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Bigge Park Water Play Liverpool, Sydney, Australia

December 30, 2018 / Outdoor Play, Playgrounds, Sydney, Sydney Life / 0 comment

Bigge Park in Liverpool, a south-west suburb of Sydney, received a $5 million upgrade a few years back. The upgrade included a fantastic free water play area.

The water play area has three zones, two of which are under cover. The water play feature include a tipping bucket, overhead showers and water guns pumping filtered recycled water.

There is an outdoor shower for rinsing off afterwards and bathrooms located a few steps away next to the tennis court.

While there is plenty of seating for adults around the water play area, very little of it is in the shade. The deck chairs cannot be moved.

Bigge Park also features two children’s playgrounds, one of which has accessible features, and an outdoor exercise park.

There are also wide paths for scooting, picnic tables and climbing structures near The Shed kiosk.

Paid parking is available at the north end of the park near the water play area.

Bigge Park
124 Bigge St, Liverpool

Sydney’s Best Playgrounds: James Ruse Reserve Playground

January 11, 2016 / Outdoor Play, Playgrounds, Sydney, Sydney Life / 1 Comment

Super hot Sydney days call for playgrounds with water features! The James Ruse Reserve Playground is almost brand-spanking new (it was built in 2014), and has a fantastic water play area, which is under cover. You can’t beat that! Taking into consideration how important shade cloth is in summer, this could be my favourite playground in Sydney right now.

The playground was named after James Ruse (1760-1837) who arrived on the first fleet and was said to be one of the first convicts to be sent to Rosehill (now Parramatta) who had an understanding of agriculture. After his time as a convict was up, he became a self-sufficient farmer. James Ruse Reserve now occupies part of where is property, which he called Experiment Farm, used to be.

James Ruse Reserve Playground
Harris St, Parramatta
Bathrooms: One portable only
Picnic tables: Yes
Shade cover: Yes
Cafe: No
Skatepark: Yes
Off-street parking: Yes
Children’s playground: Yes
Water features: Yes
Water park hours: September – May: 9am-8pm, June – August: CLOSED
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Pirrama Park Playround And Cafe, Pyrmont, Sydney

April 29, 2015 / Outdoor Play, Sydney, Sydney Life / 2 Comments

This beautiful playground in Pyrmont has shiny, well-designed equipment, new, well-maintained bathrooms (including baby change facilities) and a cafe with shaded seating.

In the warmer months, water fountains spurt out of the ground in sporadic patterns, and a shade cloth over the sand pit gives kids a place to play without getting burned.

Undercover barbecues mean the park is great place for picnics and birthday parties, too.

Pirrama Park Playround is part of Pirrama Park, at the end of Harris Street Pyrmont.

Pirrama Road, Pyrmont
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