LITTLE RASCALS: Tessa Millman takes time out with her children Cleo and Leny at Rascals Park PHOTO: JARED VETHAAK
IT’S official, the favourite playground for Stockland Providence locals is now known as Rascals Park.
Located in Wyperfeld Crescent, Rascals Park is the latest in a trio of parks named by the Providence community.
Earlier this year, Treehouse Park and Gumnut Park were announced.
The Rascals Park name was inspired by Providence’s Ripley Valley basketball team, The Little Rascals.
The name received an overwhelming number of entries via Stockland’s online naming portal, where locals were encouraged to vote for their favourite.
Stockland Project Director, Dave Franklin, said he was thrilled to see how enthusiastic residents were in shaping Providence – these people really care about their community, by suggesting names and voting.
To celebrate Rascal Park’s official opening, locals were invited to an afternoon filled with music, face painting, community stalls, games and delicious treats over the weekend.
Rascals Park features versatile equipment including a basketball swing, net climber and double slide, and includes nature-inspired tactile play pieces like stepping stones, dry creek bed crossings and adventure stairs.
Paired with green spaces and shelters, residents of all ages and abilities enjoy the park’s offerings.
Treehouse Park, located on Greenview Avenue, offers children a fort, slide and swings, as well as a halfcourt and hoops for local sport and recreation.
Providence’s younger residents can also enjoy Gumnut Park’s hillside slide and explore its one-of-a-kind
gumnut hut and outdoor ping pong table located on the corner of Popran Chase and Heathcote Street
Providence residents Cheryl and Matt started the Little Rascals Basketball Club in 2019 and were thrilled
to have the club’s name a permanent fixture within the Providence community.
Cheryl said it was an honour that the latest park was named after the basketball team.
Stockland’s Providence is already home to almost 4000 residents and will eventually cater to an estimated 20,000 over the next 20 years.
On completion of the development, the 700-hectare community will include four schools, a proposed village centre and satellite hospital, and more than 200 hectares of parkland and sporting facilities.
