July 2020: This is the brand new  Stoker Park  Playground on Edinburgh Rd in Sydney’s Castlecrag.

Innisfallen Castle, on the opposite shore of Sugarloaf Bay that lies below this park and the rocky outcrop called Edinburgh Castle, inspired the naming of Castlecrag by Walter Burley Griffin. He also named the roads and reserves in Castlecrag after the architectural parts of a castle and this is reflected by the sandstone castle play structures. 

The boat structure and wharf area were inspired by the boatbuilding & repair work carried out on the foreshore when boat transport was vital before roads were built.

Stoker Park is named after Phyl and Michael Stoker, past residents of Castlecrag, to recognise their contribution to the care and welfare of children.

The swing and slide timbers reflect the old wharf timbers. A play on words resulted in the invention of the statue of Walter the Burly Griffin. The plinth on which the statue sits, celebrates the work of the Stokers.

The Stoker Park Playground upgrade is designed by Jan Felton and Alfred Bernhard of Willoughby City Council …  who made their mark on the Willoughby area and Castlecrag.