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Cook + Phillip Park Playground

Sydney City centre Infants & pre-schoolers Primary school students

Climbing structure in the playground

Architectural climbing structure in the playground

An enclosed playground with equipment for children of all ages. Plus an adjacent basketball practice area and multipurpose court.

Yurrong Street

Sydney 2000

Directions and transport

Features

Shaded areas included
Accessible pathways included
Attractions included
Earth Mother, an innovative play sculpture, fuses art with children’s play and education. Phillip Park Fish, a mural of 2 mosaic fish, swims across the wall of the children’s playground.

Histories of local parks and playgrounds
History of Cook + Phillip Park
Cook + Phillip Park dates back to 1878 and was once segmented by Boomerang Street, the major public transport route to the eastern suburbs.
Published 27 October 2016

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Histories of local parks and playgroundsHistory of Cook + Phillip ParkPublished 27 October 2016