The City of Ryde will upgrade and refresh playgrounds at Janet Park and Eastwood Park with the
assistance of two Federal Government grants provided under the Local Road and Community
Infrastructure Program.
One $100,000 Federal Government grant will allow for a playground upgrade at Janet Park in West
Ryde to be brought forward a year.
The project will result in the existing playground at Janet Park being upgraded from a Local to a
Neighbourhood level playground.
Once completed, the Janet Park playground will feature modern play equipment such as an all –
accessibility birds -nest swing, cyclone spinner, sensory flowers, climbing net, a sli de and a seating
area. The new features of the playground and layout were based on feedback from the community
consultation undertaken late last year.
An additional $40,000 grant from the Federal Government will allow Council to improve and refresh
the E astwood Park playground. This includes renew ing landscap e features and soft -fall material to
rejuvenate the playground and its surrounds.
City of Ryde Mayor, Clr Jerome Laxale, said both playground upgrades were part of Council’s
commitment to continually invest in new and existing playgrounds.
“As the City of Ryde continues to grow, it is essential that we continue to undertake upgrades such as
the two announced today so that all children have access to new and modern playgrounds both now
and into the future,” Clr Laxale said.
“I would like to thank Member for Bennelong, John Alexander OAM MP, and the Federal Government
for supporting these projects and helping ensure they can be delivered in a timely mann er.
“The Federal Government grants show how quickly and efficiently councils can deliver stimulus to our
economy when need ed. Be it parks, playgrounds, or nation building infrastructure like Ryde Central.
