Artist's drawing of Flack Reserve playground surrounded by trees

Our projects

Major projects we are delivering for you

Projects near you

About our projects

We plan, design and build a range of infrastructure for the benefit of the community.

These are the projects currently underway:

4 Guess Avenue, Wolli Creek - Town Park

Status:

Construction

Starts:

November 2022

Ends:

Spring 2023

What's involved:
  • Grassed open space for picnicking and play

  • Multi-purpose active space including ping pong table and fitness equipment

  • Variety of shaded playspaces

  • Seating and a picnic shelter

  • New tree and mass plantings for shade and habitat

  • Pedestrian lighting through the park

Decorative image

Mutch Park, Pagewood Domestic and Family Violence Reflection Space

Status:

Construction

Starts:

Early September 2023

Ends:

Late October 2023

What's involved:
  • The reflection space will include seating, patterned paving and inspirational words within a healing garden of feature plants and trees

  • The existing planting will be removed and relocated to Sir Joseph Banks and Mascot Memorial Parks

Site

Bonar Street Drainage Upgrade Stage 2

Status:

Under construction

Starts:

February 2022

Ends:

September 2023

What's involved:
  • Installing new drainage infrastructure beneath Bonar Street

  • Relocating other services such as water, sewer, electrical, Telstra/nbn and gas

  • Upgrading the road, footpath and parking

Current milestones

  • Completion of sewer relocation works

Upcoming milestones

  • Excavation for the main drainage culvert works
     
  • Installation of screw piles and base slab under the culverts
Areal photo of Bonar St wth red rectangle denoting the works area over the entire length of the st.

Scarborough Park Courts

Status:

Under construction

Starts:

Winter 2023

Ends:

Autumn 2024

What's involved:
  • Demolition of existing courts and infrastructure

  • Construction of:

    • six new courts, including ground and drainage works

    • player and spectator shelters

    • compliant sports fencing

    • sporting infrastructure such as netting, posts and goals

    • new accessible connecting paths

Visit the Scarborough Park Courts Facility Upgrade page for more information.

 

Photo of a tennis court from outside an old and run down fence, taken on a sunny day with trees around the court

Barton Park Recreational Precinct

Status:

Under construction

Starts:

October 2022

Ends:

Autumn 2024

What's involved:

From Wednesday 5 October to Wednesday 9 November 2022:

  • site establishment including installation of ATF fencing for the site, tree protection fencing, silt and sediment control fencing and frog fencing, etc
  • removal of trees as per the design
  • pedestrian diversions inside the site
  • widening of entrance on Bestic Street
  • trench for temporary water supplies and builders supplies
  • trench and install PVC for sewer from sheds to existing tanks
  • relocate existing sheds from Barton Park
  • haul road construction
  • demolition of existing grandstand structure
  • remediation works as per RWP including the existing mounds.

The above works are weather dependant and can change accordingly. Demolition work may cause potential noise.

Inset promotional image showing final construction of precinct

Botany Aquatic Centre

Status:

Preparing Development Approval (DA) application

Starts:

Winter 2024

Ends:

Summer 2025 / 26

What's involved:
  • Adventure waterplay and slides

  • 50 metre outdoor competition pool

  • Indoor learn to swim pool

  • 25 metre indoor lap pool

  • A new building including entrance, amenities, change rooms and kiosk

  • New grandstand

  • Landscaping works to the open green space

  • Gym space

Visit the Botany Aquatic Centre redevelopment page for more information.

botany aquatic

Depena Reserve Cafe

Status:

Preparing a planning proposal

Starts:

TBC, subject to approval

Ends:

TBC

What's involved:
  • Concept design has been updated in response to feedback received from Councillors, community, and internal stakeholders

  • New design addresses functionality and operational space within the kitchen, ensuring it is practical and attractive for future tenants. It provides accessible connecting paths within the park and to the newly upgraded play space

  • We are preparing on a planning proposal for a cafe at Depena Reserve

  • Once the planning proposal is complete, the next stage is a Development Application (DA). As part of the DA process we will consult with neighbours

  • We will release a tender if approved

Dolls Point Cafe - Concept Design Development - Photmontage - view from street

Sandringham Bay - Seawall Redesign and Footpath Renewal

Status:

Construction

Starts:

Winter 2023

Ends:

TBC

What's involved:

Seawall and path upgrading works between Vanston Parade and the south end of Dolls Point Beach

  • Installing a "rip-rap" buffer rock to protect the base of the existing seawall

  • Realign and widen the shared path in reinforced concrete, with new lighting installed

  • Mass planting of low growing native plants between shared path and properties

  • Low mass planting and sandstone retaining wall inclusive of property access between Vanston Parade and Ida Street.

Access to the area is restricted during construction with alternate routes identified on site.

You can download and view the following project documents and plans: 

render showing widened footpath

Empress Reserve, Arncliffe

Status:

Preconstruction

Starts:

Winter 2023

Ends:

Summer 2023/24

What's involved:
  • New playground equipment for young children

  • Playground undersurfacing

  • Nature and sensory play

  • Paths, park furniture and a shade sail

construction plan showing changes to empress

Patricia Carlon Reserve, Bexley

Status:

Tendered for construction

Starts:

TBC

Ends:

TBC

What's involved:
  • New playground equipment for young children

  • Playground undersurfacing

  • Nature and sensory play

  • Paths, park furniture and tree planting.

Image of concept plan for Patricia Carlon Reserve Bexley

Noel Sieffert Reserve, Sans Souci

Status:

Tendered for construction

Starts:

TBC

Ends:

TBC

What's involved:
  • New playground equipment for upper primary ages

  • Playground undersurfacing and a shade sail

  • Paths, park furniture and landscaping.

Image of concept plan for Noel Seiffert Reserve, Sans Souci

Heslehurst Reserve, Brighton

Status:

Fabricating play equipment

Starts:

Spring 2023

Ends:

Summer 2023/24

What's involved:
  • New playground equipment

  • Playground undersurfacing

  • Nature and sensory play

  • Paths and park furniture.

Decorative image

Tonbridge Reserve cricket nets renewal

Status:

Construction commenced

Starts:

Winter 2023

Ends:

Spring / summer 2023

What's involved:
  • Renewal of the three lane cricket practice nets at Tonbridge Reserve, Ramsgate

Plan cricket nets renewal at Tonbridge Reserve Ramsgate

55 McBurney Avenue Reserve

Status:

Under construction

Starts:

Winter 2023

Ends:

Summer 2023

What's involved:
  • Small bike and scooter loop track

  • Netball hoops

  • Painted ball games area

  • Climbing structure

  • Seating, landscaping and trees for shade.

image showing plan of changes to mcburney avenue