The Sydney Olympic Parklands comprise approximately 430 hectares and include Bicentennial Park and its diverse wetland areas, the remnant forests of Newington Nature Reserve, parts of the former Royal Australian Navy Armaments Depot (RANAD), the Brickpit, Haslams Creek, and remediated waste mounds including Kronos Hill and Woo-la-ra. The land comprising the Parklands is vested in the Sydney Olympic Park Authority, with the exception of the 47-hectare Newington Nature Reserve, which is vested in the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service and managed by the Authority.
The Parklands include previously modified landscapes and sensitive ecological areas such as woodland, saltmarsh, mangrove and inter-tidal wetlands. There are also culturally significant indigenous and non-indigenous areas, such as the buildings and grasslands of RANAD and the Brickpit.
The 1997 Concept Plan for Millennium Parklands established the basic management concept as providing a Place and a Program that is treasured by the community for the recreational, inspirational and educational experiences that will be derived from a diversity of distinctly Australian and natural settings.
Parklands 2020 is a revision of that original plan and projects well into the new century. It takes into account the gradual maturing of the Parklands since 1997 and recognises that special features of the Place invite the formulation of a Program that includes events, educational and interpretive tours, activities, research and development.
The proposed programs will introduce all aspects of the Parklands to a wide variety of audiences including independent visitors, school groups, institutions and corporations.
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