Learning to ride in a safe environment will soon be easier with construction underway of a circuit zone at the Lake Macquarie Variety Playground at Speers Point Park.

Manager City Projects, Adam Wakeman, said kids on tricycles, scooters, bikes, and wheelchairs will be able to learn courtesy and good road manners on the circuit zone. “For younger riders there is a slower paced ‘town centre’ track, which measures 80 metres in length and built to imitate driving around town,” Mr Wakeman said. “Here, travellers will encounter two-directional traffic, intersections, pedestrian crossings, roundabouts, and a solar powered recharge station for ‘refuelling’. This is inter-connected with a 95m one-directional track that has plenty of fast bends for the more experienced rider.”

“Picnic shelters, seating, and other furniture with additional swings will be also installed in this fully fenced circuit zone located at the far end of the playground in the coming months,” he added.

Construction on the circuit zone is expected to be completed by the next school holidays in October.  The construction of the circuit zone will not affect the rest of the Variety Playground.

Seven further zones will be built by early next year with thanks to the Federal Government's Regional & Local Community Infrastructure Program - Strategic Projects grant and funding from Council, Variety the Children's Charity, and Xstrata Coal.
You can keep up to date with what is happening at the playground by joining the Facebook group Lake Macquarie Variety Playground.

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