McNish Reserve Playground, Court Street, Yarraville
A huge interactive dinosaur 'Muttaburrasaurus' based on a species that lived in Australia around 100 million years ago dominates the Reserve.
Kids can climb up into the cavernous belly using a rope net and look out through the rib cage. Some play activities are integrated into the character such as a tunnel slide in the tail and climbing grips. There are also drums and a voice tube from inside the neck which comes out through the mouth to enhance the imaginative experience. Scattered around the dinosaur are some broken egg shells and intact eggs - the experience will go up a few notches on the fear scale if one of those eggs manages to hatch.
There is no other play equipment in the Reserve which is a pity since there is a limit to how long you can spend with an extinct animal, even one as captivating as this.
The Yarraville Community Garden is nearby and there is a shelter with table, another shelter with table and BBQs and water tap. Check out the dinosaur shaped log beside the path near the garden.
Update: Shade sails and toilets have been added and additional equipment was added in march 2023 (music area with xylophone, drum and percussion pipes, accessible carousel, rocking jeep and rope climbing unit).
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Location
5 Court Street, Yarraville 3013 Map
