Council News Issue No: 119
CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
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INCLUSIVE PLAY: Wagga mum Leila Bright and her daughter Mia, 2 with Council’s Strategic Asset Planner (Parks and Recreation) Peter Cook . Wagga is set to get a new inclusive playspace, which will be built in partnership with the Touched By Olivia Foundation.
A play space for everyone The City of Wagga Wagga will partner with national charity Touched By Olivia Foundation to deliver the city’s first inclusive playspace. The Bolton Park playspace will be built and designed for children of all ages and abilities to play side by side. The Touched By Olivia Foundation creates unique, special places that provide social inclusion for all children and their families. Play spaces created in partnership with the Foundation are branded as Livvi’s Place inclusive playspaces. These
playgrounds are in memory of Olivia Perkins, the daughter of Sydney parents John and Justine Perkins, who died of a rare disease when she was eight months old. Wagga Wagga mother Leila Bright, whose eldest daughter was born with a disability, helped unite Council and the Foundation. “The need for an all abilities playground in the city was identified and Council was looking to deliver an all abilities playground this year in accordance with the Wagga Wagga Playground Strategy 2016-2036,” Strategic Asset Planner (Parks and Recreation) Peter Cook said.
“The Touched By Olivia Foundation have worked in partnership to deliver 20 Livvi’s Place playgrounds across the country. The foundation has the knowledge and expertise to create special places where all children can socialise and enjoy the wonders of play. “Council also extends thanks to Ms Bright, for her enthusiasm and ambition has helped bring the two parties together to deliver a fantastic facility for the city.” On Monday, Council resolved to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Touched By Olivia Foundation
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for the joint delivery of the playground. The MOU was officially signed by both parties this week. Wagga’s Livvi’s Place inclusive playspace will replace the existing playground at Bolton Park and be located adjacent to the Bolton Park Skate Park. Community and stakeholder contributions helped decide the final design of the play space, which will include characteristics to encourage equal access and play, security and safety and facilities for young and older children and family get-togethers. The City of Wagga Wagga has
committed $100,000 towards the project. Additional grant funding of $10,000 from Northcott and $75,000 from the NSW Government Office of Sport and Recreation have also been contributed. Under the MOU the Touched by Olivia Foundation will contribute, through community fundraising, grants and services, a minimum $100,000 towards the playspace. Extra funding above $100,000 will help provide additional resources for the playground. Construction and completion of the playspace will be carried out during 2017.
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