Thomson Park

Even on a drippy day, the leafy green playground corner of Thomson Park is appealing — on the corner of two quiet streets, with a good protective fence, sun protection or shelter courtesy of the trees and plenty of seating for watching adults.
The playing fields, however, are another story. How is it that on the driest continent on earth (ok, Antarctica excluded thank you purists) we cannot have playing fields that remain bog-​free and usable through the winter? Has anyone seen children playing winter sports in England? It is wet all around them … above, below AND beside, yet they are still able to play. But no, here in sunny Sydney, the slightest dribble from above and the surface descends into its usual brown soggy grassless mess, and up go the signs again ‘Playing Fields Closed’.
Come on Councils, there must be a better way …