Safety first: Marong playground

The new playground next to the pool at Marong provides a fantastic opportunity for children to play and develop physical, social, and emotional skills. As a growing community, it is great that we now have access an engaging play space that is suited to children of varying ages. 

As there are risks to children who play in this area, including:

(1) the risk of injury due to motor vehicle accidents in the neighbouring truck stop, road and carpark,

(2) the risk of drowning in the creek and swimming pool (neither of which are fenced),

(3) the risk of injury from falling down the steep embankment, and

(4) the risk of injury from dogs, whose owners use the football ground and walking track (and often have their dogs unrestrained), 

we would like to request a fence around this playground as a matter of high priority.