City of Bunbury reveal plans for new foreshore playground

The City of Bunbury has revealed plans for the new playground at the Frank Buswell Foreshore with the new design voted on by the public. As part of wider revitalisation works at the foreshore precinct, the old playground is set to be removed and will be replaced with a new one, with construction set to start by January. The new playground will include a flora multi-play unit, monkey bars and slides, swing set, a dolphin rocker, spinning disc, rainbow chimes, soft fall turf and more. It will also include exercise equipment, a barbecue and an accessible drinking fountain as well as picnic areas and bench seating. The playground has been part of a community engagement process with residents providing feedback on what they wanted, before voting between three designs. The foreshore adventure design was the most popular at a pop-up session and in the online poll, receiving 58.4 per cent of votes. The area has seen upgraded paths, landscaping and seawall revitalisation. Located in east Bunbury along the banks of the Leschenault Inlet, the foreshore improvements also included drainage work with renewal works to the 315m section of marine wall beginning on January 15 with the area fenced off for construction. More information on the planned upgrades can be found on the City of Bunbury’s website.