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Green Magazine: “Incinerator Gallery & MADA Host Final Think Tank as Part of The Playground Project Melbourne”

Written by Editorial Desk
Published 08 October 2025

“This final event is about more than just reactivating space. It’s about regenerating connections between people, place and community,” said Associate Professor Catherine Murphy, Program Lead of the Master of Urban Planning and Design at Monash. “The Maribyrnong Park Bowls Club offers a unique lens through which to explore how design, culture and civic life intersect. We’re excited to bring diverse voices together to imagine what these spaces can become.”

David Wadelton, Maribyrnong Bowls Club, 2025. New commission for MVCC permanent art collection. Courtesy of artist.

“This collaboration commissioned by Moonee Valley City Council has shown the power of design and dialogue to reshape our public places,” said MVCC Mayor, Cr Ava Adams. “As we consider the future of our recreational infrastructure, it’s vital that we listen, learn and co-create with the communities who use them. Projects like this help bring that vision to life. Community discussion plays a big role in shaping the way Council manages its public spaces and amenities, and events like this are a great way to amplify those voices.”

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Supporting the think tank’s themes, Incinerator Gallery has commissioned photographer David Wadelton to document the surroundings in and around the Maribyrnong Park Bowls Club. The new photographs revisit the area near his former home in Ascot Vale, continuing his ongoing documentation of suburban life, its quiet rituals, community spaces and the subtle changes that have occurred over the decades. His work captures the layered histories that shape Melbourne’s evolving suburban landscape.

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