Campbelltown City's Koshigaya Park Playground To Undergo Upgrade.
Construction of the new Koshigaya Park playground in Campbelltown is underway, being delivered for Campbelltown City Council. A $2.5 million upgrade, the centrepiece of the new playground will be an origami crane-themed play structure. A sod turning ceremony recently took place to celebrate the start of construction works.
Koshigaya Park is named after Campbelltown’s sister city in Japan, Koshigaya, a relationship formed back in 1984 (more on that here).
The new playground will honour this long-term relationship through a range of design elements, including a centrepiece origami crane-themed play structure and the planting of cherry blossom trees around the playground.
“This new playground will be a fun and exciting space for kids to explore and enjoy all different kinds of play, while celebrating Campbelltown’s special relationship with Koshigaya through the unique origami crane play structure,” Mayor of Campbelltown Darcy Lound said.
“Koshigaya Park is Campbelltown’s busiest park, with families enjoying picnics, birthday parties and special occasions all year round, so I’m excited that this upgrade will provide modern new play equipment to enhance what is a fantastic and important public space,” Cr Lound said.
“Our sister city relationship with Koshigaya has contributed enormously to our city for more than 40 years so this is a great way to honour the enduring friendship between our two cities,” he said.
The playground structure is inspired by Senbazuru, the longstanding Japanese tradition of folding 1,000 origami paper cranes. In Japanese culture, the crane symbolises longevity, happiness, and good fortune. The origami crane features a slide, a variety of climbing nets, a basket swing, jungle ropes, a talking tube, a xylophone and a pommel crossing, while 20 cherry blossom trees will be planted around the playground alongside a series of native plantings.
Other features include a flying fox, an embankment play area, a carousel, a swing set and an in-ground trampoline.
New entrance signage will also be installed at Koshigaya Park, featuring artwork by Japanese contemporary artist Midori Furze.
The Solutions+ Urban & Play team has to date worked with Campbelltown City Council to deliver design elements, including plans, sections, and engineering preliminaries.
To stay up to date with the project, click here.
