More than 100 residents gathered in Point Cook at the weekend to pressure Wyndham council to reconsider its design for a new pirate ship in a burnt-out playground.
The council has proposed replacing the iconic wooden ship in Bayview Park, Alamanda Boulevard, with a metal ghost ship, but residents are fighting for a design truer to the initial concept.
“We’re sending the message to council that we don’t want a ghost, a permanent reminder that the playground was burnt down,” Point Cook Action Group’s Tony Hooper said. “It’s designed to fail, with steel that will get too hot in summer and give no shelter in winter.”
Mr Hooper said the family-friendly protest showed many people wanted the playground rebuilt: “We had grandmothers, tradies, people across the community.”
He said the group had received $3500 from JP & JP Financial Services for legal costs should it decide to dispute the council’s design.
