Putney Park Swim Site Activation

Project typeOpen Space, Sport and Recreation Program
Project StatusConstruction

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With the support of the NSW State Government's ‘Places to Swim’ grant, and the collaborative efforts of the local community, and the Parramatta River Catchment Group the City of Ryde will be launching the new Parramatta River swim site, at Putney Park.

Places to Swim connects people to water in places that need it the most, creating better access to get in, on and around inland waterways across NSW; through a $16.7 million commitment to high quality open space. Together with the NSW Government, the City of Ryde is delivering infrastructure that is essential for communities, increasing access to water for recreation across the state. The NSW Government has contributed $698,475 to the delivery of the Putney Park swim site project.

In partnership with the Parramatta River Catchment Group (PRCG), Council is working to improve the health of the river long term and deliver new river swimming sites by 2025. This new swimming site at Putney Park will enable our community to escape the heat and cool off with a river swim and is one of several new locations across the Parramatta River, expanding in-river opportunities.

The City of Ryde acknowledges the significant community interest in the Putney Beach Swim Site, which was scheduled to be officially open for the 2023/24 summer. Overall, more than 70% of respondents who engaged with our Putney Park Swim Site Activation ‘Have Your Say’ in May 2023 stated that they would swim at the new site once it opens.

Due to complex and evolving approval processes for construction with multiple state agency approvals, the project was unfortunately delayed. We are excited to announce that the official launch will be held as follows:

When: Saturday 18 January 2025, 10am - 1pm
Where: Putney Park, Pellisier Road, Putney (between McGowan & Jetty Roads).

Visit the Putney Beach Grand Opening event page for more information.

Putney Beach Grand Opening

Completed Works

Major works have already been completed at the site, including the construction of stairs for easy access to the beach and water quality monitoring is continuing with positive results.

There were three stages of work to prepare the swim site:

Upgrading the seawall length in the vicinity and improvements of surrounding landscaping
Installation of swim site enclosure infrastructure
Installing swimming netting