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Have your say on the playground design at Dudley Park!

Project Overview

online community engagement

The City is progressing the planning phase for the renewal of the neighbourhood playground at Dudley Park in Usher. We would love your input to help shape a space that reflects our community’s needs and aspirations.

Your feedback is essential in helping us create a space that will be enjoyed by people of all ages for years to come. To ensure the new playground includes features our community will love, we invite you to complete the survey below and share how you currently use the area, and what you would like to see in the future.

Stay up to date by visiting the City’s website and Facebook page. We’ll share updates once all feedback has been reviewed, including when design options are available for the community to consider and vote on.

We will also host a community pop-up session (dates to be confirmed), where residents can view the design options and vote in person, or have their say online via this page.

If you have any questions at all about the process, contact Michael McCutcheon,Technical Officer - Parks and Reserves, via info@bunbury.wa.gov.au

  • Dudley Park Playground Survey open

    July - August 2026
  • City tenders for playground design integrating community survey feedback

    August - September 2026
  • Community invited to vote on preferred playground design option

    November 2026
  • Community's chosen playground design announced

    January 2027
  • New playground constructed

    April 2027

The City’s Parks and Playgrounds Action Plan 2023-2033 provides a 10-year strategic framework for the provision, design and management of the City’s recreation parks and playgrounds. 

The vision of the plan is to provide a diverse range of quality parks and playgrounds that meet the recreational, environmental, social, cultural and health needs of our community. 

Currently, about 78 per cent of residents have access to a playground within 400m of their home while 98.3 per cent are within 800m. 

Under the plan, this will increase to 83 per cent and 98.65 per cent respectively – meaning it will be easier than ever for our community to get out and play at their local park! 

We know that our beautiful city has a diverse and growing community, and limited green space to create new parks. So, it’s important we ensure our existing playgrounds meet the contemporary needs of our community.

Dudley Park is beautiful reserve located in Usher, one of our largest residential surburbs. This neighbourhood park will replace the close by local parks, and offer greater accessibilty and amentities for all to enjoy. 

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FAQS

The City plan to install new play equipment and some additional amenities at Dudley Park.

The Parks and Playgrounds Action Plan 2023-2033 guides what assets are to be included in the design. Neighbourhood parks can accommodate a variety of amenity enhancements, dependant on site specific considerations.

These can include bins, drink fountains, landscapes areas, reticulated turf, picnic setting, bench seating, shelter, shade trees, pathways, BBQ, bike racks, interpretive signage, lighting of BBQ areas as potential options for consideration.

 

Neighbourhood parks provide for a variety of recreational and social experiences. Residents are attracted by a variety of features and facilities. These parks can service as the recreational and social focus of a community, as well as protecting natural values. 

Yes, absolutely! 

Our team is currently in the planning phase of the project. Once we’ve gathered an understanding of our community’s preferences for the playground and key considerations for the space, we will develop a range of design options.

We will then invite the community to review these concepts and select their preferred design before moving into the construction phase.

The City is committed to ensuring high accessibility standards in all new playground developments and in line with the City of Bunbury Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2023 - 2028 this project will include:

  • Accessible pathways leading to and around the play equipment.
  • Inclusive softfall surfacing to support safe and easy access to multiple pieces of equipment.
  • Design considerations that accommodate users of all abilities, promoting inclusive play for children and families.

 

Who's Listening

  • Michael McCutcheon

    Technical Officer - Parks and Reserves

    info@bunbury.wa.gov.au

The City of Bunbury acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Noongar Wardandi people and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.