Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds (RORP)

SPECIAL PROJECTS: Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds (R.O.R.P)

R.O.R.P. is an Australian project that rescues decommissioned playground equipment from local schools and councils, saving it from going to landfill. The project was initiated by the Rotary Club of Flemington-Kensington.

Volunteers label and colour-code the equipment, dismantle, and store component parts until a shipping container load is available.  

Component parts are currently stored at Law Court, Sunshine West until scheduled for shipping.

When this has been achieved, the container is shipped to a deserving community overseas, where local Rotary Clubs re-assemble it. The next R.O.R.P. container is destined for the Maldives.

The project operates with the support of Rotary Australia World Community Service and (RAWCS) Rotary Donations-in-Kind (DIK).

Reference: Wikipedia, Rotary Club of Flemington-Kensington.


Playgrounds typically contain wave slides, fireman’s pole, inclined climber with circles, chain bridges, monkey bars swings and springers.

Pascoe Vale Rotarians:
Peter Wilson
Gerard Hannan
Bob Talyor
Grant Standfield
Colin McKenzie
Bruce Browning (Honorary Member)

Rotary Club of Pascoe Vale has been involved in harvesting equipment from; 

Warringah Reserve, Saronvale Crescent, Hillside

(Playground equipment collected from Campbellfield)

Benaud Close Reserve, Benaud Close, Keilor East

Ashkanasy Reserve Playground, Rachelle Road, Keilor East

Sugargum Reserve 1 Sugar Gum Drive, Hillside  

Sugargum Reserve 2 Sugar Gum Drive, Hillside

Springbank Park Playground, Springview Boulevard. Taylor’s Hill