City of Onkaparinga is planning an upgrade to the playground and new tree planting at Symonds Reserve in Aldinga Beach. 

The council is calling for community involvement in the planning process and will hold a drop-in session to discuss the draft concept plan on Wednesday 30 July.

Anyone interested can meet at the shelter in the reserve between 4pm and 5.30pm.

The draft concept plan shows removal of the two existing playgrounds that have reached the end of their useful life, to be replaces with a larger, fenced playground on the eastern side of the reserve. 

The plan for the new playground includes:

• Shade sails and tree planting for future shade.
• Rope climbing structures and a platform with slides.
• Six swings, a see saw, spinner, carousel and springer.
• Hammocks, gumnut chairs and blossom seats, sitting logs and rocks.
• Interactive music play - song gongs and an interactive sound bridge and sensory path.
• A communication board.

There will also be a drink fountain and dog bowl; a shelter with a barbecue and picnic table and an outdoor table tennis table.

New landscaping will include tree planting and revegetation, irrigated grass and a passively irrigated rain garden.

A Green Adelaide ‘Cooler, Greener, Wilder’ grant’ of $304,000 towards the project to improve greening, cooling and biodiversity outcomes at the reserve. 

The draft concept plan can be viewed on the council website. Community engagement will close Monday 11 August.

Should the community drop-in session have to be cancelled due to weather conditions the council will post a notice on its Yoursay website on the day.