Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and Playground Concept Plan

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Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and playground (The Hub) is a popular regional recreation park located on the perimeter of the Bundaberg CBD and adjacent to Baldwin Swamp Environmental Park.

The Hub features a large playground, a network of bike tracks and a Liberty swing designed for wheelchairs.

The Hub also includes a large shelter with plenty of tables making this area a popular park for families and children, and it is often used for children’s parties and family barbecues.

Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and Playground has been identified for upgrade and development as part of Bundaberg Regional Council’s Parks and Open Space Strategy 2019-2026.

Community feedback will help Council develop a Concept Plan to be shared with the community for further feedback. Based on this feedback, the concept plan will be finalised and submitted to Council for endorsement.


Community consultation

Council invites you to ‘have your say’ to ensure the future of Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and Playground is guided by your needs and vision.

To assist with the future development of this facility we would like to know what type of recreational activities and equipment you would like to see in this area.

Consultation Day

You are invited to attend a consultation day at Lake Ellen playground where you can talk to Council staff and consultants about the project. There will be activities designed for children to give their feedback about the park. Everyone is welcome.

When: 9am – 12pm. Saturday 19th March 2022

Where: Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and Playground, East Bundaberg


Community Survey

An online community survey is open until Sunday 10 April. You can access it here or further down the page. Paper copies of the survey are also available by contacting Council on 1300 883 699 or by emailing engagement@bundaberg.qld.gov.au


Making Memories Photo Competition

Share your favourite photo of your time at Lake Ellen playground for the chance to win great prizes. Add your photo in the Stories section below, to be in the running to win a double season pass to the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre and a Family Pass to Hinkler Hall of Aviation (2 adults and 2 children). Please read the Terms and Conditions here before entering the competition.


UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022

Lake Ellen Draft Concept Design feedback

Thanks to everyone who provided input on Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and Playground. A draft concept design has now been completed. Please review the design and let us know what you think by filling out the survey below, by 16th October, 2022.

View the full size concept plan here.

Read the full report here.


Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and playground (The Hub) is a popular regional recreation park located on the perimeter of the Bundaberg CBD and adjacent to Baldwin Swamp Environmental Park.

The Hub features a large playground, a network of bike tracks and a Liberty swing designed for wheelchairs.

The Hub also includes a large shelter with plenty of tables making this area a popular park for families and children, and it is often used for children’s parties and family barbecues.

Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and Playground has been identified for upgrade and development as part of Bundaberg Regional Council’s Parks and Open Space Strategy 2019-2026.

Community feedback will help Council develop a Concept Plan to be shared with the community for further feedback. Based on this feedback, the concept plan will be finalised and submitted to Council for endorsement.


Community consultation

Council invites you to ‘have your say’ to ensure the future of Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and Playground is guided by your needs and vision.

To assist with the future development of this facility we would like to know what type of recreational activities and equipment you would like to see in this area.

Consultation Day

You are invited to attend a consultation day at Lake Ellen playground where you can talk to Council staff and consultants about the project. There will be activities designed for children to give their feedback about the park. Everyone is welcome.

When: 9am – 12pm. Saturday 19th March 2022

Where: Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and Playground, East Bundaberg


Community Survey

An online community survey is open until Sunday 10 April. You can access it here or further down the page. Paper copies of the survey are also available by contacting Council on 1300 883 699 or by emailing engagement@bundaberg.qld.gov.au


Making Memories Photo Competition

Share your favourite photo of your time at Lake Ellen playground for the chance to win great prizes. Add your photo in the Stories section below, to be in the running to win a double season pass to the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre and a Family Pass to Hinkler Hall of Aviation (2 adults and 2 children). Please read the Terms and Conditions here before entering the competition.


UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022

Lake Ellen Draft Concept Design feedback

Thanks to everyone who provided input on Lake Ellen Heritage Hub Park and Playground. A draft concept design has now been completed. Please review the design and let us know what you think by filling out the survey below, by 16th October, 2022.

View the full size concept plan here.

Read the full report here.


"Making memories" - share your favourite Lake Ellen photo

Share your favourite photo of your time at Lake Ellen playground for the chance to win great prizes. It could be a photo of the early days of Lake Ellen Playground, or a photo you've just taken. Add your photo here in the Stories section (even include the story on why it was so special) by Sunday 10 April to be in the running to win some great prizes - a double season pass to the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre and a Family Pass to Hinkler Hall of Aviation (2 adults and 2 children). Please check Ts and Cs here.

Council is collecting your personal information (e.g. name, email address, image etc), for the purposes of processing your entry in the competition outlined below. This information will only be accessed by authorised Council officers and handled in accordance with Council's Privacy Statement governed by the Information Privacy Act 2009. Visit bundaberg.qld.gov.au/privacy for further information.

Thank you for sharing your photo and story with us. You will now go in the running to win a Double Season Pass to the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre and Family Pass to Hinkler Hall of Aviation (2 adults and 2 children).

CLOSED: This competition has closed. Thanks to everyone who took part.
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    Taking visitors to Lake Ellen playground

    by Gay, about 2 years ago

    I introduced my good friends from Kilcoy to Lake Ellen some 3/4 years ago. Each time they visit Bundaberg they now take their children/grandchildren to the park. It has activities for all ages and they love it. (I took my grandsons there many times - they loved me chasing them through the mirror maze).

    Gay Gollschewsky

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    Play is for all abilites!

    by Ashie888, about 2 years ago

    Lake Ellen has provided many wonderful memories for my three disabled little boys! Atticus (6), Amias (4) and Asaiah (2) regularly visit this wonderful park and love every minute they spend there. We especially love Lake Ellen because the slides and fortes all have staircases instead of ladders which makes it easier for my special little men with cerebral palsy to access their beloved "purple slide". We also love that all boys are able to swing together thanks to the wonderful setup of disability, toddler and big boy swings being all together.

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    BBQ Breakfast and food from the 'General Store'

    by Rhianna, about 2 years ago

    One of my recent favourite family memories from this park is getting up early on a Sunday morning last December and riding our bikes to the playground where we then cooked up a BBQ breakfast.

    The kids then proceeded to serve me numerous 'drinks' consisting of woodchips from the Sugar Country General Store. The currency, leaves they found on the ground around the structure.

Page last updated: 03 Nov 2022, 01:13 PM