi tepararepia, it would be wonderful to give our city kids a taste of the natural environment, hopefully we get enough votes to make it happen. Thanks for your support!
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play.
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There are so many families with young kids in this area and the existing Carinya Ave Reserve play equipment is very outdated and not very safe. The local community would derive much benefit from the proposed upgrade. The local disability school has many activities in the area and this would be a wonderful addition in their education program to be able to access this new proposed project. There is an extremely high density of child education facilities at this time and no local parks that offer diversity or something new. Please give this project your utmost consideration for the local kids.
Hi Sam T,
Thank you for your support! We are really passionate about making sure any new design is inclusive of all children. As a parent (incl. one child with a mobility issues) it would be wonderful to have a play space that my children can explore and engage with nature.
Let's hope we get enough votes to make it a reality!
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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I have 2 grandchildren living in the area who often play at this park. It is in desperate of an upgrade, a nature park environment would be awesome for the local community too enjoy.
Hi bin99
Thanks for your support! We hope you and your grandchildren get the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful nature play space.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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An awesome initiative which would be utilised and really appreciated by so many. This poor park has been looking so sad for so long.
Hi LG22, indeed, the park is very sad looking and need of some community loving! Thanks for your support.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play.
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Needs a complete facelift to make into a user friendly space for the community
Hi Fiona, A facelift would make it a wonderful asset for our community. Thanks for your support.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play.
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If this park was upgraded to a nature play space it would provide many fantastic opportunities for our local kinder children to not only connect with nature but with other groups within the community - the potential is really exciting!
Hi Nats, we totally agree! We see it as a wonderful destination for learning excursions for the wider community. Thanks for your support
Shona, on behalf Aspendale Nature Play
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This would be great for my grand children who visit me all the time. Not to mention all the kindy kids next door. You should also realise that the area is getting younger all the time with young families buying up new properties in the area.
Hi Petebitt, I hope this becomes a wonderful space for you and your grandchildren to create wonderful memories. Thanks for your support.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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This playground has so much potential, a nature playspace would be perfect for the many families that visit the park.
Thanks Jovana for your support and local advocacy.
Shona on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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This playground is currently unsafe and in desperate need of an upgrade, 100's of kids form the local kindergarten play here weekly.
Absolutely Simon, thanks for your support to help make a better environment for our children.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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This is a common play area for the children after kinder commences. It is in desperate need of an updo!!
Apologies... I meant to say after the kinder session concludes. Distracted by the kiddies ;)
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Thanks so much for your support Kirstin. Hopefully we get enough votes to make it a reality.
Shona on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play
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Thank you for voting for this project.
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Raelina
17 Sep 2018
Wonderful idea!❤️
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aspendalenatureplay > Raelina
17 Sep 2018
Hi Raelina,
We agree! Thanks for your support.
Shona, on behalf of Aspendale Nature Play