The Anzac Park Rocketship is one of Ulverstone’s best-known play spaces and holds a special place for many local families. Council aims to preserve this much-loved landmark while making it safer, more accessible and better suited to future generations.
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The Anzac Park Rocketship has now been carefully removed from site and taken off for refurbishment.
This is an exciting step in preparing the much-loved Rocketship for its return to Anzac Park as part of a safer, more inclusive and refreshed play space.
Council unveiled the final design for the Rocketship upgrade.
The design retains and refurbishes the original Rocketship, strengthens it with new footings and structural improvements, and brings it up to contemporary playground standards so it can reopen for internal play.
Council endorsed a hybrid approach for the Rocketship upgrade.
This included reopening the original Rocketship with essential maintenance and safety upgrades, adding slides to the structure, and including a side ramp and play panels to improve inclusive play.
The much-loved Rocketship has now been safely removed from Anzac Park and is heading off for refurbishment.
This is part of Council’s hybrid upgrade, which will preserve and refresh the original Rocketship while adding new play elements and improved access.
The play area will remain fenced while works continue, and we’re aiming to have the Rocketship return to base by summer.
Thanks for your patience while we get this local icon ready for its next generation of little astronauts.
Council’s Parks and Playgrounds review began with community consultation in July 2024, when more than 340 people shared feedback about local parks and playgrounds across Central Coast. That feedback highlighted a strong desire for better play equipment, improved safety, more shade and more inclusive play spaces.
Feedback was sought on the future of the Anzac Park Rocketship – a beloved landmark in Ulverstone. The community was invited to vote on the following options:
Council’s Parks and Playgrounds consultation recorded more than 1,200 responses across the online survey, Facebook and drop-in sessions.
Feedback showed deep affection for the Rocketship’s heritage, alongside strong support for a safer, more accessible play experience for the next generation.
Consultation results included a close split between:
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Central Coast Council acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional owners of lutruwita (Tasmania), the palawa-pakana people. We acknowledge the Punnilerpanner tribe of this Northern Country, and in doing so, we celebrate one of the world’s oldest continuous cultures.
