Background

Playgrounds are a special part of North Sydney’s open space network. They are more than equipment and physical spaces; they are places for families and friends to gather, places for activity, and places for learning. North Sydney provides a range of safe, fun, inclusive and challenging playgrounds for the community’s use and enjoyment. Our playgrounds are custom designed to complement the character of the parks in which they are located.

Council manages and maintains 33 playgrounds within an area of 10 square kilometres. For the purposes of this Plan of Management, playgrounds are public play environments comprising play equipment, complementary ancillary facilities such as fitness equipment and associated hard and soft landscape works. North Sydney’s playgrounds primarily cater for children aged from 2 to 12 and their parents and carers.

The Playgrounds Plan of Management also considers other public outdoor recreation facilities including fitness equipment, basketball rings, skate and scooter parks and the like. These facilities are often co-located with playgrounds, and cater to the needs of children, teens and older members of the community who have ‘outgrown’ playgrounds.

The Playgrounds Plan of Management examines the broad range of issues associated with playgrounds in North Sydney in a comprehensive and holistic manner. It sets out Council’s strategies to manage, upgrade and maintain its playgrounds and other outdoor recreation facilities over the next 5 - 10 years.