Lake hamilton regional playground

The Planning Group Australia have completed a draft design of the proposed Lake Hamilton Regional Playground and Foreshore beach-area precinct.

 

The design proposal has been created with input from various stakeholders including feedback from Community Information Sessions held on 11 October 2010.

 

The Lake Hamilton Regional Playground and Foreshore design plans include the following features:

• A Regional Playground and picnic area which services Hamilton, the district and tourists.
• A Playground which caters for all ages and abilities through incorporation of elements which allow use by the mobility impaired, visually and hearing impaired and incorporates fencing to most of its perimeter, to assist with containing children with behavioural needs.
• The play space is set into the slope using winding pathways and grading (earthworks) to link the zones and equipment with gradients that meet access of all requirements e.g. 90% of the play space, pathways and picnic areas at 1 in 20 gradients or less.
• A themed play space which reflects / references Hamilton’s unique environment through use of locally occurring materials stone, timber, water. The aim is to create a play space which has its own unique and distinctive character.
• Play space zones which focus on various age groups being:

o   Toddler/sand play zone with picnic shelter etc for adult supervision;

o   Junior play zone with a picnic shelter nearby with views to both the beach area and Junior play area;

o   Senior play zone which incorporates an adventure play equipment

o   Zone for future expansion with a focus on fitness equipment, and adventure play; and

o   Landscape spaces which include a range of planting treatments to provide future play and learning experiences in and around the play space.

• As part of maximising the play and learning environment experience and facilities in particular for visually or hearing impaired the play space incorporates / offers a range of textural / sensory experiences (in more than 50 ways) including sight, sound and touch experiences by using various surface material and textures and auditory elements.
• Maximises the play experience with the playground and its environs including over 100 elements which work together to create a play, learning, discovery and recreational area.
• Utilises landscape treatments such a trees with various trunk textures and groundcover plantings with perfume, prickly texture or velvety foliage to compliment the play environment and create spaces for public art seating and playful exploration in and around the playground and picnic areas.

 

A copy of the design concept is available for inspection at the following locations during normal hours of business:

• Council’s Business Centre, 111 Brown Street, Hamilton;
• Council’s Market Place Business Centre, Market Place, Hamilton;
• Hamilton Branch Library;
• Tourist Information Centres – Dunkeld, Coleraine and Hamilton;
• Licensed post offices within the Shire.

 

A copy of the design can also be downloaded from Council’s website at www.sthgrampians.vic.gov.au/publicnotices

 

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