{"id":19251,"date":"2022-11-23T03:50:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T03:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=19251"},"modified":"2022-11-23T03:50:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T03:50:34","slug":"inclusivity-at-the-heart-of-new-playspace-for-gregson-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/inclusivity-at-the-heart-of-new-playspace-for-gregson-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusivity at the heart of new playspace for Gregson Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An inclusive playground enriched with traditional indigenous elements are key features of a new million-dollar playspace proposed for Hamilton\u2019s most historic park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City of Newcastle has unveiled a concept design for the larger, reimagined playground and amenities upgrade at the much-loved Gregson Park, which will be placed on public exhibition for community feedback from today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alongside a variety of traditional play equipment, the playground features a range of accessible, sensory and nature-based play options, with an array of traditional indigenous elements including a yarning circle to encourage knowledge sharing, bush tucker garden to enrich learning of native edible plants and a ‘meeting place\u2019 to signify where people meet and gather round in circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional shade, a water feature, formal and informal seating, and footbridges are also featured as part of the concept design, complemented by an upgraded, accessible amenities building and new covered picnic area to ensure the park is an inclusive place for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said creating a new inclusive playspace enhanced by traditional Indigenous elements form part of the overall vision for Gregson Park in line with the adopted Gregson Park Masterplan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCity of Newcastle is committed to delivering quality playgrounds and green spaces across the Newcastle LGA for locals and visitors to enjoy,\u201d Cr Nelmes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExtensive community engagement was undertaken as part of the preparation of the Gregson Park Masterplan 2021, with feedback into the concept design for a new playspace and upgraded amenities including consultation with First Nations Australians to appropriately capture indigenous elements in the design with further consultation still to be undertaken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Carol Duncan, who is also the Chair of the Community and Culture Advisory Committee, encouraged the community to have their say during the public exhibition period to ensure Gregson Park\u2019s playspace continues to be enjoyed by families for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGregson Park provides a green heart for the unique and historic suburb of Hamilton and is much loved by local families and the wider community,\u201d Cr Duncan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA reimagined playspace and upgraded amenities will enhance the future enjoyment of the park for the next generation, which is why we\u2019re seeking feedback from a broad spectrum of our community to ensure we have it right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The detailed concept designs for Gregson Park playspace and amenities upgrade will be placed on public exhibition for three weeks from today until Friday, 16 December 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An inclusive playground enriched with traditional indigenous elements are key features of a new million-dollar playspace proposed for Hamilton\u2019s most historic park. City of Newcastle has unveiled a concept design for the larger, reimagined playground and amenities upgrade at the much-loved Gregson Park, which will be placed on public exhibition for community feedback from today. … Continue reading “Inclusivity at the heart of new playspace for Gregson Park”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19252,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19251\/revisions\/19252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}