Bland Shire Council proudly sports a selection of well-maintained and popular parks, gardens and public youth play facilities.
This space has been even further expanded with the new additions of an adventure playground at McCann Park in West Wyalong, as well as the Ninja Park and a BMX Track at Redman Oval in Wyalong.
The McCann Park Adventure Playground was funded by the Australian Government under the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program Phase Three and was manufactured by Willplay. The playground was inspired in design by West Wyalong’s distinctive Poppet Head and the playground incorporates several multi-sensory elements. These include visual, tactile, and auditory play equipment, solitary games, and onlooker games.
The equipment is designed to be accessible and attractive to children from all ages and abilities. The use of this playground since it’s opening has demonstrated the success of this objective in motion with children from all ages often enjoying everything that this exciting new feature has to offer.
The BMX Track, which was designed by Bland Shire Council and built by Cleary Earth & Civil, was funded under the NSW Government’s Resources for Regions Program. The first of its kind in the Bland Shire, the BMX Track is a popular location for active young people to engage in physical activity. The track is over 450 meters long and has over 30 jumps scattered throughout. It provides a great space for youth to both develop and to flaunt their impressive BMX skills.
Alternatively, the Ninja Park, also funded by the NSW Government under the Resources for Regions Program, was manufactured by Austek Play. It entails a dexterity obstacle course with a large climbing wall in the centre. The park consistently catches the eye of passing kids that want to test their speed, strength, and agility. The park features angled run panels, a cargo mountain, commando tube, warrior wall, weave flags, a 2-metre climb over ladder and a spider chimney with monkey zipline.
The additions of these three elements to Bland Shire’s already vibrant park and youth play facilities serve to provide healthier forms of entertainment and engagement for the population’s youth. Each of the facilities have already proven to be beneficial for the area by being regularly used by visitors, and both on weekends and during after school hours by local children.
