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The Top Family Activities and Playgrounds in the Glenelg Shire RegionThe Glenelg Shire region is about four hours drive west of Melbourne and includes the main towns of Portland and Casterton with smaller towns of Cape Bridgewater, Nelson and Heywood.
Around Nelson the Lower Glenelg Na(03)
The Top Family Activities and Playgrounds in the Glenelg Shire Region
Apex Park Playground, Cameron Street, HeywoodThe playground with a sandy base is on the banks of the Fitzroy River. The highlights are a wonderfully detailed tractor which has lots of levers to operate and a "tinnie" boat with outboard motor. The tinnie is next to (03)
Bryan Park Playground, Henty Street, CastertonFully fenced playground with gravel base with minimal grassy area. Two unshaded tables and two play structures and swings. The main structure has a ladder made from tyres, monkey bars, monkey rungs, log roll, ladder with(03)
Cameron Park Playground, Kellett Street, NelsonThe playground is partially shaded by pine trees and has a sandy base. Standalone climbing wall with rubber covered chain ladder (the jungle challenge), log roll, lotus leaf spinner with hand wheel and swings.
Shaded(03)
Casterton Pump TrackThe asphalt pump track offers a continuous loop of bumps and turns for bikes, scooters, skateboards and rollerblades.
The track caters for all ages and skill levels - from three year olds on balance bikes, to youth an(03)
Casterton SkateparkA good size concrete park with a lot of quarters and ramps, fun box, rails, curved bowl area and a concrete half pipe.
There is a basketball court, water tap and unshaded seats.
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Casterton Skatepark
Cnr Murray Street and Clarke Street,Casterton,
Victoria
Fauna Park Playground, Bridgewater Road, PortlandSet next to a free Fauna Park is a structure with spiral slide, fireman's pole, ladder with square rungs, arched walkway, abacus, shop front, steering wheel, wave slide, fireman's pole, monkey bars and horizontal bar. Sw(03)
Heathmere Recreational Reserve Playground, Princes Highway, HeathmereLocated in the recreational reserve next to the Southern 500 Speedway and CFA. Fully fenced playground with a sand base which has a structure with wave slide, ladder with square rungs, straight ladder, chain bridge, monk(03)
Henty Park Playground, Cnr Glenelg St and Bligh St, PortlandLocated beside the oval and lawn tennis courts is a fenced playground (with one opening). There is a structure on a sandy gravel base with wave slide, climbing mat wall, tic-tac-toe, abacus and shop front. Also swings an(03)
Henty Park Playground, Cnr Glenelg St and Bligh St, Portland
Cnr Glenelg Street and Bligh Street,Portland,
Victoria
Heywood BMX TrackAbout five jumps (combination of single and double) and three mounds in a triangle shape within a fairly compact area.
Next to a Skate Park, basketball court and playground. Unshaded tables and a water tap.
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Heywood SkateparkThis is a brilliant skate park for a town of this size (population is 1300). Maybe the local skaters had incriminating photos of the mayor?
The large park which is concrete has a half pipe, quarters, flat banks, rail(03)
Island Park Caravan Park Playground, M Carmichael Drive, CastertonThe caravan park is on Crown land next to the Recreation Oval and is operated by the council. There is a playground structure on a sandy base with a tyre ladder, monkey bars, monkey rungs, log roll, ladder with square r(03)
Island Park Caravan Park Playground, M Carmichael Drive, Casterton
Island Park Playground, M Carmichael Drive, CastertonLocated in a reserve with ovals, netball and tennis courts and an outdoor pool. The playground with a sandy base has a compact, low structure for younger kids with a straight slide, climbing mat wall, abacus, steering wh(03)
Island Park Playground, M Carmichael Drive, Casterton
Leake Street Playground, NelsonThe playground has an interesting set of high parallel bars where you hang onto a block attached to each bar and try and move from one end to the other. The structure also has a flying fox, log roll, rubber covered chain(03)
Leake Street Playground, Nelson
Cnr Leake Street and Portland-Nelson Road,Nelson,
Victoria
Lions Club Park Playground, High Street, MerinoFairly basic playground which has a small structure with straight slide, tic-tac-toe, steering wheel and abacus. Also a standalone wave slide, four person rocker, see-saw, four wheel bike springer and swings.
Shelter(03)
Ploughed Field Playground, Cnr Bentinck St and Fern St, PortlandSet on the cliff top with views over the port is a basic playground on a sandy gravel base which has a structure with wave slide, shop front, ladder, chain bridge, monkey bars and horizontal bar.
Big grassy area with(03)
Ploughed Field Playground, Cnr Bentinck St and Fern St, Portland
Portland Foreshore Playground, Lee Breakwater Road, PortlandLocated at the south end of the Foreshore. A long strip of playground equipment for all ages including a skate park.
There are a range of facilities including toilets, shelter with seats, shelter with BBQ, unshaded B(03)
Portland Foreshore Playground, Lee Breakwater Road, Portland
Portland Pump TrackA pump track with a number of rollers, berms and table top which is made of pre-cast concrete with concrete infill in parts of the track centre.
The pump track can be accessed by skaters, scooter users, mountain bike (03)
Portland Pump Track
Cnr Lee Breakwater Road and Cliff Street,Portland,
Victoria
Portland SkateparkThe upgraded skatepark is a a concrete flow bowl suitable for skateboards, BMX bikes, roller blades and scooters. It doesn't have a street section.
Next to the skate park is a pump track, basketball court, sand ar(03)
Portland Skatepark
Cnr Lee Breakwater Road and Cliff St,Portland,
Victoria
Pulambeet All Abilities Playspace, Lee Breakwater Road, PortlandThe fully fenced play space has many activities for all ages and abilities to explore and offers a mixture of equipment, nature-play elements, Indigenous artwork and meeting spaces.
Some of the features include two fl(03)
Pulambeet All Abilities Playspace, Lee Breakwater Road, Portland
Railway Precinct Park Playground, Wathen Street, CastertonA railway-themed park with a shelter with seats, old railway station (fenced off) and associated sheds and a playground with a long train shaped structure with a yellow tunnel engine at the front, slide, steps, wagons wi(03)
Railway Precinct Park Playground, Wathen Street, Casterton
Rotary Park Playground, Cnr Tyers Street and Glenelg Highway, CastertonCompact traversing structure set on a sandy base with chain bridge, climbing wall, monkey bars, flying fox and hanging cables.
Shelter with BBQ, unshaded tables, water tap and limited grassy area. Located beside the (03)
Rotary Park Playground, Cnr Tyers Street and Glenelg Highway, Casterton
Cnr Tyers Street and Glenelg Highway,Casterton,
Victoria
Village Green Playground, Greenham Street, DartmoorA wonderfully whimsical playground area with three carvings from tree stumps. One is a huge nursery rhyme tree featuring over 20 fairy-tale characters. Another carved tree stump has native Australian animals and the othe(03)
Village Green Playground, Greenham Street, Dartmoor
Youth Park Playground, Scott Street, HeywoodA big sandpit with gravelly sand which has a castle themed sand play area to scoop up gravel and use chutes and conveyors to transport it. There is also a little slide and cubby underneath plus some panels. Around the ma(03)