We’re planning exciting upgrades to the play space at St Kilda Botanical Gardens. The new space will be fun, modern and welcoming for everyone. Design work will begin early in 2026, and we’d love your ideas. Tell us how you enjoy using this space and what new things you’d like to see there.

The beloved play space at St Kilda Botanical Gardens is about to get a vibrant new lease on life!

The gardens are a cherished green haven where people come from across our municipality and Melbourne to relax, explore and spend time with friends and family.

We’re thrilled to announce plans for a major upgrade to the play space, designed to be more adventurous, more inclusive and more fun for everyone. Whether you're a child or young person, parent, grandparent or carer, the new design will aim to offer something for a range of age groups and abilities, creating a welcoming space where the whole community can connect, play, and thrive.

Let’s reimagine this space together and make it a true reflection of the many people that come to enjoy the gardens.

Your feedback will help us develop a concept design for the space, including:

• what new equipment and features to install in the play space
• which current play space features we keep, upgrade or remove
• the overall design of the play space.

Come along to a community pop-up and share your ideas with us in person. We'd love to hear directly from you or your child about how to make the play space the best it can be.

Pop-up details can be found in the list and map below.

Our tools to upload your feedback or complete a survey are just below. Your feedback will help inform the project. If you would like to receive a paper survey, or to talk to the team in your language please contact us using the contact details on this page.