Inner North Playgrounds

Playground reviews, ratings, photos and maps in the Inner North area of Melbourne.

Area is bounded by the Metropolitan Ring Road in the north, Rossana Road /Heidelberg Road in the east, Brunswick Road in the South and approximately Mount Alexander Road in the west.

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	The BEST playgrounds in the Inner North of Melbourne We have created a document in PDF format which has a summary of the best playgrounds in the inner north region of Melbourne. It includes 26 playgrounds in Ascot Vale, Brunswick East, Bundoora, Coburg, Eaglemont, Essendon .. (03) Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne

	A G Gillon Oval Playground, Hope Street, Brunswick Playground has a number of separate elements. There is a nice cubby type structure for little kids which has a slide, inclined walkways and even an oven. Also a large rope pyramid climbing frame, birds nest swing, huge s .. (03) 133B Hope Street, Brunswick, Victoria 133B Hope Street,

	A. H Capp Reserve Playground, Halwyn Crescent, Preston A long playground located between two ovals with a high fence to protect against a Bradmanesque six to mid off. A huge wooden tower with an equally huge climbing wall leads to a big tunnel slides. Kids who can't own .. (03) 10 Halwyn Crescent, Preston, Victoria 10 Halwyn Crescent,

	A.G. Davis Park Playground, Wood Street, Preston Two structures plus some other good stuff. One structure has a wave slide, fireman's pole, steps, ladder with square rungs, shop front, climbing mat bridge, curved monkey bars, monkey rungs and chain traverse. Another st .. (03) 234 Wood Street, Preston, Victoria 234 Wood Street,

	A.K. Line Reserve Playground, Grimshaw Street, Watsonia Upgraded playground which now has a structure with slides, shop front, abacus, steps, rope ladder, hanging disks, horizontal bars and monkey bars. Large pyramid rope climbing frame, two nice springers and swings. Unshade .. (03) 250 Grimshaw Street, Watsonia, Victoria 250 Grimshaw Street,

	Aberfeldie Park Playground, Corio Street, Aberfeldie The upgraded playground has some nice bright colours with aqua blue and orange predominant. The structure has two wave slides, spiders web rope climbing frame, curved ladder, inclined walkway with disk steps, shop front, .. (03) Corio Street, Aberfeldie, Victoria Corio Street,

	Adams Reserve Playground, Milton Crescent, Preston Main structure has a spiral slide, curved ladder, fireman's pole, tic-tac-toe, walkway, spiral ladder, chain bridge, rigid inclined ladder and small slide. Three swings in total. Also rowing boat on rocker, dilapidated s .. (03) 20 Milton Crescent, Preston, Victoria 20 Milton Crescent,

	Adelaide Boulevard Playground, Gowanbrae Compact structure with two slides, panel with animal shapes, abacus, block steps, shop front, binoculars and climbing mat wall. Large pyramid rope climbing frame, lotus leaf with hand wheel, see-saw, circle to hang on wi .. (03) 40 Adelaide Boulevard, Gowanbrae, Victoria 40 Adelaide Boulevard,

	Albert Jones Reserve Playground, Durham Street, Eaglemont Lovely playground with lots of colourful panels and interesting features. The main structure has dual wave slides, straight slide, walkway, climbing wall, abacus, telescope, cafe shop front, rope climbing frame, climbing .. (03) 59 Durham Street, Eaglemont, Victoria 59 Durham Street,

	All Nations Park Playground, Hopetoun Street, Northcote One for the lime green fanatics. Structure with two metal slides, steps, various climbing walls, clock panel, fireman's pole and a net roof. Another climbing structure is nearby with climbing walls and ladders, Also a sa .. (03) Hopetoun Street, Northcote, Victoria Hopetoun Street,

	All Nations Park Playground, Munro Street, Northcote Modern, metal and angular. Main structure is a very long ramp with branches for steps of varying heights, long wave slide, long curved tunnel slide, wooden and chain climbing wall and various little pieces using colour a .. (03) Munro Street, Northcote, Victoria Munro Street,

	Allan Sheppard Reserve Playground, Gooch Street, Thornbury No ball games are permitted in the reserve but it is so small that the only ball games you would contemplate would be marbles anyway. Structure with wave slide, scrambling wall, shop front, abacus, little inclined walkwa .. (03) 111 Gooch Street, Thornbury, Victoria 111 Gooch Street,

	Allard Park Playground, Mitchell Street, Brunswick East In the south west corner of the park is a playground with low play equipment suited to younger kids. The low purple structure has two slides, shop front, rope bridges, rope spiders web climbing frame, monkey bars and lad .. (03) 150 Mitchell Street, Brunswick East, Victoria 150 Mitchell Street,

	Allison Reserve Playground, Sturt Street, Essendon In the middle of a large grassy area with AFL posts is a playground which has two simple play structures. One structure has a wave slide, fireman's pole, inclined walkway and monkey bars. The other structure has a toddle .. (03) 8 Sturt Street, Essendon, Victoria 8 Sturt Street,

	Alphington Park Playground, View Street, Alphington Fairly unexciting playground and surroundings. Wooden structure with two slides, tunnel and walkway. Also two springers and swings without safety chain. Seat with shade. BBQ, table and water tap. Photos: .. (03) 20 View Street, Alphington, Victoria 20 View Street,

	Aminya Reserve Playground, Kenmare Street, Watsonia Reasonable playground with a range of other activities available nearby. Structure with wave slide, shop front, steering wheel, high horizontal climbers, fireman's pole, climbing wall, little scrambling wall, chain bridg .. (03) 23 Kenmare Street, Watsonia, Victoria 23 Kenmare Street,

	Anderson Reserve Playground, White Street, Coburg A super fun playground especially for younger kids. A highlight is a path of bluestone blocks interspersed by cute colourful items - a tunnel, a buggy on springs, hover bike on springs and two wooden trucks with wheels, .. (03) 31 White Street, Coburg, Victoria 31 White Street,

	Andrew Boyd Reserve Playground, Gillies Street, Thornbury The taller structure has a steep wave slide, climbing wall, high fireman's pole, inclined stepping stone bridge and monkey bars. The lower structure has a wave slide, ladder with square rungs, shop front, steering wheel, .. (03) 328 Gillies Street, Thornbury, Victoria 328 Gillies Street,

	Argyle Street Playground, Moonee Ponds The upgraded playground has a small structure with slide, rope ladder and balance beam, a standalone wave slide structure with ladder and disks on a vertical pole, springer, sit-on spinning carousel and swings. Limited g .. Argyle Street Playground, Moonee Ponds(03) Argyle Street Playground, Moonee Ponds 40 Argyle Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 40 Argyle Street,

	Arthur Street Playground, Bundoora Multi-level structure with slide, chain ladder, fireman's pole and coloured balls. Monkey bars, springer and swings. Seat without shade. Photos: .. Arthur Street Playground, Bundoora(03) Arthur Street Playground, Bundoora 131 Arthur Street, Bundoora, Victoria 131 Arthur Street,

	Ashbrook Circuit Playground, Bundoora Structure with curved metal slide, ladder, abacus, shop front, steering wheel, walkway, climber with circles, balance beam, monkey rungs, chain traverse, climbing frame with suspended ladders, difficult climbing wall, la .. Ashbrook Circuit Playground, Bundoora(03) Ashbrook Circuit Playground, Bundoora 22 Ashbrook Circuit, Bundoora, Victoria 22 Ashbrook Circuit,

	Asling Reserve Playground, Asling Street, Preston Nice little neighbourhood playground. Main structure has a wave slide, climbing wall, castle panel, inclined walkway, tic-tac-toe with animal shapes, monkey bars, panel with coloured circles and block steps. Boat shaped .. (03) 21 Asling Street, Preston, Victoria 21 Asling Street,

	ATC Cook Reserve Playground, Daley Street, Glenroy Structure with steep wave slide, various ladders, shop front, inclined walkway, balance beam, rope spiders web climbing frame, monkey rungs and hanging disks. See-saw, two springers and swings. Shaded seat. Also unsh .. (03) 152 Daley Street, Glenroy, Victoria 152 Daley Street,

	Atkinson Reserve Playground, Argyle Street, Reservoir Compact structure with straight slide, curved climber, shop front, tic-tac-toe, steps, abacus, spiral ladder, walkway, high ladder, fireman's pole, telescope and spiral slide. Two person pommel, see-saw, springer and swi .. (03) 16 Argyle Street, Reservoir, Victoria 16 Argyle Street,

	Austin Crescent Playground, Pascoe Vale A spread out playground which has a rope climbing frame, structure with metal slide, climbing wall, rope bridge and various bridges, an inverted-V roof with climbing holds, flying fox, big see-saw on springs, sit-on spin .. Austin Crescent Playground, Pascoe Vale(03) Austin Crescent Playground, Pascoe Vale 22 Austin Crescent, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 22 Austin Crescent,

	Baden Morgan Reserve Playground, Cnr Robert Street and Jackson Street, Northcote Lovely playground which has ramp access to a structure with a spiral slide, walkway, disks on a vertical pole, steering wheel, panel with coloured sections, tunnel, binoculars, scrambling wall, shop front, steps, climbin .. (03) Cnr Robert Street and Jackson Street, Northcote, Victoria Cnr Robert Street and Jackson Street,

	Bain Reserve Playground, Merlyn Street, Coburg North Playground is set in a park opposite a small Shopping Centre. Wooden structure with dual wave slides, shop front, ladder, tunnel, climbing mat wall, steering wheel, walkway, steps, abacus and small steep slide. See-saw, .. (03) 2 Merlyn Street, Coburg North, Victoria 2 Merlyn Street,

	Balerno Circuit Playground, Gowanbrae Structure with dual slides, shop front, steering wheel, walkway, ladder with square rungs, rigid frame ladder and binoculars. Unshaded seat. No grassy area. Photos: .. Balerno Circuit Playground, Gowanbrae(03) Balerno Circuit Playground, Gowanbrae 30A Balerno Circuit, Gowanbrae, Victoria 30A Balerno Circuit,

	Balfe Park Playground, John Street, Brunswick East A fierce wooden crocodile with a car tyre body guards the playground. Sneak past the crocodile's teeth to a tower with two curved slides reached by rope ladders. The croc also guards a small sandpit, carved wooden seat s .. (03) 64 John Street, Brunswick East, Victoria 64 John Street,

	Barkly Square Playground, Barkly Street, Brunswick An old, calamitous (but fun) structure has been taken down and replaced with a caterpillar with climbing holds, big donut set at an angle which spins around, stand-on spinner, three-person springer, birds nest swing and .. (03) 233 Barkly Street, Brunswick, Victoria 233 Barkly Street,

	Batman Park Playground, Arthurton Road, Northcote Good sized playground which is fully fenced and has two main play structures. The bigger structure has a big scrambling wall, high fireman's pole, rope climbing wall, inclined high bridge, clock, wave slide, tunnel, hoo .. (03) Cnr St Georges Rd and Arthurton Rd, Northcote, Victoria Cnr St Georges Rd and Arthurton Rd,

	Bell Street Playground, Heidelberg West A challenging structure set in the housing estate. The structure has a high spiral slide, curved ladders, two spiral ladders, tunnel and dual metal slides. Swings. Shelter without seats or tables and a small grassy a .. Bell Street Playground, Heidelberg West(03) Bell Street Playground, Heidelberg West 330 Bell Street, Heidelberg West, Victoria 330 Bell Street,

	Benjamin Close Playground, Bundoora Tightly crowded structure with metal slide, ladder with square rungs, scrambling wall, binoculars, tunnel, walkway, steering wheel, climber, chain bridge, shop front, monkey bars, balance beam, monkey rungs and hanging d .. Benjamin Close Playground, Bundoora(03) Benjamin Close Playground, Bundoora 25 Benjamin Close, Bundoora, Victoria 25 Benjamin Close,

	Binnak Park Playground, Anderson Parade, Watsonia North Playground with a lot of All Abilities access but lacking in real excitement for older kids. Playground has more rubbish bins per square metre than any other playground I have seen - but I can understand the reason for t .. (03) 16 Anderson Parade, Watsonia North, Victoria 16 Anderson Parade,

	Binnak Park Playground, Binnak Drive, Watsonia North Small playground with large shelter containing two tables and BBQ. Structure has slide, steps, steering wheel, disks on a vertical pole, shop front and abacus. Access to structure via a path. Two springers and swings. To .. (03) 42 Binnak Drive, Watsonia North, Victoria 42 Binnak Drive,

	Binnak Park Playground, Sharpes Road, Watsonia North Structure with wave slide, shop front, steps, steering wheel, walkway, spiral ladder, fireman's pole, climber, chain traverse, horizontal bar, monkey bars and monkey rungs. Three old springers, very old see-saw and swing .. (03) 51 Sharpes Road, Watsonia, Victoria 51 Sharpes Road,

	Bircanin Close Playground, Bundoora Small but beautifully crafted wooden playground. Two possums guard the upper ramp which has a moving bridge which exits to an area with spiral ladder, tic-tac-toe with animal symbols, ladder with square rungs, fireman's .. Bircanin Close Playground, Bundoora(03) Bircanin Close Playground, Bundoora 14 Bircanin Close, Bundoora, Victoria 14 Bircanin Close,

	Boeing Reserve Playground, Boeing Road, Strathmore Heights Two separate playground areas. One area has a slide, ladder, chain bridge, fireman's pole, monkey bars and swings. The other area has a curved slide, straight slide, abacus, ladder, tunnel, fireman's pole and monkey bars .. (03) 240 Boeing Road, Strathmore Heights, Victoria 240 Boeing Road,

	Botanica Boulevard Playground, Bundoora Set in a lovely location with a large pond with nice landscaping. An area around the pond has BBQs, unshaded tables and seats. The playground has All Abilities access with paths leading to all the equipment. The play .. Botanica Boulevard Playground, Bundoora(03) Botanica Boulevard Playground, Bundoora 40 Botanica Boulevard, Bundoora, Victoria 40 Botanica Boulevard,

	Bradshaw Street Reserve Playground, Bradshaw Street, Essendon The main play structure is suited to younger kids and has a wave slide, rigid frame ladder, inclined rope bridge, monkey bars, little cubby, shop front and steering wheel panel. Also two springers, two swings, a square o .. (03) Essendon, Victoria Cnr Forrester Street and Bradshaw Street,

	Brearley Reserve Playground, Heliopolis Street, Pascoe Vale South The upgraded playground has some good individual elements such as a flying fox with disk seat, climbing structure with an arch of monkey bars, hillock with metal slide, large pyramid rope climbing frame, birds nest swing .. (03) 1 Heliopolis Street, Pascoe Vale South, Victoria 1 Heliopolis Street,

	Breavington Park Playground, Plimsoll Grove, Fairfield A wooden structure with two different heights for different aged kids. The higher section has a steep wave slide, climbing wall, shop front, fireman's pole, clanger to hit against pipes (kids of all ages will appreciate .. (03) 10 Plimsoll Grove, Fairfield, Victoria 10 Plimsoll Grove,

	Bridget Shortell Reserve Playground, Wheatsheaf Road, Glenroy The playground has a big play structure, sandpit, swings, two tables and BBQs under a shade sail, two unshaded seats and water tap. The structure has a low end with steps, little climbing wall, little wave slide and .. (03) 50 Wheatsheaf Road, Glenroy, Victoria 50 Wheatsheaf Road,

	Broomfield Avenue Playground, Alphington Bright structure with wave slide, curved slide, climbing wall, tic-tac-toe, steps, talk and listen system, telescope and ladder with square rungs. Hammock, springer, sandpit and swings (one swing with a harness). Limited .. (03) 495 Heidelberg Road, Alphington, Victoria 495 Heidelberg Road,

	Brosnan Park Playground, Quarry Circuit, Coburg Shade sails for the BBQ area but not for the playground - since we are in the Pentridge area, I would call that a criminal offence. Structure with slide, tree ladder, bridge, stepping stones, flying fox, tic-tac-toe and .. (03) 12 Quarry Circuit, Coburg, Victoria 12 Quarry Circuit,

	Bryant Family Reserve Playground, Vincent Street, Oak Park Tangled structure with wave slide, spiral slide, little tunnel slide, walkway, spiral ladder, monkey bars, climber, shop front, abacus, steering wheel and tic-tac-toe. Two springers, see-saw and four swings. Tables, .. (03) 140 Vincent Street, Oak Park, Victoria 140 Vincent Street,

	Bryant Reserve Playground, Waterdale Road, Ivanhoe A wooden tower with steps, dual wave slides, disks on a vertical pole and shop fronts. A sloping bridge with metal circles leads to a combined monkey rungs and hanging disk traverse. Also a see-saw, spinning disk with cu .. (03) 125 Waterdale Road, Ivanhoe, Victoria 125 Waterdale Road,

	Buckley Park Playground, Cooper Street, Essendon Lowish structure with curved and straight slides, various ladders, tic-tac-toe, tunnel, abacus and climbing mat. Large climbing structure with rope climbing frame, climbing wall and monkey bars. Small toddler cubby, bala .. (03) 112 Cooper Street, Essendon, Victoria 112 Cooper Street,

	Budds Street Playground, Coburg Playground which is located next to the road. Tiny structure with slide, ladder and shop front. Single swing with safety chain. No grassy area. Photos: .. Budds Street Playground, Coburg(03) Budds Street Playground, Coburg 21 Budds Street, Coburg, Victoria 21 Budds Street,

	Bulleke-Bek Park Playground, West Street, Brunswick The park has a playground, Community Garden, multiple shelters with tables, BBQs, water tap and toilets. Bulleke-bek is the Woi Wurrung word for the area now known as Brunswick. The playground which is very popular is .. (03) 3 West Street, Brunswick, Victoria 3 West Street,

	Buna Reserve Playground, Boyd Crescent, Heidelberg West Playground is located on an island of land surrounded by roads and parking areas without fences. There is a really good range of equipment and the main structure has a wave slide, ladder with square rungs, chain bridge, .. (03) Boyd Crescent, Heidelberg West, Victoria Boyd Crescent,

	Bundoora Park Play Space, River Red Gum Avenue, Bundoora A great fun Play Space which is fully fenced and linked to a cafe. There are lots of fun elements including a wooden wall maze with things to find such as a horse (since been removed and sent to the retirement farm), big .. (03) River Red Gum Avenue, Bundoora, Victoria River Red Gum Avenue,

	Bundoora Park Playground, Bramham Drive, Bundoora Located on the east side of River Red Gum Avenue near the entrance from Plenty Road. A lot of old equipment scattered about a huge grassy area with shelters, BBQs, water tap and toilets. Main structure has a slide, walkw .. (03) Fairway Drive, Bundoora, Victoria Fairway Drive,

	Bundoora Park Playground, Playground Drive, Bundoora Two structures, four person rocker with horse seats, four swings, horizontal bars and two springers. One structure has two slides, steps, telescope, walkway, spiral ladder and small curved climber. Another structure has .. (03) Playground Drive, Bundoora, Victoria Playground Drive,

	Bundoora Park Playground, River Red Gum Avenue (North), Bundoora Spread out equipment including standalone wave slide, pelican springer, swings and small structure with shop front, abacus, steps, standard ladder and ladder with square rungs. To the south of this is a super cute sw .. (03) River Red Gum Avenue, Bundoora, Victoria River Red Gum Avenue,

	Bundoora Park Playground, River Red Gum Avenue (South), Bundoora Located on the west side of River Red Gum Avenue near the entrance from Plenty Road. Structure has a big vertical rope climbing frame, wave slide, various ladders, climbing wall, inclined walkway, monkey rungs, stepping .. (03) River Red Gum Avenue, Bundoora, Victoria River Red Gum Avenue,

	Bush Reserve Playground, Bell Street, Coburg A compact but fun playground. The centrepiece is a wooden structure with a steep wave slide, smaller wave slide, rope and metal ladders, scrambling wall, steps and some fun musical instruments involving (delicately) bas .. (03) 227 Bell Street, Coburg, Victoria 227 Bell Street,

	C.B. Smith Reserve Playground, Jukes Road, Fawkner Spread-out playground with a number of structures. The structure for smaller kids has a steep slide, tunnel, steering wheel, tic-tac-toe, steps and spiral ladder. The higher structure has a wave slide, curved ladder, cro .. (03) 84 Jukes Road, Fawkner, Victoria 84 Jukes Road,

	C.B. Smith Reserve Playground, Ledger Avenue, Fawkner Located next to a soccer stadium and to the south of the Fawkner Leisure Centre. A big atom shaped rope climbing frame which leads up to a metal slide. A small birds nest swing and four standard swings. Unshaded seats an .. (03) 58 Ledger Avenue, Fawkner, Victoria 58 Ledger Avenue,

	C.H. Sullivan Memorial Park Playground, Blake Street, Reservoir This playground was extensively renovated in 2012, and new additions in January 2013 make this a good playground for children and adults. While some of the old playground equipment has been incorporated into the new l .. (03) 55 Blake Street, Reservoir, Victoria 55 Blake Street,

	Calder Reserve Playground, Patterson Street, Coburg Set on a standard block of land. Structure has slide, ladder, tunnel, abacus, shop front, inclined climber, flying fox and chain traverse. Also two springers and swings. Small amount of grass at the front next to the .. (03) 15 Patterson Street, Coburg, Victoria 15 Patterson Street,

	Campbell Reserve Playground, Moore Street, Coburg The playground is north of the oval. A structure with wave slide, climbing wall, stand-on spinner, shop front, fireman's pole, ladders, rope bridge, little slide, rope traverse, monkey bars and spiders web rope climbing .. (03) 116 Moore Street, Coburg, Victoria 116 Moore Street,

	Carlyle Reserve Playground, Carlyle Street, Moonee Ponds Old rundown structure with a lot of graffiti. Structure has a wave slide, shop front, ladder, tunnel, fireman's pole, steering wheel, walkway, abacus, ladder with square rungs and small slide. Swings and springer. No sea .. (03) 22 Carlyle Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 22 Carlyle Street,

	Cartledge Reserve Playground, Valentine Street, Ivanhoe Maybe removing a wart from a witch's chin would be more pleasant than playing here? Wooden structure with metal slide, ladders, walkway and monkey bars. Two swings without safety chain. Basketball ring with a very rough .. (03) 114 Valentine Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria 114 Valentine Street,

	Charles Mutton Reserve Playground, Creedon Street, Fawkner Play structure with a high and low end. There are two waves slides, walkway, tunnel, climbing wall, tic-tac-toe, fireman's pole, bridge with steps, area with hanging disks and monkey rungs, traverse with spinning rings, .. (03) Creedon Street, Fawkner, Victoria Creedon Street,

	Chelsworth Park Playground, Irvine Road, Ivanhoe A shady location with just a birds nest swing and a surfboard on springs. This playground has been "upgraded" if you use the work upgrade rather loosely. There are unshaded tables and sets and the location is on the bank .. (03) Irvine Road, Ivanhoe, Victoria Irvine Road,

	Churchill Avenue Playground, Ascot Vale Good sized playground with wave slide, ladders, shop front, scrambling wall, walkway, chain ladder, tunnel, tic-tac-toe, chain traverse, horizontal bars, monkey rungs, ladder with square rungs, climber, fireman's pole, h .. Churchill Avenue Playground, Ascot Vale(03) Churchill Avenue Playground, Ascot Vale 18 Churchill Avenue, Ascot Vale, Victoria 18 Churchill Avenue,

	Citadel Park Playground, Cardinal Road, Glenroy A small but delightful fully fenced playground. A highlight is a waterplay area with water sprays from a big flower, row of rings and rocks which is activated by a button on a pole. Also a freeform shaped climbin .. (03) 135 Cardinal Road, Glenroy, Victoria 135 Cardinal Road,

	Clarinda Park Playground, Clarinda Road, Essendon Good structure with big wave slide, sloping parallel bars, ladders, fireman's pole, chain ladder, tunnel, tic-tac-toe, climber, chain traverse and monkey rungs. Small structure for younger kids with shop front, abacus, s .. (03) 38 Clarinda Road, Essendon, Victoria 38 Clarinda Road,

	Clements Reserve Playground, Clements Grove, Reservoir Structure with high wave slide, fireman's pole, climbing wall, shop front, hanging ladder, spiral ladder, chain bridge, hanging disks, monkey rungs, flying fox and horizontal bars. Swings and two stand-on spinners. Shade .. (03) 22 Clements Grove, Reservoir, Victoria 22 Clements Grove,

	Clifton Park Playground, Afton Street, Aberfeldie Wooden structure with wave slide, fireman's pole, hanging chain ladder, climbing wall, walkway, scrambling wall, steps, horizontal bars, monkey bars and hanging disks. Shaded seats, water tap and toilets. Next an ova .. (03) 16 Afton Street, Aberfeldie, Victoria 16 Afton Street,

	Clifton Park Playground, Batman Street, Aberfeldie A basic structure with a short steep metal slide, small straight slide, spiders web rope climbing frame, steps, rope bridge, abacus and climbing wall. Also a fox springer, birds nest swing and two standard swings. Some s .. (03) 48 Batman Street, Aberfeldie, Victoria 48 Batman Street,

	Clyde Jones Reserve Playground, Victoria Road, Thornbury Located near busy roads but good protection with a fence and gate. Amongst an attractive setting is a main structure with slide, unusual ladder, scrambling wall, fireman's pole, chain ladder, chain traverse and low monke .. (03) 300 Victoria Road, Thornbury, Victoria 300 Victoria Road,

	Coburg Lake Reserve Playground, Gaffney Street, Coburg North Get ready to plummet to earth. After climbing up multiple levels of ladders you reach two great metal slides. The "smaller" one is fairly straight and opens up into a flat area at the bottom and the higher, faster slide .. (03) 2A Gaffney Street, Coburg North, Victoria 2A Gaffney Street,

	Coburg Station Reserve Playground, Munro Street, Coburg A wooden structure with some cubbies, ladder and metal slide with two swings attached (both without a safety chain). Also a spinning carousel and medium sized rope pyramid climbing frame. Unshaded table and seats and .. (03) 42 Munro Street, Coburg, Victoria 42 Munro Street,

	Cole Reserve Playground, Cumberland Road, Pascoe Vale Playground area has a line of concrete cylinders with basic art symbols from local children. Structure with dual wave slide, single wave slide, fireman's pole, walkway, steps, tic-tac-toe, inclined walkway, little climbi .. (03) 179 Cumberland Road, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 179 Cumberland Road,

	Coleman Mews Reserve Playground, Coleman Mews, Essendon Long structure with big curved slide, fireman's pole, climbing wall, rope bridge, monkey bars, hanging disks, wave slide, spiral ladder, normal ladder and shop front. Single swing without safety chain and see-saw. So .. (03) Coleman Mews, Essendon, Victoria Coleman Mews,

	Coral Street Playground, Brunswick West An area hidden away down a lane which has a structure with two slides, steps, tunnel, shop front, ladders, tic-tac-toe, telescope and steering wheel. Red sheep springer, see-saw and standalone tic-tac-toe. Unshaded s .. Coral Street Playground, Brunswick West(03) Coral Street Playground, Brunswick West 5 Coral Street, Brunswick West, Victoria 5 Coral Street,

	Cox Reserve Playground, Claremont Street, Coburg North Very big rope climbing frame and structure with two slides, shop front, abacus, spiral ladder, tic-tac-toe, chain bridge, monkey bars, chain traverse, monkey rungs, flying fox, inclined walkway, disks on vertical poles a .. (03) 2 Claremont Street, Coburg North, Victoria 2 Claremont Street,

	Cremean Avenue Playground, Ivanhoe Wooden structure with a low end which rises via a high inclined rope cage bridge to a high level with dual slides and scrambling wall. The structure also has inclined stepping stone bridge, monkey rungs, balance beam wit .. Cremean Avenue Playground, Ivanhoe(03) Cremean Avenue Playground, Ivanhoe 11 Cremean Avenue, Ivanhoe, Victoria 11 Cremean Avenue,

	Crispe Park Playground, Gloucester Street, Reservoir Small structure with slide, shop front, ladder and fireman's pole. Also swings. Shaded seat. Toilets. Next to an oval. Photos: .. (03) 11 Gloucester Street, Reservoir, Victoria 11 Gloucester Street,

	Cross Keys Reserve Playground, Bridge Street, Essendon A delightful playground which has a little bike track with road signs and petrol pump, trampoline on top of a volcano, huge family sized see-saw, colourful and fun activity wall and cute shopfront for a pet store and caf .. (03) 1A Bridge Street, Essendon, Victoria 1A Bridge Street,

	De Chene Parade Playground, Coburg A wonderful Play Space with an Outdoor Lounge room theme which overlooks Coburg Lake. There is an amazingly striking set of colourful wooden carvings which includes sofas, toy box and coffee table. This area also has a l .. De Chene Parade Playground, Coburg(03) De Chene Parade Playground, Coburg 20 De Chene Parade, Coburg, Victoria 20 De Chene Parade,

	De Chene Reserve Playground, Bell Street, Coburg A medieval fort with drawbridge, two metal slides (one high and the other wide), big scrambling wall, fireman's pole, metal pipes to hit a clanger against, clock, distorting mirror, shop front and steps up to the rampart .. (03) Cnr Bell Street and Nicholson Street, Coburg, Victoria Cnr Bell Street and Nicholson Street,

	De Winton Park Playground, Strasbourg Road, Rosanna Fully fenced playground set between an oval and tennis courts. The main structure has two wave slides, steps, steering wheel, vertical rope net and monkey bars. There are two swings, stand-on spinner and climbing cube wi .. (03) 3 Strasbourg Road, Rosanna, Victoria 3 Strasbourg Road,

	Delta Road Playground, Watsonia The playground is conveniently located near a shopping area (but well away from the car parking area) for those who want to play and shop. The highlight of the playground is an extensive road system for kids with roa .. Delta Road Playground, Watsonia(03) Delta Road Playground, Watsonia 77 Delta Road, Watsonia, Victoria 77 Delta Road,

	Dendaryl Drive Playground, Bundoora Lowish structure with curved slide, rigid frame bridge, shop front, steering wheel, jumbled shape climber, monkey bars and slanting rope climbing frame. Frog springer and swings. Unshaded seats and water tap. Limited gra .. Dendaryl Drive Playground, Bundoora(03) Dendaryl Drive Playground, Bundoora 14 Dendaryl Drive, Bundoora, Victoria 14 Dendaryl Drive,

	Denzil Don Reserve Playground, Hunter Street, Brunswick West One old tatty structure and a newer looking structure. The older structure has a curved slide, spiral ladder, shop front, abacus, steps, steering wheels, long curved horizontal tunnel, chain ladder, fireman's pole and wa .. (03) 71 Hunter Street, Brunswick West, Victoria 71 Hunter Street,

	Derby Reserve Playground, Gibson Street, Northcote A small neighbourhood playground with swings, horse and duck springers, monkey bars, spining disk and climbing structure with steps and slides. Shaded seats. Photos: .. (03) 1 Gibson Street, Northcote, Victoria 1 Gibson Street,

	Derby Street Playground, Moonee Ponds Fully enclosed playground with gate and three palm trees. Suited to young kids. Structure with slide, rope ladder, steering wheel panel, abacus and little climbing wall. Nice see-saw with horse seats, flowers with petals .. Derby Street Playground, Moonee Ponds(03) Derby Street Playground, Moonee Ponds 59 Derby Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 59 Derby Street,

	Donaldsons Reserve Playground, Beatty Street, Ivanhoe Top marks for originality. There is a big climbing structure incorporating nine hanging car tyres, monkey bars, log roll, ladder and fireman's pole. There is also a decent flying fox and steps to a decent metal slide. Th .. (03) 36 Beatty Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria 36 Beatty Street,

	Doug Hannan Reserve Playground, Lockton Avenue, Reservoir The highlight is a big metal tower which has a ladder to reach a nice big tunnel slide. On the side is a slide with rollers. Also a four person pommel bounce, birds nest swing, rope net climbing frame, spinning cup with .. (03) 14 Lockton Avenue, Reservoir, Victoria 14 Lockton Avenue,

	Doug Hull Adventure Park Playground, Carr Street, Coburg Nice elevated position overlooking Merri Creek. This is the Doug Hull Adventure park. I think Doug must have been someone who suffers apprehension putting his foot into a bowl of sardines because this is not entitled to .. (03) 30 Carr Street, Coburg, Victoria 30 Carr Street,

	Douglas Reserve Playground, St Phillip Street, Brunswick East A pleasant playground on a block dotted with gum trees. A highlight is a colourful rope double cone which spins around with kids inside. Also a climbing area with a variety of rope obstacles between poles with climbing h .. (03) 93 St Phillip Street, Brunswick East, Victoria 93 St Phillip Street,

	Dowle Street Playground, Macleod Have fun with a gigantic, gregarious grasshopper! Also a structure with curved slide, ladder, shop front, chain bridge, disks on a vertical pole, walkway, abacus, fireman's pole, inclined walkway and monkey bars. Swings. .. Dowle Street Playground, Macleod(03) Dowle Street Playground, Macleod 13 Dowle Street, Macleod, Victoria 13 Dowle Street,

	Duggan Reserve Playground, Beckley Street, Coburg Very small. Structure has curved slide, climber, shop front and steering wheel. Also swings and four wheel bike springer. Seat without shade. Ringed by unattractive fences including a rusted section of tin fence. Phot .. (03) 8A Beckley Street, Coburg, Victoria 8A Beckley Street,

	Dunstan Reserve Playground, Peacock Street, Brunswick West Some interesting artistic elements such as mosaic work on the path and interesting shaded BBQ area. There is also a wooden structure with a ladder to a platform with slide and fireman's pole plus a walkway. Also swings. .. (03) 26 Peacock Street, Brunswick West, Victoria 26 Peacock Street,

	Dunvegan North Reserve Playground, Vincent Street, Macleod Structure with metal slide, climbing wall, steps, inclined climber, monkey bars, hanging disks and chain traverses. Two springers, large see-saw and swings. Basketball court. Shaded and unshaded seats. Huge grassy ar .. (03) 8 Vincent St, Macleod, Victoria 8 Vincent St,

	Edward Park Playground, Arthur Street, Bundoora Quite a big structure with a straight metal slide, disks on a vertical pole, high horizontal bar, another straight metal slide, crooked fireman's pole, standard ladder, walkway, steering wheel, curved pipe bridge, little .. (03) 34 Arthur Street, Bundoora, Victoria 34 Arthur Street,

	Edwardes Lake Park Play Space, Griffiths Street, Reservoir Has a full size A2 class locomotive on display. The train is fenced off but at least you can have a good healthy discussion as to which train it is from Sodor. The train is about 100m away from the fully fenced playgroun .. (03) Griffiths Street, Reservoir, Victoria Griffiths Street,

	Edwardes Lake Park Playground, Seaver Grove, Reservoir Lovely views across Edwardes Lake but the playground only has a sailboard springer, wooden boat shape with steering wheel and swings. Lots of unshaded tables and seats. BBQs and water tap. Next to a Community Recreation .. (03) Seaver Grove, Reservoir, Victoria Seaver Grove,

	Elder Street Reserve Playground, Elder Street, Watsonia Equipment is spread out in a long line. Main structure has a big wave slide, tall ladder with square rungs, fireman's pole, climbing wall with good holds, another climbing wall with ridiculously difficult holds, telescop .. (03) 59 Elder Street, Watsonia, Victoria 59 Elder Street,

	Elms Court Playground, Gowanbrae The area around the playground needs a little bit more landscaping but the playground itself is very extensive. The main structure has a wave slide, hanging chains, various ladders, horizontal climber, inclined walkway, .. Elms Court Playground, Gowanbrae(03) Elms Court Playground, Gowanbrae 5 Elms Court, Gowanbrae, Victoria 5 Elms Court,

	Esselmont Reserve Playground, Somerset Street, Pascoe Vale Structure with wave slide, tree ladder, poles with disks, steering wheel, inclined walkway, chain traverse, chain bridge, shop front, fireman's pole, walkway, tic-tac-toe, abacus, scrambling wall, spiral ladder, straight .. (03) 2 Somerset Street, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 2 Somerset Street,

	Eva Court Playground, Fawkner Basic playground with a wave slide, fireman's pole, ladder, inclined walkway and monkey bars. Swings and unshaded table. No grassy area. Lot of noise from the neighbouring freeway. Photos: .. Eva Court Playground, Fawkner(03) Eva Court Playground, Fawkner Eva Court, Fawkner, Victoria Eva Court,

	Evans Reserve Playground, Victory Street, Fawkner Structure with wave slide, chain ladder, tunnel, shop front, steering wheel, ladder, walkway and spiral ladder. Swings. Unshaded seats. Decent grassy area. Photos: .. (03) 20 Victory Street, Fawkner, Victoria 20 Victory Street,

	F.G. Pike Reserve Playground, Arlington Street, Reservoir Couple of fun, colourful structures which get morning shade. One structure has a curved slide, block steps, fireman's pole, steering wheel, walkway, shop front, binoculars, telescope, disks on vertical pole, climbing wal .. (03) Cnr Arlington Street and Mason Street, Reservoir, Victoria Cnr Arlington Street and Mason Street,

	Fairbairn Park Playground, Newsom Street, Ascot Vale Low structure with curved slide, curved and straight ladders, tunnel, fireman's pole, climber, steering wheel, abacus and chain traverse. Swings and springer. Shelter with table and seats. Unshaded tables and seats. Toil .. (03) 38 Newsom Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria 38 Newsom Street,

	Fairbairn Park Playground, Woods Street, Ascot Vale This playground took a beating when the Maribyrnong River flooded. The highlight now after an upgrade is a large sandpit (or rather small stone pit), which has a giant gecko sliding through it, sand play equipment, digge .. (03) 20 Woods Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria 20 Woods Street,

	Fanny Street Playground, Moonee Ponds Wooden boat shaped structure with dual wave slides, fireman's pole, cubby underneath, maze panel, climbing wall, balance beam with obstacles, monkey rungs, disks on vertical poles traverse, speak and listen system, steer .. Fanny Street Playground, Moonee Ponds(03) Fanny Street Playground, Moonee Ponds 18 Fanny Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 18 Fanny Street,

	Father Gavan Fitzpatrick Reserve Playground, New Road, Oak Park Structure on a very steep block with curved slide, fireman's pole, shop front, ladder with square rungs and steering wheel. See-saw and swings. Partially shaded seats. Photos: .. (03) 65 New Road, Oak Park, Victoria 65 New Road,

	Fawkner Infant Welfare Centre Reserve Playground, Edward Street, Fawkner Ugly. Two standalone slides. See-saw and swings. Unshaded seat. There is a one hour parking limit in the street but it is hard to imagine some-one staying that long. Photos: .. (03) 6 Edward Street, Fawkner, Victoria 6 Edward Street,

	FD Mott Reserve Playground, Murrell Street, Glenroy The playground was upgraded in 2013 and now includes some lovely wooden sculptures (echidna, platypus, yabby and frogs). The new structure has two wave slides, area with horizontal bar ladder, high horizontal rope net, f .. (03) 1 Murrell Street, Glenroy, Victoria 1 Murrell Street,

	Fenton Street Playground, Ascot Vale Slightly quirky playground which is fully fenced in. Wooden tower with levels and steps, fireman's pole, cubby area underneath and a long plank with metal frame climbing structure at the end. A low structure with two sli .. Fenton Street Playground, Ascot Vale(03) Fenton Street Playground, Ascot Vale 94 Fenton Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria 94 Fenton Street,

	Fisher Reserve Playground, Glenlyon Road, Brunswick East Two structures - a high one and a low one. The high structure has dual wave slides, fireman's pole, steps, shop front, steering wheel and a nice "How Tall are you" panel suited to 2.25m tall son's of basketballers. The l .. (03) 261 Glenlyon Road, Brunswick East, Victoria 261 Glenlyon Road,

	Five Mile Creek Reserve Playground, Government Road, Essendon Set in a big grassy (not very flat) area next to a bike path. The play structure has a wave slide, shop front, tree ladder, small straight slide, tic-tac-toe, monkey rungs and chain traverse. Swings, see-saw and saddle w .. (03) 11 Government Road, Essendon, Victoria 11 Government Road,

	Fleming Park Playground, Albert Street, Brunswick East In the south-east corner of the park is a playground with a main structure which has a wave slide, climbing wall, fireman's pole, tic-tac-toe, steering wheel, ladders, rope bridge, little slide, rope traverse, monkey run .. (03) 47A Albert Street, Brunswick East, Victoria 47A Albert Street,

	Foch Street Playground, Reservoir A nice neighbourhood playground with a wooden structure which has a high and low end. At the high end is a steep wave slide, scrambling wall, fireman's pole, rope bridge, shop front and monkey bars. An inclined balance b .. Foch Street Playground, Reservoir(03) Foch Street Playground, Reservoir 28 Foch Street, Reservoir, Victoria 28 Foch Street,

	Foletta Park Playground, Garden Street, Brunswick Fully enclosed playground with wooden structure which has a slide, steps, shop front, tunnel, tic-tac-toe, steering wheel and ladder with square rungs. Also two springers and swings. Four tables (some shaded) and uns .. (03) 1 Garden Street, Brunswick, Victoria 1 Garden Street,

	Ford Park Playground, Oriel Street, Bellfield The playground is set amongst some gum trees. There is a wooden structure with curved tunnel slide, dual wave slides, rope ladder, hanging chain ladder, shop fronts, rope bridge, vertical rope net and monkey bars. On the .. (03) 100 Oriel Road, Bellfield, Victoria 100 Oriel Road,

	Forster Street Playground, Heidelberg Heights Not exactly the nicest outlook being located next to a humungous concrete storage tank and with the noise of a busy road. Higher structure has a curved slide, flying fox, chain bridge, tic-tac-toe, spiral ladder, shop fr .. (03) 419 Upper Heidelberg Road, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria 419 Upper Heidelberg Road,

	Fotini Gardens Playground, Hastings Street, Bundoora Simple structure with a wave slide, tunnel slide, steps and monkey bars. Also bike springer, horse springer and swings. Shaded and unshaded tables and seats. BBQ and limited grassy area. Photos: .. (03) 10 Hastings Street, Bundoora, Victoria 10 Hastings Street,

	Fran Street Park Playground, Fran Street, Glenroy The main structure which is long and includes a spiral ladder, small wave slide, shop front, walkway, binoculars, steering wheel, fireman's pole, hanging disks set at different heights, inclined balance beam walkway, rop .. (03) 8 Fran Street, Glenroy, Victoria 8 Fran Street,

	Frank A.A. Dunstan Reserve Playground, Hickford Street, Reservoir Get in quick before this vintage playground gets pulled down. Classic monkey bars from the old school yard and a classic standalone metal slide. Swing without safety chain and a structure with small slide, fireman's pole .. (03) 110 Hickford Street, Reservoir, Victoria 110 Hickford Street,

	Fraser Reserve Playground, Hopetoun Avenue, Brunswick West The playground has two play structures. One has a flying fox, straight climber, tic-tac-toe, curved climber, shop front and wave slide. Another smaller structure has a curved slide, steps, tunnel, spiral ladder and steer .. (03) 24 Hopetoun Avenue, Brunswick, Victoria 24 Hopetoun Avenue,

	Frost Court Playground, Cabernet Crescent, Bundoora Structure with metal slide, climbing wall, shop front, fireman's pole, walkway, ladder, chain bridge, hanging disks, abacus, stepping stones, monkey rungs and monkey bars. See-saw, fish springer and swings. Unshaded seat .. (03) 64 Cabernet Crescent, Bundoora, Victoria 64 Cabernet Crescent,

	Fyfe Street Playground, Reservoir Playground is in a poor state. I dare anyone to play tic-tac-toe when it is impossible to see the naughts and crosses. Structure has two slides, steps, curved climber, telescope, wavy walkway, chain ladder and THAT tic-t .. Fyfe Street Playground, Reservoir(03) Fyfe Street Playground, Reservoir 11 Fyfe Street, Reservoir, Victoria 11 Fyfe Street,

	G.E. Robinson Park Playground, Garden Street, Reservoir Structure with wave slide, climbing wall, slanting hanging disks, monkey rungs and a rope climbing frame. Few unusual items including a circle on a pole which you hang onto and spin around and a yellow odd shaped metal c .. (03) Garden Street, Reservoir, Victoria Garden Street,

	G.H. Mott Reserve Playground, Patterson Street, Preston Can you meet the Boulder Challenge and climb to the top of the climbing wall? The structure also has a curved slide, wave slide, scrambling wall, two shop fronts, inclined walkway, hanging disks, monkey bars, hanging dis .. (03) 20 Patterson Street, Preston, Victoria 20 Patterson Street,

	Gabonia Avenue Reserve East Playground, Gabonia Avenue, Watsonia Only see-saw and swings. Unshaded seat. Photos: .. (03) 6 Gabonia Avenue, Watsonia, Victoria 6 Gabonia Avenue,

	Gandolfo Gardens Playground, Cameron Street, Coburg Located next to Moreland train station. There is a massive jumble of logs and rope nets for kids who like a dash of danger. Also wooden castle with ladders rising up to the big metal slide. For those sure of their balanc .. (03) Cnr Cameron Street and Allen Street, Coburg, Victoria Cnr Cameron Street and Allen Street,

	Garrong Park Playground, Tinning Street, Brunswick The playground is set beside a huge shady roof with tables, seats and BBQ. The playground is suited to younger kids and has a sandpit with cubby which has a climbing roof, big butterfly rocker, sit-on spinning carousel, .. (03) 61 Tinning Street, Brunswick, Victoria 61 Tinning Street,

	Gavin Park Playground, Northumberland Road, Pascoe Vale Lovely clown face swings, bike springer, four person rocker, two person pommel bounce and structure with wave slide, inclined climber, ladder, fireman's pole, chain bridge, monkey rungs, chain traverse and flying fox. .. (03) 46 Northumberland Road, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 46 Northumberland Road,

	GE Clarke Reserve Playground, Kalang Road, Glenroy Nice big standalone slide, four person rocker, two springers and swings. Unshaded seat. Big grassy area nearby. Photos: .. (03) 14 Kalang Road, Glenroy, Victoria 14 Kalang Road,

	Gervase Avenue Playground, Glenroy Simple structure with wave slide, ladder, tunnel, climber, fireman's pole, steering wheel, flying fox and chain traverse. Also springers and swings. Unshaded table. Grassy area. Photos: .. Gervase Avenue Playground, Glenroy(03) Gervase Avenue Playground, Glenroy Glenroy, Victoria Cnr Beckett Street North and Gervase Avenue,

	Gillingham Street Playground, Watsonia North Old rundown playground next to the freeway. Structure with slide, spiral ladder, chain bridge and balance beam. See-saw and swings. Unshaded seats and tables. BBQ. Some slightly sloping grassy area. Photos: .. (03) 30 Gillingham Street, Watsonia North, Victoria 30 Gillingham Street,

	Gilmour Park Playground, Campbell Street, Coburg The playground is almost fully fenced but there is a gap in one corner which seems a bit forgetful by the designers. The structure for older kids has dual wave slides, climbing wall, fireman's pole, rope ladder and bridg .. (03) 81 Campbell Street, Coburg, Victoria 81 Campbell Street,

	Gilpin Park Playground, Albert Street, Brunswick The playground is in the north east corner of the park. The main feature is a huge atom-shaped rope climbing frame with hanging nests, ladders, rope net ladder and slide. A scary horizontal rope net leads across to an el .. (03) 344 Albert Street, Brunswick, Victoria 344 Albert Street,

	Glenroy Lions Park Playground, North Box Court, Hadfield A little old and ugly. Structure has two slides, ladder with square rungs, shop front, steps, walkway, fireman's pole, steering wheel and monkey rungs. Also swings and two springers. Shaded and unshaded tables. Reasonabl .. (03) 10 North Box Court, Hadfield, Victoria 10 North Box Court,

	Glenscott Reserve Playground, Caravelle Crescent, Strathmore Heights Structure with wave slide, walkway, shop front, steps, steering wheel, fireman's pole, abacus, inclined climber with circles, chain traverse and monkey bars. Wombat springer and swings. Shaded seat and some slightly slop .. (03) 6 Caravelle Crescent, Strathmore Heights, Victoria 6 Caravelle Crescent,

	Gowanbrae Community Reserve Playground, Vanderloo Road, Gowanbrae This is a playground which makes use of the magnificent views across the valley to the huge trestle bridge and city skyline. Structure with spiral slide, chain ladder, telescope, inclined rope cage bridge, curved incline .. (03) Vanderloo Road, Gowanbrae, Victoria Vanderloo Road,

	Grandview Street Playground, Moonee Ponds There might be grand views of the city skyline from the street but a basic playground like this needs more than that. Small rope pyramid climbing frame, wagon springer, frog springer and wombat and echidna sculptures. Sh .. (03) 5 Grandview Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 5 Grandview Street,

	Greenbelt Avenue Playground, Preston The main area of this playground is composed of a concrete square with lots of lines of different colours and some concrete bumps. I am assuming some-one other than Erik von Daniken knows what this is for. Maybe a basic .. Greenbelt Avenue Playground, Preston(03) Greenbelt Avenue Playground, Preston 16 Greenbelt Avenue, Preston, Victoria 16 Greenbelt Avenue,

	Greenwood Drive Playground, Macleod Ideal for traversers. Structure has a slide, steps, fireman's pole, chain bridge, chain traverse, horizontal bars, balance beam, hanging disks, low climber, monkey rungs and square chain climbing wall. Elephant springer .. Greenwood Drive Playground, Macleod(03) Greenwood Drive Playground, Macleod 230 Greenwood Drive, Macleod, Victoria 230 Greenwood Drive,

	Gumnut Rise Playground, Bundoora Set in quite a big grassy area dotted with some trees. For the younger kids there is a train with tunnel, abacus, steps, small slide, ladder, steering wheel and shop front. The bigger structure has a wave slide, spiral l .. Gumnut Rise Playground, Bundoora(03) Gumnut Rise Playground, Bundoora 6 Gumnut Rise, Bundoora, Victoria 6 Gumnut Rise,

	H Swain Reserve Playground, Oakover Road, Preston The playground was upgraded in 2014 and has an interesting collection of play equipment. At the centre is a structure with two wave slides of different heights, monkey bars, blackboard, hanging disks, tunnel, climbing wa .. (03) 93 Oakover Road, Preston, Victoria 93 Oakover Road,

	H.M. Dowd Reserve Playground, Rhodes Parade, Pascoe Vale Structure with spiral slide, spiral ladder, steps, small straight slide, fireman's pole, abacus, steering wheel and shop front. Standalone flying fox, tractor springer, whale springer and single swing without safety chai .. (03) 11 Rhodes Parade, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 11 Rhodes Parade,

	H.W Cousins Reserve Playground, Charles Street, Ascot Vale Structure with curved slide, shop front, ladder, climber, walkway, abacus and steering wheel. Also parallel horizontal bars, balance beam, hanging monkey rungs, springer and swings. Unshaded seat, water tap and minimal g .. (03) 101 Charles Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria 101 Charles Street,

	Hakea Street Playground, Watsonia North Structure with curved slide, disks on a vertical pole, shop front, steering wheel, tunnel, fireman's pole, inclined bridge, scrambling wall and monkey bars. See-saw and swings. Basketball court. Unshaded seat and som .. Hakea Street Playground, Watsonia North(03) Hakea Street Playground, Watsonia North 4 Hakea Street, Watsonia, Victoria 4 Hakea Street,

	Hall Reserve North Playground, The Esplanade, Clifton Hill Tunnel and wave slide, vertical spiders web climbing frame, monkey bars, rope traverse, hanging disks, three springers and rowing boat (decent size but not quite large enough to venture out into Port Phillip bay on storm .. (03) Cnr The Esplanade and Ogrady Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria Cnr The Esplanade and Ogrady Street,

	Hallam Reserve Playground, Boundary Road, Pascoe Vale Standalone dual slides with steps and a structure with curved slide, curved ladder, inclined walkway, chain traverse, shop front and abacus. Two springers and swings. Shaded and unshaded seats. Toilets. Next to an oval. .. (03) 123 Boundary Road, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 123 Boundary Road,

	Harborne Street Playground, Macleod Kermit the frog would love it here with lots of green play equipment. The main structure has two wave slides, ladder, scrambling wall, shop front, disk on vertical pole traverse and monkey rungs. Also a see-saw, frog spr .. Harborne Street Playground, Macleod(03) Harborne Street Playground, Macleod 96 Harborne Street, Macleod, Victoria 96 Harborne Street,

	Harmony Park Playground, Gaffney Street, Coburg Large, beautifully created playspace which has lots of interesting play elements. The main play structure has a tower with a curved tunnel slide reached initially by steps and then little climbing walls. Connected to .. (03) 191 Gaffney Street, Coburg, Victoria 191 Gaffney Street,

	Harry Pottage Reserve Playground, Glenmore Street, Macleod This is the Harry Pottage Reserve - now if it was the Harry Potter Reserve , then that would be something special. Structure has a curved slide, wave slide, ladder, unusual shaped climber, telescope, log roll, hanging di .. (03) 45 Glenmore St, Macleod, Victoria 45 Glenmore St,

	Hawald Walkway Playground, Hillside Road, Rosanna Bright, colourful and interesting playground. A low area for the younger kids has plenty of murals and panels plus slide, scrambling mat and walkway. Main structure has wave slide, rope climbing frame, hanging chains and .. (03) 30 Hillside Road, Rosanna, Victoria 30 Hillside Road,

	Hayes Park Playground, Flinders Street, Thornbury A playground which blends in so well with the native bushland at the east end of Hayes Park that you wouldn't even know it was there unless I told you. The brown wooden structure, which is surrounded by log and rock step .. (03) 143 Flinders Street, Thornbury, Victoria 143 Flinders Street,

	Heidelberg Park Playground, Beverley Road, Heidelberg Tired old structure with straight slide, small tunnel slide, walkway, monkey bars, chain bridge, spiral climber, fireman's pole and monkey bars. Also two springers and two swings. BBQs, unshaded tables and water tap. .. (03) 1 Beverley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 1 Beverley Road,

	Heidelberg Road Playground, Fairfield Very spread out. Wooden structure with dual wave slides, monkey bars and hanging disks. Climbing structure composed of two sets of three twisted sheets with holes joined together with unusual monkey bars, five swings, st .. Heidelberg Road Playground, Fairfield(03) Heidelberg Road Playground, Fairfield Cnr Heidelberg Road and Panther Place, Fairfield, Victoria Cnr Heidelberg Road and Panther Place,

	Henderson Reserve Playground, Watt Street, Thornbury A cute playground with equipment which has a touch of pizazz. The main structure has a big curved slide, vertical rope tunnel net, straight slide, monkey bars, "four in a row" panel game, Corner Store shop front, steps, .. (03) 3 Watt Street, Thornbury, Victoria 3 Watt Street,

	Hibiscus Avenue Playground, Bundoora Rather old and run-down but lots of equipment - if you've had your tetanus shot then you should be fine. One structure has a slide, steps, spiral ladder, telescope, steep chain bridge, monkey bars, monkey rungs and horiz .. Hibiscus Avenue Playground, Bundoora(03) Hibiscus Avenue Playground, Bundoora 16 Hibiscus Avenue, Bundoora, Victoria 16 Hibiscus Avenue,

	Highview Reserve Playground, Highview Road, Preston Fully fenced playground with safety gate. That is the end of the good news. Swings (one made from a tyre and the other without a safety chain) and a sandpit. Unshaded table and seat. Mirror and blackboards on the fences. .. (03) 11 Highview Road, Preston, Victoria 11 Highview Road,

	Hillcroft Street Playground, Reservoir Quite a unique colour scheme - purple and blue, which is not exactly to everyone's taste. Structure has two slides, block steps, Fruit Shop shop front, hanging chains, abacus, hanging disks, rope ladder, horizontal bars .. Hillcroft Street Playground, Reservoir(03) Hillcroft Street Playground, Reservoir 5A Hillcroft Street, Reservoir, Victoria 5A Hillcroft Street,

	Hogan Street Playground, Fawkner Structure with slide, fireman's pole, steering wheel, ladder, inclined walkway and monkey bars. Swings and two springers. Unshaded seats and grassy area. Photos: .. Hogan Street Playground, Fawkner(03) Hogan Street Playground, Fawkner 9 Hogan Street, Fawkner, Victoria 9 Hogan Street,

	Holt Parade Playground, Bundoora Fairly ugly location. Main structure has slide, various ladders, walkway, scrambling wall, fireman's pole, chain traverse and flying fox. There is a structure at ground level for toddlers. Springer, car and swings. Ph .. Holt Parade Playground, Bundoora(03) Holt Parade Playground, Bundoora 22 Norris Crescent, Bundoora, Victoria 22 Norris Crescent,

	Horton Street Playground, Reservoir A long structure has a wave slide, chain ladder, spiral ladder, shop front, bridge with circles, chain traverse, flying fox, monkey rungs and a tower at the other end with scrambling wall and fireman's pole. Also a spinn .. Horton Street Playground, Reservoir(03) Horton Street Playground, Reservoir 14 Horton Street, Reservoir, Victoria 14 Horton Street,

	Hosken Reserve Playground, Pallett Street, Coburg North The playground is best suited to younger kids. The main structure has a metal slide, various rope ladders, fireman's pole and shopfront. Also a birds nest swing, two standard swings, rocker, seesaw, log steppers and .. (03) 7 Pallett Street, Coburg North, Victoria 7 Pallett Street,

	Howard Mendip Reserve Playground, Howard Street, Reservoir Wooden structure with dual slides, scrambling wall, steps, clanger to hit against bars, tic-tac-toe, rope net bridge, hanging disk traverse and monkey bars. Also a climbing area with metal climbing wall and monkey rungs, .. (03) 2 Howard Road, Reservoir, Victoria 2 Howard Road,

	Hudson Reserve Playground, Passfield Street, Brunswick West Playground is very well shaded by trees. Structure with two curved slides, climbing mat, fireman's pole, climber, spiral ladder and tic-tac-toe. Two springers and cup with hand wheel (no easy way to get in or out). Shade .. (03) 16 Passfield Street, Brunswick West, Victoria 16 Passfield Street,

	Hughes Circuit Playground, Bundoora Big structure with wave slide, disks on a vertical pole, ladder, steering wheel, walkway, shop front, abacus, binoculars, climber, rigid curved bridge, chain traverse, balance beam, flying fox, monkey bars, monkey rungs, .. Hughes Circuit Playground, Bundoora(03) Hughes Circuit Playground, Bundoora 15 Hughes Circuit, Bundoora, Victoria 15 Hughes Circuit,

	Hutchison Place Playground, Coburg Structure with small steep slide, ladder with square rungs, normal ladder, tunnel, steering wheel, walkway, shop front and fireman's pole. Also swings and two springers. Unshaded table and no other seats. Reasonable gras .. Hutchison Place Playground, Coburg(03) Hutchison Place Playground, Coburg Hutchison Place, Coburg, Victoria Hutchison Place,

	I.W. Dole Reserve Playground, Dole Avenue, Reservoir An old playground which is enclosed by a fence with a small gap for access. Structure which has a ladder, which leads to the top of a metal slide, log roll, flying fox, ladder with square rungs and monkey bars. Also four .. (03) 2 Dole Avenue, Reservoir, Victoria 2 Dole Avenue,

	Ivanhoe Park Playground, Wamba Road, Ivanhoe East A lovely playground in the corner of Ivanhoe Park. The main structure has a medium-sized tunnel slide, high climbing wall, abacus and fireman's pole which cross over to lower section via a rope bridge to wave slide, tunn .. (03) Ivanhoe East, Victoria Cnr Lower Heidelberg Road and Wamba Road,

	J.C. Donath Reserve Playground, Harmer Street, Reservoir A pleasant playground which has a cube shaped climbing frame with nets, ladders and climbing wall, a play structure with wave slide, tunnel, climbing wall, cubby, shop front, speak and listen system and fireman's pole. A .. (03) 27 Harmer Street, Reservoir, Victoria 27 Harmer Street,

	J.E Moore Park Playground, Gilbert Road, Reservoir Located between two ovals. Main structure with wave slide, ladders, fireman's pole, shop front, chain bridge, monkey bars, chain traverse, monkey rungs, scrambling wall and parallel bars. Another structure with small sli .. (03) 795 Gilbert Road, Reservoir, Victoria 795 Gilbert Road,

	J.S. Grey Reserve Playground, Sheffield Street, Preston There is a structure with two slides, tunnel, chain ladder, tic-tac-toe, steps and ladder with big circles. Sandpit and table under shade sails. Also a see-saw, two springers and swings. Outside the fenced area is a bird .. (03) 121 Regent Street, Preston, Victoria 121 Regent Street,

	Jacinta Bartlett Reserve Playground, South Street, Pascoe Vale Purple and green structure with curved slide, chain ladder, abacus, shop front, clanger to hit against pipes, steps, steering wheel, chain traverse, very low balance beam, monkey bars and a rope climbing frame. Springer .. (03) 61 South Street, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 61 South Street,

	Jack Mutton Reserve Playground, Queens Parade, Fawkner Structure with curved slide, shop front, walkway, fireman's pole, spiral ladder, steering wheel and curved climber. Also swings. Unshaded table. Some grassy area. Photos: .. (03) 79 Queens Parade, Fawkner, Victoria 79 Queens Parade,

	Jackson Reserve Playground, Outlook Road, Coburg North Smallish structure with curved slide, abacus, shop front, disks on a vertical pole, tunnel, fireman's pole and rope ladder. See-saw and swings. Unshaded seats. Near road and an oval. Photos: .. (03) 24 Outlook Road, Coburg North, Victoria 24 Outlook Road,

	Jacobs Reserve Playground, Jolley Street, Brunswick West A nice playground for climbers. The main structure has a metal slide with rope and log vertical net, horizontal log climbing frame and monkey rungs. Also a vertical rope net, vertical poles with climbing holds, flying fo .. (03) 13A Jolley Street, Brunswick West, Victoria 13A Jolley Street,

	James Reserve Playground, Norton Street, Pascoe Vale Structure with wave slide, abacus, climbing mat wall, tic-tac-toe, tunnel, chain bridge, small metal slide, flying fox and monkey bars. Standalone metal slide, stand-on carousel and swings. Shaded table and fairly limite .. (03) 16 Norton Street, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 16 Norton Street,

	James Reserve Playground, St Hellier Street, Heidelberg Heights Main structure has multiple levels with average curved slide, shop front, disks on vertical pole, fireman's pole, ladder, chain bridge, hanging disks, balance beam and monkey bars. Also swings and a see-saw. Seat without .. (03) 32 James Street, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria 32 James Street,

	Japonica Park Playground, Japonica Street, Bundoora Structure with slide, spiral ladder, climber, shop front, binoculars, telescope, walkway, fireman's pole, chain bridge, abacus, monkey rungs, horizontal bars, flying fox and chain traverse. Also two springers and swings. .. (03) 30A Japonica St, Bundoora, Victoria 30A Japonica St,

	Jeanine Crescent Playground, Fawkner Set in an area overlooked by a lot of houses. Structure with wave slide, fireman's pole, shop front, steering wheel, ladder with horizontal semi-circular rungs, steps and monkey rungs. Swings and train springer. Unshaded .. Jeanine Crescent Playground, Fawkner(03) Jeanine Crescent Playground, Fawkner 21 Jeanine Crescent, Fawkner, Victoria 21 Jeanine Crescent,

	Jennifer Court Playground, Macleod Only standalone swings. Three seats, one of which might be shaded at any point in time. Grassy area and water tap. Photos: .. Jennifer Court Playground, Macleod(03) Jennifer Court Playground, Macleod 12 Jennifer Court, Macleod, Victoria 12 Jennifer Court,

	Joe Laherty Reserve Playground, Glen Street, Glenroy Pink and blue colour scheme. Don't worry if you don't like pink (or blue for that matter) - a lot of the paint has worn away. Structure with metal slide, steps, ladder with square rungs, fireman's pole, monkey bars, monk .. (03) 81 Glen Street, Glenroy, Victoria 81 Glen Street,

	John Cain Memorial Park Playground, Clarendon Street, Thornbury Purple structure with dual wave slides, single wave slide, high rope bridge, shop front, scrambling wall, steering wheel, binoculars, vertical rope spiders web climbing frame, balance beam with obstacles and monkey bars. .. (03) 303 Clarendon St, Thornbury, Victoria 303 Clarendon St,

	John McRobbie Reserve Playground, Grieve Street, Macleod A decrepit playground has been upgraded to a nice colourful structure with dual wave slides, climbing wall, steps, vertical rope net climbing frame, monkey bars and leaning rope net. Also swings, train springer, fish spr .. (03) 22A Grieve Street, Macleod, Victoria 22A Grieve Street,

	John Vandeloo Reserve Playground, Station Road, Oak Park Small structure suited to younger kids. Structure has a slide, steering wheel, abacus and climbing mat. Also rocker, see-saw and swings. Unshaded seats. Some grassy area but sloping. Photos: .. (03) 21 Station Road, Oak Park, Victoria 21 Station Road,

	Johns Reserve Playground, McLean Street, Brunswick West Most of the playground is centred around a big leafy tree. The main structure has a wave slide, spiral ladder, abacus, steps, tunnel, shop front, sloping parallel bars and steep climbing mat. Also spinning orb with hand .. (03) 35 McLean Street, Brunswick West, Victoria 35 McLean Street,

	Johnson Park Playground, Bastings Street, Northcote Small but very colourful main structure comprising smallish tunnel slide, monkey bars, roman rings and small curved slide. Also large pyramid shaped rope climbing frame, four person pommel bounce, four swings and a separ .. (03) Cnr Bastings Street and Hartley Street, Northcote, Victoria Cnr Bastings Street and Hartley Street,

	Johnson Reserve Playground, Porter Road, Heidelberg Heights A wooden playground structure with dual wave slides, shop front, little climbing wall, inclined walkway, hanging disk traverse, rope tunnel, spiders web rope climbing frame and monkey bars. Also a family size see-saw, cl .. (03) 51 Porter Road, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria 51 Porter Road,

	Johnston Reserve Playground, Loeman Street, Strathmore Colourful red, yellow and green structure with wave slide, ladder with square rungs, shop front, inclined walkway, disks on a vertical pole, steering wheel, climbing mat bridge, balance beam with obstacles and monkey run .. (03) 30 Loeman Street, Strathmore, Victoria 30 Loeman Street,

	Jones Park Playground, Harrison Street, Brunswick East View of the beautiful Russian Orthodox Church from the playground. Newly created playground with a view of a new housing development in the background. Fancy and nicely landscaped but lacking in real challenge. Main stru .. (03) 40 Harrison Street, Brunswick East, Victoria 40 Harrison Street,

	JP Fawkner Reserve Playground, Francis Street, Oak Park Structure with high and low ends. The high end has a wave slide, tic-tac-toe, fireman's pole, little climbing wall, tunnel, shop front and spiral ladder. The lower area has a wave slide, clock panel, monkey bars and bala .. (03) 12 Francis Street, Oak Park, Victoria 12 Francis Street,

	Judith Scott Memorial Park Playground, Whittier Street, Kingsbury The higher structure has a wave slide, spiral ladder, fireman's pole, chain traverse and monkey rungs. The lower structure has a slide, inclined ladder, shop front, tunnel and steering wheel. See-saw with horse seats. .. (03) 12 Whittier Street, Kingsbury, Victoria 12 Whittier Street,

	K.T. Smith Reserve Playground, Mascoma Street, Strathmore Wooden structure with curved slide, wave slide, spiral ladder, ladder with circular rungs, clock, walkway, shop front, climbing wall, fireman's pole, steering wheel and steps. Fish springer and swings. Big sloping grassy .. (03) 113 Mascoma Street, Strathmore, Victoria 113 Mascoma Street,

	Kalista Crescent Playground, Watsonia North Small playground set on a hill side with a small wave slide with rock steps leading up to the start of the slide, swings and traversing equipment with rope spiders web climbing frame, monkey bars, rope bridge, stepping s .. (03) 9 Kalista Crescent, Watsonia North, Victoria 9 Kalista Crescent,

	Kelvin Thomson Park Playground, Cleve Road, Pascoe Vale South Very spread-out playground. The main structure has a metal slide, curved climber, spiral ladder, steps, inclined climber, monkey rungs and curved line of monkey bars. Smaller structure with wave slide, fireman's pole, sh .. (03) 18 Cleve Road, Pascoe Vale South, Victoria 18 Cleve Road,

	Kenmare Street Playground, Watsonia Most of the structure is low slung bit it rises via a climber to a platform with a nice wave slide, fireman's pole, steering wheel and spiral ladder. Also has monkey bars, low chain traverse, flying fox, shop front, see- .. Kenmare Street Playground, Watsonia(03) Kenmare Street Playground, Watsonia Cnr Kenmare Street and Nell St West, Watsonia, Victoria Cnr Kenmare Street and Nell St West,

	Kerferd Street Playground, Essendon North Structure with curved slide, shop front, difficult little climbing wall, binoculars, rigid frame bridge, horizontal bar and monkey rungs. Two springers and swings. Unshaded seat and some grassy area. Next to freeway and .. (03) 94 Kerferd Street, Essendon North, Victoria 94 Kerferd Street,

	Kingsford Smith Ulm Reserve Playground, Loongana Avenue, Glenroy Fantastic views across the valley including a long train bridge. The playground, which has been upgraded, sits at the top of the hill. The main structure has a steep wave slide, scrambling wall, shop front, metal bar to .. (03) 81 Loongana Avenue, Glenroy, Victoria 81 Loongana Avenue,

	Kirkdale Reserve Playground, Kirkdale Street, Brunswick East Nature based playground set amongst trees which provide some shade. At the top of the hill is a cute bird hide for kids with binoculars and information on birds of the Merri Creek. On the side of the hide is a wave slide .. (03) 27 Kirkdale Street, Brunswick East, Victoria 27 Kirkdale Street,

	Knott Reserve Playground, Heidelberg Road, Fairfield Fairly simple wooden structure with slide, monkey bars, walkway and various ladders. Big clock to tell the time, springer and swings. Tables with possible shade, dirty BBQ, water tap doesn't work and fairly close to a bu .. (03) 70 Heidelberg Road, Fairfield, Victoria 70 Heidelberg Road,

	L A Moon Reserve Playground, Smiley Crescent, Aberfeldie Nice setting but basic playground. Structure with curved slide, curved ladder, fireman's pole, steering wheel, walkway, little slide and climbing mat. Swings. Set on very steep ground. Photos: .. (03) 2 Smiley Crescent, Aberfeldie, Victoria 2 Smiley Crescent,

	L.E. Cotchin Reserve Playground, Amery Street, Reservoir Climbing structure for younger kids with steps leading up to a metal slide, rope net and climbing wall with frog handholds and log roll. On the other side of the path is a climbing frame for older kids with ladders and a .. (03) 3 Amery Street, Reservoir, Victoria 3 Amery Street,

	L.W. Williams Reserve Playground, Myrtle Grove, Preston Access via a path at the end of Myrtle Street. Good structure with two slides, various ladders, steep high climber, chain bridge, hanging disks, steps, tunnel, tic-tac-toe, steering wheel, shop front, spiral ladder, step .. (03) 2 Myrtle Grove, Preston, Victoria 2 Myrtle Grove,

	Lahinch Street Playground, Preston The main element is a wooden structure with two wave slides, tunnel, rope ladder, binoculars, fireman's pole, shop front, vertical rope climbing frame, maze panel, tic-tac-toe, curved monkey bars, horizontal bars and han .. Lahinch Street Playground, Preston(03) Lahinch Street Playground, Preston 4 Lahinch Street, Preston, Victoria 4 Lahinch Street,

	Lebanon Reserve Playground, Melissa Street, Strathmore Structure with wave slide, climbing walls, cubby seat, hanging chain ladder, ramps, steering wheel, ladder with circle footholds, tunnel, rigid frame ladder, ladder with square rungs, inclined suspended balance beam, cha .. (03) 49 Melissa Street, Strathmore, Victoria 49 Melissa Street,

	Leslie Reserve Playground, Mais Street, Reservoir Two structures - all decked out in green. The slightly higher structure has a wave slide, fireman's pole, climbing wall, speak and listen system, tunnel, spiral ladder, walkway, rope ladder, chain traverse and monkey run .. (03) 12 Mais Street, Reservoir, Victoria 12 Mais Street,

	Lincoln Park Playground, Lincoln Road, Essendon Set in a huge grassy expanse. Structure with two slides, difficult climbing wall, ladder, steering wheel, chain bridge, walkway, telescope, shop front, rigid inclined walkway, horizontal bar, monkey rungs, curved ladder .. (03) 66 Lincoln Road, Essendon, Victoria 66 Lincoln Road,

	Link Street Playground, Kingsbury Wooden structure with fun cockatoo theme throughout including cockatoos tumbling down slides. The structure has two wave slides, vertical rope climbing frame, shop front, scrambling wall, tunnel, unusual climbing ladder, .. Link Street Playground, Kingsbury(03) Link Street Playground, Kingsbury Link Street, Kingsbury, Victoria Link Street,

	Loreto John York Park Playground, Davies Street, Brunswick Small corner playground with a high wooden platform with steep metal slide, rigid rope ladder, two fireman's poles, wooden ladder, vertical rope ladder and some seats underneath. Also swings. Unshaded seats and water .. (03) Cnr Holmes Street and Davies Street, Brunswick, Victoria Cnr Holmes Street and Davies Street,

	Loyola Reserve Playground, Gleeson Drive, Bundoora The playground is set beside the Watsonia baseball field with a high fence for protection from balls. The playground and its setting is uninspiring (unless you're a baseball fan obviously). The main structure has a wave .. (03) 43 Gleeson Drive, Bundoora, Victoria 43 Gleeson Drive,

	Ludeman Court Playground, Reservoir One structure has a metal slide, monkey rungs, chain bridge, fireman's pole and ladder with square steps. Another structure has a small wave slide, ladder with square steps, shopfront, steps, fireman's pole, bridge with .. Ludeman Court Playground, Reservoir(03) Ludeman Court Playground, Reservoir 22 Ludeman Court, Reservoir, Victoria 22 Ludeman Court,

	Lyking Street Playground, Pascoe Vale Structure with slide, walkway, steps, cubby seat, steering wheel, shop front, rigid frame ladder and fireman's pole. Springer and swings. No grassy area and unshaded seat. Photos: .. Lyking Street Playground, Pascoe Vale(03) Lyking Street Playground, Pascoe Vale 8 Lyking Street, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 8 Lyking Street,

	Macleod Village Green Playground, Birdwood Avenue, Macleod The playground is located within a grassy area with a shopping strip on one side and car park/train station on the other side. There is fencing which provides some protection along the road but it is not fully fenced. Mo .. (03) Birdwood Avenue, Macleod, Victoria Birdwood Avenue,

	Mailer Reserve Playground, Haig Avenue, Coburg Nestled on a bank with a line of trees as background is a colourful playground. The main structure has two slides, chain bridge, monkey rungs, balance beam, ladders, fireman's pole, tunnel and shop front. Also two swings .. (03) 21 Haig Avenue, Coburg, Victoria 21 Haig Avenue,

	Malahang Reserve Playground, Oriel Road, Heidelberg West Malahang Reserve has a great range of playground equipment spread across a large area including a Skate Park and BMX dirt-track. Includes a real zip line with poles like a beginners ski lift, another zip line with a .. (03) Cnr Oriel Road and Southern Road, Heidelberg West, Victoria Cnr Oriel Road and Southern Road,

	Maleela Grove Playground, Rosanna Tiny structure which even Tom Thumb would complain about plus swings. The structure has a metal slide, ladder with square rungs, shop front and steering wheel. Unshaded seat and water tap. Photos: .. Maleela Grove Playground, Rosanna(03) Maleela Grove Playground, Rosanna 19 Maleela Grove, Rosanna, Victoria 19 Maleela Grove,

	Margaret Walker Reserve Playground, Jessie Street, Preston Couple of different structures. One has a slide, tic-tac-toe, abacus, rope ladder, tunnel, block steps, climbing wall, fireman's pole, hanging disks, stepping stones and monkey bars. Another has dual slides, inclined rop .. (03) 35 Jessie Street, Preston, Victoria 35 Jessie Street,

	Maribyrnong Park Playground, The Boulevard, Moonee Ponds Wooden adventure type playground located next to the Boathouse Cafe which overlooks the Maribyrnong River. The main structure, which is covered in shade sails, has ramps for access and contains lots of fun and intere .. (03) 3 The Boulevard, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 3 The Boulevard,

	Maroondah Terrace Playground, Bundoora Quite a big structure with a metal slide, monkey rungs, chain traverse, balance beam, chain climbing frame, curved climber, scrambling wall, ladder with square rungs, shop front, little cubby with seat, telescope, steeri .. Maroondah Terrace Playground, Bundoora(03) Maroondah Terrace Playground, Bundoora 31 Maroondah Terrace, Bundoora, Victoria 31 Maroondah Terrace,

	Martin Reserve Playground, Box Forest Road, Hadfield The centrepiece of the playground is a big climbing frame with rope nets, traverses, climbing wall, monkey bars and low curved slide. Also an elevated platform with steps, slide and steering wheel for younger kids. Also .. (03) 75 Box Forest Road, Hadfield, Victoria 75 Box Forest Road,

	McAdam Reserve Playground, Stanley Street, Northcote Two good structures in a quiet grassy area. The higher structure has a wave slide, ladder with square rungs, shop front, disks on a vertical pole, inclined walkway, steps, climber, monkey rungs and hard disks. The lower .. (03) 28 Stanley Street, Northcote, Victoria 28 Stanley Street,

	Mcclean Park Playground, Anselm Grove, Glenroy Structure with some shade which has a wave slide, steps, shop front, clanger on metal bars, ladder with square rungs, fireman's pole, little walkway, hard climbing wall, curved climber, rope climbing frame, monkey bars a .. (03) 21 Anselm Grove, Glenroy, Victoria 21 Anselm Grove,

	McCleery Reserve Playground, Vincent Street, Coburg Playground is enclosed by a fence. Interesting structure with tunnel slide, curved slide, climbing mat, tunnel, steps, disks on a vertical pole, tic-tac-toe, shop front and abacus. Also two springers and swings. Unsh .. (03) 1 Vincent Street, Coburg, Victoria 1 Vincent Street,

	McComas Street Playground, Reservoir You can thank the GFC and Rudd's plan to put Australia zillions of dollars in debt for this playground upgrade. Decent green structure which Kermit might approve of. Structure has wave and curved slides, fireman's pole, .. McComas Street Playground, Reservoir(03) McComas Street Playground, Reservoir 28 McComas Street, Reservoir, Victoria 28 McComas Street,

	McDonalds Reserve Playground, Clarendon Street, Thornbury Small playground suited to toddlers which was upgraded in 2014 and has a structure with a slide, ladder and little climbing wall plus a small birds nest swing, couple of toadstools and cute car springer. Unshaded sea .. (03) 5 Clarendon Street, Thornbury, Victoria 5 Clarendon Street,

	McKay Street Playground, Coburg Structure with slide, tunnel, curved ladder, fireman's pole, abacus, climbing mat, shop front, steering wheel and steps. Also springer and swings. No seat. Minimal grassy area. Photos: .. McKay Street Playground, Coburg(03) McKay Street Playground, Coburg 18 McKay Street, Coburg, Victoria 18 McKay Street,

	Medbury Avenue Playground, Watsonia Structure with slide, shop front, ladder, climber, balance beam and monkey rungs. Koala springer and swings. Shaded seats. Minimal grassy area. Photos: .. Medbury Avenue Playground, Watsonia(03) Medbury Avenue Playground, Watsonia 24 Medbury Avenue, Watsonia, Victoria 24 Medbury Avenue,

	Medora Avenue Playground, Bundoora Tightly arranged structure with a metal slide, scrambling wall, abacus, shop front, chain traverse, "bumpy pipe walkway", monkey bars, curved climber, fireman's pole, little straight walkway, standard ladder and ladder w .. Medora Avenue Playground, Bundoora(03) Medora Avenue Playground, Bundoora 21 Medora Avenue, Bundoora, Victoria 21 Medora Avenue,

	Melissa Street Playground, Strathmore Structure with lurid orange curved and wave slides, green tic-tac-toe, walkway, telescope, steering wheel, tunnel and steps. Swings and horse springer. Unshaded seat and big grassy area. Photos: .. Melissa Street Playground, Strathmore(03) Melissa Street Playground, Strathmore 6 Melissa Street, Strathmore, Victoria 6 Melissa Street,

	Menana Road Playground, Glenroy Old and rundown structure with slide, climber, steering wheel, chain ladder and abacus. Also four person rocker, springer and swings. Unshaded tables and seats. Minimal grassy area. Photos: .. Menana Road Playground, Glenroy(03) Menana Road Playground, Glenroy 19 Menana Road, Glenroy, Victoria 19 Menana Road,

	Mercedes Court Playground, Rosanna Very bright, colourful structure with metal slide, shop front, climber, stepping stone, horizontal bar and monkey bars. Also see-saw, springer and swings. Basketball court. Unshaded table and seats. Water tap. Reasonable .. Mercedes Court Playground, Rosanna(03) Mercedes Court Playground, Rosanna 2 Mercedes Court, Rosanna, Victoria 2 Mercedes Court,

	Merlynston Linear Park Playground, Shaw Court, Coburg North A low structure with steps, wave slides of different heights, walkway, shop front, monkey rungs, rope bridge, scrambling wall and fireman's pole. Also a spinning disk, swings and disks with artwork. Unshaded table, w .. (03) 3 Shaw Court, Coburg North, Victoria 3 Shaw Court,

	Merlynston Linear Park Playground, Tonkin Street, Coburg North A simple but colourful playground with a lady bird theme for young kids. There is a lady bird slide with steps, beetle springer, log and rock steppers, colourful wooden planks and steps to walk long and a swing without a .. (03) 27A Tonkin Street, Coburg North, Victoria 27A Tonkin Street,

	Merri Park Playground, Sumner Avenue, Northcote The old wooden structure has been replaced with a newer version which has a metal slide, multiple levels (good for hide and seek), ladder made from three horizontal truck tyres, tunnel, fireman's pole, climbing net wall, .. (03) 1 Sumner Avenue, Northcote, Victoria 1 Sumner Avenue,

	Merrilands Reserve Playground, Asquith Street, Reservoir A big wooden set of towers with an equally big curved tunnel slide. This structure has climbing walls in three places, fireman's pole, rope net ladder, walkways, monkey bars and wave slide. It's not too hard to reach the .. (03) 7 Asquith Street, Reservoir, Victoria 7 Asquith Street,

	Methven Park Playground, Methven Street, Brunswick East The playground has had an upgrade but still maintains its heritage. The previous rickety wooden hut which slanted and looked like it would topple over from a puff of wind has been replaced with a structure which has a wa .. (03) 32 Methven Street, Brunswick East, Victoria 32 Methven Street,

	Miles Street Playground, Ivanhoe Fairly simple playground. The main structure has a slide, various rigid ladders, steps and chain ladder. There is a really fancy bike springer and swings. Table under a tree, shaded seats and water tap. A sign says "No d .. Miles Street Playground, Ivanhoe(03) Miles Street Playground, Ivanhoe 36 Miles Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria 36 Miles Street,

	Milford Grove Playground, Rosanna A basic neighbourhood playground set on a long residential block. Structure with wave slide, climbing wall, steering wheel, steps and monkey bars, a cubby house with shop front and clock panel (will be able to close the .. Milford Grove Playground, Rosanna(03) Milford Grove Playground, Rosanna 3 Milford Grove, Rosanna, Victoria 3 Milford Grove,

	Mitchell Reserve Playground, Lemnos Avenue, Pascoe Vale South Structure with two slides separated by a walkway. Includes steps, monkey bars, spiral ladder, shop front and chain ladder. Also two springers, see-saw and swings. Unshaded seat. I am not sure why they put a seat here .. (03) 4 Lemnos Avenue, Pascoe Vale South, Victoria 4 Lemnos Avenue,

	Montgomery Reserve Playground, Hilda Street, Essendon Me hearties. The first port of call for all ye pirates is the treasure map on the sail mast. Find your way to the treasure chest and riches for life - provided mum and dad don't beat you to it, and then you have to rely .. (03) 21 Hilda Street, Essendon, Victoria 21 Hilda Street,

	Montgomery Reserve Playground, Tennyson Street, Essendon Extremely long metal slide down the side of a hill, big climbing frame shaped like a molecule from a Physics class, springer, unusual swing which rotates as well as going up and down and a birds nest swing. Unshaded .. (03) 99 Tennyson St, Essendon, Victoria 99 Tennyson St,

	Moomba Park Playground, McBryde Street, Fawkner The playground, which is set in a quiet location beside an oval, has quite an extensive play structure. There are two wave slides, two climbing walls (starting to sound like Noah's Ark with two of everything), fireman's .. (03) 270 McBryde Street, Fawkner, Victoria 270 McBryde Street,

	Moonee Valley Racecourse Playground, Feehan Avenue, Moonee Ponds A lovely little playground with a garden theme for younger kids. There is a traversing structure with three tulip towers connected by a rope bridge and rope rungs. A ramp runs across the back of the playground with steps .. (03) 12 Feehan Avenue, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 12 Feehan Avenue,

	Morris Reserve Playground, Wadham Street, Pascoe Vale South During the cricket season you need danger money to play here. The playground is right on the edge of a cricket oval and an off-drive or hook could create mayhem in the playground. Lets hope that Virender Sehwag never bat .. (03) 25 Wadham Street, Pascoe Vale South, Victoria 25 Wadham Street,

	N.G.W. Anderson Park Playground, Lygon Street, Brunswick East Uninspiring playground near busy Lygon Street without fences. Structure with curved slide, spiral ladder, tunnel, abacus, shop front, tic-tac-toe, steering wheel and climbing mat. Springer and swings. Unshaded seat. Some .. (03) 363B Lygon Street, Brunswick East, Victoria 363B Lygon Street,

	N.J. Teller Reserve Playground, Greenwood Drive, Bundoora Couple of structures - one has a wave slide, ladder with square rungs, walkway, fireman's pole, climbing mat, climber and monkey rungs. The other has a red train shape with tunnel, slide, steps, shop front, abacus, steer .. (03) 143 Greenwood Drive, Bundoora, Victoria 143 Greenwood Drive,

	Napier Park Playground, Glenburvie Road, Strathmore Very unusual playground with a theme which has a medieval element. The structure is low to the ground and has a huge thick loop of rope (a swing?), a spiders web rope climbing frame set an angle, rope bridge, small dual .. (03) 14 Glenburvie Road, Strathmore, Victoria 14 Glenburvie Road,

	Naree Naree Park Playground, School Court, Oak Park Structure with two steep slides, rope climbing frame and ladder. Also see-saw, stand-on spinner and swings. Shelter with BBQ. Shaded and unshaded seats. Good grassy area. Photos: .. (03) School Court, Oak Park, Victoria School Court,

	Narvik Crescent Playground, Heidelberg West Colourful compact structure set on an island with quiet roads ringing it. Structure has a wave slide, scrambling wall, shop front, inclined walkway, climbing mat, ladder, climber, hanging disks, speak and listen system a .. (03) 14 Narvik Crescent, Heidelberg West, Victoria 14 Narvik Crescent,

	Nellie Ibbott Reserve Playground, Maud Street, Ivanhoe Nice isolated area. Structure has a big wave slide and curved slide, hanging disks, clocks, fruit shop, rope ladder, walkway, shop front, inclined climbing mat, climbing wall and vertical square rope climbing frame. Also .. (03) 2 Maud Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria 2 Maud Street,

	Newman Reserve Playground, Newman Street, Preston A cute and fun playground which is set in a non-residential area and bordered by busy St Georges Road with very basic fences. The playground was upgraded in 2016 and hopefully the people will come. The main structure .. (03) Newman Street, Preston, Victoria Newman Street,

	Nickson Street West Playground, Bundoora Structure with spiral slide, high ladder with square rungs, fireman's pole, high climber, spiral ladder, chain traverse, small metal slide, binoculars and a cubby house area with steering wheel and shop front. Also eleph .. (03) 51 Nickson Street, Bundoora, Victoria 51 Nickson Street,

	Nisbett Street Playground, Reservoir Old and rundown but quite a lot of equipment. There is a structure with spiral slide, curved climber, steps, tunnel, walkway, fireman's pole, ladder with square rungs, shop front and abacus. Spinner which you hang by arm .. Nisbett Street Playground, Reservoir(03) Nisbett Street Playground, Reservoir 57 Nisbett St, Reservoir, Victoria 57 Nisbett St,

	Norris Bank Reserve Playground, McLeans Road, Bundoora A super playground with play towers, flying fox, nature play, swing zone, scooter loop, stage area and water play area. The highlight of the play towers area is a huge twisting, lime green slide. If anything is going to .. (03) Cnr McLeans Road and Fifer Rise, Bundoora, Victoria Cnr McLeans Road and Fifer Rise,

	Oak Park Sports Centre Playground, Edgecombe Street, Oak Park Structure with wave slide, shop front, spiral ladder, steering wheels, steps, chain bridges, monkey bars, chain traverse, monkey rungs, flying fox, ladder, fireman's pole and sloping parallel bars. Two springers and swin .. (03) 4 Edgecombe Street, Oak Park, Victoria 4 Edgecombe Street,

	Oldis Gardens Playground, Westgarth Street, Northcote There is a wooden structure with two wave slides, ladder with square rungs, hanging disks, monkey rungs, chain bridge, horizontal bars, balance beam, tunnel, fireman's pole, telescope and shop front. Also see-saw, swings .. (03) 145 Westgarth Street, Northcote, Victoria 145 Westgarth Street,

	Olympic Park Playground, Liberty Parade, Heidelberg West Large playground which has a good range of equipment including big wave slide, scrambling wall, little tunnel, chain bridge, chain traverse, walkway, climber, another medium slide, log roll, monkey rungs, flying fox and .. (03) 57 Catalina Street, Heidelberg West, Victoria 57 Catalina Street,

	Olympic Village Reserve Playground, Alamein Road, Heidelberg West Fully fenced playground next to a strip of shops. The main structure has a curved slide, shop front, abacus, walkway with half circles, monkey rungs, zig zag balance beam and monkey bars. Also an aeroplane springer, stan .. (03) 180 Southern Road, Heidelberg West, Victoria 180 Southern Road,

	Ormond Park Playground, Pattison Street, Ascot Vale Surrounded by a low fence. Compact structure with slide, ladders, steps, tunnel, climbing wall, tic-tac-toe, telescope and steering wheel. Springer and single swing without safety chain. Shaded seat and water tap. Next t .. (03) 25 Pattison Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria 25 Pattison Street,

	Oulton Street Playground, Fawkner Structure with two wave slides, scrambling wall, chain bridge, chain traverse, steps, shop front, spiral ladder, steering wheel, balance beam with obstacles and monkey rungs. Swings and aeroplane springer. Shaded seat an .. Oulton Street Playground, Fawkner(03) Oulton Street Playground, Fawkner 14 Oulton Street, Fawkner, Victoria 14 Oulton Street,

	Park Crescent Playground, Aberfeldie Lovely elevated position above Moonee Valley Athletics Centre with nice views. Structure with slide, various ladders, hanging chain climbing wall, fireman's pole, binoculars, climber, vertical spiders web climbing frame .. Park Crescent Playground, Aberfeldie(03) Park Crescent Playground, Aberfeldie 15 Park Crescent, Aberfeldie, Victoria 15 Park Crescent,

	Parker Reserve Playground, Suvla Grove, Coburg North The playground has a beautiful clown swing, birds nest swing, flying fox and a bright, fun climbing structure with wooden ladder, curved rope ladder, metal slide and climbing wall with frog hand holds. Also a fun see-saw .. (03) 25 Suvla Grove, Coburg North, Victoria 25 Suvla Grove,

	Parkside Mandalay Playground, Easey Road, Beveridge An interesting and well equipped playground with a pump track, big basketball court with metal soccer nets at each end, huge roof with three big tables, Ned Kelly inspired BBQs, two unshaded tables, water tap, toilets an .. (03) 16 Easey Road, Beveridge, Victoria 16 Easey Road,

	Payne Reserve Playground, McCracken Avenue, Pascoe Vale Shaded playground which has a structure with low curved slide, shop front, curved ladder, bridge, fireman's pole, monkey rungs, stepping stones, chain traverse, abacus and tic-tac-toe. Horse springer and swings. Suited t .. (03) 9 McCracken Avenue, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 9 McCracken Avenue,

	Paywit Street Playground, Preston Playground receives some shade from trees. A structure with wave slide which can be reached by a ladder or crossing a chain bridge from another tower which has a honeycomb mat climbing wall, fireman's pole and bridge wit .. Paywit Street Playground, Preston(03) Paywit Street Playground, Preston 39 Paywit Street, Preston, Victoria 39 Paywit Street,

	Pearce Park Playground, First Avenue, Strathmore Structure with wave slide, ladder, binoculars, rigid frame curved bridge, zig zag balance beam, monkey bars and disk stepping stones. Horizontal bars, springer and swings. Big shelter with tables, BBQ, water tap and .. (03) 7 First Avenue, Strathmore, Victoria 7 First Avenue,

	Pearl Reserve Playground, Rayment Street, Thornbury Cubby on poles with wooden ladder, metal slide, fireman's pole and curved rope climbing wall. Also a four (small) person see-saw, small birds nest swing, three person carousel and swings. Some undulating grassy area, .. (03) 55 Shaftesbury Parade, Thornbury, Victoria 55 Shaftesbury Parade,

	Penders Park Playground, St David Street, Thornbury Big park without fences but with a fenced in playground area. Outside the fenced area is a large pyramid rope climbing frame (or a web if you prefer our son's description), swings without safety chain, flying fox, great .. (03) 48A Pender Street, Thornbury, Victoria 48A Pender Street,

	Pentridge Playground, Success Lane, Coburg Surrounded by the historic bluestone buildings of Pentridge prison is a big wood and rope climbing frame with metal slide. There's a water tap nearby and the playground is located near IGA and Palace Cinema. There are .. (03) Success Lane, Coburg, Victoria Success Lane,

	Peters Reserve Playground, Dalziel Lane, Northcote A wooden structure with a high end with wave slide and fireman's pole which leads down via disk steps to a hanging disk traverse and an inclined balance beam. The lower section has a curved slide, tunnel, ladder, steps, .. (03) 14 Dalziel Lane, Northcote, Victoria 14 Dalziel Lane,

	Pimbial Court Playground, Hadfield The playground is set on a block in an area of new houses. A structure with wave slide, shopfront, spiral ladder, steering wheel, tunnel, disks on a vertical pole, steps, and tic-tac-toe. Also a birds nest swing. Uns .. Pimbial Court Playground, Hadfield(03) Pimbial Court Playground, Hadfield 6 Pimbial Court, Hadfield, Victoria 6 Pimbial Court,

	Pitcher Park Playground, Separation Street, Alphington This playground was a star in an article I wrote titled "The Most Disappointing playgrounds in Melbourne". The ugly duckling has developed into a lovely swan. There are two playground structures for different ages. T .. (03) 3 Separation Street, Alphington, Victoria 3 Separation Street,

	Pooley Reserve Playground, Donald Street, Brunswick Corner block playground which has an orange and blue structure with curved slide, climbing mat, tic-tac-toe shaped panel with animal shapes, shop front, walkway, climbing wall, chain bridge and monkey bars. Springer and .. (03) 75 Donald Street, Brunswick, Victoria 75 Donald Street,

	Possum Hollow Park Playground, Beverley Road, Heidelberg Fully fenced Play Space which is mainly suited to younger kids and has shade sails over part of the playground. Apart from a flying fox with two lines, there isn't anything here to challenge older kids. The flying fox ha .. (03) Beverley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria Beverley Road,

	Preston City Oval Playground, Mary Street, Preston Modern style playground which is easy on the eye but lacking in playability. Puce colour equipment including a modern climbing structure with ladder and curved slide, four person rocker, huge happy hippo which you can c .. (03) 40 Mary Street, Preston, Victoria 40 Mary Street,

	Queens Park Playground, Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds Located right next to the cafe in an area dotted with shaded tables. Boat structure with spiral slide, rigid walkway, steps, tic-tac-toe, steering wheel, shop front and abacus. There are a number of tiny cubbies big enou .. (03) 719 Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 719 Mt Alexander Road,

	Queens Park Playground, Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Ponds Playground is located near the Queens Park lake and receives some shade from nearby trees. Big wooden structure with dual wave slides, two single wave slides, inclined balance beam, scrambling wall, ladders, walkway, cli .. (03) 94 Pascoe Vale Rd, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 94 Pascoe Vale Rd,

	Raeburn Reserve Playground, Oakbank Grove, Pascoe Vale The absolute highlight are wonderful creatures made from wood, blocks, stumps, car tyres, artificial grass, concrete and other things which Dad had lying around in the garage. The main structure has two wave slid .. (03) 16 Oakbank Grove, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 16 Oakbank Grove,

	Ramu Parade Playground, Heidelberg West Very ugly, stark, old equipment comprising metal slide, monkey bars, log rolling, flying fox and swings. The swings have a very long chain and the potential swinging arc is enormous. There is a BBQ and unshaded seat. .. Ramu Parade Playground, Heidelberg West(03) Ramu Parade Playground, Heidelberg West 10 Ramu Parade, Heidelberg West, Victoria 10 Ramu Parade,

	Randazzo Park Playground, Albert Street, Brunswick An absolutely amazing amount of seating for such a tiny playground which has a standalone metal slide, little rocker, springer, cup which rotates around and swings. Playground receives shade from trees. Some grassy a .. (03) 232 Albert Street, Brunswick, Victoria 232 Albert Street,

	Rayner Reserve Playground, Forbes Grove, Oak Park A fully fenced playground in the north west corner of the reserve. The main structure has a lovely mural by well-known artist Lucy Lucy, spiral slide, curved slide, vertical rope net, various ladders and bridge. Also a r .. (03) Forbes Grove, Oak Park, Victoria Forbes Grove,

	Reddish Reserve Playground, Domain Street, Hadfield Structure with slide, ladder, tunnel, ladders with square rungs, shop front, steering wheel, walkway and fireman's pole. Springer and swings. Possible shade from trees. No seats and next to an oval. Photos: .. (03) 11 Domain Street, Hadfield, Victoria 11 Domain Street,

	Reserve Court Playground, Glenroy Structure at the top of a hill with slide, shop front, fireman's pole, walkway, climbing mat, steering wheel, steps and abacus. Large four person rocker, springer and swings. Unshaded seat about 40m away from the playgro .. Reserve Court Playground, Glenroy(03) Reserve Court Playground, Glenroy 16 Reserve Court, Glenroy, Victoria 16 Reserve Court,

	River Gum Walk Playground, Beverley Road, Rosanna A nice playground on the Rivergum walk which has swings, kangaroo springer and a structure with curved slide, scrambling wall, climbing wall, monkey bars, balance beam with obstacles, inclined bridge and flying fox. .. (03) 154 Beverley Road, Rosanna, Victoria 154 Beverley Road,

	Riverside Park Playground, The Boulevard, Aberfeldie Nice location next to the Maribyrnong River. The highlight is a beautifully crafted Pirate ship named the "Black Sapphire". The ship is currently moored to a jetty in a sea of sand getting ready to set sail for a voyage .. (03) 118 The Boulevard, Aberfeldie, Victoria 118 The Boulevard,

	Robinson Reserve Playground, Reynard Street, Coburg Lot of equipment circling a lovely tree in the centre of the playground. One structure has a curved and straight slide, different levels, tunnel, shop front and some lovely animal panels (although one possum does look li .. (03) 104B Reynard St, Coburg, Victoria 104B Reynard St,

	Rodger Court Playground, Bundoora Shaded playground. Main structure has metal slide, flying fox, walkway, slanted climber, monkey bars, log roll, shop front, coloured balls, two person springer and swings. Seats with possible shade. Note: A spiral sli .. Rodger Court Playground, Bundoora(03) Rodger Court Playground, Bundoora 9W Rodger Court, Bundoora, Victoria 9W Rodger Court,

	Rona Street Reserve Playground, Rona Street, Reservoir The playground which is suited to younger kids is very simple. There is a long tunnel to crawl through which is cut into sections, birds nest swing, spinning carousel, log stump steppers and a climbing frame. Unshade .. (03) 44 Rona Street, Reservoir, Victoria 44 Rona Street,

	Rosanna Parklands Playground, Ferrier Court, Rosanna Lovely setting next to a creek lined with trees and a huge expanse of grassy area on the other side. The highlight is a huge metal slide which is on the side of a hill. Two structures - one with wave slide, ladder with s .. (03) 10 Ferrier Court, Rosanna, Victoria 10 Ferrier Court,

	Roseberry Street Playground, Ascot Vale Small triangle of land with a structure comprising wave slide, ladder, shop front, steering wheel, inclined rope bridge, monkey bars and horizontal bar. Also swings and horse springer. Unshaded seats. Photos: .. Roseberry Street Playground, Ascot Vale(03) Roseberry Street Playground, Ascot Vale 109 Roseberry Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria 109 Roseberry Street,

	Rossi Park Playground, Ford Street, Ivanhoe Spinning lotus leaf flower with hand wheel, train springer, swings and plastic structure with orange wave slide, ladder with square rungs, telescope, walkway, tic-tac-toe like panel with animal shapes and block steps. .. (03) 48 Ford Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria 48 Ford Street,

	Rothwell Park Playground, Rothwelll Street, Ascot Vale Good range of equipment for the older kids. There is a high structure with wave slide, ladder with square rungs, scrambling wall, climber, climbing wall, chain bridge, monkey rungs, balance beam, vertical rope spiders we .. (03) 3 Rothwelll St, Ascot Vale, Victoria 3 Rothwelll St,

	Rubie Thomson Reserve Playground, Separation Street, Northcote Two large wooden structures plus see-saw, stand-on spinner, horizontal bars, swings, springer and large sandpit with mechanical scoop. The larger structure has one section with a wave slide, climbing wall and rope bridge .. (03) 356 Separation Street, Northcote, Victoria 356 Separation Street,

	Sanger Reserve Playground, Guilfoyle Street, Coburg North The simple playground is located in the Merlynston Linear Park and has a birds nest swing, slide on a mound with steps, log balance course and nature play area. There is also parkour equipment, half basketball court, BBQ .. (03) Cnr Guilfoyle Street and Lily Street, Coburg North, Victoria Cnr Guilfoyle Street and Lily Street,

	Scott Grove Playground, Kingsbury The playground has been upgraded and a huge spiral slide which was great fun has been replaced with some boring mundane equipment. One structure has a wave slide, shop front, ladder with square rungs, tic-tac-toe, steppi .. Scott Grove Playground, Kingsbury(03) Scott Grove Playground, Kingsbury 102 Scott Grove, Kingsbury, Victoria 102 Scott Grove,

	Seddon Reserve Playground, Green Street, Ivanhoe Fully enclosed playground where the biggest challenge is to find where the gate is hidden. After that you are on easy street! Compact structure suited to older kids who can get to the wave slide via a chain bridge. There .. (03) 103 Green Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria 103 Green Street,

	Sewell Reserve Playground, Glenroy Road, Glenroy Two structures, springer and four swings. The larger structure has a wave slide, curved ladder, ladder with circular footholds, fireman's pole, balance beam, ladder with square rungs, monkey rungs and flying fox. The sma .. (03) 33 Glenroy Road, Glenroy, Victoria 33 Glenroy Road,

	Shand Reserve Playground, Shand Road, Reservoir The main play structure, which is suited to traversing across, has a metal slide, ladder, square vertical rope net, walkway, small tunnel, fireman's pole, abacus and rope ladder. Also a birds nest swing, standard swings, .. (03) 31 Shand Road, Reservoir, Victoria 31 Shand Road,

	Shelley Park Playground, Shelley Street, Heidelberg Heights A purple based playground which has a purple igloo shaped rope climbing frame, purple swings, surfboard springer, flying fox and a structure with two slides, fireman's pole, shop fronts, chain bridge, rope net, abacus an .. (03) 21 Shelley Street, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria 21 Shelley Street,

	Shiels Reserve Playground, Hope Street, Brunswick West The playground is on a long thin strip which reminds me of a supermodel trying to fit into a pair of super tight pants. The playground is suited to younger kids. The main structure has a bee theme with a long walkway .. (03) 306 Hope Street, Brunswick West, Victoria 306 Hope Street,

	Shore Reserve Playground, Reynard Street, Pascoe Vale South The playground has been upgraded to a fun and colourful play space. The main structure has a wave slide, fireman's pole, curved ladder and safe elevated bridge with stepping boards. There is a large sandpit with digger, .. (03) 326 Reynard Street, Pascoe Vale South, Victoria 326 Reynard Street,

	Shore Reserve Playground, Woodlands Avenue, Pascoe Vale South The playground which was upgraded in 2013 has two structures , bike springer, swings and basketball court. One structure has a metal slide, a "Find the word" panel, chain ladder, telescope, curvy walkway, curved ladder, .. (03) 12 Woodlands Avenue, Pascoe Vale South, Victoria 12 Woodlands Avenue,

	Soudan Street Playground, Coburg Long thin structure with spiral slide, wave slide, walkways, tunnel, inclined climber, curved ladder, abacus, shop fronts, spiral ladder and standard ladder. Standalone flying fox, springers and swings. Located on the me .. Soudan Street Playground, Coburg(03) Soudan Street Playground, Coburg 42 Soudan Street, Coburg, Victoria 42 Soudan Street,

	Sparks Reserve Playground, Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe Down the hill from the road and quite a pleasant setting away from the busy road. Compact but includes two slides, chain bridge, tunnel, rope climbing ladder, block steps, stepping stones, climbing wall and various ladde .. (03) 931 Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe, Victoria 931 Heidelberg Road,

	Spencer Street Reserve Playground, Spencer Street, Northcote Nice train shaped structure which also has a panel with coloured circles, steps, sloping walkway, shop front, abacus, curved slide, climbing mat, curved balance beam, hanging disks, chain bridge, disks on a vertical pole .. (03) 47 Spencer Street, Northcote, Victoria 47 Spencer Street,

	Stanford Close Playground, Fawkner Two structures - the higher one has a spiral slide, wave slide, various ladders, high fireman's pole, chain bridge, monkey bars, chain traverse and flying fox. There is a nice toddler structure with slide, abacus, shop f .. Stanford Close Playground, Fawkner(03) Stanford Close Playground, Fawkner 21 Stanford Close, Fawkner, Victoria 21 Stanford Close,

	Stanton Crescent Playground, Rosanna Nestled amongst the trees is a wooden structure with two towers of different heights connected by a rope bridge. The taller tower has a wave slide, climbing wall, metal bar ladder and the lower tower has a small slide, s .. Stanton Crescent Playground, Rosanna(03) Stanton Crescent Playground, Rosanna 12 Stanton Crescent, Rosanna, Victoria 12 Stanton Crescent,

	Station Road Playground, Rosanna I feel like I am photographing a crime scene - it really is a crime to build a playground like this. Small slide, see-saw and two springers. Seat under a shady tree. Photos: .. Station Road Playground, Rosanna(03) Station Road Playground, Rosanna 32 Station Road, Rosanna, Victoria 32 Station Road,

	Station Street Playground, Thornbury This small playground on busy Station St, Thornbury has a swing, slide and rocking device. It can be seen (just) behind a wooden fence protecting it from the road. Photos: .. Station Street Playground, Thornbury(03) Station Street Playground, Thornbury 395 Station Street, Thornbury, Victoria 395 Station Street,

	Stevenson Reserve Playground, Murphy Street, Oak Park Bit of a wreck. Structure with a curved slide, high climbing wall, shop front and high curved climber. Two old springers and swings. Seat with possible shade. Some sloping grassy area. Photos: .. (03) 2 Murphy Street, Oak Park, Victoria 2 Murphy Street,

	Storey Road Playground, Reservoir Long grassy strips with houses on both sides with a basic playground. There is a structure with a curved slide, ladder, fireman's pole, climbing wall, rope spiders web climbing frame and log roll. Also a springer, swings .. Storey Road Playground, Reservoir(03) Storey Road Playground, Reservoir 49 Storey Road, Reservoir, Victoria 49 Storey Road,

	Stott Reserve Playground, Stott Street, Thornbury The Stott Reserve Playground is located next to the train line which can be a little noisy and probably only ok for small children. There is another playground (Spencer Reserve) on the other side of the playground with .. (03) 58 Stott Street, Thornbury, Victoria 58 Stott Street,

	Strathaird Street Playground, Strathmore Heights We are near the Essendon airport and so we need the obligatory playground with an airport theme. This playground delivers. The structure has the shape of a plane with a small slide, tunnel, steps, climbing mat, inclined .. (03) 15 Strathaird Street, Strathmore Heights, Victoria 15 Strathaird Street,

	Streldon Avenue Playground, Strathmore Structure with wave slide, ladder with small circle rungs, little seat in cubby area, climbing walls, rigid frame ladder, tunnel, steep balance beam, disks on vertical poles, stepping stones and monkey rungs. Shaded and .. Streldon Avenue Playground, Strathmore(03) Streldon Avenue Playground, Strathmore 23 Streldon Avenue, Strathmore, Victoria 23 Streldon Avenue,

	Susan Walsh Reserve Playground, Rathmines Street, Fairfield The playground has been upgraded and includes some things old and some things new and maybe if you look hard enough, something blue. There is a structure with curved slide, scrambling wall, walkway, fireman's pole, m .. (03) 241 Rathmines Street, Fairfield, Victoria 241 Rathmines Street,

	Symons Park Playground, Trafford Street, Brunswick Very simple playground for younger kids. Structure has a slide, spiral ladder, tunnel, tic-tac-toe and normal ladder. Swings. No seats but neither the council nor myself would expect you to stay here long enough to need .. (03) 3 Trafford Street, Brunswick, Victoria 3 Trafford Street,

	T.A Cochrane Reserve Playground, Collier Street, Preston Colourful boat shaped structure with two wave slides, walkway, steps, log roll, steering wheel, flying fox, abacus, tic-tac-toe, spiral ladder, telescope, chain traverse and curved monkey bars. There is also a hopscotch .. (03) 10 Collier Street, Preston, Victoria 10 Collier Street,

	T.W. Andrews Reserve Playground, Fordham Road, Reservoir Decent structure with wave slide, "tree" ladder, inclined walkway, climbing wall, large vertical rope climbing frame, monkey rungs, flying fox, curved slide, chain bridge, fireman's pole, stepping stones, little plastic .. (03) 23 Fordham Road, Reservoir, Victoria 23 Fordham Road,

	T2 International Terminal Playground, Melbourne Airport The simple playground is located in the retail and dining precinct in the T2 International Terminal. There is a rope climbing structure and a line of sculptural connected cubes. .. (03) Departure Drive, Melbourne Airport, Victoria Departure Drive,

	Talbot Road Playground, Strathmore From the end of talbot Street, turn left along the bike path for 100m to find the playground. The structure has a wave slide, tunnel, climbing wall, ladder, shop front and steering wheel. Swings and nice bike springer. S .. Talbot Road Playground, Strathmore(03) Talbot Road Playground, Strathmore 17 Talbot Road, Strathmore, Victoria 17 Talbot Road,

	Tamar Street Playground, Bundoora Quite an extensive structure with two straight metal slides, crooked fireman's pole, balance beam, climbing wall, steering wheel, ladder, chain climbing wall, disks on a vertical pole, walkway, climber, hanging disks, ch .. Tamar Street Playground, Bundoora(03) Tamar Street Playground, Bundoora 1 Tamar Street, Bundoora, Victoria 1 Tamar Street,

	Tasman Drive Playground, Bundoora The black and orange colour scheme makes the playground look a bit foreboding. Structure has a metal slide, ladder with square rungs, scrambling wall, climbing wall, walkway, tunnel, climber, binoculars, chain traverse, .. Tasman Drive Playground, Bundoora(03) Tasman Drive Playground, Bundoora 11 Tasman Drive, Bundoora, Victoria 11 Tasman Drive,

	Tate Street Playground, Pascoe Vale Old-fashioned monkey bars, structure with wave slide, abacus, shop front and steps plus a see-saw and swings. Very limited grassy area and seat with possible shade. Photos: .. Tate Street Playground, Pascoe Vale(03) Tate Street Playground, Pascoe Vale 21 Tate Street, Pascoe Vale, Victoria 21 Tate Street,

	Taunton Drive Playground, Bundoora Nice area with plenty of trees scattered about and some grassy areas. The main structure has a wave slide, scrambling wall, standard ladder, steps, unusual shaped ladder, hanging disks, monkey rungs, horizontal bar and b .. Taunton Drive Playground, Bundoora(03) Taunton Drive Playground, Bundoora 21 Taunton Drive, Bundoora, Victoria 21 Taunton Drive,

	Temple Park Playground, Gray Street, Brunswick Large park with a combination of a grassy area and an area with shady trees. Structure has a good wave slide, climbing wall, steps, small rigid walkway, climber, hanging disks, a metal fence which can be hit to make musi .. (03) 24 Gray Street, Brunswick, Victoria 24 Gray Street,

	The Boulevard Playground, Ivanhoe Small structure with slide, ladder with square rungs, inclined climber and monkey bars. Also surfboard rocker, swings and family size see-saw. Three springers in a separate area. Basketball court, BBQs, shaded tables and .. The Boulevard Playground, Ivanhoe(03) The Boulevard Playground, Ivanhoe 285 The Boulevard, Ivanhoe, Victoria 285 The Boulevard,

	The Righi Reserve Playground, Eaglemont Crescent, Eaglemont Good structure with two slides, vertical square rope climbing frame, block steps, fireman's pole, walkway, easy climbing wall, ladder composed of two plastic rings, inclined walkway, tunnel and monkey rungs. Tug boat and .. (03) 15 Eaglemont Crescent, Eaglemont, Victoria 15 Eaglemont Crescent,

	Thompson Reserve Playground, Keilor Road, Essendon A structure with a pointed cap with dual wave slides, small straight slide, tic-tac-toe, shop front, climbing walls, fireman's pole, spiders web rope climbing frame and monkey bars. A separate cubby hut with shopfront, m .. (03) 55 Keilor Road, Essendon, Victoria 55 Keilor Road,

	Thomson Drive Playground, Rosanna Structure with wave and curved slides, high balance beam, rope bridge, monkey rungs, climbing wall, clock, steps, shop front, tic-tac-toe, vertical rope spiders web climbing frame and steering wheel. Springer and swings. .. Thomson Drive Playground, Rosanna(03) Thomson Drive Playground, Rosanna 39 Thomson Drive, Rosanna, Victoria 39 Thomson Drive,

	Tom Edmunds Reserve Playground, Holdsworth Street, Ascot Vale A structure with a higher and lower end for different ages. The higher end has a wave slide, climbing wall, shop front, fireman's wall, inclined walkway, chain traverse, stepping stones and rope spiders web climbing fram .. (03) 219 Maribyrnong Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria 219 Maribyrnong Road,

	Tony Mommsen Reserve Playground, North Street, Hadfield Beaten-up playground which looks like it has had more paint jobs than I've had hot dinners. Structure with shade, shop front, steering wheel, tunnel, tic-tac-toe and steps. Two springers, old fashioned see-saw and swings .. (03) 71 North Street, Hadfield, Victoria 71 North Street,

	Tracey Reserve Playground, Tracey Street, Reservoir Your eyes are assaulted by the orange, pink and blue twisted sheet climbing frame. After adjustment of the eyes, there is a blue and red structure with slide, tree ladder, fireman's pole, shop front, steering wheel, incl .. (03) 23 Tracey Street, Reservoir, Victoria 23 Tracey Street,

	Trist Street Playground, Watsonia North Has slide, chain bridge, hanging disks, fireman's pole, coloured balls, suspended skateboard, two person rocker and swings. Basketball court nearby. Seat with possible shade. Photos: .. Trist Street Playground, Watsonia North(03) Trist Street Playground, Watsonia North 24 Trist Street, Watsonia North, Victoria 24 Trist Street,

	Turner Reserve Playground, Smith Street, Thornbury This playground embodies what a community play space is all about. The centrepiece is a large round sandpit stacked with Tonka trucks and other sand moving toys which I assume have been provided by local parents. This is .. (03) 150A Smith Street, Thornbury, Victoria 150A Smith Street,

	Turner Street Reserve Playground, Turner Street, Moonee Ponds Playground is set on a thin block. Structure with curved slide, shop front, disks on vertical poles, tunnel, fireman's pole, climbing mat and hanging disks. Rocker with two seats suspended from poles and swings. Shad .. (03) 5 Turner Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 5 Turner Street,

	Vale Street Playground, Reservoir Just swings and unshaded seat with some crude graffiti thrown in for good measure. Photos: .. Vale Street Playground, Reservoir(03) Vale Street Playground, Reservoir 33 Vale Street, Reservoir, Victoria 33 Vale Street,

	VC Henderson Reserve Playground, Rill Street, Heidelberg Good structure with high wave slide, rope ladder, vertical rope climbing frame, inclined walkways, steps, walkways, large clock, abacus, panel with different coloured areas, small slide, little climbing wall and telescop .. (03) 11 Rill Street, Heidelberg, Victoria 11 Rill Street,

	Victory Park Playground, Langs Road, Ascot Vale Huge wooden adventure playground built in 1998 with an enormous array of slides (tunnel, wave and spiral), walkways (tyres, chain, wooden, rubber), multiple towers with lots of levels, sandpit, bronco tyre and suspended .. (03) Cnr Epsom Road and Langs Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria Cnr Epsom Road and Langs Road,

	Village Common Playground, Springthorpe Boulevard, Macleod Unusual playground with lots of vertical poles sticking out of the ground. In all those poles it is hard to find a lot of play equipment but there is a wave slide, scrambling wall, tunnel, spiral and normal ladders, aba .. (03) 56 Springthorpe Boulevard, Macleod, Victoria 56 Springthorpe Boulevard,

	Vin Jervis Reserve, Royal Avenue Playground, Essendon North Structure with bright orange slide, shop front, fireman's pole, inclined walkway, abacus, monkey rungs and stepping stones. Swings. Water tap and shaded seat. Limited grassy area. Photos: .. (03) 19 Royal Avenue, Essendon North, Victoria 19 Royal Avenue,

	Virginia Crescent Playground, Bundoora Purple and orange structure with metal slide, disks on a vertical pole, high balance beam, walkway, ladder with square rungs, standard ladder, walkway, shop front, seat. Telescope, curved pipe bridge, flying fox, chain t .. Virginia Crescent Playground, Bundoora(03) Virginia Crescent Playground, Bundoora 61 Virginia Crescent, Bundoora, Victoria 61 Virginia Crescent,

	W. K. Larkins Reserve Playground, Dunstan Street, Preston A structure covered with a roof has a wave slide, fireman's pole, standard ladder, ladder with hoops, shop front, steering wheel, rope bridge, monkey bars and rope traverse. There is a see-saw, swings and a rope net clim .. (03) 19 Dunstan Street, Preston, Victoria 19 Dunstan Street,

	W.R. Ruthven V.C. Reserve Playground, Malpas Street, Preston A lovely landscaped corner of the reserve which is tightly packed and full of experiences - especially for younger kids. There is a fun structure with metal slide, climbing wall and steps which has cute characters such a .. (03) 24 Malpas Street, Preston, Victoria 24 Malpas Street,

	Wallace Reserve Playground, Justin Avenue, Glenroy Structure with spiral slide, fireman's pole, shop front, steering wheel, ladder with square rungs, walkway, abacus, small straight slide, steps and monkey rungs. Also horse and fish springers and swings. No seats but you .. (03) 128 Justin Avenue, Glenroy, Victoria 128 Justin Avenue,

	Walsh Street Playground, Preston Nice colourful equipment set in an enclosed area with grassy area for play. Main structure has a nice wave slide, various ladders, fireman's pole, monkey bars and inclined balance beam. Lower structure has slide, steps, .. Walsh Street Playground, Preston(03) Walsh Street Playground, Preston 9 Walsh Street, Preston, Victoria 9 Walsh Street,

	Walter Street Playground, Preston You wouldn't believe it. Last time we were here there were seven shopping trolleys huddled in the corner under the shade of a big tree. I was so enthralled by the Preston shopping trolley roundup that I wrote this articl .. Walter Street Playground, Preston(03) Walter Street Playground, Preston 6A Walter Street, Preston, Victoria 6A Walter Street,

	Walter Street Reserve Playground, Sanctuary Way, Ascot Vale A fenced playground which is nicely landscaped within a wetlands area which has a flying fox with disk seat, birds nest swing, lots of stepping logs and rocks which lead to a structure with rope traverse, monkey bars and .. (03) Sanctuary Way, Ascot Vale, Victoria Sanctuary Way,

	Walter Street Reserve Playground, Walter Street, Ascot Vale Playground is located next to an oval with a wave slide, climbing wall, telescope, walkway, chain bridge, small slide, steps, steering wheel, panel with coloured sections, twisted climber, monkey rungs, log roll and an i .. (03) 110 Walter Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria 110 Walter Street,

	Warr Park Playground, Wraith Street, Brunswick The playground has three play structures. One structure has a cubby on stilts with steps, metal slide, ladder, shop front and fireman's pole. Another structure has a good sized wave slide, shop front, distorting mirr .. (03) 5 Wraith Street, Brunswick, Victoria 5 Wraith Street,

	Warrawee Park Playground, The Rameo, Bundoora Couple of medium height structures. One has a red train shape at the end, inclined climber, fireman's pole, walkway, steps, binoculars and small slide. The other structure has a curved slide, scrambling wall, ladder with .. (03) 10 The Rameo, Bundoora, Victoria 10 The Rameo,

	Warrenwood Place Playground, Bundoora A low structure but there are plenty of elements including a metal slide, little climbing wall, binoculars, walkway, climber, sloping parallel bars, scrambling wall, spiral ladder, little cubby with mirror and shop front .. Warrenwood Place Playground, Bundoora(03) Warrenwood Place Playground, Bundoora 32W Warrenwood Place, Bundoora, Victoria 32W Warrenwood Place,

	West Street Playground, Ascot Vale Long traversing structure with two slides, climber, tic-tac-toe, abacus, chain bridge, monkey bars, little climbing mat, walkway, curved ladder, fireman's pole and steering wheel. Also four swings. Shaded seats and minim .. West Street Playground, Ascot Vale(03) West Street Playground, Ascot Vale 4 West Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria 4 West Street,

	Westdale Court Playground, Watsonia When we visited, this playground was a bit of a rubbish dump. Structure with slide, ladder, inclined rigid bridge, monkey bars, hanging disks and telescope. See-saw, two springers and swings. Unshaded seat. Grassy area w .. Westdale Court Playground, Watsonia(03) Westdale Court Playground, Watsonia 7 Westdale Court, Watsonia, Victoria 7 Westdale Court,

	Whitby Street Playground, Reservoir One structure has a wave slide, rope ladder, climbing wall and hanging rubber covered chains. Another structure for younger kids has a curved slide, panel with animal shapes, climbing wall, shop front, block steps, steer .. Whitby Street Playground, Reservoir(03) Whitby Street Playground, Reservoir 19 Whitby Street, Reservoir, Victoria 19 Whitby Street,

	Willow Grove Playground, Coburg Better than nothing but that is just about the extent of it. Standalone slide and two swings with very short chains - in fact I've seen shorter chains on an old fashioned toilet. Unshaded seat. Photos: .. Willow Grove Playground, Coburg(03) Willow Grove Playground, Coburg 9 Willow Grove, Coburg, Victoria 9 Willow Grove,

	Wilson Boulevard Reserve Playground, Wilson Boulevard, Reservoir Beautifully landscaped with a long row of trees beside the path. However, when you see the playground, it is a bit like being handed the Crown jewels and finding out that they are made out of paste. There is a birds .. (03) 80 Wilson Boulevard, Reservoir, Victoria 80 Wilson Boulevard,

	Wilson Reserve Playground, The Boulevard, Ivanhoe Lovely tranquil bush setting near the Yarra River. Open from dawn to dusk. Highlight is an extremely curved long metal slide which starts halfway up the hill. Not wishing to put ideas into the fertile minds of children, .. (03) 76 The Boulevard, Ivanhoe, Victoria 76 The Boulevard,

	Winsor Reserve Playground, Somers Avenue, Macleod Playground has some unusual elements such as interesting seats and a huge log to play on. The structure itself is quite limited with a slide, straight and spiral ladders, horizontal bars, monkey bars and swings. Also uns .. (03) 168 Somers Avenue, Macleod, Victoria 168 Somers Avenue,

	Woodlands Park Playground, Winifred Street, Essendon The absolute highlight is a mediaeval style building with chicken leg columns, bat hanging down the wall and other weird and quirky characters scattered on the ground. This area also has two inclined birds nest seats whi .. (03) 30 Winifred Street, Essendon, Victoria 30 Winifred Street,

	Woolhouse Playground, Woolhouse Street, Northcote Big wooden adventure type structure with a woolshed theme. Enclosed by a fence with two gates. Includes lots of steps, ramps, walkways, spiral and wave slides, fireman's pole, see-saw, horizontal bars, lots of crawl-thro .. (03) Cnr Woolhouse St and Beavers Rd, Northcote, Victoria Cnr Woolhouse St and Beavers Rd,

	Worcester East Park Playground, Worcester Crescent, Bundoora The play equipment is set on three tiered levels. The upper level has a shelter with seats, toddler boat structure, sit-in spinning cup, two swings and structure with scrambling wall and dual slides. The middle tier .. (03) 69W Worcester Crescent, Bundoora, Victoria 69W Worcester Crescent,

	Wright Reserve Playground, Wright Street, Reservoir Good sized wooden structure with high and low ends with wave slide, two climbing walls, fireman's pole, rope spiders web climbing frame, hanging disks, tic-tac-toe, clock panel, abacus, walkway, curved slide, little rope .. (03) 7 Wright Street, Reservoir, Victoria 7 Wright Street,

	Wylie Reserve Playground, Union Street, Brunswick West A long playground which is fully fenced. At the far end is a large cubby shaped tower with dual slides, tunnel, steps, shopfront, speak and listen system, disks on a vertical pole, vertical rope net and monkey bars. .. (03) 256 Union Street, Brunswick West, Victoria 256 Union Street,

	Yulong Reserve Playground, Cameron Parade, Bundoora Fully fenced playground with gate. Traversing type structure with metal slide, scrambling wall, abacus, steering wheel, climber, balance beam, monkey rungs, various chain traverses and climbing wall. See-saw, springer an .. (03) 11 Cameron Parade, Bundoora, Victoria 11 Cameron Parade,