On the 12th August 2025, after community consultation Council resolved to establish a new playground in the relatively new reserve that was established in 2018 as part of a housing development.

Council will now proceed with concept design gathering input on the concept design later in 2025-26 with the aim of constructing the playground in 2026–27 financial year..

Council proposed to establish a new playground at McCarron Way Reserve in Croydon Park and sought community input about the kinds of equipment and play experiences our community would like to see included at this space.

McCarron Way Reserve is a relatively new reserve that was established in 2018 as part of a housing development. The reserve functions as a stormwater detention basin to collect run off from surrounding houses and roads and prevent localized flooding.

Within our Active Recreation Plan there was a recommendation to establish a new playground within a new reserve in Croydon Park due to the lower provision of play opportunities in this area. Suffficient open space was identified at McCarron Way Reserve to support a local playground for use by surrounding residents and with a focus on ages 2 to 8 years.

We asked local residents if you support the proposal for a new playground at McCarron Way reserve and if yes, what play equipment and experiences you would like to have at this site.

Feedback on the proposal closed on 15 June 2025.