City of Bayswater

We’ve found a brilliant new playground (opened August2019)! Spring Reserve in Guildford has a small but action packed playground and we just love all the indigenous features. Spring Reserve is a place of significance for local Aboriginal people, having once served as a source of fresh water. Lance Chadd, a Bibbulmun Nyoongar/Budimia Yamatji Aboriginal artist to worked on the playground which tells the ancient Nyoongar story of Koolbardi the magpie and Kaarda a huge Racehorse Goanna. Let’s explore… The playground is dominated by the beautiful Kaarda goanna, which is built into the bank, another well-known dreamtime animal kids may notice Read more…

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Clarkson Reserve, Maylands   Clarkson Reserve is a hidden gem in the leafy suburb of Maylands. It features a small nature playground, bike and scooter paths and gorgeous river views. On arriving, Miss 4 raced to the play area. This is mostly sand-based and features wooden balancing beams and flat logs to hop across. There is also a large birds nest swing surrounded by a wood chip base. This was a hit! Miss 4 kept going back to play here. The main feature of the playground, however, is the wooden play fort. Children can access this via a climbing wall Read more…

There is something special about our inner-city parks. Maybe it’s the huge trees, something not easily found in newer suburbs. The dappled light seems to be so relaxing. One of these Perth gems is Banks Reserve in Mt Lawley. Tucked into a bend on the Swan River this park is surrounded by giant trees so there’s plenty of shade and it’s the perfect place to spend an afternoon, especially since it has toilets, picnic tables, and BBQs. The large lawn area is a designated dog exercise area so you can bring your fur baby too! There is a good sized Read more…

Grand Promenade Reserve, Bedford    Grand Promenade Reserve is a leafy park in the City of Bayswater. It has a great sand-based playground with a mixture of equipment for a range of ages. If your child likes to climb, they’ll likely enjoy this playground. With ladders, a rope web and a small climbing wall, as well as a balancing beam course, there is lots to exercise little muscles. My Miss 4.5 was straight up the climbing wall and up a ladder made up of small platforms from the moment we arrived. When she wasn’t climbing, she was jumping off into Read more…

Close to the Peninsula Estate area of Maylands, a new playground has been built at De Lacey Reserve. This playground has something for younger and older kids alike. The first thing Miss 4 spotted was the flying fox. This has a small tower to launch from and sand beneath should someone slip off mid-ride. Miss 4 loved it! It was her favourite part of the playground. We found smaller kids will need help bringing it to the tower as it’s hard work without a bit of muscle. So parents, don’t be surprised if you get roped in for that job! Read more…

As of June 2018, Hillcrest Park in Bayswater now has a new playground nestled on the edge of the oval between the Jamison-Frame Pavilion and the cricket practice cages. The first thing we noted at Hillcrest Park was the base is not sand. A definite plus if you don’t want sandy little feet in your car afterwards! Miss 4 went straight the platform stairs to then explore the top layer of the playground. This features a wooden bridge, twin slides, a bubble window and a “stained glass” window to peep through, and a steering wheel for imaginative play. One side Read more…