Help Shape Oakden Park’s New Play Area!

The City of Launceston is excited to announce the installation of new play equipment at Oakden Park in Youngtown, and we want it to reflect the preferences of our local community and park visitors.

Youngtown’s Oakden Park is currently an underused space, awaiting transformation into a vibrant community park. Your feedback is crucial in helping us select the most suitable play equipment for this space!

The plan is to install five key pieces of equipment, which include the following:

The votes are in!

At the end of 2024, we asked the local community to vote on the play equipment they would like to see in Youngtown’s Oakden Park.

We heard from 247 local community members.

Please scroll down to check out the pieces of equipment that received the most votes and will be installed later this year! You can also download an overview of the voting results here.

What else we heard...

While the community supports adding play equipment at Oakden Park, they also want a space for all ages and abilities, including recreational facilities like a basketball court and pathways linking to nearby amenities. Although these additions are not included in the current project scope, this feedback will shape future park planning opportunities.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their vote and provide feedback on the Oakden Park Playspace.

Additionally, part of the park will be preserved as a green, open area for passive recreation, with tree planting already underway to provide shade and shelter. A path will also be installed, connecting Raglan Street to Enterprize Drive.

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Results are in!

Check out the 'Results are in!' section for the pieces of equipment that received the most votes and will be installed later this year! You can also download an overview of the voting results here.

How community participated...

• If you have young ones, be sure to involve them in the voting process!
• Cast your vote by selecting either Option A or Option B for each of the five equipment categories.
• Important - after each vote, press ‘Submit.’ (Your vote won't be counted if you don't press submit after each vote)
• At the end, we’ll ask two questions to learn more about who we are hearing from.

Make sure to submit your votes by Friday, 20 December 2024. Voting now closed.

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