New water playground

The City of Newcastle have now completed construction of the new aquatic playground at Lambton Swimming Centre.

The water playground replaced the previous playground and includes a play structure, large tipping bucket, water jets, concrete splash pad and waterslides.

Playground opening hours

Monday 19 March to Thursday 5 April: Monday to Friday, 11am to 1pm then as required; from 1pm to 5pm, Saturday and Sundays 11am to 4pm.

School holidays Friday 6 April to Sunday 22 April 2012: 11am to 4pm

Here are some photos of the recent progress

September 2011
	Work has started on the new aquatic playground at Lambton Swimming Centre. Temporary fencing is in place and work on the excavation of footings have started.
	Drainage services have been plotted with pipework currently being installed. The ground works are expected to continue for the next four weeks while electrical and hydraulic services are installed.
	The playground equipment is on the way to Newcastle from Canada and should be ready to be built at the end of November.
November 2011
	Construction of the concrete splashpad is complete for the Lambton Aquatic Playground project with all underground services installed and backfilled.
	Connection to major services including water, sewer and power is in progress.
	The pump room store is under construction and the play equipment is set to arrive from overseas at the end of November. Erection of the aquatic play equipment will start in December.
January 2012
	Get ready for splashin' at the new water playground at Lambton Pool. The playground is best suited for toddlers and primary school kids.
	The giant water bucket is already a favourite with visitors!