C Ward Spotlight
Improved outdoor spaces coming soon
We’re excited to update you on projects underway or in planning in C Ward. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback via our Join the Conversation website on the proposed upgrades to Como Pleasure Grounds. We’ve completed two rounds of community consultation, first to hear your ideas, and then to gather your thoughts on the draft design. Your input has played a valuable role in shaping a space that will support a healthy outdoor lifestyle.
The next steps will see the design finalised, with construction on the Como playground scheduled to begin by early 2026. The updated plans include a nature-based play area, enhanced accessibility features, new picnic shelters, and improved landscaping surrounding a themed centrepiece – a paddle steamer play area inspired by the park’s local history. All designed to encourage families to enjoy this much-loved foreshore reserve.
This is just one of the many ways Council is investing in open spaces to support a healthy, active lifestyle not just in C Ward, but across Sutherland Shire. We’re also pleased to share that lighting upgrades at Gwawley Park South playing fields are well underway and expected for completion in July. This project will benefit local AFL players, touch football, Oz Tag, cricket clubs, and schools. Once complete, these new lights will improve safety, accessibility, and community use of the fields year-round.
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