A draft concept plan for the playground and picnic area upgrade at Wittonga Park in The Gap is now open for community feedback, with residents invited to help shape the final design.
The upgrade focuses on the playground and picnic zone at the corner of Hilder Road and Alutha Road, a well-used section of the park where Fish Creek runs alongside the existing play equipment.
It is a targeted project rather than a full-park overhaul, and the draft plan reflects what residents asked for during an earlier round of engagement in November 2025: more equipment for different ages and abilities, and a picnic area that better supports the way families already use the space. Feedback closes on Sunday 7 June 2026.
There is one remaining chance to see the plan in person before the feedback window closes.
A closer look at the proposed upgrades
The concept plan for the Wittonga Park playground and picnic area upgrade proposes a broad mix of new equipment and infrastructure. The playground caters to a range of ages and abilities, with an accessible carousel and fish rocker alongside a hammock swing, basket swing, two double swing sets and a four-person rocker.
Nature play is also included, which suits the park’s existing character along the creek line. A large shelter with picnic seating and an annexe to the existing shelter would address a gap in the current setup, where shade and undercover seating during wet weather is limited.
An accessible connecting pathway, new seating in bench, platform and wall formats, a drinking fountain, bins and low native planting round out the proposal.
The plan responds to community feedback that the existing layout does not work equally well for everyone, introducing a connecting pathway and inclusive play equipment to improve access across the site.
A park that already draws The Gap’s families
Wittonga Park is one of The Gap’s largest and most diverse outdoor spaces, spanning playing fields, a cricket pitch and nets, a rebound wall, a BMX circuit, a scooter track built in 2022 and a separate dog off-leash area. The playground and picnic zone at the Alutha Road corner is the section that families with young children tend to anchor to, and it is this area that the upgrade targets.
The park sits alongside Fish Creek, which runs through the broader site and gives the playground its leafy, shaded character. The little bridge that crosses the creek to reach the play equipment has been a feature families notice. The draft plan works within that setting rather than against it, with low native planting reinforcing the established feel.
Toilets, a barbecue and accessible parking are already part of the site. The upgrade builds on what is working while addressing the gaps residents identified.
One kiosk session still to come
The Saturday morning kiosk on 23 May has already passed, but a second session runs at Wittonga Park on Tuesday 2 June from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. For anyone who wants to see the concept plan drawings in person and talk to the project team before submitting feedback, that session is the last chance.
The online feedback survey and the full draft concept plan PDF are available at here. Feedback closes at 11.59pm on Sunday 7 June 2026. For phone enquiries, the project team is available on 07 3178 5413 from 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Published 1-June-2026
