What's happening

We'll be replacing the entire playground between July 2026 and June 2027. The new playground will be a 'like for like' replacement - meaning it won't be larger or include extra play areas, but it will have new, modern play equipment. This may include a more exciting design, different play activities, or even a special theme while keeping the same overall size and play experience.

You're invited to share your feedback now, so we can understand what's most important to you about playgrounds you visit, how you like to play, and how you like them to look.

Read on to learn more, then get involved by completing the online feedback activity. We also have a printed activity book to enable young and creative people to participate - or really anyone young at heart - and we appreciate your support to visit a participating location in the city where they can be involved, or to collect and return a book by 15 October 2025. You can also visit us at the reserve on Saturday, 27 September if you prefer to chat in person.

The feedback you share will be used to help shape the new playground, which will be there for the next 15 to 20 years.

If you're already familiar with the reserve and playground, feel free to skip ahead to Share Feedback Now.

About the reserve

Tedder Reserve is located on Belgrave Avenue in Flinders Park, right alongside the River Torrens Linear Park. It offers a variety of features for community to enjoy including:

  • A playground
  • Flinders Park Community Garden
  • Shelter with BBQ, picnic tables, seating and bin
  • Bicycle parking and repair station
  • Shared use paths with lighting.
  • Large, irrigated grassed area and landscaping
  • On-street playground parking along Belgrave Avenue.

Dogs can be exercised off-leash in the open reserve area as well, provided they stay at least 5m away from the playground and are under effective control.

An off-street carpark, public toilets, and enclosed dog park, known as "Pooch Park", where dogs can run and play, are located a short walk through the reserve along Findon Road.

The playground here is a 'District' playground. District playgrounds should cater for various age groups. The play equipment and landscape should be innovative and very good quality with the aim of creating unique and appealing play experiences.

Did you know?

Existing playground

Below are images of the existing play equipment in Tedder Reserve. The entire playground will be replaced. You can click on the images to make them bigger.

What's in & out?

What is included or considered in the playground renewal?

  • All existing play equipment in the playground area will be replaced.
  • Softfall will be replaced - this might include bark chip or rubber.
  • Playground access will be reviewed eg concrete playground edging and paths.
  • New tree planting, landscaping or more greening opportunities, where suitable, to provide natural shade, increase our canopy cover, and for biodiversity and urban cooling.

What's not included:

  • Amenities like public toilets, seating, shelters, BBQs, drink fountains, and picnic settings.
  • Fixed playground shade.
  • Fitness equipment.
  • Sports accessories, such as goals, rings, hardcourts, etc.

If you feel any of these elements should be considered here, you can share this feedback on our Customer Portal by selecting 'Feedback' and specifying what you're requesting at this reserve and why. This feedback is considered in future reserve upgrades or improvements.

Otherwise, you can also contact your local elected member who may put in a request for the money in the annual budget process to deliver these improvements separatley.

Participate your way based on what works best for you or your family. Feedback activities must be completed/returned to us by 5pm Wed, 15 October 2025.


Drop into any of the participating locations below to pick up and return your activity book. When you submit your book, you can collect a City of Charles Sturt "Play Influencer" Certificate that recognises your contribution to our playground designs!

📅 Just remember to return completed activity books by 5pm Wednesday, 15 October 2025

If you can't drop your book off in person, you can send it to us by post or email and include your postal address so we can post your Certificate of Participation:

📧 engagement@charlessturt.sa.gov.au

📬 City of Charles Sturt, ATT: Playground Renewals, PO Box 1, Woodville SA 5011.


📍Participating locations: