Community invited to spring into Gregson Park’s reimagined playspace

City of Newcastle is ready to celebrate the completion of the $3.5 million playground upgrade at Gregson Park with a family friendly community event. 

With fences coming down ahead of the long weekend, City of Newcastle will welcome the community back into the space with a fun-filled event on Tuesday 8 October with free activities and entertainment for all to enjoy. 

Celebrating Indigenous traditions, the area includes a bush tucker garden and yarning circle to encourage knowledge sharing, in addition to traditional play equipment, a range of accessible and nature-based play options, and an upgraded, accessible amenities building. 

The new play space includes equipment for a range of ages and abilities, including a six-metre-high climbing tower, trampolines and a balance obstacle course, as well as a softfall mound with slides, rope and rock-climbing elements. 

Gregson Park's renewed playspaceOther features include a seesaw rocker, swing set and sandpit with waterplay feature, along with an accessible carousel and whizzers. 

Opportunities for passive and active recreation have been created to re-activate the much-loved park, with additional shade, formal and informal seating, footbridges, a new covered picnic area, while exercise equipment delivers an outdoor gym experience. 

Maddie’s bench continues to be treasured within the heart of the new playspace for the community to use as a space to rest, reflect and enjoy the surroundings of Maddie’s favourite park.  

City of Newcastle is proud to have delivered accessible infrastructure for everyday activities, with various pieces of equipment that will be suitable for everyone, including those with limited mobility. 

City of Newcastle invites the community to celebrate this renewed playspace with family friendly activities being held between 10am to noon on Tuesday 8 October. 

The event will feature free face painting, an ice cream truck and coffee cart, roving entertainment and music. City of Newcastle’s Environment team will also host fun nature-based activities to keep children busy and engaged.  

For the latest information about the free community event visit newcastle.nsw.gov.au/gregsonparkplayspace