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08 JULY 2022
Parramatta Park sporting fields to undergo facelift
More western Sydney kids will be able to kick a footy, shoot some hoops or bowl an over thanks to new upgrades to Parramatta Park’s junior sporting fields.
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23 MAY 2022
Parramatta Park conservation wins heritage award
Parramatta Park’s Boer War Memorial has won the ‘Continuing Tradition’ award at this year’s National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards.
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01 APRIL 2022
Wistaria Gardens to bloom in Parramatta Park
Western Sydney’s historic two-hectare Wistaria Gardens will become part of Parramatta Park after the NSW Parliament passed legislation to recognise the Greater Sydney Parklands Trust (GSPT).
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02 DECEMBER 2021
New sprinklers trial to cool flying foxes
While Sydneysiders flock to beaches and swimming pools to escape the heat this summer, Parramatta’s grey-headed flying-fox colony can stay exactly where they are.
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03 AUGUST 2021
$1 million upgrade for Parramatta Park's historical sites
Sydneysiders will be able to experience some of Australia’s most historically significant sites well into the future following a number of recent heritage conservation works at Parramatta Park.
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14 JULY 2021
Parramatta park’s 40,000-year-old Burramatta trail restored
An Aboriginal cultural planting program at Parramatta Park, which has restored Burramatta Landscape Trail, has been reopened and will share 40,000 years of Indigenous traditional knowledge with park visitors.
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11 DECEMBER 2020
Parklands fly the flag for International Excellence
Two iconic Sydney parks have scooped international Green Flag Awards for excellence as quality open spaces – a major accolade for the recently formed Greater Sydney Parklands.
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16 OCTOBER 2020
National AILA Award wins for Parramatta Park
Parramatta Park Trust and its consultants have celebrated two prestigious AILA Landscape Architecture Awards wins for Paperbark Playground and ‘Your Parramatta Park 2030 - Conservation Management Plan and Plan of Management’ at the 2020 National Landscape Architecture Awards.
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22 JULY 2020
$2.5M closer to Parramatta Park’s People’s Loop after successful trial
Parramatta Park Trust is one step closer to making walking and cycling easier for people in World Heritage-listed Parramatta Park, having received $2. 5M to support improvements to West Domain, including new car parking close to key park destinations and facilities.
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17 JULY 2020
50-year vision for Sydney's open space and parklands
A new 50-Year Vision for Greater Sydney’s network of parklands and green open spaces has been launched today by the NSW Government
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19 JUNE 2020
Record AILA win for Parramatta Park Trust
Parramatta Park Trust and its consultants have scooped four gongs at this year’s 2020 AILA NSW Landscape Architecture Awards.
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22 MAY 2020
Bold move to transform walking and cycling in Parramatta Park
Temporary changes to vehicle access, parking and circulation are being trialled for the next two months as part of the People's Loop trial.