Mayor’s Forward

Vibrant and inclusive play spaces improve community connections and help us learn about ourselves and the world we live in. We are committed to improving play opportunities across Frankston City to encourage the community to be healthy and active to improve overall wellbeing.

Increasingly, the importance of access to parks and open spaces has been highlighted as essential for health and wellbeing particularly in the declining prominence of suburban backyards and increasing higher density living in Australia. While play is especially important for children and their development, it is also important to provide play and recreational opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to facilitate an active, healthy and engaged lifestyle.

Through extensive consultation, our community helped shape and inform this Play Strategy.

The Play Strategy Action Plan sets out a clear direction for how Council intends to improve play spaces over the next 15‐20 years. It provides a basis and direction for Council to prioritise projects to ensure our community has equitable access to play in high‐quality and valued spaces. Play spaces and local parks across the municipality have been assessed and action plans developed to guide future play and local park improvements.

The priorities outlined within this Play Strategy summarise the core areas of Council’s focus for improvement including:

• Safe and well maintained play spaces

• Inclusive and accessible experiences

• Diverse play

• Sustainable facilities

• Valued open space

• Flexible community infrastructure

• Community awareness

By improving our play spaces, we can create desirable places for the whole community to come together and enjoy.