19 November 2025
We are planning to open the new playspace and gathering space in just a few weeks!
These works will include the removal and cleaning up of the existing outdated playspace.
The new half basketball court will be open 20 November 2025.
Planting at basketball court, playspace nad gathering space areas will be done in May 2026.
Merri-bek City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional custodians of the lands and waterways in the area now known as Merri-bek, and pays respect to their Elders past and present, as well as to all First Nations’ communities who significantly contribute to the life of the area.
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