Heffron Park, Fitzgerald Avenue, Maroubra

Facilities

• NEW children's play equipment
• sports fields 
• aquatic centre 
• tennis courts 
• bike track 
• large grassed area
• size: 44.10 hectares

Description

Heffron Park is the largest recreational facility within the City of Randwick.  Recognition by Council and strong community demand prompted Council to work with a community reference group to plan the future of a much improved Heffron Park. The resulting Landscape Concept Plan was adopted by Council in June 2006 with several changes resulting from the public exhibition process.

Work has begun on improving the site, with a new children's playground opening in August 2008. For more information see the future of Heffron Park.

The park has a broad range of sporting facilities including netball courts, rugby league, soccer and hockey fields, a major tennis centre, a gymnastics hall and the Des Renford Aquatic Centre with a number of heated indoor and outdoor swimming pools.

Heffron Park Tennis Centre, located at Bunnerong Road, Matraville, has twelve synthetic courts and is open every day. Telephone 02 9661 6711 for more information.

In addition to the sporting fields there is an extensive 4.2 kilometre cycle track. The park also provides opportunities for passive recreation such as walking, jogging, kite flying and ball games. There are many mature trees, both exotic and native, that provide shade, shelter and a fauna habitat.

There are two children's play areas within Heffron Park. In the south-western corner of the park behind the amenities building is a swing and slippery dip. A second playground with climbing equipment, see-saw and a swing is near the south-eastern corner of the park.

Sporting clubs that regularly use Heffron Park are listed below.

Clubs that regularly use the Heffron Park Cycle Track are listed below.