Do you, your friends or family visit First Avenue Reserve or might in future?
We would love to hear from you!

We are replacing the entire playground in First Avenue Reserve in the 2025/26 financial year.

We need your feedback to understand what's most important to you about the play spaces you visit and what would encourage you to visit more.

Read on for more information about the space, what's included in the playground renewal, and to look at examples of other playgrounds renewals of this size for inspiration. Then, please take a few minutes to help your children or young people in your life to share their play preferences using the online feedback form on this page. The feedback shared will help shape the new playground, which will last for the next 15 to 20 years.

First Avenue Reserve is located on First Avenue in Seaton in a residential area. It includes a playground, shelter with picnic setting and seating, entry footpath to shelter and the playground, and an open space area with irrigation and perimeter fencing.

Dogs can be exercised in the reserve area off-leash, away from the playground.

The playground is a 'Neighbourhood' classified playground. Neighbourhood playgrounds should have good quality 'standard' play equipment, an appealing landscape, and may include some special play features for young people to enjoy.

The following elements are included for consideration in the First Avenue Reserve playground renewal, dependent on the budget:

• All existing play equipment within the playground.
• Accessibility and inclusivity principles, for example rubber softfall, access paths, and inclusive equipment for varying abilities and ages.
• More tree and shrub plantings, if suitable, to provide natural shade, increase our citywide canopy cover, and for biodiversity and urban cooling.
• Additional/replacement seating or paths if deemed required.

The following new or replacement reserve or amenity elements are not considered as part of a playground renewal process:

• Public amenities such as public toilets, shelters and picnic settings.
• Electric BBQ or drinking fountain, though these can be considered separately.
• Fixed shade structure/s over the playground, unless specifically included.
• Fitness equipment - this infrastructure is separate from playground infrastructure. Installation of fitness equipment is a dedicated project identified due to high demand or a dedicated budget.
• Sports accessories, such as goals, rings, hardcourts, etc. These are considered under a dedicated budget program if they're assessed as being suitable for or required for the site.

If you feel any of these elements need to be considered for this location, you can share this feedback on our Customer Portal by selecting 'Feedback' and specifying what you're requesting at this reserve and why. This feedback is considered in future reserve upgrades or improvements.

Otherwise, you can also contact your local elected member who may put in a request for the money under the annual budget process to have the improvement considered.

What could a 'Neighbourhood' playground look like?

Below are images of other recently renewed Neighbourhood playgrounds to show what might be possible at First Avenue Reserve.

If you're looking for something to do these school holidays, you might like to visit some of these playgrounds to see what features you like the most.

The locations of the recently renewed playgrounds pictured below are:

• Sparrow Reserve Playground, Thirteenth Avenue, Woodville North
• Alton Reserve Playground, Reynell Street, Kilkenny
• Birkdale Reserve Playground, 26 St Andrews Way, West Lakes
• Devonshire Reserve Playground, Devonshire Avenue, Fulham Gardens
• Eileen Harris Reserve Playground, Cedar Avenue and Croydon Avenue, West Croydon
• Wilford Reserve Playground, Prior Avenue, Seaton
• Wastell Reserve Playground, Wastell Court & Arthur Street, Pennington