Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park: Legacy Project

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Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park has received a significant upgrade, thanks to a $2 million funding boost from the NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program.

The park has now reopened following extensive upgrades to the playspace, duck pond, visitor facilities and surrounding landscape, including:

Playspace:

  • A unique water play experience which channels existing ground water down the incline of the park and provides lots of opportunity for play at the water’s edge.
  • An accessible connecting pathway from the Prince Edward Street park entrance, across the water play area, to the new toilet.
  • A link from the play area to the accessible path which leads to Blackheath Pool.
  • A wire-mesh fence for safety, between the play areas and the road.
  • A heritage swing set in the toddler play area of the playspace (transferred from the duck pond area of the park).
  • The renewal of the heritage and iconic pipe-based play equipment and its setting.
  • Landscaping and plantings throughout the playspace.

Duck pond:

  • Changes to the pond shape and edges to improve water quality and provide a better habitat for wildlife.
  • A new accessible loop path around the pond.
  • Safer pond edges and improved sight lines into the pond area.
  • Reinforcing the dam wall structure.
  • Repositioning of the island for better water flow in the pond.
  • Replacing the existing barbeque shelter with a new and accessible one.
  • Removal of a large amount of debris and weeds from the bottom of the pond.

The NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program is an investment in high quality public open space. Together with the NSW Government, Blue Mountains City Council is delivering vital infrastructure for communities to love the place they live. Blue Mountains City Council received funding for two Legacy projects: Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park, and the Corridor of Oaks and Jackson Park, Faulconbridge. For more information about the NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program, visit planning.nsw.gov.au/legacy.

Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park has received a significant upgrade, thanks to a $2 million funding boost from the NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program.

The park has now reopened following extensive upgrades to the playspace, duck pond, visitor facilities and surrounding landscape, including:

Playspace:

  • A unique water play experience which channels existing ground water down the incline of the park and provides lots of opportunity for play at the water’s edge.
  • An accessible connecting pathway from the Prince Edward Street park entrance, across the water play area, to the new toilet.
  • A link from the play area to the accessible path which leads to Blackheath Pool.
  • A wire-mesh fence for safety, between the play areas and the road.
  • A heritage swing set in the toddler play area of the playspace (transferred from the duck pond area of the park).
  • The renewal of the heritage and iconic pipe-based play equipment and its setting.
  • Landscaping and plantings throughout the playspace.

Duck pond:

  • Changes to the pond shape and edges to improve water quality and provide a better habitat for wildlife.
  • A new accessible loop path around the pond.
  • Safer pond edges and improved sight lines into the pond area.
  • Reinforcing the dam wall structure.
  • Repositioning of the island for better water flow in the pond.
  • Replacing the existing barbeque shelter with a new and accessible one.
  • Removal of a large amount of debris and weeds from the bottom of the pond.

The NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program is an investment in high quality public open space. Together with the NSW Government, Blue Mountains City Council is delivering vital infrastructure for communities to love the place they live. Blue Mountains City Council received funding for two Legacy projects: Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park, and the Corridor of Oaks and Jackson Park, Faulconbridge. For more information about the NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program, visit planning.nsw.gov.au/legacy.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Draft concept designs for the new play space at Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park are now available for community review and feedback.

    Before completing this survey to have your say, please review the draft designs here.

    This survey will close on Monday, 7 November 2022.


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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Following community consultation, new renders of the upgraded Duck Pond at Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park are now available for community review and feedback. You can view the overall concept design and renders in the 'Documents' section of this projects'  HYS webpage.

    The revised design incorporates previous community feedback.

    Please respond to this survey to have your say.


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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    New sketches of what the upgraded Duck Pond at Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park could look like are now available for community review and feedback. You can view the draft concept design here.

    This is a draft design which Council can change in response to community input. 

    Please respond to this survey to have your say on the draft designs.


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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Blackheath Soldiers Memorial Park is one of four district parks in the Blue Mountains. District parks are large and high quality parks that cater to the needs of the broader Blue Mountains community. They offer a wider variety of activities and settings and are often the most popular parks and playgrounds.

    We are seeking community input into this exciting project before appointing a play space designer. Your responses will inform the draft design of the play space upgrade.

    The survey is now closed - for results, please see the document on right of this page.

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