Exciting water splash park for kids
On a warm day, Broome’s Town Beach echoes with the sounds of excited children playing in the recently refurbished water park. It’s the sort of project Natureworks loves getting involved with. We provided marine themed sculptures for a beachside splash park that encourages kids to play outside, get wet and have fun!
Reflecting the local marine environment
As envisaged by the project’s landscape architect firm Josh Byrne & Associates, the Broome water splash park reflects its immediate surroundings. The natural rocks and sculptures of marine animals combine with colourful water features to create an exciting experience for children and families to enjoy.
“The Broome Water Park depicts the local Kimberly marine environment, in particular the junction between the iron rich land, sandstone cliffs and turquoise ocean. Located at the newly upgraded Broome Town Beach it offers a bespoke water play experience for children of all ages and abilities.”
Photos of the completed splash park
Safe, strong playground sculptures
For the Broome splash park, Natureworks provided a set of fibreglass sculptures designed to survive in the harsh environment of an outdoor splash park full of lively children!
All the water play sculptures we provided comply with Australian Playground Standards. To increase longevity, the sculptures were finished with pre-pigmented gel coat over a heavy duty fibreglass laminate. Where supporting armatures or fittings were needed, we used marine grade stainless steel. For example, the bill of the swordfish is made of steel and includes water spouts.
Because the Natureworks team has many years’ experience designing sculptures for playgrounds and water parks, we know how to design and make play items that are safe, long-lasting and fit for purpose. Read more about playground safety here.
Marine animal sculptures in production
Project scope
For this project, Natureworks supplied the following:
- Giant crab – claws and face set into rock surrounds as part of a water feature
- Sawfish – with a stainless steel armature, pressurised water reservoir and water spouts in the bill. Embedded on a solid base for stability
- Spotted Eagle Ray – 1.6m long, nested in bed of sand (a solid resin base)
- Banded sea snake – head of snake ‘swallowing’ a pole, designed to fit in with hooped water feature
- Turtle hatchlings – 10 lifelike baby turtles, embedded on a bed of concrete on site
- Marine creatures – 30 small Nudibranchs, embedded in concrete on site
- Delivery of all items to Broome, WA
Project details
| Client | Josh Byrne & Associates, for Shire of Broome |
| Project | Splash Pad for Broome town beach |
| Audience | Local residents and visitors with children of all ages |
| Location | 90 Robinson Street, Town Beach, Broome, WA 6725 (see map) |
| Date | 2020 |
| Related products | Marine animals, Spotted Eagle Ray, Giant Crab, Turtle hatchlings, Fish sculptures |
| Related catalogues | Child’s Play, Marine & Sea Life, Water Play Creatures |
| Similar projects | Dubbo Zoo Waterhole, Gold Coast Water play park, Water Park in Exmouth WA, Yeppoon Aquatic Park, Warburton Water World |
Water playgrounds and splash parks are not just for kids!
At Natureworks, we don’t simply provide products that promote nature-based play – we help businesses and communities to thrive!
A well designed playground or water park attracts families from far and wide, revitalising public areas, boosting social engagement and supporting local businesses. To make this happen, we work with local councils, landscape architects, developers, project managers, schools, community groups and many others.
Our team would love to help you create an engaging play space or local attraction. The Natureworks collection of child-friendly animal art, climb-on sculptures and nature-themed kids’ furniture suits a wide range of purposes, but we can create custom pieces too.
We offer a number of Australian playground certified products, while many others can be designed and built to meet those specifications. We can also advise on safety and practical considerations, or contribute to funding proposals for a proposed community playground or visitor attraction.
Need ideas or inspiration for a water play splash park or children’s play area? Ask about our custom playground design service.
For information about nature-based playgrounds and water parks, or quotes for sculptures and projects, call Natureworks now on 07 3289 7555 or email us at [email protected].
