Playground Replacement Program

We're currently delivering our 2025/2026 Playground Replacement Program. Playgrounds are selected for the program based on a condition rating they receive during a biennial playground safety audit.

2025/2026 upcoming Playground replacements

• Lambton Park Playground upgrades

2025/2026 completed Playground Replacements

• Whistler Parade Reserve, Maryland
• Johnson Park, Lambton
• Beauford Avenue Reserve, Maryland
• Stockton Pool
• Morpeth Road Reserve, Waratah West

2023/2024 completed playground replacements

• Adamstown Park
• Coolamin Reserve, Waratah
• Islington Park Playground, wet rubber softfall repairs
• Rawson Park, Stockton

2022/2023 completed playground replacements

• Avon Street Reserve, Mayfield
• Harold Myers Park, Birmingham Gardens
• Loch Ness Drive Park, Fletcher
• Vera Wilson Park, Beresfield
• Waratah Park, Waratah

2021/2022 completed playground replacements

• Bernborough Avenue, Maryland
• Kotara Park, equipment upgrade
• McCauley Park, Tarro
• McInnes Reserve, Minmi

2020/2021 completed playground replacements

• Dangar Park, Mayfield
• Gross Street Reserve, Tighes Hill
• King Edward Park, Cooks Hill
• Novocastrian Park, New Lambton
• Stevenson Park, Mayfield West

2019/2020 completed playground replacements

• Brickworks Park and Carrington Street Reserve, Wallsend
• Coldstream Reserve, Rankin Park
• Islington Park, Islington
• Learmonth Park, Hamilton South

2018/2019 completed playground replacements

• Cressington Way Reserve, Wallsend
• Fletcher Street Reserve, Adamstown

2017/2018 completed playground replacements

• Bull and Tourle Street Reserve, Mayfield West
• Grahame Park, Carrington
• Smith Park, Hamilton North
• Wallsend Park, Wallsend

View the locations of all of the city's playgrounds here.