Major park planned for Coridale development

A NEW high-end new park at Lara aims to raise the bar for playgrounds allowing children to enjoy healthy physical, mental and social play.

Villawood Properties has released plans for the 1.3-hectare park at its Coridale development in Lara West.
It has been designed by award-winning landscape architects Plan E.

The park follows the addition of Club Coridale in the development, with its gym, pool, wet deck, family and function facilities and 9 Grams cafe to open next month.

Features of the park will include a play tower, basketball/netball court, skate elements and parkour, double and tube slides, ladder, climbing net, firefighter’s pole, gyro swing and telescope.

To be located in Coridale’s northern precinct, the park will also include a bridge, mesh balustrades, landscaping, seating, garden beds and extensive turf grassing.

It will be bordered by Meadow Street, Gravity Street, Watercourse Avenue and Orion Lane.

Villawood has created several expansive parks and playgrounds across its national projects.

Designer Adam Lange from Plan E said the Coridale park would provide a dynamic space for all ages with a variety of activities.

“It provides kids of multiple ages with opportunities to explore, interact and challenge themselves and each other,” Mr Lange said.

“The parkour area and skate elements provide older children and adults with challenging physical equipment whilst the sports court provides for basketball and netball games of all sizes.

“A large turf space provides a flexible area for larger sports including football, soccer, cricket and the like.

“The playground deliberately draws upon natural and raw materials as it sits harmoniously in the surrounding landscape with distant views of the You Yangs.”

Mr Lange said the park would provide a central hub for the Coridale community.

It would also host a large structure overlooking the active areas, providing shade and a meeting point for large and small groups.

A Villawood spokesperson said construction was to start soon with completion expected in the second quarter of next year.