Lieutenant Cantello Reserve
Lieutenant Cantello Reserve is a memorial reserve in Hammondville with an inclusive playspace for all ages and abilities, which officially opened in February 2022. Its standout feature is the all-abilities play area with a slide tower and the first wheelchair accessible inclusive seesaw in Australia, beside a stone memorial wall for a US Army Air Forces pilot killed nearby in 1942.
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About Lieutenant Cantello Reserve
Inclusive Playspace at Lieutenant Cantello Reserve
Lieutenant Cantello Reserve has an inclusive playspace for all ages and abilities, officially opened in February 2022. Liverpool City Council funded the project at $800,000 with Variety, the Children's Charity, and the playground designer Proludic. The main feature is a play tower with an 8-metre slide, and the playspace includes the first wheelchair accessible inclusive seesaw in Australia. Other equipment includes an inclusive embankment slide with an inclusive exit, a pod swing, an inclusive carousel and inclusive trampolines. Interactive play items include talk tubes, a playhouse, harmony bells, hand pipes and a babel drum, and the space also has nature play and sensory and quiet areas.
Memorial Wall at Lieutenant Cantello Reserve
A stone wall at Lieutenant Cantello Reserve carries two plaques honouring 1st Lieutenant George Leo Cantello, a United States Army Air Forces pilot. He gave his life near the reserve on 8 June 1942, when his P-39 fighter crashed shortly after takeoff from Bankstown Aerodrome while he was trying to locate a Japanese submarine shelling Sydney. The memorial was dedicated on 12 June 1988 by the United States Consul General. The same wall holds an honour roll for the 21 sailors lost in the attack on HMAS Kuttabul, dedicated on 31 May 1992.
Facilities at Lieutenant Cantello Reserve
Getting to Lieutenant Cantello Reserve
Lieutenant Cantello Reserve is on Stewart Avenue, Hammondville NSW 2170, in the City of Liverpool. Liverpool City Council's upgrade for the playspace included surrounding pathways, parking and upgrades to roads and amenities.
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Is there a playground at Lieutenant Cantello Reserve?
Yes. The reserve has an inclusive playspace for all ages and abilities that officially opened in February 2022.
Is the playground suitable for children with disabilities?
The playspace was designed for children of all abilities to play together, and it includes the first wheelchair accessible inclusive seesaw in Australia.
Is there a war memorial at Lieutenant Cantello Reserve?
Yes. A stone wall at the reserve holds two plaques for 1st Lieutenant George Leo Cantello and an honour roll for the HMAS Kuttabul sailors.
Who looks after Lieutenant Cantello Reserve?
Liverpool City Council funded the playspace at the reserve, which sits in the City of Liverpool.