The weather’s been decent lately, so I decided I’m working my way through every outdoor playground in the west. First stop, Saltwater Coast, or as everyone just calls it, Crocodile Park. In summer you’re in the water. In winter you’re walking the fitness track and getting some sun. The whole park is genuinely well set […]
Ron Barassi Snr Park Reviews
If you live near the city, you probably already know this one. We’re usually at Buluk Park in front of the library whenever we’re in Docklands, the water play setup there is genuinely well designed, but Ron Barassi Snr Park is one we’d always meant to visit and kept putting off because it felt a […]
Beckett Park Playground Balwyn Review
I have to properly rave about this one. Beckett Park in Balwyn isn’t just a playground, it’s basically a whole outing. Great for the kids to run wild in, and honestly great for me too, since there’s a proper walk and a tower to climb if you want to get your steps in while you’re […]
Lyndarum North Park Wollert Reviews
A neighbour tipped us off about a new playground nearby, so the next weekend we grabbed the kids and went to see it for ourselves. It sits inside one of the newer housing estates on Melbourne’s northern fringe, and on the drive in we actually passed two other playgrounds before we’d even arrived. The address […]
Walker Reserve Doncaster Reviews
Walker Reserve, Doncaster — Just Reopened After Its Upgrade How new is it? The little triangular survey flags on the grass next to it haven’t even been taken out yet. Walker Reserve in Doncaster has just finished its expansion and upgrade. This small park in a residential pocket has a lot more worth stopping for […]
Little Amigos Southland Review
We went back to Little Amigos at Southland on a quiet weekday morning, deliberately avoiding the weekend rush. It’s on Level 2 of Westfield Southland, and the easiest way in is through the Village Cinemas entrance, that side of the centre puts you almost right at the door. If you’ve got a Westfield membership, it’s […]
Playgrounds Near Forest Hill
Every time I’m around Forest Hill I have the same problem: I genuinely don’t know where to take the kids. There’s no big drawcard playground worth a special trip out here, and even the free kids play space up on Level 3 at Forest Hill Chase is pretty forgettable once you’ve been a couple of […]
Maple Grove Playground, Pakenham East
Maple Grove Playground, Pakenham East: A New One-Hectare Park Worth the Drive We’d seen a few photos of Maple Grove Playground pop up in a local parents’ group before we’d even worked out where Pakenham East was on the map. A full hectare of playground sounded like one of those things that gets exaggerated in […]
Gumnuts Playland Knox Review
We’d been putting off a weekend trip to Westfield Knox for weeks, mostly because every indoor play centre we already knew felt a bit tired. Then a friend mentioned a new one had opened on Level 2, near Timezone, with a whole nature theme and Aussie animal mascots. That was enough to get us in […]
Sorrento Park
Last weekend we went to Sorrento Park, originally just casually going, but the result was once we arrived there, one side of me felt like oh this place in the future I will still come back! Sorrento Park reviews The play equipment is made of wood, not the ordinary colourful plastic, just looks very natural, […]