“Getting to a playground is one of the few things you have left to alleviate boredom with the kids,it’s a punch in the guts,” he said.
During a quick dash to the shops on Monday afternoon,Mr Cummings and his son jumped on the swings at Curtain Park in Carlton North for one last ride before playgrounds across Melbourne were made off limits again.
“I’m surprised the playgrounds are being closed because I’ve noticed people were congregating around skate parks and basketball courts,young twenty-somethings,and it was a natural place to convene against health orders,” he said.
“Parents are quite wary of each other,there’s pro-mask feelings among parents at the playground.
“I sort of feel like it’s quite a COVID-safe place,in my experience and I haven’t witnessed any irresponsible activity.”
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Monday that playgrounds,skate parks and outdoor exercise equipment would be closed from 11.59pm on Monday as the lockdown wasextended by a further two weeks to September 2.