PRECINCT 7: PROSPECT RECREATION

The Prospect Recreation Desired Future Character Key Management Priorities Precinct (148 hectares) is To be a major destination for a distinct recreation and tourism, structured and unstructured Environmental Protection tourism destination shaped recreation. To protect critical and Land Stewardship WaterNSW and Sydney Water supply ——Work with Sydney Water and by the Prospect Reservoir infrastructure and their cultural WaterNSW to improve biodiversity catchment area and the heritage values. quality and links to the Prospect M4 Motorway. It contains Nature Reserve Wet’n’Wild Water Theme Objectives ——Explore and interpret the area’s ——Protect the integrity of Prospect Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Park, the state heritage Reservoir, its infrastructure and cultural heritage significant setting of the cultural heritage values Prospect Reservoir, the ——Create a major destination precinct Creating Recreational and Atura Hotel, the state for recreation, leisure and tourism Community Facilities ——Retain and enhance the walking and ——Expand the existing network of heritage significant Royal cycling track network, including the walking and cycling tracks and link Cricketers Arms Hotel, Prospect Cycling Track to the Prospect Cycleway Blacktown Drive-In, popular ——Create lookout opportunities to Land Use Opportunities maximise views across the reservoir picnic grounds, Peckys ——Unstructured recreation and water body Disability Services, an associated facilities ——Build a major new regional recreation all-access playground and ——Sport, structured recreation and and tourism destination in a scenic areas of rural landscape. associated facilities landscape setting ——Tourism and associated uses ——Walking and cycling tracks Community Participation PROSPECT RECREATION PRECINCTS 7: PROSPECT — PRECINCT PARKLANDS’ ——Environmental protection works and and Engagement environmental facilities ——Deliver a strong and cohesive ——Information, interpretation and precinct image along the M4 and education facilities Reservoir Road ——Community facilities ——Design a tourism precinct with ——Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal programs and events to attract a cultural and heritage interpretation wide variety of future users and ——Water supply system and age groups utilities infrastructure Financial Sustainability and Economic Development ——Create a vibrant destination precinct for recreation, tourism and complementary uses, which will generate local employment and economic development in Western Sydney via partnerships with private industry, Sydney Water and WaterNSW PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2030 PLAN OF MANAGEMENT

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Western Motorway M4 Blacktown Creek Tourism Hub

Reservoir Road

Prospect Wet 'n' Wild Reservoir

Prospect Nature Reserve

Peckys Disability Services

TourismTourism Hub Hub PROSPECT RECREATION PRECINCTS 7: PROSPECT — PRECINCT PARKLANDS’

Walder Park

Prospect Creek

PROSPECT RECREATION PRECINCT 7

Precinct Boundary

Bushland Corridor PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2030 PLAN OF MANAGEMENT Environmental Conservation Area 63 Heritage Item Parklands Tracks WETHERILL PARK Waterway Gas Infrastructure Electricity Infrastructure LGA Boundary