Newly-upgraded playground at Recreation Ground will open for Christmas

Kids of Tweed Heads, Santa has delivered you a present early this year! The new playground upgrade at Recreation Ground is opening in time for Christmas.  

The upgraded park is expected to open on Thursday 21 December, weather permitting. It includes new play equipment for 2 to 12-year-olds, swings, nature play with teepee, bouldering wall, basketball key, built shade structure as well as umbrellas, accessible barbecues, picnic setting and seating, landscaping and additional tree planting.  

The upgrade will also include a public toilet, which will be operational in early 2024.  

The newly-upgraded playground has been specifically designed to make the space more welcoming and accessible for everyone to enjoy.  This exciting project is one way Council is providing the community with more opportunities to be active and healthy and even more reasons to love the Tweed.   

Council received a $200,000 grant from the NSW Government’s Everyone Can Play grant program to upgrade Recreation Ground to be more inclusive of everyone, and this amount was matched by Council.  

An additional $400,000 in funding was also provided from the NSW Government’s Regional Housing Fund for youth recreation facilities and park facilities. 

Visit Council's Your Say Tweed page to find out more information about the project and its history.  

Image: The park and playground at Recreation Ground will be open by Christmas ready for playtime these holidays!