Playground draft design

Update – 22 May 2025

We've drafted a design for the new playground at Mont Albert Park. The design was shaped by ideas you shared during the first round of community consultation.

Thank you for your feedback

We'd like to thank everyone who provided feedback on the draft design to see if the design was on the right track. Feedback submissions closed 5 pm on Thursday 22 May 2025.

What's next?

We’ll now consider all the suggestions and feedback shared by the community from the second stage of consultation.

View the draft design

You can view key proposed features of the draft design by selecting the hotspots on the map below:

An aerial map showing the draft design for the new playground

Exciting new play items include

  • an agility area taking monkey bars to the next level, designed to help children improve their balance and coordination, but also suitable for teenagers and adults
  • 2 swing sets
  • an arch climber with ladders, nets and rock climbing
  • a café play area with wheelchair accessibility
  • rubber surfaces to improve accessibility.

Some park furniture will be upgraded, including:

  • 2 new picnic settings (one with a chessboard)
  • 2 new seats in the playground and one relocated park seat closer to the playground.

Some ideas suggested for the new playground are not included in the design, such as:

  • fencing
  • separate shade structures (shade sails)
  • a soccer net
  • trampoline
  • public toilets
  • water play.

Mont Albert Park is a local playground in our Playground Development Strategy. The playground's category decides the budget, design focus and scope of its upgrade. Read more about this on our Upgrading Boroondara’s playgrounds page.


Photos of the playground before the upgrade takes place:

Stage 1 of consultation

A snapshot of your feedback:

In November and December 2024, we asked you to tell us:

  • what you love about this playground
  • what could be improved
  • what you’d like to see in the new playground.

We heard from 18 community members through surveys and submissions.

  • 69% were female
  • 93% were parents or guardians
  • 50% lived in Balwyn – the suburb of the playground.

What you told us

  • The monkey bars and track glide are the most popular play items. We’ve made sure these are included in the draft design.
  • Our community would like a wider variety of play equipment.
  • Residents value the variety of play options for younger and older children.

How the consultation was promoted

  • Social media: We posted about the consultation on our Facebook and Instagram.
  • Postcards:  We distributed postcards to residents who live near the playground.
  • On-site signage:  We placed signs around the playground with a QR code for this consultation page.
  • Boroondara Bulletin: The consultation was listed in 'Have your say' in the November/December edition. The Boroondara Bulletin is our community magazine.
  • Emails:  We sent an email to everyone who has signed up for alerts about new consultations relevant to them. You can sign up for alerts at the top of this page.
  • Council e-newsletters: We promoted the consultation to thousands of community members who subscribe to the Fortnightly Feed e-newsletter.