Barry Simon Reserve Playground, Berwick

A Playground Designed for Movement and Connection

Project Overview

Project Overview

Located in Berwick, VIC, the upgraded playground at Barry Simon Reserve for the City of Casey delivers a vibrant, sport-inspired playspace designed to complement its position within an active football precinct.

Built entirely from our Resilience Range, this project focuses on durability, low maintenance and high play value, making it ideal for a high-use public environment. The playground brings together a custom-designed combination unit with a range of standalone elements to create a well-rounded space for climbing, swinging, balancing and social play.

With colours inspired by the local football club, the playspace feels connected to its surroundings while creating a strong visual identity within the reserve.

Design & Layout

A playground designed to inspire courage, confidence, and resilience through movement and exploration.

The layout is centred around a custom Resilience combination unit, specifically designed to suit the site and maximise play opportunities within the available space. The structure incorporates multiple access points, varied climbing challenges and elevated play areas, encouraging continuous movement and exploration.

Attached to the main structure, a climbing cube adds another layer of challenge, while surrounding elements are carefully positioned to create clear circulation and open play zones.

The design also reflects the sporting context of the reserve, with football-themed play elements and colour selections tying the playground back to the adjacent oval and community use of the space.

Play Elements

This playground combines large-scale structure play with interactive and ground-level elements:

  • Custom Resilience combination unit
  • Dual slides providing varied play experiences
  • Attached climbing cube for strength and coordination
  • Climbing nets and rope elements
  • Monkey bars and upper body challenges
  • Balance elements and movement-based play features
  • Interactive activity panels
  • Football-themed panel for target play
  • Triple swing set including birds nest swing
  • Standalone spinner
  • Double spring rocker and football-themed rocker
  • Hop steps for agility and coordination


The use of all-steel construction with HDPE panels ensures long-term durability, minimal maintenance and strong performance in outdoor conditions, making it well-suited to a busy community reserve like Barry Simon Reserve.

Products Used

Activity Playgrounds Spiral Spinner 450
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Designs that Inspire, Built to Last

The Resilience range of play equipment has been designed to withstand the environment without compromising on play value. Primarily constructed from high-quality Australian steel, each play structure is low maintenance, and has been built to last.