In a bombshell move, half of a premier golf course in central Sydney will be seized by the state government and turned into city’s “central park”
Half of the Moore Park golf course will be scrapped as 80,000 residents are expected to occupy the area by 2040
This means that up to 20 hectares of the public course will be repurposed in a bid to support an estimated 80,000 residents living within two kilometres of the Moore Park area by 2040.The change will see more green space opened up to the general public, with grassroots sports and recreation being prioritised for the new “central park”.
“This will transform people’s experiences as they come into the world’s greatest city with more natural parkland, more recreation space. It’s great opportunity for the residents in this community to get out and have fun with their family and friends in this densely populated area.” “This community is expected to grow from 30,000 to 80,000 by 2040 in a five kilometre radius of where we’re standing …
“You know, closed off 18 hole golf courses are no longer fit for purpose in global cities with density continues to grow,” he said.
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