Places to Play builds on the commitment of the Everyone Can Play program, expanded to support the delivery of adventurous spaces such as skate parks, pump tracks in addition to mountain bike trails, water play and nature-based playspaces. These projects create better places for people of all ages and abilities to come together, enjoy the outdoors and play.
Places to Play is part of the Open Spaces Program, with a $16.7 million funding commitment to provide more public open spaces for adventure and play.
Successful projects in 2022/23
A total of $4,987,223 has been awarded across 13 projects in the 2022/23 grant program.
| Council | Project details |
|---|---|
| Bourke Shire Council | Central Park Bourke Adventure Park - $184,433 |
| Carrathool Shire Council | Construction of the Goolgowi Pump Track - $170,910 |
| Edward River Council | Edward River Skate Park - $500,000 |
| Hornsby Shire Council | Brickpit Park Playground Upgrade - $500,000 |
| Kempsey Shire Council | Kalateenee Forest Mountain Bike Enduro Trail Upgrade - $301,600 |
| Lake Macquarie City Council | Rathmines Park Pump Track - $500,000 |
| Maitland City Council | Roy Jordan Oval Skate Park & Playspace - $500,000 |
| Orange City Council | Orange Adventure Playground (Stage 2) - $485,280 |
| Parkes Shire Council | Telling the story of water in Parkes Shire through play - $500,000 |
| Sydney Olympic Park Authority | Haslams Pump Track project - $500,000 |
| Temora Shire Council | Bradley Park Nature based Adventure and Water Playspace - $345,000 |
| Upper Hunter Shire Council | Scone Mountain National Park mountain bike and walking trails - $200,000 |
| Wollongong City Council | Wollongong City Centre Skate Park - $300,000 |
Successful 2021-22 grant projects
There were 24 projects across 11 councils that were successful in the 2021/22 grant program with a total value of $8.5 million.
| Council | Project details |
|---|---|
| Bayside Council | Sir Joseph Banks Park Nature Playspace – $250,000 |
| Blacktown City Council | Glenwood Skate Space – $375,000 |
| Campbelltown City Council | Marsden Park Playspace upgrade – $200,000 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Council | Bringing BMX to CBCity – $500,000 |
| City of Canada Bay | Brett Park Adventure Playspace – Nature Play and Water Play – $250,000 |
| City of Parramatta Council | Central City Parkway – $500,000 |
| Cumberland City Council | Civic Park Nature Play Area – $250,000 |
| Goulburn Mulwaree Council | Riverside Park Pump Track Project – $455,200 |
| Griffith City Council | Griffith Mountain Bike – $500,000 |
| Hawkesbury City Council | Woodbury Reserve Adventure Facilities – $455,000 |
| Hay Shire Council | Hay Teenage Adventure Zone – $477,525 |
| Hornsby Shire Council | Children’s Forest Fagan Park, Galston – $250,000 |
| Inner West Council | Lilyfield Skate Plaza – $500,000 |
| Kempsey Shire Council | Macleay Valley Recreation Adventure Park Pump Track – $459,987 |
| Lake Macquarie City Council | Murrays Beach Park – $100,000 |
| Muswellbrook Shire Council | Adventure Playground at Wollombi Park – $480,000 |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | Kew Nature Playground – $150,000 |
| Shellharbour City Council | Aboriginal Interpretive Playspace Stage 2 – $80,000 |
| Upper Lachlan Shire Council | Wattle Glen Adventure Park – $500,000 |
| Wingecarribee Shire Council | Wingello Adventure Play – $440,000 |
| Wollondilly Shire Council | Tahmoor District Sporting complex – BMX Park Adventure Play upgrade – $100,000 |
| Woollahra Municipal Council | Lyne Park Playground Renewal – $250,000 |
The following map shows the list of successful projects. You can open this map in a new window or a static version of the map can be viewed here.
Grant guidelines and supporting information
Funding is available to all councils in NSW and eligible NSW state government agencies.
Eligible state government agencies include those who own and manage the publicly accessible land on which the projects will be delivered. The delivered facilities must be freely and publicly accessible.
The funding will support the creation of innovative and inclusive play and adventure spaces for people of all ages and abilities. This can include:
- new and better public spaces that facilitate adventure sports and recreation (such as mountain biking, parkour, scooter and skate places and pump tracks)
- nature and water play for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, and promotion of recreation and connection with nature for families and children following lockdown
- provision of outdoor recreation spaces for young people in areas where these facilities are in high demand but where there is an undersupply.
The funding will support the creation of innovative and inclusive play and adventure spaces for people of all ages and abilities. This can include:
- new and better public spaces that facilitate adventure sports and recreation (such as mountain biking, parkour, scooter and skate places and pump tracks)
- nature and water play for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, and promotion of recreation and connection with nature for families and children following lockdown
- provision of outdoor recreation spaces for young people in areas where these facilities are in high demand but where there is an undersupply.
Places to Play builds on the success of the Everyone Can Play program by applying the principles to adventure play, water and nature play. Places to Play is designed to support the creation of places for play and adventure that are inclusive to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Places to Play takes the principles of Can I Get There, Can I Play, Can I Stay and applies it to adventurous activities, water and nature playspaces.
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