About the Project
The Strengthening the Heart of Play Project delivers sports and recreation upgrades to four parks in North Parramatta within the Heart of Play network: Sherwin Park, Barton Park, PH Jeffrey Reserve and Old Saleyard Reserve. The project delivers a critical multi-sport and open space network to facilitate community access to quality outdoor recreation across North Parramatta.
Project Scope
The works feature:
- Upgraded basketball courts, tennis court, fitness stations
- Upgrades to Sherwin Park Community Garden
- New sporting pavilion to service Barton Park and PH Jeffery Reserve
- Rearranged athletics facilities to accommodate full-size field
- New play elements such as two new synthetic fields, multi-sport court, climbing walls, parkour cage
- Upgraded sports amenities buildings
- Three formalised and upgraded car parks to maximise capacity
- Shared footpaths and pedestrian crossings
- Plant water sensitive vegetation and mature tree planting to improve shade, provide localised cool environment, improve amenities and offer noise buffer to adjacent residents
- New lighting
- New park furniture (seats, picnic tables, BBQ, water station)
- Continuous cycleway through Heart of Play area
- Pedestrian crossings
Project Status
Planning and design