Provide general feedback
Do you support the draft Plan of Management? Complete a 2 minute survey and let us know.
Council has developed a 10-year Plan of Management for our neighbourhood and pocket parks across the Inner West Local Government Area. This combined plan outlines current and future uses, development and maintenance of 212 parks. Each park has been individually assessed and details for each park may vary.
We are inviting you to provide your feedback on how we propose to care for these parks over the next 10 years.
A Plan of Management (PoM) is a strategic document providing a planning and management framework for the future use, development and maintenance. While PoM is a requirement for all community land owned by Council, it also presents an opportunity to engage with the community and create a vision and values that are consistent with the needs of the current population and establishes how the park can be used in the future.
A pocket park is a small park that has minimal or no assets.
A neighbourhood park is usually used by residents within the immediate vicinity. They can have play equipment and normally has furniture.
Back in 2019 we sought the feedback from the community about what they liked and what improvements they would like to see in neighbourhood and pocket parks.
The feedback captured informed the draft Plan of Management.
There are 18 neighbourhood and pocket parks that include Crown Land. In order to publicly exhibit a plan of management for these parks, NSW Crown Land needs to approve the draft plan.
The following parks are waiting for approval from NSW Crown Land. The draft Plan of Management will be open for community comment by mid next year for the following parks:
- Ann Cashman Reserve, Balmain
- Birchgrove Wharf, Birchgrove
- Birrung Park, Balmain
- Brownlee Reserve, Birchgrove
- Campbell Street Playground, Balmain
- Datchett Street Reserve, Balmain
- Fatima Island, Tempe
- Hannan Reserve, Balmain
- Hoskins Street Reserve, Balmain East
- Little Nicholson Play Centre, Balmain East
- Miklouho Maclay Park, Balmain
- O’Connor Reserve, Rozelle
- Propeller Park, Balmain
- Ronald Street, Birchgrove
- Stimson Reserve, Rozelle
- Simpson Park, St Peters
- Thames Street Wharf, Balmain
- Reg Cody Reserve, Haberfield
- Zig Zag Reserve, Balmain East
Council submitted the draft plans to NSW Crown Land on 14 August 2023.
The majority of neighbourhood and pockets are included in the plan.
There are 24 neighbourhood and pocket parks excluded from this plan. These include:
- 2-8 Weston Street, Balmain East
- Bridgewater Park, Rozelle
- Cooks River Foreshore, Marrickville
- Denison Road Community Garden, Dulwich Hill
- Dibble Avenue Waterhole, Marrickville
- Dobroyd Parade Reserve, Balmain East
- Fitzroy Avenue Reserve, Balmain
- Hoskins Park, Dulwich Hill
- Illoura Reserve, Balmain East
- J.F Laxton Reserve, Dulwich Hill
- Kendrick Park, Tempe
- Lewis Herman Reserve, Ashfield
- Lookes Avenue Reserve, Balmain East
- Maundrell Park, Petersham
- Paringa Reserve, Balmain
- Peacock Point, Balmain East,
- Punch Park, Balmain
- Richardson's Lookout, Marrickville
- Thornton Park, Balmain East
- Tillman Park, Sydenham
- War Memorial Park, Leichhardt,
- Warren Park, Marrickville
- Weekley Park, Stanmore
- Yurulbin Park, Birchgrove
The majority of district and local parks are not included in this plan.
You can view a full list of all Council's parks here.
Download and view the documents
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Appendix A- Schedule of LandPDF (422.96 KB) -
Appendix C1 - Balmain-Baludarri wardPDF (16.58 MB)
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Appendix C2 - Leichhardt-Gulgadya wardPDF (14.36 MB)
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Appendix C3 - Ashfield-Djarrawunang wardPDF (15.25 MB)
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Appendix C4 - Stanmore-Damun wardPDF (13.30 MB)
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Appendix C5 - Marrickville-Midjuburi wardPDF (11.19 MB)
How to have your say
We understand that the document covers many parks across the Inner West Local Government area.
You can choose to have your say in any of the following ways:
- Complete an online form and provide general feedback on the draft Plan of Management
- Drop a pin on a map and provide feedback on specific parks mentioned in the document
- Talk to us in person at five on site sessions across the different wards in the Inner West Local Government area
- Contact Aaron Callaghan directly:
- Call on 9392 5634
- Email at aaron.callaghan@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
- Write to Inner West Council, PO Box 14, Petersham 2049, attention to Aaron Callaghan
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Provide feedback on specific parks
Do you have feedback on specific parks? Drop a pin on the interactive map and leave a comment. There is a map for each Council ward.
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Attend an in-person session
Council staff will be available at five different locations across the Inner West.
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Provide feedback your way
We are committed to making sure you can access the information that you need in a format that is right for you.
Project stages
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Initial engagement
Open for comment until 29 August 2019.
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Creating the Plan of Management
Community comments and input from other stakeholders will be used along with research and expert advice.
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Public exhibition of draft plan open for comment
Everyone is invited to have their say on the draft Plan of Management - have we got it right?
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Timeline item 4 - active
Decision by elected Council
After the public exhibition, feedback is taken into consideration and final draft prepared for decision by Council
What happens next?
Council will consider all feedback and the draft Neighbourhood and Pocket Park Plan of Management may be amended accordingly prior to Council's final decision. Everyone who provided feedback will be notified.
