The Man Who Built Australia’s Playground Legend | Adelaide News

Adelaide News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 24, 2026 · 1m

Grant Telfer, the visionary engineer who turned a humble park into Australia’s most legendary playground with over 180 custom-built steel rides, is being honored with a bronze statue — a fitting tribute to the man who built joy, one seesaw at a time. Starting with just a slide and swing in the ‘70s, he expanded his creation organically, fueled by childhood inspiration and boundless creativity, until it drew 300,000 visitors yearly. Though the original park closed in 1992, his legacy lives on: now immortalized in bronze, capturing him in his iconic white overalls and bare feet, alongside his…