Blackheath Memorial Park & Heritage Playground

The iconic red rocket is in the Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park, providing a unique experience for children of the Blue Mountains and beyond. Blue Mountains City Council, the Rotary Club of Blackheath and the community worked together to get the new replica rocket installed at Blackheath Memorial Park. The original rocket was the first in Australia and was built in the early 1960s by Blue Mountains City Council and was funded by The Rotary Club of Blackheath after John Yeaman. John Yeaman was a Council engineer and past President of the Blackheath Rotary Club, sourced designs in America.Copies of the Rocket became an iconic feature of playgrounds throughout the country. https://www.askroz.com.au/index.php/event_detail/index/blackheath-rocket