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Pop ups
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Share your ideas for an area that is fun, safe, and accessible for all to enjoy.
The playground at Marie Wallace Reserve has been a favourite destination for families for 25 years, but the much-loved wooden fort no longer meets modern safety and accessibility standards.
It's time for a renewal to ensure the play area meets current playground requirements and continues to provide to provide inclusive, imaginative play opportunities for everyone.
We want to hear what you love about the current large timber play fort and what you think could make play fun and engaging in a new replacement play structure.
Share your thoughts about the features you’d like to keep or what you think should be included. Would you like more climbing challenges or spaces for imaginative games? Your ideas will help shape a playground that reflects what matters most to you.
Consultation closes midnight Sunday 14 December 2025.
Aerial map of the area
Next steps
We’ll use your feedback to create a draft design and share it with you in early 2026 for feedback.
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How to have your say
Share your feedback before midnight Sunday 14 December 2025.
You can share your thoughts online, by email, in person, in writing or by chatting over the phone.
In person
- Attend one of our pop-ups:
Monday 1 December
9:30am - 12:00pm
Bayswater Library, 7-13 High Street, Bayswater
Tuesday 2 December
8:30am - 10:30am and 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Marie Wallace Bayswater Reserve, Bayswater (beside the fort)
- Send an email with your feedback to openspace@knox.vic.gov.au.
Phone
- Provide your feedback over the phone during business hours by calling the Strategic Open Space Planning team on 03 9298 8000.
In writing
- Mail your submission to: Marie Wallace Playground Renewal consultation, Strategic Open Space Planning team, Knox City Council, Reply Paid 70243, Wantirna South 3152.
Online
- Complete the survey below.
- Share a story or artwork of things you love about the Marie Wallace playground below.
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - active
Phase 1: Community engagement gathering ideas
Monday 17 November - Sunday 14 December
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Timeline item 2 - incomplete
Review of community feedback
December - January
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Timeline item 3 - incomplete
Phase 2: Community engagement on draft design concept
Monday 2 February - Sunday 1 March
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Timeline item 4 - incomplete
Review of community feedback
March - April
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Timeline item 5 - incomplete
Council endorsement of design
May 2026
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Timeline item 6 - incomplete
Close the loop
Mid 2026
Engagement Plan
- Understand community preferences for play features, inclusivity, play styles, and design themes.
- Capture input from a diverse range of ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds.
- Build awareness and support for a playground that reflects local identity.
- Ensure key features that define the site’s character are not lost during renewal.
Community feedback will play a key role in identifying which playground features and design elements that are most valued.
Feedback is sought from:
- Playground users
- Local families with children
- Youth / teenagers
- People with a disability and carers
- Seniors / local residents
- Clubs based at Bayswater Marie Wallace
For this project we will be engaging our community at the level of Consult on the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Spectrum. This means we will listen to what you say and consider it when we make a decision.
- Preferred play features (e.g., climbing, slides, water or sensory play, lookout points)
- Inclusive and accessible elements for children of all abilities
- Design themes and aesthetics that reflect local identity
- Social and imaginative play opportunities (e.g., group spaces, nature play, ground-level interaction)
- Play styles to include (e.g. imaginative play, structured play, nature play)
- Budget limits and available funding.
- The need to replace aging equipment and meet Australian playground safety standards.
- Site boundaries, infrastructure constraints, and planning/engineering compliance.
- Project timelines and Council delivery commitments.
- Requirement for an accessible structure.
Contact us
Find out more about this engagement.
| Name | Strategic Open Space Planning Team |
|---|---|
| Phone | 03 9298 8000 |
| openspace@knox.vic.gov.au |
