Barangaroo Reserve
Barangaroo Reserve is located within the natural beauty of Sydney Harbour. It is a nature-filled escape for both the Sydney community and tourists, featuring foreshore walks and iconic sandstone architecture reminiscent of early Sydney.
Barangaroo Headland Reserve, an incredible 22-hectare site, is layered with history and invites all within the community to come together to enjoy its native trees and shrubs, as well as incredible views of Sydney Harbour. Large sandstone blocks throughout the tidal zone provide a solid foundation for the headland.
Maintaining an Iconic Sydney Park
All plantings throughout Barangaroo Headland Reserve are native to the Sydney Harbour area. With a full-time presence onsite, our landscape maintenance team is involved in numerous weekly and daily processes, including mulching, soil management, lawn and tree care, among others. We also help with the preparation of the many events held in this iconic space.
The reserve is accessible to all within the community, with entries, pathways, and staircases to be utilised by all. The landscape architecture, completed by Stuart Pittendrigh, placed an emphasis on preserving the space’s history, with the foreshore walk following the same shoreline that was in place in 1836.
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Parkland Pathways
The Solutions+ landscape construction team also worked at Barangaroo Reserve, completing the renovation of the pathways surrounding the park.
The pathways experience heavy use by members of the public and during events, and the decomposed granite was in need of resurfacing. Our team installed new stabilised decomposed granite, along with 14 bins along the promenade and new bike stands.
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The Pluses We Brought To This Project
Fun Facts
- Wadanggari Park is constructed directly above the North Shore railway line, a complex engineering feat that allowed for the creation of much-needed open space in a densely populated urban environment.
- The playground includes infant pods and mini slides for babies / toddlers, pod climbers for pre-schoolers, net towers for primary school visitors, steppers, bridges, climbing nets, viewing decks, play logs, and thrilling slides.
- The new space also includes a large lawn area suitable for picnics and relaxing, and community events, with passive nooks surrounded by raised planter beds.
Project Partners
- Council: Lane Cove Council
- Clients: Arenco & JQZ
- Landscape Architect: Arcadia Landscape Architecture
Community Engagement
This park has become a well-loved asset within the community, with it rare to visit and find the playground empty.
Award Wins
- 2024 Park of the Year in the Annual Parks & Leisure Regional Awards of Excellence | Lane Cove Council & Arcadia Landscape Architecture
What They Say
The Billabong Parklands will offer the people of Campbelltown a new and unique public space with a range of fun activities for people of all ages. With activities like water play, landscaped areas and parklands, as well as a swimming lagoon and zero-depth play area for those with young families. “
Paul Scully, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces,
NSW Government