Varsity Foreshore Parklands runs along the edge of Lake Orr at Varsity Lakes, and the playground makes the most of the waterfront setting. The centrepiece is a tall rope climbing pyramid, with a big steel arch holding a round nest swing beside it and a couple of disc spinners, all set on a soft base right by the water.

It is an open, breezy spot rather than a fenced enclosure, with the lake on one side and grass all around, so it pairs a play session with a walk. The foreshore is part of a flat, pram-friendly two-kilometre loop around Lake Orr that you can do on foot, with a pram or alongside kids on their bikes.

There are picnic shelters, barbecues and a toilet block with a bright mural along the foreshore, and street parking nearby. Being right on the water and unfenced, it is one to keep an eye on little ones near the lake edge.