Kadidjiny Park

Old Melville Primary School site

Posted by Julienne van Noort at 10 December 2009, 05:00 PM

I feel rather frustrated trying to read what will be included on the site. The sign at the school is too far back from the fence to be able to read the legend, and the map above(in the website) is too small to read the legend!!!!

Large Size Attachments added

Posted by Laya Baker Projects & Contracts Coordinator at 14 December 2009, 12:15 PM

Thank you for pointing this out. The large image sizes have been added as attachments to view. If they are not suitable please contact me by calling our Customer Services on
1300 635 845.

math

Posted by david ndongwe at 07 December 2011, 10:05 AM

well im moveing schools

progress slow

Posted by william power at 03 March 2010, 03:14 PM

There does not appear to be enough labour involved in the play area development to meet the timetable you publicise. On many days no labour appears at all. Is there a risk of loss of Commonwealth money if completion timeline is not met?

Playscape proceeding well

Posted by Laya Baker Projects & Contracts Coordinator at 04 March 2010, 03:31 PM

Although there were a few extremely hot days when the contractors could not be onsite, the Playscape construction is proceeding well with expected completion in May 2010. The whole project is currently on schedule to be completed September 2010. There is no current risk of any loss of Commonwealth money.

playscape

Posted by william power at 17 March 2010, 08:29 AM

Laya thanks for your feedback. I had noted previous timing publicity for april completion of the play area portion of the site development.

Park

Posted by Sharon at 26 March 2010, 12:07 PM

Will dogs be allowed in the park?

Dogs in the Park

Posted by Laya Baker Projects & Contracts Coordinator at 26 March 2010, 03:42 PM

Thanks for your query. The Park is proposed as a dogs on lead area with the exception of the fenced Playground space where dogs will be prohibited.

math

Posted by david at 07 December 2011, 10:06 AM

no dogs

play areas/exercise areas

Posted by Vicki at 29 June 2010, 12:58 PM

The playground has obviously been provided for very young children. What facilities if any are there for ages say 10-16. I see a few bbqs on the legend - great.

Play for ages 10-16

Posted by Laya Baker Projects & Contracts Coordinator at 01 July 2010, 10:56 AM

There are two large items in the Playscape specifically for older children, the giant bucket swing and the spider net. In other areas of the Park there will be exercise equipment for fitness and a performance space. Thanks for your query and yes there are definitely BBQs.

Older children

Posted by Albert at 01 November 2010, 01:21 PM

The skate boarding mounds are designed for older children.

I've already seen teenagers using these already. Athough I do think the skate board area should be separated from the younger childrens area.

Not a Skate Park

Posted by Laya Baker Projects & Contracts Coordinator at 01 November 2010, 03:04 PM

The mounds in the Playscape area are for a general play experience. There are no skateboards, blades or scooters allowed in the Playscape area, as will be indicated on the Playscape safety signs, when the Park is opened. The site is currently a construction site so any teenagers currently entering the site are doing so illegally. Please contact Community Security on 1300 635 845 if you notice any teenagers trespassing on the construction site.

Naming

Posted by Jose at 02 July 2010, 12:05 PM

I am sure that a lot of time went into the choice of names in the voting list. I like the idea of original names, although almost nobody knows what it means until you read the translation, and the first one is a nice word,almost musical. It is a shame that I cannot vote on Kaadadjiny / Old Primary Park as it seems to me to be the most appropriate name since it marries two cultures with some historical reference.

Naming

Posted by Aaron Schier at 09 August 2010, 09:11 AM

Very good sentiments Jose, I really enjoy the name Kaadadjiny and think it would fit in just WONDERFULLY with the community. Ah, Kaadadjiny, your music rings in my ears!

The name & the kiosk :(

Posted by Richard Felcher at 10 September 2010, 12:41 PM

The park is looking great, we have been looking forward to its development for a long time.

It is a shame that a simple kiosk / coffee shop has not been included, this is a BIG let down.

I'm afraid that I and most of our family and friends are disappointed with the name, sounds like the PC police won on that one!

Great when it opens!

Park area

Posted by Manule at 02 September 2010, 12:44 PM

I'd like to compliment the Council ,Planners infact everyone involved in this project , it's looking absolutely fantastic and we proud to be living in an area with this facility.

thanks Manny and the kids

Kadidjiny

Posted by Sarah Arland at 17 September 2010, 03:45 PM

I was wanting to know what links this site has to Aboriginal history to be given the name. How is it pronounced please?

One other thing is I can't believe we are not allowed access to the completed section of the park as yet. Where exactly should i take my children to play.

Do you suggest the play ground on Marmion next to the pond, the one that is not fenced in, the one where my two year old keeps bolting towards the water. Who puts a child's playground next to a large pond and doesn't fence it in. Will it take a toddler drowning before people realise the risk.

Where is the common sense? Where are we suposed to play?

Very dissappointed!

Stop complaining!

Posted by Jess at 21 September 2010, 08:47 AM

I cannot believe people are complaining about such petty issues. This is a high-cost world class park being constructed in our community and we should be happy and excited that it is in our neighborhood!
Kadidjiny is a great choice of name as it pays respect to the traditional custodians of the land who are often forgotten.
And im guessing the play area is not yet open as it is still not completely finished and therefore not safe for children to play in (much like the Marmion street park mentioned above).
I cant wait for the park to be opened and understand that all successful projects take a while to complete to ensure they are carried out properly and safely.

Naming costs

Posted by Rodney at 28 September 2010, 08:53 AM

Out of interest what part of the parks budget went into aboriginal interests? Noting that $25,000 of a $250,000 proposed public toilet installation by the City of Melville went on aboriginal consultation, I would expect that the indigienous cost for the park would be of the order of $400,000. Can someone advise on this please.

Oh, almost forgot - the name is a shocker!

Thanks, looking forward to the park finally opening!

Naming Costs

Posted by Laya Baker Projects & Contracts Coordinator at 28 September 2010, 10:42 AM

There are no costs incurred for aboriginal consultation in the development of Kadidjiny Park. The Swan River and the river foreshores are registered significant Aboriginal areas that require Aboriginal Consultation. Kadidjiny Park, on the other hand, is not located on an Aboriginal registered site and therefore no special aboriginal consultation approvals are necessary.

Kadidjiny

Posted by Laya Baker Projects & Contracts Coordinator at 21 September 2010, 10:30 AM

The name Kadidjiny is pronounced Kad-i-jin-ee. It is a Noongar word meaning 'learning, thinking, listening' which links the Aboriginal history of the land with the sites most recent past as a primary school.

Although from a construction point of view the Playscape appears complete, it is now being integrated with the rest of the Park. This means that construction is taking place around the Play area as irrigation, lighting, power and toilets are installed. It is simply not safe to open it independently and it will also give the plants a chance to become established.

The Park will be opened to the public from Saturday, 6 November 2010.

Name Kadidjiny

Posted by Susan at 01 November 2010, 01:23 PM

I think you should publicise some detail about the cultural significance of this land to the aboriginal people.
I have not known of any aboriginal childern to attend the school so it was not an area of aboriginal learning, so I'm guessing the significance must be before the school was built.

I had no idea there was any significance to this site, I've lived in Meville for almost 50 years, and I went to this school and so have all of my children but I have never heard of any significant links to aboriginal people.

Please tell us more

Name

Posted by Adam at 02 November 2010, 08:49 AM

Laya, Could you please give us the results of the vote that was taken for the name please.

Name

Posted by Laya Baker Projects & Contracts Coordinator at 02 November 2010, 12:24 PM

Adam, Fig Tree Park received the highest number of votes (108 votes), followed by Old Primary Park (87) votes, Mandjar Park (40 votes), Ngala Mia Park (29) votes and Kadidjiny Park (28 votes).

Although the public vote was in favour of Fig Tree Park, the majority of eight Councillors voted in favour of the name Kadidjiny, because it acknowledges the Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the City of Melville, as well as meaning ‘learning’ which is a reference to the previous use of the site as a school

Kadijinni Park

Posted by Bethwyn Palmer (nee Gay) at 12 September 2011, 09:18 AM

I attended Melville Primary School in the 1960s. I remember being taught that the area was Nyoongah country prior to the settlement of white people and the building of the school,houses,roads etc. As a child I had never thought about it before and I was amazed to find out that Indigenous people had originally lived in my neighbourhood (before I was born).

Plants

Posted by George at 01 November 2010, 01:25 PM

It is a shame that the irrigation has not been working. I can see that many of the plants have died with the warm weather.

Park

Posted by Adam at 08 November 2010, 09:00 AM

Laya, may I ask what was the point of the public vote and cost to the rate payer when its result was going to be disregarded.

RE: Park

Posted by City of Melville Director Technical Services John Christie at 09 November 2010, 09:06 AM

In answer to your question, I'll begin by explaining the process of these decisions.

Part of all government decision-making processes - whether it be Commonwealth, State or Local - is to seek public opinion. But final decisions rest with the people elected to represent the community who consider results of opinion polls or surveys, as well as a number of other relevant factors, to come to the result they deem best for everyone.

As well as being a local issue, the naming of a park has a city wide, and to a certain degree, State wide implications.

I can not speak on why or how each individual Councillor made a decision as that is personal to them, but I can assure you it was keenly debated on the night and all the issues were raised including the community's votes.

Regardless of the name, it is a beautiful, world class park that is the result of community partnerships and lobbying, and will bring many hours of happiness to children and families.

Gate's & landslides

Posted by Fun at the Park at 20 December 2010, 08:42 AM

Firstly the park is fantastic. However we encountered a few issues today when at the park. One of the embankments under the slides is already collapsing which is obviously going to be an ongoing issue if it is not looked into. The second and more frustrating issue is that the double gate into the bbq area is quite badly designed. The locking mechanism wasnt working when we got there and the 2 ground pegs kept dragging along the ground when it was opened because they were the only things stopping the gates from swinging open. It is very difficult to open the top lock and at the same time lift the peg at the bottom while holding a toddler and bags. The locking mechanism doesnt seem to be attached to the gate correctly as the upright moves everytime you lift the latch.

The play area itself was fantastic once we actually got in there.

Gate's and Landslides

Posted by Projects & Contracts Coordinator at 20 December 2010, 10:10 AM

Thank you very much for both your compliments and feedback. The City are aware of the issues you have raised. A redesign of the slide embankments is currently in progres and the gates are also being fixed with better closing and locking mechanisms.

Gates

Posted by Sarah at 04 January 2011, 04:45 PM

Great to see the new locking features on the gates. They actually swing shut now on their own which is excellent and saves me a lot of time running after my escaping toddler. I am however quite concerned about the slides. The larger one in particular. I can not keep count of the number of children who end up crying at the bottom as it hurts their arms as they go down. Serious safety issue and also it gets so hot that at 9am last week the children could not use it as it was burning them.

Slides

Posted by Clare at 02 October 2012, 10:30 AM

We understand we need play areas for bigger kids, but the biggest users of this park are little ones and there isnt a great deal of safe equipment for them to play with. Perhaps we could learn from country parks such as Donnybrook and Bunbury. The solution for the slides hasn't addressed the issue. We call this the dangerous park. The fall from the top is treacherous. In buildings anything over 1 metre needs a balustrade yet the tower is open on all sides. The kids sit on the wall playing with the telescope and it is not going to be long before someone falls. The kids also climb the embankment. My little one has rolled down and the other son rolled his ankle. At least the fall was not from the top, but it's only a matter of time before someone breaks an arm or worse falls from the top and hits their head on the limestone blocks that are everywhere. Some not even cemented in place.
I hope a safer solution can be found for these slides as this is a great amenity for the area, but we need to make it user friendly.
Regards

Sections

Old Melville Primary School site

Large Size Attachments added

math

progress slow

Playscape proceeding well

playscape

Park

Dogs in the Park

math

play areas/exercise areas

Play for ages 10-16

Older children

Not a Skate Park

Naming

Naming

The name & the kiosk :(

Park area

Kadidjiny

Stop complaining!

Naming costs

Naming Costs

Kadidjiny

Name Kadidjiny

Name

Name

Kadijinni Park

Plants

Park

RE: Park

Gate's & landslides

Gate's and Landslides

Gates

Slides

what a great park!

DR SUESS LAND!

Kadidjiny Park

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Sections

The Story from Opportunity to Kadidjiny

Kadidjiny Park Photos

Students Bring Greenery to Kadidjiny Park

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