After a long legal battle over its fate, Sydney’s Moore Park golf course will be divided in two, with the majority of the area being turned into a public park.
The state of New South Wales will repurpose a portion of the 45-hectare Moore Park golf course starting in 2026 to create more green space, including for “grassroots sport and recreation,” according to the state’s governor, Chris Minns, who made the announcement on Sunday.
The government’s preferred option is for the new park to be established on the western boundary and part of the section north of Dacey Avenue, which it claims will maximise access for residents of Green Square, Zetland, and Waterloo. A discussion paper will be published early next year as part of a consultation process about the future of the course.
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.
“Over the past century, Sydney has changed significantly,” Minns said. “When the golf course was first established, the surrounding areas were largely industrial lands.
“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.”
Minister for planning and public spaces, Paul Scully, said the increase in housing density meant there was a requirement for more parkland.
