Salentina Ridge Playground Renewal

Help us select a new playground design for Salentina Ridge Park.

Adjacent to the old Beaconsfield Quarry site, Salentina Ridge Park is a small green space catering for local families and residents. The park currently houses a semi-shaded picnic area on concrete pads with undercover bench seating and BBQ facilities, as well as an unfenced combination playground unit that is over 20 years old.

Every year the City of Fremantle follows a rolling schedule to update playground equipment, with the aim of replacing outdated pieces with new, similar models or upgraded designs. The Projects & Place Team has received capital works funding in the 2024/25 budget to:

• Renew the existing playground facilities at Salentina Park.
• Repair or replace the concrete pad, bench seating and faulty water fountain.
• Repairs to the damaged mosaic artwork may also be feasible as part of the renewal project, but this aspect will be contingent on budget availability and community interest.

The City of Fremantle is committed to seeking community and stakeholder input to ensure the playground replacement meets the needs of the local community. We are asking the public to share their experiences of the current park and playground and suggest focal points where further improvements to amenities could be made if funding becomes available in the future.

How can the community influence the project?

We are asking the public to:

• Find out what is and isn’t being included in the Salentina Ridge Park Play renewal project by exploring the Frequently Asked Questions.
• Share what you currently love about the park and what replacement play designs are most suitable by completing the Salentina Ridge Park Play Renewal Survey.
• View the associated materials, talk to City officers and provide feedback in person at the Salentina Ridge Park drop-in session (details below).

How can you meet with City Officers to discuss the park upgrade and your feedback?

• Attend the drop-in session: Drop-in sessions allow the public to meet with City staff to ask questions about the project, seek clarification and guidance on how to best submit feedback. These are informal sessions that allow the public to come and go during the time period provided. To learn more, visit our How We Engage page here.

Salentina Ridge Park drop-in session details:

• When: Sunday November 10
• Where: Salentina Ridge Park, Beaconsfield
• Time: 9:30am - 11:00am

City Officers aim to:

• Work with the community to select and design replacement play equipment for Salentina Ridge Park.
  
• Work with the community to collect thoughts on the current park layout, highlight any issues experienced and suggest focal points where further improvements to amenities could be made if more funding becomes available.
• Keep you informed, listen to and acknowledge concerns and provide feedback on how public input influenced the project.
• Work with you to ensure that your concerns and aspirations are noted; provide clarity on questions that may arise.

How can you make your submission?
Submissions can be submitted online via the submission form below, or:

• By Mail
  PO Box 807
  Fremantle WA 6959
• In Person
  Walyalup Civic Centre
  151 High Street
  Fremantle WA 6160
• By email - communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au
• Online via the submission form below

A hard copy of the survey can be sent or picked up upon request by emailing the Community Engagement team here: communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au.

Submissions close on 30 November, 2024.