The Top Family Activities and Playgrounds in the Mildura Rural City Region

The Mildura Rural City region is located about six hours drive north of Melbourne and includes the town of Mildura and its surrounding suburbs, Red Cliffs and Ouyen.

Mildura has a deserved reputation for its food scene but is also a great destination for families. There are wide open spaces of the Mallee represented by Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Murray-Kulkyne National Park and Murray-Sunset National Park with lakes (some are pink), water activities, camping and touring.

Take a Paddlesteamer Ride which travels downstream through Lock 11, check out Woodsies Gem Shop which is a gem wonderland and ride the Red Cliffs Historical Steam Railway.

During hot weather there is a huge free Mildura Water Play Park and the Mildura Waves Aquatic and Leisure Centre has a wide range of facilities including a wave pool and diving pool.

A trip across the border into NSW will be well rewarded with attractions including Orange World and the Australian Inland Botanic Gardens.

A map of the region is:



The best playground in this region is:

Park for Play Playground, Aerodrome Ovals, Mildura



Super all abilities playground which has a soft base around all the play equipment, is huge and fully fenced. The main structure which is shaped like a yabby (if you have a touch of imagination) with blue and yellow roofs over the body and long zigzag ramps for the back legs. The ramps have a range of alphabet and number panels. The body has a tunnel slide, wave slides, dual wave slide front legs plus climbing walls, vertical chain climbing walls, chain ladders and scrambling walls. This structure also has mazes at each level, tic-tac-toe, various ladders and round space ships.

On one side of the playground is a row of eight swings (most under shade sails). In the corner next to the swings is a play area with wave slide, walkway, steps, tunnel, fireman's pole, steering wheel and monkey rungs plus two springers.

In the other corner under shade sails is a speed boat on springs with water skis and a merry-go-round which you sit in and spin around. In this area without shade sails is a structure named "Summit" with a high climbing wall, scrambling wall, vertical chain rope with foot holds, spinning circle you hold onto with your arms and a vertical chain climbing frame. Another structure which is low has a tunnel slide, little wave slide, shop front, tunnel, spin the boomerang panel, little bridge, walkway and "Shear the Sheep" panel. This area also has two stand-on spinners.

At one end of the playground is a large sandpit with shade sails. There is an extensive sandplay structure, tables and a digger in the sandpit. nearby is a path with some musical instruments.

Also a Liberty Swing, six tables under shade sails in one corner, BBQs, water taps and a shelter with a single table in the middle of the playground area. There are unshaded seats and limited grassy area in the fenced area (no ball games allowed). Outside the fenced area are toilets and ovals.

The best skate parks in this region are

Merbein Skatepark



Unusual park which is like a huge concrete mini which has metal coping and a nice smooth surface. There are some elements set high up on top for more experienced skaters.

Mildura Skatepark



Concrete park with a 4ft mini ramp with hips, bank/quarter combinations at the ends, rails, pyramid, manny and flatbar.

There are other skate parks at Ouyen Skatepark and Red Cliffs Skatepark.

The best BMX track in this region is Ouyen BMX Track (Decent size track with some jumps and flat sections through a bushy area. Next to a Skate Park)



Reviews of all playgrounds, skate parks and BMX Tracks in the Mildura Rural City council region are here:

Family activities in the Mildura Rural City region include:

Buronga

(Across the border from Mildura)

Orange World (A working 50-acre citrus property which offers educational and informative citrus tours around the picturesque property of avocado trees, numerous citrus varieties and tree grafting areas)

Australian Inland Botanic Gardens (Displays plants from around the world by their continent, country or region of origin. The Australian sections are organised by state, and features species from the vast dry interior of the continent)

Mildura Boat Hire (Explore the mighty Murray River in a small craft - tinnies, canoes and pedal-boats)

Mildura and Surrounds

Kings Billabong Wildlife Reserve near Irymple (Activities include canoeing, kayaking, fishing and bushwalking)

Irymple Swimming Pool (35m main pool and toddler pool)

Merbein Outdoor Swimming Pool (Outdoor swimming pool with seasonal opening times)

Aquacoaster Water Slide (Victoria's longest, largest and loopiest waterslide)

Arnnies Laserforce (Laserforce and arcades)

Bushells On Tenth Ye Olde Lolly Shoppe (Over 28,000 items of confectionery available)

Caterpillars Play Centre (The centre is designed for children aged zero to five years of age)

Formula K Grand Prix Go Karts (Long straits, sharp corners, hairpins and breathtaking bends)

Putt Putt Fun Centre (A themed 18 hole putt putt golf course, dodgem cars, laughing clowns, air hockey, pool table plus over 40 arcade games)

RAAF Memorial and Museum (A large number of RAAF memorabilia and displays relating to the activities of the No.2 Operational Training Unit based in Mildura)

Deakin Cinema Complex (See the latest cinema releases in comfort)

Langtree Hall Museum (In the hall and cottage visitors will find a fascinating range of history including a vast collection of almost 1300 international dolls)

Lock 11 (Designed and built in the 1920s and 1930s to provide pools for irrigation, the lock now allows paddleboats, houseboats and recreational craft to cruise the river year-round regardless of water levels)

Mildura Visitor Information & Booking Centre (Information on attractions, accommodation venues, tours and cruises in the region)

Ornamental Lake (The lake is covered in water lilies with some fountains and bridges)

Paddlesteamer Ride (A unique feature of most cruises is travelling downstream through Lock 11 which was built to bypass the weir across the river. Passengers can experience the workings of a lock as the paddlesteamer is lowered to the downstream level and raised again on the return journey)

Picnic Spots in Mildura and Surrounding District (A wide range of picnic spots in and around Mildura)

Sun City Rollerama (Skating lessons, roller disco, inline hockey, family fun Sunday and much more)

Sunraysia Golf Range (Hire a bucket of balls and practice your game on quality mats or real grass tees)

Sunraysia Tenpin Bowling (Tenpin bowling for all ages)

The Chaffey Trail (The trail which follows the south bank of the Murray River has a number of interpretive signs that explain the history of the area and places to stop and investigate further)

The Fun Jungle (Giant three level play structure and Sony playstations)

Mildura Arts Centre (Performing arts venue)

Mildura Dockside Cafe & Boat Hire (Try a pontoon boat with ten of your closest friends, a tinny, kayak or stand up paddle board)

Mildura Stand Up Paddle School (Lessons for stand-up paddling on the Murray River)

Mildura Water Play Park (Free for everyone to enjoy and has shallow pools and fountains)

Mildura Waves Aquatic and Leisure Centre (All-year-round indoor heated 25m lap pool, wave pool, toddler's splash pool, spa and sauna, seasonal heated outdoor 50m lap pool and dive pool.)

Woodsies Gem Shop (Showcases over 6,000 pieces of gemstones. There is also a Huge Garden Crazy Maze that is about an acre that is covered by over 200 types of flowering creepers and ground creepers plus an Aladdin's cave of glowing gems and crystals from around the world)

Red Cliffs

'Big Lizzie' Machine (Big Lizzie is a 45 tonne machine that was once used to clear the Mallee Scrub around Red Cliffs)

Red Cliffs Historical Steam Railway (A Kerr Stuart 0-4-2T steam locomotive runs over a two kilometre section of rail)

Red Cliffs Swimming Pool (35m main pool and a toddler pool)

Wild Tours Outdoors (offer canoe, kayak and mountain bike hire and a range of Eco Tours)

Wentworth

(Across the border from Mildura)

Perry Sand Hills (10 hectares of spectacular ancient red desert sand dunes. Take some cardboard with you to slide down the huge dunes or hire a sled)

Wentworth Pioneer Museum (1.8 million years of fossilised giants and over 150 years of Pioneer Settlement history)

Riverboat Rods Model Paddle Steamer Display (Over 30 hand-made Riverboat replicas hand-crafted with amazing and intricate detail)

Other Locations

Colignan Community Swimming Pool (Outdoor swimming pool with seasonal opening times)

Lake Cullulleraine Walk at Cullulleraine (Walks between 2.3km and 10.4km all the way around the lake)

Moontongue Eco-Adventures at Gol Gol (A kayaking journey through some of the most spectacular scenery the Murray and Darling Rivers have to offer)

Hattah-Kulkyne National Park near Hattah (Camping, walking, bike riding and canoeing are popular here)

Murray-Kulkyne National Park near Hattah (Centred on an impressive system of lakes, camping, caravanning, fishing, boating, swimming and walking are popular here)

Murray-Sunset National Park near Linga (Great for four wheel drive touring, bushwalking and camping with some Pink Lakes)

Millewa Pioneer Village at Meringur (A reconstruction of an early twentieth-century village on 12 hectares of local bushland that recreates the lives of the settlers who lived in the area between 1920 and 1950)

Murrayville Outdoor Swimming Pool (Outdoor swimming pool with seasonal opening times)

Historical Equipment Display at Ouyen (A display of historical equipment, a cart and two harvesting / sowing machines, which are fenced in)

Ouyen Outdoor Swimming Pool (A 30m main pool and a toddler pool)

Underbool Outdoor Swimming Pool (Outdoor pool with seasonal opening times)

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Web Links

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The Top Family Activities and Playgrounds in the Mildura Rural City Region, Mildura, Victoria, 3490