Wentworth Falls Lake Precinct upgrades

Community Information Sessions

Learn more about the Wentworth Falls Lake Precinct upgrade plans at our next community information event, being held on.

• Thursday, 30 November 2023 - 5pm to 7pm, at the Wentworth Falls School of Arts.

Drop-in and find out what the future holds for the lake precinct. You will be able to review the upgrade plans, draft designs and information, discuss these with members of the project team and have your questions answered.

The information and design materials being presented and discussed at the events are also available below:

• An overview of the Wentworth Falls Lake Precinct upgrade work.
• The accessible walkway and viewing platform upgrade.
• Dam and spillway upgrades.
• Boat Ramp upgrades.
• The Precinct Walk.
• Parking area upgrades.
• Citywide visitor paid parking.

To provide your feedback on the upgrade plans and information, please complete the feedback form.

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather and came along to the information session on Saturday, 25 November 2023 - 10am to 12pm, at Wentworth Falls Lake.

Wentworth Falls Lake Precinct Stakeholder Advisory Group

27 November 2023

On Monday, 20 November 2023 the Wentworth Falls Lake Precinct Stakeholder Advisory Group convened for their first meeting.

The Advisory group is made up of nine community representatives and a number of Council’s project team who are working to deliver this important program of upgrades.

One of the key roles of the Advisory Group is to provide another channel of communication between Council and the wider community about the lake precinct upgrade process. The group acts in an advisory capacity and represents a diversity of skills, experience and interests.

Members represent the broader community and can be contacted about the lake precinct upgrade for the purpose of raising questions to Council through the Stakeholder Advisory Group meetings.

Wentworth Falls Lake Precinct Stakeholder Advisory Group members:

• Clancy Matthews: clancy@ovomalley.com
• Patricia Cree: pcree@bigpond.net.au
• Paul Grimson: pgrimsonwf@gmail.com
• Paul Robilliard: probilliard@tpg.com.au
• Ricky Spencer: r.spencer@westernsydney.edu.au
• Robert John Walters: Robert.john.walters@gmail.com
• Robin Shreeve: shreeverobin@yahoo.com.au
• Steve Hart: stevehart12@bigpond.com
• Susan Spooner: sue@spoonerwright.net

The next Advisory Group meeting will occur in the new year and a date will be communicated in advance.

We are preparing for the exciting next stage of the Wentworth Falls Lake Precinct upgrade.

Council has been working to carefully enhance the upgrade plans for Wentworth Falls Lake, in order to deliver an expanded package of works that best support the community’s vision for this iconic recreational precinct:

• Dam upgrades: upgrade of the spillways, upstream dam wall and weir infrastructure to improve control of water levels for fire protection and community resilience. An upgraded boat ramp, landscaping and staging area for emergency vehicles will also be delivered.
• Accessible walkway and viewing platform: a new pedestrian bridge and viewing platform, and improvements to how visitors access the northern edge of the lake to Waratah Road.
• Precinct walk: a walk around the lake and a link to Waratah Road.
• Carparks: new carparks on Sinclair Crescent and Waratah Road.
• Plus upgraded precinct seating, shelters and BBQ facilities.

Council is now positioned to deliver the best outcome for the community through a broad package of upgrades that not only enhance how the lake and its surroundings can be experienced, but provide increased protections from future flood and fire events.

More information is available the News Feed below and a series of Frequently Asked Questions can be found on the right of this page.

Stay informed with updates on this project - click ‘Subscribe’ in the Stay informed box to the right.