Queens Park West Playground Design Survey

Help shape the future of Queens Park Playground by sharing your thoughts in our design feedback survey! It only takes five minutes to complete, and your input will make a real difference.

Project Background:

Moonee Valley City Council is exploring the possibility of redeveloping the existing playground in Queens Park West – and we want your ideas to help guide the design.

Currently we are conducting an early-stage visioning process to understand what matters most to local families, children and park users. Your input will directly inform a concept design brief and help ensure any plans reflect local priorities and ideas.

The concept design will then be developed via a professional design competition conducted as part of The Playground Project - a trailblazing international exhibition connecting society through art and design and making its southern hemisphere debut at Incinerator Gallery this year. The project aims to achieve a design that offers both great play value and strong artistic merit – with the connection to The Playground Project encouraging designs that are imaginative and culturally meaningful.

Some aspects of the project, such as the size and scope of the playground, will be dictated by site constraints and playground safety standards. However, we encourage all community members to share their ideas, memories, and priorities to guide the overall vision for the playground.

Design features that will be excluded from the concept design include:

- A playground larger than the current size. The available envelope is demonstrated below. Note that there will be consideration of landscaping intended to integrate the playground into the surrounding area.

- Water play

- Recreation facilities (e.g. basketball court/ball sports)

- Changes to parking

- Changes to public toilet facilities

- A fenced playground

Indicative play space area:

For more information, please email the Engagement Team on YourSay@mvcc.vic.gov.au

Privacy Statement:

A report that includes your feedback from this survey will be provided to Council. This report will not contain opinions or information that could lead to the identification of any individuals. Council is committed to ensuring that survey information remains confidential, in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). If you have an enquiry regarding this survey, please feel free to contact Council’s Advocacy, Grants and Engagement Team on 9243 8888.

1. How often do you visit Queens Park?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

2. Do you bring children to the Queens Park playground? If yes, what age(s) are they?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

3. What do you love about Queens Park?

4. What types of play are most important for the new playground? (Select up to 3 options)

Physical play
Imaginative play
Sensory/explorative play
Social play
Creative or constructive play
Other Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

5. What elements of play would you like to see included in the new playground? (Select up to 3 options)

6. What facilities and design features are most important for the new playground? (Select up to 3 options)

Shade
Seating for carers
Natural materials
Fencing or clear boundaries
Accessible equipment
Separate zones for different age groups
Areas for rest
Other Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

7. What style or theme would you like to be reflected in the playground design? (Please rank at least 3 options below, in order of preference) Order the items from the following list. First select an item with the spacebar to show a menu of possible ranking positions. Next, click a ranking position to order it in the ranked list. Note the menu will display more ordering options as you add items to the ranked list.

Nature-inspired
Cultural
Whimsical/imaginative
Futuristic
Adventure/exploration
Historical
Artistic/abstract
Other

8. Are there any local stories, cultures or environments you would like to see reflected in the design?

9. How important are the following values regarding how the playground is designed and built?

Space Cell	Not Important	Slightly Important	Moderately Important	Important	Very Important
Accessibility for all abilities	Accessibility for all abilities: Not Important	Accessibility for all abilities: Slightly Important	Accessibility for all abilities: Moderately Important	Accessibility for all abilities: Important	Accessibility for all abilities: Very Important
Sustainability and environmentally friendly materials	Sustainability and environmentally friendly materials: Not Important	Sustainability and environmentally friendly materials: Slightly Important	Sustainability and environmentally friendly materials: Moderately Important	Sustainability and environmentally friendly materials: Important	Sustainability and environmentally friendly materials: Very Important
Use of local or recycled materials	Use of local or recycled materials: Not Important	Use of local or recycled materials: Slightly Important	Use of local or recycled materials: Moderately Important	Use of local or recycled materials: Important	Use of local or recycled materials: Very Important
Safety and child friendly design	Safety and child friendly design: Not Important	Safety and child friendly design: Slightly Important	Safety and child friendly design: Moderately Important	Safety and child friendly design: Important	Safety and child friendly design: Very Important
Support for local artists or makers	Support for local artists or makers: Not Important	Support for local artists or makers: Slightly Important	Support for local artists or makers: Moderately Important	Support for local artists or makers: Important	Support for local artists or makers: Very Important
Creativity and artistic merit	Creativity and artistic merit: Not Important	Creativity and artistic merit: Slightly Important	Creativity and artistic merit: Moderately Important	Creativity and artistic merit: Important	Creativity and artistic merit: Very Important
Enter another option	Other: Not Important	Other: Slightly Important	Other: Moderately Important	Other: Important	Other: Very Important

10. What ages do you think the new playground should cater for?

Junior 1-4 years
Intermediate 4-8 years
Senior 8-12 years
Youth 12-18 years

11. Do you have a specific idea or inspiration you’d like to share? E.g. a favourite playground, sketch, concept or artwork.

12. Please attach any documents that may support your idea or inspiration that you would like to share.

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13. Do you have any other feedback or ideas you would like us to consider?