Open Space Future Provision Strategy

The City of Ryde currently has a range of open spaces and recreation facilities including Lane Cove National Park, Meadowbank Park and Field of Mars, as well as a significant number of other smaller spaces and facilities.  

The LGA’s open space network provides places for the community to play organised sport, experience nature, or enjoy informal play and exercise. Each area is unique and people use these assets in different ways depending on their location, size and character.  

Council currently manages 351 hectares of open space at 204 sites – around nine per cent of the LGA. Of a further 288 hectares of open space (not managed by Council), 272 hectares is national park and 16 hectares are private sports fields. 

This report identifies demand for these facilities currently and in the future, the scale and location of gaps in the current network, and priorities for addressing these gaps. The report provides important context for both the design of facilities (including masterplans), as well as facility specific management strategies. 

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• Open Space Future Provision Strategy - Adopted May 2021(PDF, 10MB)