Ninja assault course among Ballajura Intergenerational Playspace offerings

Perth’s City of Swan has advised that the new $6.5 million Ballajura Intergenerational Playspace – Weitj Park on Oxleigh Drive has officially opened with offerings including an industrial play area for juniors, featuring a ninja assault course, basket swings, slides and trampolines.

Hundreds of Swan community members celebrated the completion of the new playspace with a sausage sizzle, live music, an ice cream truck and picnics.

The all-ages, all-abilities playspace also features two additional zones:

• A lawn area with BBQs, seating areas, an outdoor gym, a flying fox and a multi-swing set

• A nature play area with a dry creek, rope net, stilts, balance logs, cubby building and balance ropes.

The Ballajura Intergenerational Playspace was a key priority for Ballajura residents, as outlined in the Ballajura Local Area Plan, to provide amenities and infrastructure for public open space.

A Lotterywest grant of $2 million supported the project which will enable people in Ballajura to connect and build a sense of community belonging.

Tanya Richardson, City of Swan Mayor, said spaces like this one were an important place of connection for our community and enthused "we are thrilled to achieve this for residents and the wider community.

"It was very important that our community could have ownership of this space and so we engaged with local school children who told us they wanted to name it Emu Park.

"After discussion with Traditional Owner representatives, it was decided Weitj Park would be a great way to build inclusion and connection.

"Weitj is the Noongar word for Emu, which have a strong spiritual connection to the area."

Learn more about Ballajura Intergenerational Playspace.

Image. Ballajura Intergenerational Playspace credit: city of swan