By JESSE GRAHAM
A NEW playground for Coldstream’s Halley Supple Reserve will be an attraction for children and teenagers, with new equipment and a new skate park recently constructed.
Works on the playground and skate park were recently completed, with the final piece of play equipment to be opened shortly at the reserve, which sits next to the football oval in town.
Yarra Ranges Councillor Fiona McAllister took her children Cassius and Lexi to the playground on Thursday 21 April, and said the new facilities were “fantastic”.
“Both of them had a ball, and Cass was really upset that he couldn’t get onto the climbing equipment that wasn’t quite finished,” Cr McAllister said.
She said the equipment was well-suited to younger children, while teenagers would make use of the skate park.
“I just love the fact that families with children of all ages, we’re now having lots of choices about where we’re taking our children to play,” she said.
“As a parent, I think it’s fantastic.
“Again, the skate park was a classic example, where kids were sneaking in to try and get to it before it was even open and finished and, for me, that’s the best testament to getting it right.”
The reserve is located at 17 South Gateway in Coldstream.
