Gipps Street Recreation Precinct

Council is transforming its 32-hectare former waste facility site at Claremont Meadows into a landmark sport and recreation destination. Gipps Street Recreation Precinct will incorporate active and passive sport and recreational space, including:

• Floodlit sports fields
• Inclusive children’s play, water play, and nature play areas, including shade 
• Youth precinct with floodlit skate park, pump track and multi-sport courts 
• Floodlit netball courts and district level cricket practice facilities 
• Outdoor health and fitness gym equipment for all ages
• Off leash floodlit dog park, with separate areas for small and large dogs
• Pedestrian connections, including walking loops and nature trail 
• Passive recreation, picnic and viewing areas, including barbeques, shelters and public art 
• Tree planting and landscaping 
• Main amenities building with large-scale canteen, storage, multi-purpose area, accessible toilets, change rooms for officials and eight player change rooms to suit multiple sports
• Supporting toilet facilities throughout the precinct, and
• Car parking, including accessible spaces and coach drop off/parking 

DRAFT PLAN OF MANAGEMENT FOR GIPPS STREET RECREATION PRECINCT

Council has prepared the Draft Plan of Management (POM) for the Gipps Street Recreation Precinct. This is the next step in the development of the project, to provide direction and inform decisions as to the use and management of Council-owned community land in the Gipps Street Recreation Precinct. The Draft POM is a requirement of the Local Government Act.

The Draft POM is on public exhibition from now until Monday 22 July 2024.

You can download and read the Draft POM above, and submit comments by emailing: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hard copies of the Draft Plan of Management are also available to view at the Civic Centre upon request.

Submissions for the Draft Plan of Management can be made until 11.59pm on Monday 5 August 2024.

Please note: consultation and feedback for the final design and Master Plan for the Gipps Street Recreation Precinct concluded in March 2021 and will not form part of this public exhibition.

WHERE IS THE PROJECT UP TO NOW?

Council began construction of the Gipps Street Recreation Precinct in August 2022. It will open to the public in 2024.

HOW IS THIS PROJECT BEING FUNDED?

This project is being funded by Penrith City Council ($30.71 million) and the NSW Government through the Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program ($7 million), the Office of Sport’s Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund ($5 million) and Greater Cities Sport Facility Fund ($1 million), and the Department of Planning and Environment’s Open Spaces Program ($500,000).

HOW TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION?

You can keep up to date on this project at yoursaypenrith.com.au/gippsst

If you would like to contact us, please email the project team on: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.