New park at 9 Dumaresq Street, Gordon
Council is creating a new public open space in Gordon. The park will provide a new green open space for residents and workers in Gordon close to local shops and services. This is a short-term solution until long-term plans for the Gordon Civic Hub project are developed.
About the project
In 2007, Council acquired three adjoining properties in Dumaresq Street, Gordon for the purposes of forming a park as part of the longer-term plans for the Gordon Civic Hub. Council recently demolished one of the properties, 9 Dumaresq Street, because the cost of repairs became too expensive. In November last year, Council passed a motion to convert this site into a local recreational open space.
9 Dumaresq Street is a little over 100 metres from the middle of the Gordon town centre and is well covered by trees.
Council has the opportunity to facilitate a new local open space area for passive recreation at 9 Dumaresq Street at a relatively low cost until longer term plans can be developed for the broader Gordon Civic Hub project.
With simple low-cost additions Council plans to transform the site into a usable outdoor space. This will include:
- Removal of the existing metal fence with the retention of the fence on the western boundary.
- Earthworks and retaining walls to create some flatter more useable grassed areas.
- New seating, picnic bench and a bin.
- Upgraded access from Dumaresq Street.
- Protection and retention of all existing trees.
- New planting of groundcovers and low shrubs for increased passive surveillance along the street frontage.
Recent community consultation
Council sought community feedback on the concept design for a new park at 9 Dumaresq St Gordon in May and June 2024. This consultation resulted in a variety of differing opinions on inclusions for the upgrade, but overall residents were supportive of the creation of a new open space.
Council has finalised a concept plan based on this feedback; however only minor additions are achievable due to the limited budget of this project.
The main updates to the plan are as follows:
- Two additional bench seats and a picnic table.
- Due to privacy concerns, we are adding a material barrier to the existing western boundary fence line.
View the updated concept plan(PDF, 7MB)
What’s next
Council is now progressing with the detailed design of the green space based on the updated concept plan, with an aim to begin construction in late 2024, pending a successful outcome of Council’s tender process. Please note that as the project goes through the detailed design and construction process the final plan may require some changes.
More information
Contact Landscape Architect - Marysia O’Shea moshea@krg.nsw.gov.au or phone 9424 0000.