Community Playgrounds

Advancing Participation in Community Life

Lotterywest recognises the widespread benefits of having access to appropriate and broadly accessible facilities to help increase participation in community life.

Lotterywest can provide a grant towards the cost of installing or developing a community playground, where support is also being provided by the local government authority or a local not-for-profit community group. Support from a community group can be 'in-kind'. The application needs to be made by the relevant Local Government Authority (LGA).

Factors influencing our assessment and level of support include:

• other available facilities within the area
• the evidence of community need and consultation, particularly with proposed users
• the benefit the playground will bring to the community
• the applicant’s ability to contribute to the project
• the contributions being provided from other sources, and
• the scale and projected use of the playground.

Priority will be given to facilities in rural and regional areas, however, proposals from metropolitan local government authorities will be considered.

Grants are not provided for ongoing maintenance or operating costs of facilities such as rates and cleaning. 

All applications must be supported by sound planning and include a

• Strategic Plan
• Management Plan
• Project Plan

Applicants should secure contributions from relevant sources, and contribute from their own resources according to their capacity.

If you have a Community Playground proposal it is important that you discuss it with a member of our grants team before submitting your application.

The Document Downloads section (at the top right hand column of this page) contains specific information about this grant area and access to an Application Form.

Other Grants Available

Go to Grant Opportunities for information about other Lotterywest grants.