‘Looks like a prison yard’: parents savage Melbourne council over new playground with single swing

Yarra council says residents asked for traditional play equipment' and it was included - but park users say Collingwood reserve now a monstrosity'

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Is it an art installation? Some prison yard exercise equipment? Or, perhaps, a multi-million dollar playground upgrade?

To some disappointed parents in inner-city Melbourne, it appears to be all three.