Background

Maleela Reserve Playground is a pocket playground in Rosanna. It is on Maleela Grove and connects to Jones Crescent. We plan to upgrade the playground in 2026 and want your ideas now to help design the new space.

Right now, the playground has a swing set and a small play unit and sits on open grass area with new shade trees planted around it.

Because it is a small pocket playground, the upgrade will include one or two play pieces and will be designed for local children. It mainly serves families within a 400-metre walk.

For open space classifications refer to the Parks and Open Spaces homepage.

Thank you to everyone who shared their local knowledge and ideas. We have developed a draft playground concept from your feedback.

A new playground for Maleela Reserve

The draft playground concept reflects local knowledge and ideas shared with us during Stage 1 engagement in mid-2025. Your feedback told us that Maleela Reserve playground is important and well used by the community.

View 'what we heard' during Stage 1 community engagement below.

Proposed design

The playground renewal aims to provide a place for local community to play and gather as a community. The draft playground's concept’s main elements are:

1. Play for a variety of ages, including:

1.1 Play unit including two slides, monkey bars and climbing elements
1.2 Swingset
1.3 Rocker
1.4 Natureplay and garden beds with native planting

2. New path connection

3. Garden beds

4. Picnic tables

Please note: The numbers for the key features match the numbers shown on the draft playground plan below.

Get involved

Share your thoughts on the draft playground concept for Maleela Reserve until 30 November 2025.

Stage 1 engagement

Community engagement

Thank you to everyone who shared their local knowledge and ideas for the playground at Maleela Reserve.

44 people shared their local knowledge from 25 August 2025 to 12 September 2025:

  • 18 people completed an online survey
  • 14 people dropped a pin on a map to share how they use the space
  • 7 adults and 5 teenagers attended a pop-up conversation at the playground on 6 September 2025

We heard that the reserve is a valued and a well-used community space.

View the Findings Report Summary.

Your favourite things about the park:

  • The environment

    You like it as a quiet and peaceful space.

  • A meeting place

    The park is a community meeting place and rest point, a place for community connection and interaction.

  • Some elements of the park

    The park is popular for its playground and open lawn area.

  • Close to home

    You like that it is close to home.

Key focus areas

You highlighted three key focus areas for improvement:

  • A bigger and better playground to cater to a broader age range.
  • More furniture
  • Improved lawn area

Stage 1 social map

View below what the community told us during Stage 1 community engagement