New play equipment a hit with the kids

THE GIGADOME has been officially opened at Heritage Park in Lismore, a giant new piece of playground equipment offering an array of activities for the kids, just in time for the school holidays.

The Gigadome is a towering semi-spherical structure, designed for kids aged five and above to test their climbing and balancing skills. It sits alongside the Clifftop Rider, an above-ground swinging experience.

The Man family were keen to try out the new playground equipment.

Rupert, 7, Fenella, 4, and Theodore Man, 2, were from Brisbane and visited the park with their dad while their mum was working in Lismore.

“It’s so good,” Rupert said, giving the park the thumbs-up. “It’s such great fun.”

Helping open the new attraction, Councillor Andrew Gordon said the region’s young people were calling for things to do, and the new equipment answered the call.

“We’ve got the rail trail, now we’ve got the Gigadome. What a wonderful bespoke piece of equipment, designed by Lismore City Council staff,” Cr Gordon said.

Brian Grey has driven the miniature train at Heritage Park for almost 30 years and praised the new upgrades.

“This new Gigadome is an absolute bonus to the park. It will bring lots more people to the area. It cements it as being Lismore’s number one park and possibly also the Northern Rivers.”

Lismore MP Janelle Saffin thanked the Lismore City Council for its commitment to continuously improving Heritage Park.

“This is a great family and child-friendly park and has long been the go-to for free fun birthday celebrations,” she said.

“The new Gigadome adds another dimension of fun to the heart of Lismore.”

The upgrades have been designed with flood resilience in mind, and complement recent additions such as the water play area, toddler equipment and a new path and seating area.

The project, which included installing shade structures for younger children at the Tiny Tots play area, soft-fall surfaces, a path, and landscaping, was entirely funded by the NSW Government under the Stronger Country Communities Fund for a total of cost $798,121.