Photo credit: City of Marion.
The residents of Glengowrie (and surrounding suburbs) have a brand-new playground in their midsts, and it’s bee hive themed!
The brand-new playground opened in May this year, and has been buzzing with locals since its opening, enjoying the awesome new space for kids and families alike following a $360,629 investment from the Marion Council.
Located on Stanley Street in Glengowrie, the hive themed playground is full of exciting features that you won’t find at any old playground around Adelaide including a gigantic bee you can ride, and other exciting fixtures including:
- A wheelchair accessible spinner
- Honey comb inspired stairs that lead to a slide
- Monkey bars
- Rock climbing wall
- Bee sculptures and graphic panels
- Play table with bee game
- “Honey shop” to encourage imaginative play
- Mini soccer goal
- Cricket stumps
- Shade sails
The playground also sees a small “bee hotel” installed at the reserve to encourage native bees to stay and pollinate the plants, including new fruit trees that have been planted.
The opening of the fantastic new development by the City of Marion comes close to the national celebration of world bee day on 20 May. A day to recognise and acknowledge the role that bees play in our ecosystems, and the importance of caring for them for a prosperous environment for future generations to enjoy.
The new playground comes as a part of the councils $14.5 million Open Space Framework project that began in 2018 and will continue through to 2028, which will see more than 120 parks and playgrounds upgraded.
The bee themed playground is fully fenced, and also has some shady spots to take a rest and escape the sun, also seeing a BBQ onsite making it the perfect spot for a family day out.
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