The City of Ryde will upgrade and refresh playgrounds at Janet Park and Eastwood Park with the assistance of two Federal Government grants provided under the Local Road and Community Infrastructure Program.
One $100,000 Federal Government grant will allow for a playground upgrade at Janet Park in West Ryde to be brought forward a year.
The project will result in the existing playground at Janet Park being upgraded from a Local to a Neighbourhood level playground.
Once completed, the Janet Park playground will feature modern play equipment such as an all - accessibility birds -nest swing, cyclone spinner, sensory flowers, climbing net, a sli de and a seating area. The new features of the playground and layout were based on feedback from the community consultation undertaken late last year.
An additional $40,000 grant from the Federal Government will allow Council to improve and refresh the E astwood Park playground. This includes renew ing landscap e features and soft -fall material to rejuvenate the playground and its surrounds.
City of Ryde Mayor, Clr Jerome Laxale, said both playground upgrades were part of Council's commitment to continually invest in new and existing playgrounds.
"As the City of Ryde continues to grow, it is essential that we continue to undertake upgrades such as the two announced today so that all children have access to new and modern playgrounds both now and into the future," Clr Laxale said.
"I would like to thank Member for Bennelong, John Alexander OAM MP, and the Federal Government for supporting these projects and helping ensure they can be delivered in a timely mann er.
"The Federal Government grants show how quickly and efficiently councils can deliver stimulus to our economy when need ed. Be it parks, playgrounds, or nation building infrastructure like Ryde Central.
