Eumundi Voice Issue 111, 20 February 2025

FIND YOUR PERFECT PARK

It’s a lovely sunny day, so you’re looking for a nice park to visit, to get some fresh air, play on the swings or go for a walk amongst some trees.

The SCC interactive Beaches and Park Directory website directs you to the perfect place – with a lot on offer. There are 1,180 recreation parks and open spaces, 374 playgrounds, 74 basketball courts, 46 dog exercise areas, 324 barbecues and 29 skate parks.

To find out about parks with special features that are further away than Dick Caplick Park, here are a few that might be new to you. Where shall we go to “make a day of it”?

Accessible and inclusive

Pioneer Park, Caloundra St Landsborough, is a multi-award winning innovative all-

abilities play space which gives children the opportunity to play on equipment that is both fun and challenging. The fully fenced play space (includes picnic facilities, kickabout area and public amenities) is ‘all abilities' which means all play elements in the park encourage children of all levels of abilities to engage with one another in play and discovery.

Have a kick and a throw

Adolph Blanck Park is a fully fenced park at 82 Picnic Point Esplanade, Maroochydore located within viewing and walking distance to the Maroochy River. It provides plenty of natural

shade, seating nodes and several playground equipment pieces. The park also caters for children who enjoy kick and throw activities with a large, open grassed area.

Sit or skate

Buhk Family Park is located right on the beachfront at Alexandra Pde, Alexandra Headland to the north of the Alex Surf Club. The park caters for the whole family with large open grassed areas, lounge day bed seats along the waterfront shelter and numerous shelters with picnic tables and barbecue facilities. Off-street parking is provided, and it is ideal for weddings and ceremonies. The park includes Alex Skate Park, one of the most popular and publicly recognised skate parks in Qld.

A walk then lunch

Viridian Circuit Park, Birtinya is a beautifully presented 4.4-hectare park for the whole family, including your dog. Wide pathways are perfect for all ages and abilities for walking, great for

prams, kids on bikes as well as accessible for wheelchairs. The park features a basketball half court, cricket pitch, rugby goal posts, large exercise equipment area, public amenities and picnic and barbecue facilities. The open grassland is interwoven with 1,500m of bike paths and has been planted out with over 150 trees. The parkland is bordered by Kawana Way to the west and environmental reserves to the north and south. A fully fenced dog off-leash area provides separate areas for small dogs and large dogs.

Cricket and a pretend ice cream?

Kevin Asmus Park at 20 Nanyima St Buddina is a well-connected park surrounded by many community facilities, including Kawana library, community hall and community garden. The park is interwoven with a kids’ educational scooter/bike track, complete with miniature street signs, roundabouts and painted road lines and (pretend) ice cream shop. A pirate ship has a tunnel, climbing ropes, interactive panels and slides. Adjoining the play space is a large cricket oval. There is also natural shade, shade sails and a shelter.

The SCC website Beaches and Park Directory’s interactive map and aerial view helps to locate parks and facilities. Visit: sunshinecoast.qld.gov. au/news/find-your-perfect-park-match.