Have your say on Koshigaya Park play space upgrades

Published on 15 November 2024

Campbelltown residents now have the chance to share their feedback on a draft concept plan to upgrade the play space at Koshigaya Park, which will include a range of inclusive new play equipment and landscape features honouring Campbelltown’s long-standing sister city relationship with Koshigaya.

The centrepiece of the proposed playground upgrades is the feature play equipment, a large origami crane, which is a symbol of hope, peace and good fortune.

“This is the most significant upgrade planned for the playground at Koshigaya Park for many years so I strongly encourage residents to view the plans and have their say on the future of this popular playground,” Mayor Darcy Lound.

“Koshigaya Park honours Campbelltown’s connection to our sister city Koshigaya and this design reflects the bond between the two cities through a series of Japanese themes while also providing an exciting range of new play equipment for families to enjoy,” Cr Lound said.

Other features of the draft concept plan include:

• New play equipment including, swings, carousel, climbing, spinners and pendulum swing, toddler play equipment, embankment play equipment, a flying fox and more.
• Retention of existing trees and planting of new Cherry Blossom trees.
• New footpath connections.
• Aboriginal cultural elements, including a series of artworks and carvings.
• New picnic area and picnic shelters.

Residents can view the plans online or attend a community consultation session to view them in-person.

The playground is part of a new masterplan for the future of Koshigaya Park, which will be presented to the community in the near future.

Details at overtoyou.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au

About Koshigaya Park

Koshigaya Park honours the sister city relationship between the City of Campbelltown and the City of Koshigaya in Japan, which was first established in 1984.

The sister city relationship has produced a successful cultural exchange program over 4 decades, which has included numerous student delegations from schools in both Campbelltown and Koshigaya visiting the other’s sister city each year.

Koshigaya Park was named following the signing of the sister city agreement 40 years ago and has become one of Campbelltown’s most popular parks. It regularly hosts major community events and is a popular place for families to picnic and host parties.

Campbelltown’s first public yarning circle, honouring the region’s Aboriginal culture and thousand of years of history, was opened during the Campbelltown 2020 celebrations and features series of artworks and carvings depicting the Aboriginal Dreaming story of the Lyrebird.