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Wittonga Park playground upgrade project – The Gap

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We’re improving Wittonga Park in The Gap to support a growing community with quality places to play, relax and connect.

Status
Planned
Category
Park
Timeframe
November 2025 to mid-2026 (project pending funding)
Location
The Gap
Ward
The Gap Ward
Benefits
  • Provide a park that responds to the needs of a growing community by offering open greenspace and facilities.
  • Create more places to relax and connect with friends and family.
  • Preserve biodiversity values.

We've developed a final concept plan for Wittonga Park in The Gap. The plan will guide future improvements to the playground and picnic area.

The plan reflects your feedback and explores ways to improve these spaces. The improvements will help keep the areas welcoming and well loved. They will continue to support the community now and into the future.

The final concept plan proposes new park features including:

  • accessible connecting pathways and native planting
  • shelters, seating, picnic areas, drinking fountains and bins
  • play equipment for older and younger children
  • a carousel, fish rocker, double swing sets, hammock swing and basket swing
  • nature play area with stepping boulders and balancing logs for active play.

Progressing the upgrades at Wittonga Park will occur when funding is allocated in future years, subject to citywide priorities. We thank everyone for their feedback and continued support.

Initial consultation

In November 2025, you told us how much you value the playground and picnic areas. You also told us these spaces are important places for families and friends to gather and play. You also shared helpful ideas about how the space could be improved.

Draft concept plan

We used this feedback to develop a draft concept plan. We shared the draft concept plan with the community for consultation in June 2026. The draft explored a range of ideas to guide future improvements including:

  • upgrading the playground to cater for a wider range of ages
  • enhancing the picnic area with more seating and shelters for social gatherings
  • improving the path network to support better accessibility.

Draft concept plan consultation

Feedback from community consultation on the draft concept plan showed:

  • support for playground equipment suited to different age groups, including more challenging features for older children and separate equipment for young children
  • support for play elements for children with different abilities, and suggestions for sensory play, including baby-friendly areas
  • support for wider, more accessible paths and links
  • support for upgrading picnic amenities that assist social gatherings, with reliable shade
  • requests for improved shelters, and shelters being located closer to active areas to better support group gatherings
  • feedback on safety concerns, including congestion and speed in Alutha Street, and the need for fencing near roads.

  • November 2025: Initial community consultation and ideas gathering.
  • Early 2026: Site investigations and preparation of the draft concept plan.
  • 18 May 2026: Draft concept plan released for community feedback, including online consultation and in‑person information sessions.
  • 7 June 2026: Consultation on the draft concept plan closed.
  • Mid‑2026: Feedback reviewed and final concept plan shared with the community.
  • Future: Any construction works will be subject to future funding, approvals and detailed planning. 

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