park and community facility · 2 meetings
Cooper Park
Mentions
- Location of the Cooper Park Community Garden licence proposal.
- Subject of the master plan implementation and future recreation opportunities.
- The recommendation supports continued operation of the community garden and recognises volunteer work maintaining the site.
- Residents will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed facility before detailed design proceeds.
- These arrangements affect access to community facilities, sporting operations and a public garden restaurant.
- Some future recreation projects may depend on later budget decisions, grant funding and discussions with Greater Sydney Parklands.
Decisions
Cooper Park Community Garden licence recommended
The committee recommended a three-year deed of licence for Cooper Park Community Garden Inc., with an option for Council to extend it by a further two years, and authorised the General Manager to execute the agreement.
The recommendation supports continued operation of the community garden and recognises volunteer work maintaining the site.
Cooper Park outdoor fitness station
The committee endorsed Cooper Park Amphitheatre as the preferred location for an outdoor fitness station and supported detailed design and community consultation using funding from the 2026/27 Capital Works Program Exercise Station Project (02079). The vote recorded was 12–0.
Residents will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed facility before detailed design proceeds.
Topics
Community and commercial facility licences
The committee considered future licence arrangements for Cooper Park Community Garden, Woollahra Park’s rugby clubhouse and Chiswick Restaurant at Chiswick Gardens.
These arrangements affect access to community facilities, sporting operations and a public garden restaurant.
Cooper Park Master Plan implementation
The report noted additional locations for consideration through future capital works budgets and external grant funding, and ongoing engagement with Greater Sydney Parklands about recreation and open-space opportunities accessible to Woollahra residents.
Some future recreation projects may depend on later budget decisions, grant funding and discussions with Greater Sydney Parklands.
Public consultation and future funding
The outdoor fitness station will proceed to detailed design and community consultation using an allocation in the 2026/27 Capital Works Program. Other locations identified in the Cooper Park report remain subject to future funding deliberations.
The preferred fitness-station site is progressing, while other potential improvements are not yet funded or approved.