| New play hive project a win, win, win |
An interesting mentorship between senior volunteers and local young people is under way at the Salvation Army’s Men’s Shed at Gravel Hill.
An interesting mentorship between senior volunteers and local young people is under way at the Salvation Army’s Men’s Shed at Gravel Hill.
It will result in a unique new play hive for the Strathdale Park Regional Play Space in Crook Street.
The play hive structure is 1.8 metres high and made up of more than 500 blocks of individually cut hardwood which are being pieced together by a team of senior volunteers and young people.
Play hives are quite rare in Australia and this will be the first to be installed in Greater Bendigo. It will provide opportunities for children to be active by climbing and exploring the bee hive shaped structure.
City of Greater Bendigo landscape architect Karoline Klein said the play hive is a really unique project and a win, win, win for all involved.
“Through this project the skills and wisdom of the Men’s Shed participants is being passed onto local young people. It’s a fantastic opportunity for the young recipients to learn some great new skills,” she said.
“The finished play hive will be installed at Strathdale Park and will provide many hours of fun for local children.”
She said the council approached the Salvation Army’s Men’s Shed to undertake the project and provided all the materials which were used in its construction.
Council will start the first stage of a major redevelopment of the Strathdale Park Regional Play Space in February.
“The new play hive along with a range of other natural and conventional play equipment will be installed as part of the redevelopment works,” Ms Klein said.
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