Douglas St Peoples Playground
Douglas St Peoples Playground is a community playground on Douglas Street in Redfern NSW 2016, created by local children and residents in 1975. Its most notable feature is a nature play area with sandstone blocks and timber balance beams, alongside an upgraded play area with slides, trampolines and a climbing net.
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About Douglas St Peoples Playground
Play Equipment at Douglas St Peoples Playground
Douglas St Peoples Playground has a play structure with slides, a deck platform, a balance bridge, a climbing net, a spiral pole and activity panels, all set over rubber softfall. The completed upgrade also added hopscotch, trampolines and a double swing with a seat and a toddler basket. A separate nature play area at Douglas St Peoples Playground has sandstone blocks and timber balance beams.
Community History of Douglas St Peoples Playground
Douglas St Peoples Playground began as a campaign by local residents for a children's park on a disused public site on Douglas Street. On 22 February 1975, local children and residents took down the fences on the site and created a children's adventure playground. In 1999, Aunty Shireen Malamoo received a Citizens Award from South Sydney Council for protecting the park from developers.
Facilities at Douglas St Peoples Playground
Visitor tips for Douglas St Peoples Playground
- ✓Search for Douglas Street People's Park too, as locals know the playground by that name.
Getting to Douglas St Peoples Playground
Douglas St Peoples Playground is on Douglas Street, Redfern NSW 2016.
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Is Douglas St Peoples Playground good for toddlers?
Yes, the double swing has a toddler basket, and the play equipment sits over rubber softfall.
Is there shade at Douglas St Peoples Playground?
Yes, the play space has shaded areas plus a new fabric shade structure for sun protection.
Is there drinking water at Douglas St Peoples Playground?
Yes, a water bubbler lets children and carers get a drink on site.
When was Douglas St Peoples Playground created?
It dates from 1975, when locals turned a fenced-off disused site into a children's adventure playground.