Playground shade program

At the May 2022 Council Meeting, Council resolved to allocate $261,725 per annum in the budget to provide more shade over our park playgrounds. The shade audit identified 32 parks for artificial shade, while 30 parks were identified for tree planting.

In addition, 11 parks were identified for master plan development prior to installing either artificial shade or tree planting.

Stage one involved the installation of shade at six parks and was completed in June 2023. Over the winter, the tree planting was completed.

Stage two will involve the installation of playground shade at the remainder of the identified sites.

AlburyCity has been successful in obtaining grant funding through the NSW Government Stronger Country Communities Fund - Round 5 for the project ($740,000). This will allow the program to be brought forward.

• Artificial Shade Sites keyboard_arrow_right

  Stage 1, 2022-23

  Park Name	Location
  Bonnie Doon Park	West Albury
  Hume Gardens Park	Glenroy
  Buchhorn Park	North Albury
  Melrose Park	Lavington
  Patricia Gould Reserve	West Albury
  Thurgoona Oval	Thurgoona
  Ernest Grant Park (Swings)	Thurgoona

  Other sites in the program

  Park Name	Location
  Aloysius Park	South Albury
  Black Range Park	Lavington
  Collings Park	East Albury
  Day Street Park	West Albury
  Plummer Street Park	South Albury
  Spring Park	Wirlinga
  Ashford Street Park	Lavington
  Doulton Drive Park	West Albury
  Endeavour Park	Glenroy
  Fromholtz Park	South Albury
  Lara Lakes Park	Table Top
  Bishops Walk Park	Thurgoona
  Alexandra Way	Table Top
  Broad Street Park	East Albury
  Glen Park	Glenroy
  Hoffman Park	Thurgoona
  Morningside Park	Albury
  Ross Circuit Playground	Lavington
  Anne Hogan Park	Glenroy
  Colley Street Park	Lavington
  Heathwood Park	Lavington
  Huntingdale Estate Park	Thurgoona
  June Court Playground	Lavington
  Tumgarra Park	Lavington
  Valverde Park	Thurgoona
  Uiver Park	West Albury

• Tree Planting Sites keyboard_arrow_right

  Park Name	Location
  Bonnie Doon Park	West Albury
  Collings Park	East Albury
  Thurgoona Oval Park	Thurgoona
  Aloysius Park	South Albury
  Black Range Park	Lavington
  Bucchorn Park	North Albury
  Day St Park	West Albury
  Plummer Street Playground	South Albury
  Spring Park Playground	Thurgoona
  Ashford Street Park	Lavington
  Doulton Drive	West Albury
  Endeavour Park	North Albury
  Bishops Walk Park	Thurgoona
  Broad Street Park	East Albury
  Glen Park	Glenroy
  Hoffman Park	Thurgoona
  Fromholtz Park	South Albury
  Lara Lakes Park	Table Top
  Morningside Park	Albury
  Colley Street Park	Lavington
  Heathwood Park	Lavington
  June Court Playground	Lavington
  Tumgarra Park	Lavington
  Uiver Park	West Albury
  Valverde park	Thurgoona

• Future Master Planning Sites keyboard_arrow_right

  Park Name	Location
  Alexandra Park	East Albury
  Avis Park	North Albury
  Billson Park	Albury
  Bowna Park	Table Top
  Ettamogah Rise	Ettamogah
  Talgarno Court park	Thurgoona
  Hovell Tree Park	South Albury
  Merced Park	Springdale Heights
  Mulga Place	West Albury
  Mitchell Park	Thurgoona
  Urana Road Oval	Lavington

14 March 2024

Stage two shade installation has commenced with poles installed at Anne Hogan Park, Day Street Park and Ashford Street Park.

30 June 2023

The contractors have been here this week erecting the shade sails for the seven playgrounds. This now completes stage one of the program.

19 May 2023

Contractors are here this week installing the poles for the sites identified in stage one of the program.

17 December 2022

The procurement process for the stage one playground shade is underway. Submissions for the construction of shade sails are currently being assessed.