Latest news: Lyne Park Playground Opening, 22 March 2025 10-11am

You’re invited to the official opening of the newly renovated Lyne Park Playground, by the Mayor of Woollahra, Councillor Sarah Swan. Come and enjoy a play, free ice-cream, a sausage sizzle and a local history display by the Aviation Historical Society of Australia (NSW). We look forward to seeing you there. Everyone is welcome.

Open for Play

Lyne Park Playground re-opened for play in August 2024.

We're turning this regional play space into a high quality, inclusive destination for all. Lyne Park Playground in Rose Bay is one of our most loved children’s play spaces for both local residents and visitors, given its prominent position on Sydney Harbour and proximity to nearby recreational and social activities.

We are now making it even better, by transforming play equipment, providing new opportunities for creative nature play and increasing the playground's footprint to provide inclusive, imaginative and flexible play and recreational experiences for all age groups and abilities.

We are grateful for the strong interest and participation we received during the community consultation and your feedback has helped shape these improvements.

Playground upgrade works began in January 2024 and Stage A (the main playground) were completed in August 2024 with the exception of the flying boat which was installed in November 2024.

The upgrade includes:

• Double flying fox
• Four-bay swing with seven types of swings suitable for a variety of ages and abilities
• Sensory area with xylophone, drums and mirror
• Water-play zone
• Nature play area for older children and inter-generational recreational experience
• Bike track with bridge
• Pirate ship
• An imaginative climbing and sliding flying boat – a playful nod to the site’s history as the former Rose Bay International Airport

View the plans for the new playground:

Lyne Park Playground - Stage A

Lyne Park Playground - Stage B

We apologise for any disruption or inconvenience which may arise during the playground upgrade.

For current playground users, the closest alternative playgrounds are Rose Bay Park (behind Rose Bay Police Station), Samuel Park Vaucluse, Bellevue Park and Thornton Reserve Bellevue Hill. Playground users who are able to travel further may also wish to experience Council’s latest playground renewal projects at Plumb Reserve at Fletcher Street Woollahra, and Gugara Park Paddington.

Background

In March 2022 we asked the community what they wanted to see in the renewed playground. We received 227 survey responses on Your Say Woollahra and spoke to many families during pop-ups in Lyne Park. We heard overwhelming support for the playground's proposed upgrade and expansion, and clear priorities for new inclusive play features and accessible infrastructure.

We used community feedback to create a draft concept plan and exhibited the plan for feedback from 22 September – 28 October 2022.

We reviewed submissions and considered feedback and presented the draft concept plan and outcome of the public exhibition to Council’s Finance, Community & Services Committee on 5 December 2022 and to the full Council at a Council meeting on 12 December 2022.

The concept plan was endorsed by Council to progress to construction, with some amendments, on 12 December 2022. (for more information see FAQ on this page)

Funding

This project is funded by Woollahra Council and the NSW Department of Planning and Environment’s Places to Play, Metropolitan Greenspace Program and the Australian Government’s Investing in our Communities Program.

Lyne Park Playground Renewal - Concept Plan Survey

CLOSED: This survey has concluded.