Balfe Park — Attraction in Melbourne

The new playground (upgraded in Dec 2020) is a major disappointment and a missed opportunity from Moreland Council to create a much needed community focal point in the area. The kids' playground equipment is third rate, sparse and cheap, and the 'exercise' equipment is even worse, like they were purchased off a supplier having a firesale on their least popular and useless equipment. There's no shade in either the playground or BBQ area so it's usability is constrained to very limited weather conditions. The surrounding lawns have not been improved, in fact they're probably worse than before the 'upgrade' due to the heavy machinery used, so there's nowhere nice to lay a picnic rug. The whole upgrade is such a big disappointment. With so much development (and planned development) in the area, incl. Balfe Park Lane which will 'unlock' the park to people on the other side of Nicholson Street, and the revenue (and people!) that comes with all that development, this was a great opportunity for genuine community placemaking; instead, it's hard to see how this park has been improved at all from the dire state it was in previously. Thumbs...

Not good for my dog, unfortunately! Park itself it totally fine but it’s not completely fenced off and there are lots of gaps in the fencing that lead out onto the main roads. My dog has decent recall, but he is a stubborn shar pei and prone to ignoring me for more interesting things so I just didn’t feel comfortable letting him run around off-lead here for long. If your dog has poor recall I recommend going...

Excellent enclosed park to take dogs off the lead,

Hard for humans to get the the kids park next to it, either have to jump over or go under the fence. Dogs have no issues

Unsure when the park is used for sports nil clear time table Nil toilets

There are flats being built literally next to the park so I assume there will be loud noisy machines...