Pulambeet All Abilities Playspace, Lee Breakwater Road, Portland

The fully fenced play space has many activities for all ages and abilities to explore and offers a mixture of equipment, nature-play elements, Indigenous artwork and meeting spaces.

Some of the features include two flying foxes (one with disk seat and one with harness seat), wheelchair trampoline, in-ground trampoline, tunnel slide, pyramid rope climbing frame, wheelchair carousel, swings, birds nest swing, shaded water play park and sandpit.



Six sculptures and play elements have been incorporated into the facility to help tell the narrative of the six seasons of the Gunditjmara. Similar to Summer, Winter, Spring and Autumn, the six seasons are based on predictable weather patterns, however the six seasons are specific to the South West Region.

Drying out time begins when the wind is coming from the north, it starts to warm up, grasses and seeds and the blue tongue lizard begin to soak up the sun

The big dry is when the swamps and waterholes dry out, tubers are harvested and there are coastal fruits in abundance.

The early wet is the time to burn country for regeneration, cleaning out and this is when heavy dews begin to form.

The big wet has heavy rains, frogs call and brolgas begin to dance, looking for a mate.

Flowering time tells us the eels are swimming upstream, bees are pollinating and insects are busy.

Fattening up time is when yams are harvested. Ballart begins to fruit and the grasses and scrub thicken up

The seasons aren't set by certain dates, but by atmospheric change and provide the best way to care for country through an intrinsic connection and knowledge of country, that Gunditjamara people have developed over thousands of generations.



Within the fenced area is a shelter with table and BBQs.

Near the playspace is a pump track, skate park, basketball court, sand area for volleyball, grassed areas, shelter with seats, another shelter with BBQ and unshaded tables and toilets.

Located at the south end of Lee Breakwater Road next to the Foreshore.

Location

Lee Breakwater Road,  Portland 3305 Map

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Pulambeet All Abilities Playspace, Lee Breakwater Road, PortlandLee Breakwater Road,, Portland, Victoria, 3305