Tell us what you think of our draft plan for Robertson Park Playground

We're upgrading Robertson Park Playground in Watsons Bay to make it more accessible, inclusive and enjoyable for everyone.

We've created a draft plan for the playground based on community feedback. It's bigger and better with a range of play equipment, seating, landscaping, bike racks and more. View our design and concept images below and share your feedback via the form or come and talk to us at one of our pop-up sessions at Robertson Park Playground on Monday 30 June 3pm-4.30pm or Wednesday 9 July 10am-11.30am.

Feedback closes 11.59pm Sunday 27 July.

Why are we upgrading the playground?

The playground was last upgraded in 2006 and was identified to be upgraded in our Woollahra Play Space Strategy.

We recognise the playground is important for the community to connect and a great place for children to be active and play.

The proposed upgrade includes mostly new elements, however we are proposing to reuse a few selected pieces of equipment which are in good condition, which we will clean and refresh.

What we heard from the community

In 2024 we asked you to share your ideas on what you like about the playground and what could be improved or added.

We listened to your feedback calling for more equipment for a wider range of age groups, which is reflected in the draft design. The design also responds to feedback asking for more natural play features and includes a number of timber, sandstone and nature-inspired elements.

Read more about what we heard in the 2024 engagement summary tab below.

The draft design

We've created a draft design for Robertson Park Playground which has a larger area and features a range of elements.

New elements:

• a tall climbing tower with rope nets and giant tunnel slide targeted to children aged 8+
• a smaller climbing structure with rope net and slide for younger children
• a natural jungle balance rope and a natural rope bridge
• a small carousel spinner
• a sand-play area
• two low timber and rope horizontal climbing nets
• a five-bay swing with toddler swing, an all-abilities harness swing, you-and-me Skippy swing, standard swing and a round birds nest swing
• timber stepping stones
• climbing boulders
• a mini dual WeHopper springer
• sandstone logs for climbing and sitting
• timber balance beams
• timber pod seats and decks
• native vegetation gardens
• two disabled parking bays and access path.

Existing elements:

• The existing see-saw springer which is still is good condition will be relocated and remain a part of the playground
• the existing bubbler which will be made accessible
• the existing shade sails will remain.

Proposed timing for upgrade

We understand the December and January school holiday period is one of the busiest times at Robertson Park Playground and we'd like to keep the playground open during this time. With this in mind, to enable local families and visitors to be able to access the playground in the peak summer holiday period, we have scheduled construction to commence in February 2026.

The proposed playground is an expansion of the existing playground with many new play elements and will therefore take around 16 weeks (approximately February-May 2026) to complete. While the playground is closed alternative playgrounds are available in the area such as Lyne Park Playground in Rose Bay, Gugara Park Playground in Paddington, Spring Street Reserve, Yarranabbe Park Playground and Rushcutters Bay Park Playground. Find a playground in your local area here.

Have your say

Now we have a draft design based on community feedback we'd like your comments before we proceed to design and construction. We invite you to share your thoughts via our feedback form on this page or come and talk to us at one of our pop-up sessions at Robertson Park Playground on Monday 30 June 3pm-4.30pm and Wednesday 9 July 10am-11.30am. Feedback closes 11.59pm Sunday 27 July 2025.

Sample comments from feedback received:

• “Excited to see Robertson park is in for a much needed upgrade. So much opportunity to improve the space and make it more exciting for the local and visiting kids.”
• “Please take the time to purchase fun equipment that lots of kids can use and consider nice landscaping. Kids love nature. And more swings please. We’re always queueing for them on a busy weekend.”
• “This is a great opportunity to create a far more interesting and diverse playground, with natural elements returning to an awfully bare park. It is such a prominent area and deserving of an exciting and beautiful design - not a garish plastic run of the mill playground. Expanding the footprint of the play area would be a big bonus.”
• “Please don't just install token equipment like spinning puzzle pieces. Do something interesting. This is prime real estate and highly tourist-ed (sic). Do something you can be proud of and that could go viral.”
• “Thank you very much for upgrading it!! Hopefully it’s a quick one cause many playgrounds being fixed so limited access to others.”
• “More play features would be good. Currently the kids can get bored quicker with the small amount of features. Maybe increase the fenced area.”

Read a full summary of community feedback here.

Next steps

Community feedback will help inform any changes required to the final design.

We will share our final design with the community in late 2025. Construction is expected to commence in February 2026 to enable the playground to remain open during the December-January summer school holidays. Construction will take approximately 16 weeks and the playground will be closed during this time.