Perth Voice Interactive

NORTH PERTH primary school kids will get their space-age climbing dome (Voice, October 17, 2014) after the public dug deep and crowd-funded the state-of-the-art gear.

The German-engineered explorer dome is on the cutting edge of play equipment, encouraging children to develop both brain power and motor skills, but the price tag weighs in at a hefty $85,000.

With $10,000 cash already on hand from the school and another $10,000 from Vincent city council, the P&C set out to raise the rest.

Over a two-month campaign tins were shaken, stalls set up, businesses beseeched and word spread amongst friends and families.

Three weeks earlier than the deadline, the $40,000 needed was raised, and the dome is now on order with fingers crossed it can be up by the start of first term next year.

The other big crowdfunder the Voice was following—Lucky Chans noodle bar planned for William Street—also hit its $100,000 asking sum, though the overall cost to open will be a long way north of that.

by DAVID BELL