NSW Labor says 20 hectares will be ‘repurposed’ to serve residents in what will become one of most densely populated areas in Australia
An artist's impression of the new park in what is now Moore Park golf course in Sydney. The course will be almost halved in size from 2026 to make way for more public parkland, the NSW government says.An artist's impression of the new park in what is now Moore Park golf course in Sydney. The course will be almost halved in size from 2026 to make way for more public parkland, the NSW government says.
As much as 20 hectares will be carved off from the course and made into parkland. The golf course is on public land but has been operated privately under successive service agreements with the NSW government. The current agreement expires in mid-2026.The course has long been in the crosshairs of the Sydney lord mayor, Clover Moore, and also the former NSW premier Bob Carr, who argued it occupied prime land in the city centre that could be used by a wider range of people.
The government said the Green Square urban renewal area had 33,000 residents and was expected to become one of the most densely populated areas in Australia, with 80,000 people living within 2km of Moore Park by 2040. “As we work to tackle the housing crisis facing NSW by building up, we know that delivering public infrastructure including parks is more important than ever before. There is huge demand from residents in the city for a variety of community sporting facilities in the city’s inner south, and with further density planned this will only grow.”
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