Parks and playgrounds

Parks and playgrounds are a big part of the lifestyle here in Hinchinbrook.  

They are places where families connect, kids play, and our community comes together. 

We maintain more than 60 parks and 20 playgrounds across our region, covering 2,807 square kilometres.  

These spaces are an important part of everyday life for residents and visitors alike. 

Ingham

  • Apex Park – Playground (no shade cover), undercover shelter, table and seating; 

  • Rotary Park – Playground with shade cover, undercover shelter with tables and seating; 

  • Ingham Skate Park – Skate Park with partial shade cover, undercover shelter; 

  • Palm Creek Lakes – Kids bike track (no shade cover), exercise equipment (no shade cover), undercover shelter with table and seating; 

  • Henry Stone Park – Grass land only; 

  • Melvin Park – Grass land only, one old cricket pitch; 

  • Thynne Park – Grass land only; 

  • Cassady Park – Undercover shelter with table and seating; 

  • Memorial Gardens – Shelter with table and seating, multiple benches, memorials, toilet block, shade house; 

  • Lions Park (Herbert St) – Grass land only; 

  • Mylrea Park – Safe public access is currently restricted; 

  • Sandy Waterhole Park – Grass land only; 

  • Neilsen Park – Grass land only; 

  • Eddie Burke Park – Grass land only; 

  • Jackson’s Park – Grass land only; 

  • Garbutt Park – Walking path, tables with seating (no shade cover); 

  • Rural Youth Park – Tables with seating (no shade cover); 

  • Lee Park – Grass land only; 

  • Euclid Park – Grass land only; 

  • Rotaract Park – Playground (no shade cover), tables with seating (no shade cover); 

  • Interact Park – Playground (no shade cover), includes inclusive swing; 

  • Gino Paris Reserve – Grass land only; and 

  • TYTO Precinct, Wetlands and Parklands – Playground (no shade cover), tables with seating some with shade cover, walking paths, viewing tower, Visitor Information Centre. 

Halifax

  • Fred Heard Memorial Park – Playground (no shade cover), shelter with table and seating (no shade cover). 

  • River Downs Park - Seating, shelter and walking path

     

 

Trebonne

  • Leo Park – Playground with shade cover, shelter with table and seating, BBQ (wheelchair accessible), exercise equipment (no shade cover), toilet block.

 

Lucinda

  • Lucinda Foreshore Park - Seating and walking track;

  • Lions Park (Patterson Parade) – Playground (no shade cover), inclusive swing, shelter with table and seating, memorials, BBQ, toilet block; 

  • Borello Park – Playground with shade cover, BBQs, beach access, outdoor shower, undercover shelters with tables and seating, exercise equipment (no shade cover), volleyball field on sand (no shade cover); 

  • Bill Bursill Park / Dungeness Park – Playground (no shade cover), BBQ, shelter with table and seating; 

  • BMX Track and Cricket Field – BMX track (no shade cover), cricket pitch, tables and seating; 

  • Johnson Park – Tables and seating; and 

  • Periwinkle Park – Tables and seating; 

          Forrest Beach

          • Lions Park (Fern Street) – BBQs, shelter with tables and seating; 

          • Forrest Beach Foreshore Park - tables, chairs, shelters and BBQs;

          • Vince Corbett Park – Playground with partial shade cover, shower, undercover shelter with tables and seating, toilet block; 

          • Progress Park (Palm Street) – Playground with shade cover, BBQs, half basketball court, memorial, shelter with table and seating, exercise equipment (no shade cover); 

          • Jack Bonning Park – Playground (no shade cover), climbing wall, undercover shelter with table and seating; 

          • Acacia Street Park / RV Park – RV Park during winter, toilet block, dump point, seating; 

          • Mungalla Park – Grass land only; 

          • Herb Gough Park – BMX track (no shade cover); and 

          • Forrest Beach BMX Track – BMX track (no shade cover), seating. 

          Taylors Beach

          • Nazzari Park – Playground (no shade cover), BBQ, shelter with tables and seating, toilet block; 

          • Taylors Beach Foreshore Park - BBQs, chairs, tables, shelters and walking track;

          • Lions Park (Boat Ramp Rd) – Playground with shade cover, BBQ, shower, undercover shelters with tables and seating; and 

          • Progress Park (Groper Street) – Playground with shade cover, cricket pitch, half basketball and netball court, memorial, BBQ, shelter with table and seating. 

          Mount Fox

          • Mount Fox Park – Playground (no shade cover), campground, undercover kitchen, toilet block, undercover shelter with table and seating, exercise equipment (no shade cover).

           

          Park maintenance and improvements 

          All Council parks and playgrounds listed above are currently open and accessible to the community.

          Council continues to undertake routine maintenance, upgrades and renewal works across its park network as required.

          To report any damage or maintanence, call Council on (07) 4776 4600.