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

We are replacing all play equipment in both the western and eastern play spaces in Grange Recreation Reserve in the 2025/26 financial year.

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

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.

Grange Recreation Reserve is bounded by Fort Street, Military Road and Trimmer Parade in Grange. It's a sportsground hosting soccer, cricket and hockey, and has two playgrounds - one on the western-side along Military Road and one on the eastern side off Fort Street. It also has two sports Clubrooms, shelter and picnic settings with extra seating, a basketball half-court, public toilet block, and perimeter fencing (some chain link, some post and rail).

Dogs can be exercised in the oval and perimeter areas off-leash, away from the playgrounds.

The playgrounds are jointly at the 'District' level and, together, should cater for various age groups. The play equipment and landscape will be innovative and very good quality with the aim to create a unique and appealing play experience.

Other projects on this reserve:

• Clubroom Upgrade (underway): The Lions Soccer Clubroom on Grange Recreation Reserve is currently being upgraded. The western and eastern play space renewals will commence once the Clubroom upgrade is complete (likely end of 2025).
• Unresolved lease request (consultation): A lease request over a small portion of the reserve for the purpose of constructing telecommunications infrastructure has been consulted on very recently. The outcome of the request is yet to be resolved. You can find more about this request and the consultation here.

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

• All existing play equipment within both the western and eastern playgrounds.
• A new playground shade structure*.
• 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.
• Seating will be renewed in the same year as the playground but under a separate project.

*A playground shade structure is being considered here for construction in the same year as the play renewal, if the budget to deliver this is approved.

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 'District' playground look like?

Below are images of other recently renewed District playgrounds to show what might be possible at Grange Recreation Reserve.

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

The locations of the recently renewed playgrounds pictured below are:

• MJ McInerney Reserve Playground, Sackville Street, West Croydon
• Oarsman Reserve Playground, Military Road (Adjacent SA Rowing Club), West Lakes
• Midcourse Reserve Playground, Brebner Drive, West Lakes
• Carnegie South Reserve Playground, Lowe Street, Royal Park
• Pennington Oval Playground, Butler Avenue, Pennington
• Henley & Grange Memorial Oval Playground, Cudmore Terrace, Henley Beach
• Allenby Gardens Reserve Playground, Lewanick Street, Allenby Gardens