Uncertainty remains over contamination testing at Sydney’s Moore Park Golf Course, with the NSW Government yet to release results from soil investigations conducted at the site earlier this year.
The long-awaited draft plans, which the government will release for public feedback today, include a reconfigured nine-hole golf course and an expanded 90-bay driving range at Moore Park South.
Chris Minns’ NSW government has allocated $50m in the budget to halve Moore Park Golf Club to nine holes as part of its controversial plan offer a new public park.
The future of Sydney’s Moore Park Golf Course has ignited renewed scrutiny after internal government documents, cited by The Daily Telegraph, revealed the NSW Government announced plans to halve the layout before key financial impacts were finalised.
High visitor numbers at Sydney’s Centennial Parklands – used to justify carving up half of Moore Park Golf Course for more parks in the city’s CBD – have been “inflated” by the New South Wales Government, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.
NSW premier Chris Minns’ government was cautioned in 2024 that its controversial plan to scrap nine holes from Sydney’s Moore Park Golf Course could come with a big price tag given “significant capital investment” was required.
The proposal features three kilometres of running, walking and cycling paths, adventure and nature playgrounds, a footy field, skate park, BMX track, fitness trail and dog park with a reduced 18-hole public golf course and high-tech driving range.
For years, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has been adamant about closing down half of Moore Park Golf Course, the prime 18-hole course in the heart of Sydney. But as reported by News Ltd, there are growing concerns that her crusade isn’t about public space but personal benefit, considering the proximity of her properties to the golf Read more…