THE MAGAZINE OF VOLUME 31 • WINTER 2005 VOLUME

From the cradle to the grave—Parklands trees

Griffins return

Dublin’s green treasure Directions Parkbench

In this, the winter edition the best outcomes for patrons. Centennial parking within the precinct. of Parklands, we celebrate Parklands appreciates the ongoing support of The master plan will also provide a long term the environment—part of these organisations. enhancement and management framework for our acknowledgement of Traffic and parking is a social, economic and Moore Park whilst protecting the key values of Moore Park Master Plan Jervois Gates repairs complete World Environment Day environmental challenge for the precinct and the Park. It will look at strengthening the As mentioned by Director and Chief Executive Repair works to the Jervois Gates were recently carried in June and National Tree surrounding suburbs, already busy with general Victorian era (mid–1800s) tree planting and Steve Corbett on page two, Centennial Parklands as part of the Stone Maintenance Program. The works Day in July. traffic. The current preference for car travel landscape left by the then Botanic Gardens is developing a master plan which will provide the included replacement of the sandstone bullnose on either The sustainability of the Parklands environment and a widespread expectation of convenient Director Charles Moore, as well as include framework for the renewal, enhancement and side of the gates, repainting of the fence surrounding the access to the venues exacerbates the overall management strategies to address the diverse is our enduring concern given the wide and management of Moore Park whilst protecting the gates, new asphalting, repairs to the southern main pier traffic problem. leisure and recreational needs of visitors. This is increasing variety of pressures and demands. key values of the site. There will be a period of and removal of the gates for sandblasting and painting. an important project for the Parklands and the Patron support for the use of public transport to consultation with stakeholders and the broader The NSW Department of Commerce kindly co-funded this Take, for example, Moore Park. This dynamic community will be consulted during the precinct events has generally reduced by more Jervios Gates under repair project and the gates re-opened in time for the Easter break. area incorporates some of ’s most preparation of the plan. community later in the year, with public popular sporting and entertainment venues than 10% over the last two years. Coordinating exhibitions on display. set within ’s most urbanised area. agencies continue to encourage patrons to use We hope you will visit the Parklands over The precinct attracted a 55% increase in public transport, though other ways to improve winter, celebrate your special environment Golf Driving Range renovations continue events over the last three years and several public transport are being explored. and enjoy one of the many visitor program activities on offer. Renovation work has commenced on the driving range at Moore Park Golf Course. million visits a year. As adjacent venues are The preparation of a master plan by Centennial Henry’s Café update either not owned or managed day-to-day by Parklands for the northern and eastern The small section of synthetic turf trialled in early February 2005 has proven a After a short trial period, Henry’s Café has closed. Centennial Parklands, cooperation and co- precincts of Moore Park by late this year, will success. It will now be installed over a larger area of the driving range. ordination between the Sydney Cricket provide strategic future direction to resolve The outdoor café, situated in the grounds of the The works involve the installation of about 4500 square metres of synthetic turf and Ground and Sports Ground Trust, Horden issues critical to the long-term sustainability of Visitor Centre at the Superintendent’s Residence, Pavilion, Fox Studios venues, the Parklands Moore Park and its context within the wider attracted insufficient patronage and the trial was 4000 square metres of new grass turf. There will also be turf rejuvenation of about and the Police, Roads and Traffic Authority, Steve Corbett discontinued. Centennial Parklands will continue to 12,500 square metres including fertilising and aeration. Four synthetic target greens Centennial Parklands open space network Director and Chief Executive State Transit Authority is essential to ensure including the impacts of surrounding traffic and Centennial Parklands explore opportunities to provide food and will also be introduced. The upgrade is expected to be completed by mid-June 2005. beverage outlets in other areas of the Parklands. Making it easier to find your way Poetry competition winner Centennial Parklands has completed a comprehensive Signage Master Plan as part of Contents the Park Improvement Plan to improve the visitor experience for all Parklands users. Thank you to everyone who entered the Poetry The new coordinated range of signs is specifically designed for use within Centennial Parkbench 3 competition. Entries were received from a diverse Parklands and is sympathetic to the Parkland environment. The signs are robust, yet range of budding scribes aged between 84 and Plan of Management update 4 transparent, allowing the Parklands to be seen through the sign panels. Many of the 6 years old. The winners were Stanley Drewe, Eleven-strong foundation stones 4 signs are fully accessible and all users will find significant improvements in identification Glenn Giese and Laurel Benjamin who all of places, finding their way around and obtaining required information. Griffins return 5 wrote passionately about the Parklands. 5 Grand Drive upgrades 5 Manufacturing will commence in July, with the first of the new signs to be seen From the cradle to the grave— around Paddington Gates and the café area by about August 2005. Street signage Parklands Magazine is published quarterly by the will follow soon after. Centennial Park & Moore Park Trust: Locked Bag Parklands trees 6 15, Paddington NSW 2021 SMH Readers Poll Centennial Parklands is managed by the Twitcher’s Corner—New Holland Thank you to all those who voted Centennial Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust. Honeyeaters 8 Parklands ‘Best Park’ in the Sydney Morning Herald ‘Centennial Parklands Open’ Trustees: Professor John Niland AC (Chairman) 11 Annabelle Bennett AO A Walk in the Park with Peter Garrett 8 Readers’ Poll conducted earlier this year. Not only Moore Park Golf will hold an individual ‘stableford’ competition every Tuesday morning David Leckie was Centennial Parklands voted number one in the open to all male and female players holding an AGU or WGA handicap. Only $45 Michael Marx AM Flower of the Season—Clivia 9 Yvette Pietsch ‘Best Park’ category it was also in the top five for per person (or $30 for seniors and juniors). This includes prizes, practice balls on the John Walker Recipe—Winter Soup 9 ‘Best Walk’ and ‘Best Picnic Spot’. The Hordern driving range and a pizza or pasta lunch at the Club Restaurant. Participating in the Sarah Whyte Margaret Varady AO Healthy Parks Healthy People 10 Pavilion, located in Moore Park, was in the top five Centennial Parklands Open is a great way improve your handicap and meet fellow Editor: Rachel Maiden for ‘Best Live Music Venue’. golfers. For bookings, please phone the pro-shop on (02) 9663 1064 (extension 1). [email protected] Foundation and Friends—Dublin’s green Contributors: Julie Hunter Ward, Andrew Mitchell treasure 11 Photography: Ian Lever, Stephen Baccon, Pamela Bode, Andrew Mitchell, Dianne Galea Autumn Events Wrap-up 12 Printed on recycled paper Winter Calendar Highlights 13 Car Free Day – Sunday 28 August Cover: A quiet place to catch your breath—in the Walk, cycle or catch public transport and enjoy the last Sunday of winter in the peaceful surroundings of a car free roots of a Moreton Bay Fig. Winter Events Calendar 14 6 Centennial Park. Accessible entry for park users and booked restaurant patrons is via Jervois Gates (off Lang Rd) from 9.00 ISSN: 1447-7645 User’s Guide 16 am – 5.00 pm. Please note that accessible entry via Musgrave Avenue Gates will no longer be available.

2 Parklands Winter 2005 Car Free Day in Centennial Park Parklands Winter 2005 3 Park News

Plan of Management update Griffins return Grand Drive

Centennial Parklands is currently updating its uses. The Plan will be updated to include this, continue to meet diverse recreation and On Thursday 7 April March 2005, two griffin 1998 Plan of Management. This Plan is and also to acknowledge the many principles leisure demands into the future. sculptures were returned to Centennial upgrades required under the Centennial Park and and initiatives that have been adopted in the Park after an absence of 30 years. Moore Park Trust Act and provides the overall intervening years. The Draft Plan of Management will go on The sculptures were originally installed on move forward framework by which the Parklands manages its public exhibition for 28 days during Parkes Drive in the 1890s, at the junction lands and activities. The updated Plan will provide guidance for July/August and during this time you are Centennial Parklands is committed to upgrading managing the leisure, recreation, and open invited to view the Plan and make a written of Hamilton Drive near the statue of Sir Grand Drive to enhance its heritage significance Since the original plan was prepared the space trends and issues that may arise over the submission. Visit www.cp.nsw.gov.au/pom for Henry Parkes. They guarded each side of and improve access, parking and safety. the main entry road leading down from Parklands’ landholdings have been expanded to next 10 years and beyond. The Plan will information on this important project. You can Centennial Parklands has responded to feedback Paddington Gates. They were originally include the York Road bushland remnant and ensure that the Parklands are managed in a also email [email protected] or phone from park users following a recent trial of new crafted in ceramic by Villeroy and Boch. the former Moore Park Showground with its manner that retains their social, environmental, (02) 9339 6651 for details. treatments, materials and surfaces by modifying, mixture of commercial and entertainment and heritage values, whilst ensuring they NSW Minister for Tourism, Sport and removing or changing certain aspects of the Recreation The Hon Sandra Nori MP said proposal. Surveys undertaken after the trial revealed that 83% of park users liked the new the return of the two statues marked a Carefully installing the griffins great day in the history of Centennial look of Grand Drive and 70% felt that the new Parklands. "To see the return of these Stonework and Public Buildings Programs), surfaces aided their activities. Government Architects Office, Heritage Eleven strong foundation stones lovingly-restored creatures gives a sense The new proposal aims to deliver maximum of the Parklands as they looked many Services, Maxim Consulting and Millennium benefits to Park users within the constraints of a years ago," Ms Nori said. "These two Art Services. reduced capital allocation. The first stage of the The Board of the Centennial Parklands Foundation held its first meeting of the year in March and welcomed five magnificent creatures will once again The modelling of the missing portions of upgrade includes: new Governors. The Foundation is now fortunate to have a Board of eleven distinguished Governors, all highly guard the statue of Sir Henry Parkes as the griffins was carried out on the existing • Replacement of the irrigation ring main respected leaders in their fields and whose experience and wisdom will help guide the work of the Foundation. diligently as they guarded their gold in Members of the Foundation Board griffins—allowing for complete accuracy. ancient mythology." • Installation of a new potable water line for The meeting focused on developing strategies that will guide the Foundation over the next three years. The modelling was guided by the more bubblers. A major outcome was the establishment of a Friends Reference Group to support the goals of the Foundation. The group will be convened by By 1946 the griffins were in poor catalogue supplied by Villeroy and Boch in Phillip Black and includes Jack Cowin, Andrew Mitchell and Sandy Pratten – all Friends of Centennial Parklands members. condition due to their age and vandalism. Germany. Once completed, the mould • Installation of electrical conduits for future Each sculpture was missing vital detail on making process began. communications needs. The board is chaired by Sarah Whyte who is a member of the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust. Ms Whyte is also Patron of the Burma Star the head, wings and feet. The surface Association of NSW and a member of the Australiana Fund. The other Governors are: The missing elements were modelled • Excavation and restoration of existing heritage coating of the sculptures and the in clay then coated with silicon rubber sandstone curbing, located on the inside ring mouldings on the top coping stones between 6-8mm thick. Once the rubber of the footpath. Currently the curb is in place • The Honourable Justice Annabelle Bennett AO, a Judge of the • Crystal Condous OAM, Principal of Crystal Condous Consulting of the plinths had eroded. In 1971 the was cured, castings were made of a for about half of Grand Drive. Federal Court and Pro-Chancellor of the Australian University. Justice Services and previously Registrar and Deputy Principal of the griffins were removed for safekeeping micro-ceramic composite material. Bennett is a Director of the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation and University of NSW; • Rebuilding the asphalt footpath to improve to the Centennial Parklands Depot. 16mm stainless steel rods were set into a member of the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust; drainage. the wings and head for reinforcement. • Jack Cowin, Founder and Executive Chairman of Competitive The sculptures were removed from • Installation of contemporary sandstone curbing • Phillip Black, a Councillor of the City Of Sydney and a former Foods Australia Pty Ltd. Mr Cowin is a Director of Network Ten, Centennial Park for reconstruction in They now stand on sandstone plinths in on the outside ring of the footpath to replace member of both the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust and the a Director of BridgeClimb, and a member of the Sydney Olympic December 2004. The work was carried their original positions on Parkes Drive. the existing steel bollards. The sandstone Trust’s Community Consultative Committee; Park Authority Board; out by experts from the Department of Please take time to visit the mythical blocks will act as both a curb and a wheel stop. Commerce (who also generously co-funded creatures when next in the Park. • David Butcher, CEO of Greening Australia (NSW), previously CEO • Peter Duncan, Chief Executive Officer of Forests NSW and the works as part of the Centenary • Planting of a new line of trees inside the of World Wide Fund for Nature, and Director of the RSPCA; formerly the Director of Centennial Parklands; white fence. Planting will incorporate a mix of Australian and exotic species, and all will have • Richard Cobden, a Barrister at Nigel Bowen Chambers and a • Professor John Niland AC, Chairman of the Centennial Park and Although referred to as griffins, winged lions, such as the ones a direct connection with Charles Moore or former member of the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust. He Moore Park Trust. He is a former Vice–Chancellor and President of seen in Centennial Parklands, are not true griffins but a hybrid Joseph Maiden. has also been Director and President of Sydney Gay and Lesbian the University of and Chairman of the known as a ‘gryphonic’. True griffins have the face, beak, talons Mardi Gras, and former Trustee of the AIDS Trust of Australia; Environmental Protection Authority; and and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. In symbolism, the The first three of these works will be griffin combines the symbolic qualities of both the lion and the implemented from May to July. The footpath • Geoffrey Cohen, a Partner with Minter Ellison Lawyers with over • Margaret Varady AO, Principal of Sydney Girls High School. Mrs eagle. It is the king of birds and lord of the air united with the works will be carried out from June to 30 years experience advising participants in the property, tourism and Varady is a member of the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust, king of beasts and lord of the earth. November. The tree planting will occur at leisure industries; and on the Senate of the . the end of summer next year. The eagle parts of the griffin represented the saints with their thoughts, aspirations and souls lifted towards God. Its lion half No works are proposed for the informal The Foundation and Friends of Centennial Parklands now have a dedicated page in Parklands magazine (page 11). This issue contains a stood for their courage in the continuing struggle against sin, evil, grassed jogging track. Works to the car parking fascinating article by Friends member Andrew Mitchell on his visit to Dublin’s Phoenix Park. and the Devil. Because of the griffin’s strength and powers of and tree pit areas will be reviewed for a future The Hon. Sandra Nori MP welcomes the griffins home sight, it was believed to guard hidden treasures. works program.

4 Parklands Winter 2005 Parklands Winter 2005 5 In acknowledgement of World Environment Day in June and National Tree Day in July, this feature is devoted to trees. It will look at the difficult conditions in which trees must survive in Centennial Parklands and the possible effects of those conditions on individual trees’ life expectancies. The history of tree planting in the Parklands–a fascinating one of trial and experimentation–is also explored. From the cradle to the grave – The Overseer: less- known, but very influential

Overseers played an important functional role Parklands trees in the development of the Parklands. Two of Centennial Parkland’s earliest overseers, James Jones and William Forsyth, while not well Most people believe great trees can grow for well Taking into account growth criteria and known today, made a significant contribution A History of Tree Planting over 500 years, but this is perhaps a European environmental measures, Centennial Parklands to tree selection and planting. association. After all, a 200-year-old oak tree arborists are reluctantly forced to acknowledge Overseer James Jones assisted Charles 1880: A world wide boom in Park creation. growing in England may well have hundreds of that their most venerable tree assets are in gradual Moore from 1887 but was dismissed in This influenced Charles Moore’s plantings years left. Yet in Australia’s harsher conditions, and but inevitable decline. Grand Drive planting, from the book ‘Through the Gates’ by Simon Rintel 1889 following a dispute with management. and layout. particularly in an urban environment, this is almost "One thing is a given. Trees are living organisms that Jones is thought to have arrived in Australia inevitably an unreasonable hope. Indeed, in certain 1997 – 1896: Trees associated with Charles have definite lifespans" says Centennial Parklands take active and early steps to plan for its succession. It is nevertheless salutary to reflect that some in 1887 although he was not appointed environments in Australia a 150-year-old fig tree Moore and James Jones (overseer) include: new Director Park Assets, Ian Innes, who, in his However, this is often not as simple as it sounds, as 90% of the 10,000+ trees in the Parklands Head Gardener at the Botanic Gardens until might only have 10 years left to live. • Moreton Bay fig previous role as Managing Curator of the Royal Ted Hoare, Senior Arborist at Centennial Parklands are represented by only about 7 species – 1884. He had previously worked in Paris on • fig The Centennial Parklands Tree Master Plan Botanic Gardens, had the unenviable task of explains. "In many cases you can’t establish new predominantly the Moreton Bay fig, Port Jackson the landscaping of the new Parc des Buttes • Norfolk Island pine recognises that estimating a tree’s life expectancy is administering the last rites to trees recently trees until the old ones are taken out," he says. fig, broadleaf paperbark, Monterey pine, Holm oak, Chaumont and the redevelopment of the Bois de Boulogne under the French • Cook pine quite difficult. Typical lifespans vary with different scheduled for removal from those gardens. "The growth habits of existing trees, and their hoop pine and Norfolk Island pine. • Hoop pine landscape architect Adolph Alphand, as well species as well as between individuals within a dense proximity, would make it virtually impossible • Silky oak Ian says: "Trees all eventually reach a senescent Having greater diversity in tree species will give as at the grand private estate Saumarez Park species. There are a number of factors that for new trees to grow and thrive." phase where they are likely to have more health greater protection to the Parklands in the long in England. 1889: First planting of Grand Drive with a contribute to any estimation process. and disease problems. These may become likely Grand Drive is a good example of where ‘block run. This was graphically demonstrated by the range of species including figs, elms, poplars William Forsyth (1864-1910) was replacement’ will ultimately be required. With Port devastating impact of the Fusarium wilt (fungus) and pines. Analysis of tree life expectancy must begin with a safety concerns requiring increasingly intensive overseer from 1892 and primarily assisted the close look at the age and condition of the existing management. Good management can prolong the Jackson figs, Holm oaks and Norfolk Island pines on the Canary Island date palms on the Avenue 1896 – 1924: Trees associated with the more progressive Director Joseph Maiden. Forsyth tree population. Before any prognosis about a life of old trees but we must also plan for the future growing together in such close proximity, of Nations (Parkes Drive). Ian says: "If we experimental plantings of Joseph Maiden and introduced new plantings, specifically drought competition for roots, sunlight and water is can get greater diversity in trees, we will be William Forsyth (overseer) include: tree’s lifespan can be made, consideration needs to by getting new plantings underway now." and resistant ones, and advocated the be given to its growth rate and performance over fierce. "It would be extremely hard for the building protection in depth from potentially protection of remnant indigenous vegetation • Cootamundra wattle The Centennial Parklands Tree Master Plan time, taking into account the particular conditions in new trees to become established under these catastrophic events that may affect all individuals and experimentation. • Coral tree promotes a proactive planting and replacement which the tree finds itself growing. conditions", says Ted. within a species." • Port Jackson fig program for its aging tree population. But, as • Five-veined paperbark The environment is a major factor to be considered Ian notes, the majority of the Parklands’ trees The Tree Master Plan’s uncompromising objective, The Tree Master Plan identifies a range of trees monitoring of tree performance. Trees are • Canary Islands date palm in this regard. In Centennial Parklands, trees have to were planted between the 1880s and 1920s. however, is to retain the identity and character of already planted in the Parklands which may be managed using the ‘Streets Ahead’ database, • Mexican cotton palm contend with a range of problematic environmental "This means that as the designed landscape the Parklands. This means conserving the design worthy of wider use, including crow’s ash, which is widely recognised as a positive approach 1897: Grand Drive re-planted by Forsyth. factors, including fast draining sandy soil, low in comes to maturity, as it is now, it has a beautiful elements that its great early visionaries Charles deciduous fig, green fig, cork oak, live oak, lilly pilly to tree management. The Parklands is a leader This involved removing the elms, poplars and nutrients, and a degree of coastal-zone exposure. coherent appearance. But as trees reach an age Moore and Joseph Maiden, and their overseers and swamp cypress. The plan also recommends a in documentation and prioritised management pines and replanting with the current planting requiring replacement, you will need to replace a (see box) created. range of trees that may be worthy of introduction Look at some of the geological and topographical of trees. sequence of two figs, an oak, a fig, a Norfolk lot of individuals simultaneously." to the Parklands, including Queensland black bean, reasons why trees find it hard to grow here (see They translated an English ‘Public Park’ design idiom Island pine and finally an oak. silver quandong, dawn redwood, African tulip tree The implementation of the Tree Master Plan will be box, below). It’s hard to imagine how any of our Staged succession in Park planting is the ideal. This into the Sydney landscape through the use of 1908: Parkes Drive was planted with rows of and Wollemi pine. incremental and over decades. Sometimes it can many magnificent trees survived at all! means not waiting for a tree to die, but rather to Australian species, such as Moreton Bay figs, to Canary Island palms. The perceived success of provide a similar visual effect. They took a very Tree management practices are continually be daunting to imagine trees being cut down in this heralded the widespread planting of palms visual image of the English ‘Public Park’ and remade developing and evolving in response to greater such a beautiful landscape. But a far more across the Parklands. it in an Australian setting with Australian species. understanding of the environment and ongoing frightening vision would be to do nothing. 1930s: Planting slowed significantly, perhaps Why do some trees find it hard to grow here? due to the change of Parklands administration The Parklands has a mix of Australian natives and exotic species. Most people think of eucalypts and from the Royal Botanic Gardens to the Geology: Centennial Parklands is located in the planting of windbreaks, establishing more sheltered A recipe for diversity Department of Agriculture. The Depression geological area known as the Botany Sands, the microclimates, has enabled better growth and long acacias when they think of Australian natives. But in also contributed to reduced budgets. northern edge of the Botany Basin. These sandy term performance of trees. the Parklands there is a more quirky mix, including A problematic tree Possible replacement tree soils have poor water holding capacity and low trees from rainforest habitats much admired in the Ficus macrophylla Ficus watkinsiana 1960: From the 1960s to the 1970s there was Drainage and landform: Natural seepage occurs nutrient levels. The Moreton Bay fig has a particular Known as the a renewed interest in planting, with the throughout most of the Parklands into the ponds nineteenth century but now less widely used. problem with the psyllid insect that Strangler fig, it emphasis on native species. Topography Despite being altered by Charles system. Although sandy soil means trees have A fascinating aspect of the history of tree planting in causes great damage to the tree’s looks very similar Moore at its inception, sand dunes and sandstone good drainage, the sandstone layers underneath 1999: The Tree Master Plan was developed. the Parklands (see timeline, page 6) is the way it leaves. This leads to the defoliation to the Moreton still dominate the topography of the Parklands. can often lead to ‘puddling’. Many tree species In the same year, Maiden’s Row, a reflects a philosophy of trialling and experimentation of the tree, making it susceptible to Bay Fig—in fact Often the shallow depth from the sand to the are sensitive to ‘wet feet’ becoming prone to commemorative belt of 70 paperbarks, planted other insects or fungus as well as most could not sandstone base makes tree planting problematic as soil-borne fungal diseases. that still underpins Parklands planting practice. It was in Centennial Park behind Kensington Ponds. stress from sunburn and reduced tell them apart. there is insufficient depth for good root growth. a paramount philosophy at the time of Moore and ability to photosynthesize. Cultivated Trials with this Soils: Natural soils include sandstone, Aeolian sand A small speciman 2001: Replanting of the failed palms on Parkes Maiden neither of whom could predict what would trees in parks and streets appear to A young Moreton species in the Climate: Early plantings did not consider the dunes, inter-bedded clays and peat. Soil compaction planted in 1997 Drive (now known as Avenue of Nations) with work and what wouldn’t. be more susceptible to psyllid attack Bay fig, planted in Parklands show it prevailing southerly and westerly winds. The later and erosion have become a problem in some areas. 2003 Kauri pines. than trees growing in the wild. to be resistant to the psyllid.

6 Parklands Winter 2005 Parklands Winter 2005 7 Park Living

Twitcher’s Corner A Walk in the Park Flower of the Season with Peter Garrett Clivia nobilis south sides of houses or for filling in gaps in the garden. Clivias perform well in soil that is free Commonly know as the Kaffir Lily some refer draining and mulched, although this is not essential. Peter Garrett is widely known as a to Clivia nobilis as the ‘Drooping Clivia’ due to They are very drought tolerant, requiring some passionate advocate and campaigner the large cluster of red tube-like flowers that watering in the spring and summer, with practically for the environment. He is a former hang from the stem. They were originally no watering over the cooler months of winter. Use president of the Australian Conservation named after Lady Charlotte Florentina Clive, a complete fertiliser in spring, preferably a slow Foundation, former frontman of Australian Duchess of Northumberland and release product. The dead flowers do not have to band Midnight Oil and is now the Labor granddaughter of Robert Clive, better known be removed as another spectacular feature of the Member for Kingsford Smith. Peter grew as Clive of India. She was famous in the world Clivias is the red berries they produce. These set up in Sydney and has been visiting of gardening as the first to cultivate the flower seeds and can produce new plants, although they Centennial Parklands for many years. of a Clivia nobilis in her greenhouse. will take about five years to produce any flowers. New Holland Honeyeater Clivias are wonderful, hardy plants that do well in almost all garden Due to the popularity and durability of Clivias they have become quite Favourite nook in Centennial Parklands? By Trevor Waller situations. Native to Natal in South Africa, they add a tropical lushness to expensive. Dividing your existing clump is the most productive and The wooded ridges dotted with Moreton Bay Figs overlooking the any garden with their glossy dark green strap-like leaves and bright cost-effective way to expand your display. Division can take place Federation Pavilion. Of the many birds that make good use of the environment, and in orange-to-red flowers. They tolerate a wide range of environmental anytime after flowering, although spring time is the best. Simply lift the particular the trees of the Parklands, the New Holland Honeyeater is Funniest memory of the Parklands? conditions, although they do not like extremely cold regions where they plant from the soil and separate into smaller sections by cutting and our focus this season. It is a medium-sized Honeyeater with a boldly Starting the Ride for Life bike race for cancer research in 2004 are often grown in pots allowing them to be brought indoors in winter. breaking up the clump. Then replant the smaller pieces. twice after the competitors were so keen to get going they bolted streaked black and white body. The back is dark and there are bold Clivia flowers brighten up any garden in winter as their flowering season Clivia nobilis can be seen in Centennial Parklands amongst the other without waiting for the start flag the first time—all captured on yellow wing panels, as well as yellow in the base of the outer tail starts around mid-to-late winter and continues into the summer Clivia miniata planted en masse adjacent to Randwick Gates on Grand television. feathers and a white tip in the outer tail. months. They can grow in dense shade but prefer filtered light, which Drive, and also near the Café under the fig tree near the women’s How does being in the Parklands make you feel? makes them ideal for growing under the shade of trees, along the dark amenities block. On the black head there are white eyebrows, white whisker tufts An oasis of calm in a crowded city. I admire the truly diverse range and white ear tufts. The head pattern is significant for identifying the of activities that go on there—picnics, bike rides, walkers of all bird with the white eye the most important field mark to look for. speeds and sizes—all taking time to recharge, which is a very They use their longish black bill to probe deep into flowers where necessary activity for busy Sydneysiders. their brush-tipped tongue can extract nectar from the blooms. To One word that best describes the Parklands? supplement their diet they also eat fruit and insects, which they often Terrific. take in flight. Who would you most like to take for a walk in a park? Recipe They are a bold species and will protect nectar trees with a noisy My wife, as it would give us a chance to chat surrounded by nature. Soups are synonymous with winter and this one will warm you through to your toes. This recipe, courtesy of Centennial Parklands Restaurant, is very easy to make and is perfect for lunches, or a simple dinner with salad and bread. Bon Appetit. display of strength in numbers. This is usually accompanied by shrill Formal gardens or rugged landscape? harsh chattering, while their usual call is an abrupt metallic "tjik". New Rugged landscape is the best part of the Parklands. Holland Honeyeaters are found in coastal heath, woodlands with Roasted Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup Best part of winter? scrubby undergrowth, mallee, parks and gardens. Clear skies. Breeding season is mostly between July and December and again Favourite other park? Ingredients: • 2 tablespoons of crunchy Method: between March and May but breeding can occur in any month Too many to mention but Jervis Bay National Park is a beauty, close • 2 litres vegetable stock (salt peanut butter 1. Roast sweet potatoes, with their skins on, at 180ºC degrees for two hours nectar plants are flowering. In good seasons they may raise several to Sydney, with an outstanding marine environment. reduced) • 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil or until soft and caramelised. Allow to cool then carefully peel and discard • 1.5 kg sweet potatoes skins. Set aside. broods. The substantial nest made of grass and bark is built in dense • 1 lime, zest and juice Favourite tree? brushed with vegetable oil • Salt and pepper to taste foliage in a shrub or bushy tree, and is lined with plant down or other 2. Sauté Spanish onion, chilli and ginger until soft then add sweet potato and Angophora – its canopy reminds me of the shape • 2 medium Spanish onions, • 250 ml tub of light sour soft materials. The female lays two to three eggs that are incubated vegetable stock. Mix well and bring to the boil. Cook for 5–10 minutes. of Sydney. diced cream for about 15 days. The best place to look for these Honeyeaters in The environment? • 2 large knobs of ginger, 3. Add spices and peanut butter then, using a food processor, blend until the Parklands is in the Column Garden or the Rose Garden. Climate change is upon us and with global warming underway we roughly chopped smooth. Pass through a fine sieve then add lime juice and season if needed. • 2 medium chillies, seeded Trevor Waller is a bird enthusiast with over ten years behind the need to urgently rein in our greenhouse gas emissions. The Federal 4. Top with sour cream that has been mixed with lime zest, and then serve. and sliced binoculars. He is a member of various bird watching clubs in government needs to ratify Kyoto and support renewable and • 1 teaspoon each of toasted Centennial Parklands Restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch. So soak Sydney, including Birds Australia, and conducts the Parklands’ efficient energy in Australia. cumin and coriander seeds, up the winter sun, enjoy the view and choose from an assortment of Birdwatcher’s Breakfasts each season (see pages 14-15 for details). ground in a mortar and seasonal dishes. pestle

8 Parklands Winter 2005 Parklands Winter 2005 9 Healthy Parks, Healthy People Foundation and Friends

Healthy Parks Healthy People Dublin’s green treasure An urban oasis for our wildlife Pedalling to good health August will be a major fund raising month for cancer care and Friends of Centennial Parklands member Monuments include the Phoenix Column, the Centennial Parklands is home to a large variety of bird, mammal and research. The Cancer Council’s annual Daffodil Day takes place on Andrew Mitchell recently visited Dublin and Wellington Monument and the Papal Cross, a reptiles species. There are over 150 species of birds alone, making this August 19 and, in Centennial Parklands, the Ride For Life Challenge writes about its emerald treasure. 27 metre steel cross that commemorates the site a popular bird watching destination for ornithologists. will be held on Saturday 13 August. The event will see cancer late Pope John Paul II’s mass to over one survivors, member of the general public, past Olympic champions, Phoenix Park is Dublin’s equivalent of The Parklands provide a unique oasis for animals in an otherwise harsh million people in 1979. corporate groups and professional cyclists take up a cycling Centennial Parklands. Just west of the city urban environment, and many rely on it for food, nesting and shelter. challenge to raise money for the Oncology Department at Prince centre, Phoenix Park is Dublin’s largest park Eighteenth century buildings in the Park include Sadly, however, many animals in the Park are struck by cars. To our of Wales Hospital. (over 700ha, compared with Centennial Deerfield, home of the US ambassador, and Rangers falls the task of removing—and sometimes happily, rescuing— The cycle event will be a fun day for everyone and it is open to all Parklands’ 361ha) and Europe’s largest the Irish President’s official residence, Áras an the birds, turtles and possums that fall victim each year. ages. Whether you come to compete, cheer on cyclists, provide enclosed park with a circumference of Uachtaráin (which I still can’t get my tongue Ashtown Castle, a 17th century towerhouse next to the Wildlife can be slow to cross roads, particularly water birds due to their support for your corporate team, join in a fun race or just enjoy the 11km. It is reputed to be the largest urban around). Next to the visitor centre is medieval visitor centre small size and feet that are not designed for hard surfaces. It is a atmosphere, it’s a day to mark in your calendar. There will also be park in the world, though the Bois de Ashtown Castle, a seventeenth century Ormonde, though I didn’t actually see them. common sight to see one of the Park’s majestic black a special program of activities for children including Boulogne in Paris is 845ha, and the Prater towerhouse, with an historical interpretation of While attractive in Dublin’s urban setting, the feral swan’s slowly waddling across Parkes Drive in search of straight line racing, skills riding, safety pit stops and in Vienna comes close at 614ha. the Park going back 3500 years. fresh grass to nibble on. treasure hunts. deer in Sydney’s are proving Trees include oak, beech, pine, chestnut and particularly destructive to the native environment. The 30km/hr speed limit for vehicles in Centennial Park The Cancer Council Australia highlights the link lime, and an illuminated tree for Christmas. is imposed in part to minimise the impact of vehicles on between increased activity and reduced cancer Just like Centennial Parklands, not everything in There has been a major tree replanting our wildlife. Rangers take the issue of speeding very incidence. Research has indicated that cycling Phoenix Park’s history has been tranquil and seriously, and they will be conducting a campaign over program over the past 10 years. Parks are reduces the risk of serious conditions such as heart placid. While here the destruction of Sir Henry the winter months to educate speeding drivers of the probably one of the best places in Ireland to disease, high blood pressure, obesity and the most Parkes’ statue was spectacular, political events at danger they pose to animals and humans alike. common form of diabetes. All types of regular see trees, because unfortunately there are Phoenix Park have been more significant and Offenders can receive a $175 fine. exercise are beneficial, but cycling is particularly good very few left in the heavily cultivated rural gruesome. In 1882 the British Chief Secretary because it fits into our busy lifestyles, being both a areas. Like Scotland, the once heavily forested Please next time you drive through the gates of for Ireland (on his very first evening in the post) mode of transport and a good work-out. countryside was cut down to literally fuel Centennial Park, leave behind the fast-paced, hustle and Cycling is fun for the family and his Under-Secretary were stabbed to death bustle of city life, and enjoy the tranquility the Park affords. industrial development. Signposts in both Irish and English are a common feature by extremists outside Áras an Uachtaráin. Your assistance in helping us create a safe environment will be Cycling at Centennial Parklands appreciated Although a spectacular and massive landscape, I A political legacy like Centennial Parklands, by both our two-legged and four-legged friends. Centennial Parklands offers a 3.8 kilometre recreational cycle lane. couldn’t find any of the excellent interpretive It is open to all levels of proficiency, even those who have not Phoenix Park was created in 1671 by the Duke material that is a feature of so many Australian ridden a bike for a while. Take advantage of Car Free Days held on of Ormonde, and opened to the public by parks and gardens. Educational facilities such as the last Sunday of every season when you can ride to your heart’s Lord Chesterfield in 1745. It was named after a Centennial Parkland’s excellent Wetlands content in a totally car free environment. The next Car Free Day natural spring found in the Park, from the Irish Interpretive Maze and Lachlan Swamp Nature Art in the Park will be held on 28 August (see page 3 for details). Fionn Uisce meaning ‘clear water’, much like Trail were missing from Phoenix Park. Bikes are available for hire within Centennial Park. A hand cycle can Lachlan Swamp in Centennial Parklands. also be reserved for hire. This style of bicycle allows amputees, As always when visiting overseas parks and Again like Centennial Parklands, Phoenix Park Healthy Parks Healthy People presents Art in the Park people with spinal injuries and those recovering from certain gardens, it is salutary to reflect on how very provides an extraordinary site for a wide range Part of the central vista of Phoenix Park looking along the 4km in July 2005. In a week of arts-related activities at conditions such as stroke to enjoy cycling for exercise or recreation. Chesterfield Avenue lit by gas lamps lucky we are in Australia to be able to enjoy participating parks, Art in the Park will explore the of sports, jogging, walking, picnics, or just Details of how to hire a bike are available at www.cp.nsw.gov.au our numerous parks, gardens and open spaces, relationship between art and nature by showcasing public enjoying the fresh air and wide open green or by calling (02) 9339 6699. For all enquires regarding the Among the wildlife in Phoenix Park is a herd of including the many bush environments within art, architecture and other cultural aspects of Sydney’s spaces. As well as its magnificent boulevards, Ride For Life event, please visit www.rideforlife.org.au or fallow deer, introduced by the Duke of the city. beautiful urban parks and gardens. contact (02) 9382 2589. vistas, open spaces and sports fields, the Park Activities will include special guided walks on the history of contains the People’s Garden (1864), a Information on regular cycling groups within the area is available sculptures and pavilion architecture and exhibitions related cultivated flower garden, and the Dublin Zoo through www.bikeast.org.au to park landscapes and park users. There will also be school (1830, the third oldest in the world after Links for more information: holiday activities and workshops for special-interest groups. Cycling is the perfect activity to promote the health of individuals, London and Paris). Similarly, Moore Park was http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/ the community and the planet. once the site of Sydney’s first zoo that included http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/phoenix_park/ Healthy Parks Healthy People is an initiative that promotes the a bear pit and elephant house. mental and physical benefits of spending time in parks. Don’t forget, you must wear a cycle helmet in Centennial Parklands. For more information, including a list of participating parks, visit www.healthyparkshealthypeople.com

10 Parklands Winter 2005 Parklands Winter 2005 11 Autumn Events Wrap-up Calendar Highlights

BIRDWATCHER'S MODEL GLIDERS ART IN THE PARK RUGBY LEAGUE CLINIC Jack Johnson Nick takes over BREAKFAST

The heavy skies cleared as Jack Johnson took Join this early Enter the ART in the Learn rugby to the stage for his Centennial Park concert Sydney morning world of PARK will league skills on Friday 18 March. 20,000 fans began to guided tour to aviation and explore the in this full day On Sunday 24 April, sing and sway as Johnson opened his concert spot some of build your relationship clinic under Nickelodeon hosted a with Better Together, a song from his new the Parklands’ own model between art the guidance free outdoor fun event at album In Between Dreams. A professional migratory and glider to take and nature by of ARL Loch Avenue South in board rider turned film-maker, Johnson has attracted a loyal following development officers. Work on Centennial Park. Catering resident land and water birds. A home with you. Learn the history showcasing public art, since his first album was released. This concert, the first in a series of for children aged 5 to 12, new meeting point and route will and flying techniques of model architecture and other cultural your passing, catching and Max Sessions, also featured Katalyst, G. Love, Donovan Frankenreiter the event featured live entertainment and appearances by allow the chance to visit some aeroplanes in Centennial Park. aspects of Sydney’s beautiful tackling skills. Each child receives and Xavier Rudd. much-loved SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star and Dora different birdwatching locations. All materials are included. Bring urban parks and gardens. an ARL football, backpack and the Explorer with her pet monkey Boots. For adults. Bring binoculars. hat. 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm. $12.50 drink bottle. Bring hat, drink, lunch The beautiful open air setting of the Mission Fields in Sydney’s green Activities will include special 7.30 am – 9.30 am. Includes per child (6-12 years). Meet and appropriate sports wear. heart was enjoyed by fans and musicians alike as the jazz folk sounds Kids bounced on the new giant inflatable SpongeBob Bouncy guided walks on the history of breakfast. $18.50 per person. Administration Building, behind 9.00 am – 3.00 pm. $45 per of the band wafted gently across the Park. Bottom, dove through the Elastic Jungle and slid through the sculptures and pavilion Meet Musgrave Avenue Gates, the Centennial Parklands Cafe. child (6-12 years). Meet at Bobstacle. It was a fun-packed day for kids, giving them an architecture and exhibitions corner Darley and York Roads. Administration Building, behind opportunity to see some of their favourite characters up close. Bookings essential related to park landscapes Finishes at Shelter Pavilion. the Centennial Parklands Café. (02) 9339 6699. and park users. Also on the Moonlight Cinema Bookings essential program are workshops for Bookings essential Monday, 4 July (02) 9339 6699. special-interest groups and (02) 9339 6699. Heralding cooler weather, the ever popular open air Good Vibrations kids’ school holiday activities. Moonlight Cinema season ended on 28 March. Sunday, 19 June Wednesday, 13 July On Saturday 19 February, patrons of Commencing in December 2004, this year’s audiences were Sunday, 7 August Participating parks in the Healthy Good Vibrations found inventive ways to treated to some great new movies such as The Motorcycle Parks Healthy People initiative shelter from the heavy downpours that Diaries, Garden State and Collateral as well as some old include: Centennial Parklands; arrived in the afternoon of this popular Botanic Gardens; favourites such as Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Breakfast at music festival. 20,000 fans came to Park; Sydney Olympic Park and Tiffany’s and Grease. Moore Park enjoy five stages packed with music and dancing. sites managed by the Sydney Crowds brought their picnic rugs and pillows or hired bean Harbour Federation Trust and bags to enjoy a movie under the stars. Watch out for its The festival, which began at 12 noon and NSW National Parks. season return later this year. finished at 10.00 pm, was a great success despite the weather and will be eagerly Monday, 11 July to awaited next year. Sunday, 17 July Stuart Tinney Clinic The Centennial Parklands The Dasher Double Equestrian Centre’s Members Club held an Eventing clinic with At 5.00 pm on Wednesday 20 April, Daryl Allen, a regular Eventing Olympic gold medallist Centennial Park cyclist, began his Dasher Double 48-hour Stuart Tinney on 26-27 February. Challenge around Centennial Park to raise funds for Youth The Centennial Parklands Foundation provides funds for environmental The intensive clinic taught all three Insearch. This organisation provides young people with the we need you. and educational projects. By supporting the Foundation you will be phases of Eventing: dressage, opportunity to take control of their lives by establishing new helping ensure future generations can experience the natural, indigenous showjumping and cross-country. positive goals and directions. and cultural heritage that is Centennial Parklands. Helen Gunn riding her Eventing horse Attendees found the experience The Freestyler at the Stuart Tinney Clinic Accompanied by a small team of Centennial Park cyclists, Daryl of working with an Olympic gold You can donate to the Foundation directly or by joining the Friends of faced the gruelling ride with his usual good humour. Forty eight medallist exhilarating and invaluable. This special opportunity was Centennial Parklands. A donation/membership form is inserted in the hours later an exhausted but happy Daryl had completed his taken up by both local and country riders and their horses. The magazine. For more information on the Foundation, including donations, challenge and raised around $100,000 for this worthy cause. newly renovated Equestrian Grounds in Centennial Park provided an bequests and sponsorships, please contact us on (02) 9339 6699. excellent city venue for the clinic.

12 Parklands Winter 2005 Parklands Autumn 2005 13 Materials included. Bring hat. 10.00 am – BUBBLES AND BOATMEN 23 Thursday 5 Tuesday 12.00 pm. $20.00 per person (7 years to JUNIOR RANGERS Dipnet for boatmen, wrigglers and MY LITTLE PONIES MINI RANGERS adult). Meet Shelter Pavilion. Bookings See 6 July nymphs and discover how they use See 14 June Dress up in your essential (02) 9339 6699. august all Rangers outfit to bubbles to breathe underwater. Create MODEL YACHT your own bubble-art boatman to take season 24 Friday learn how Rangers KRAZY KITES WORKSHOP take care of home with you! 10.00 am – 11.00 am. Tuesday SPOTLIGHT PROWL Come along to this Craft a simple 2 DOG Centennial $9 per child (2-5 years). Meet Shelter MY LITTLE PONIES A chance to see the wild nightlife kite-flying model yacht in this Visit DOG, the exhibition on display at the Visitor Centre, Superintendent’s Parklands. Make Pavilion, Parkes Drive Bookings essential See 14 June of Centennial Park. Join Rangers workshop to fly unique workshop Residence at Paddington Gates in Centennial Park until October 2005. your own Ranger (02) 9339 6699. spotlighting possums, flying foxes and kites of all shapes and learn the age- badge and join the Rangers to survey for This entertaining exhibition includes stunning images and fascinating objects other night creatures. All ages. Bring and sizes. old technique of 4Thursday wildlife, and help on a litter patrol. 10.00 Friday – all providing a unique insight into the life of a dog. Discover the remarkable torch. 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm. $9.50 per 8 Construct and sailing models on MY LITTLE PONIES am – 11.00 am. $9 per child (2-5 years). BUBBLES AND BOATMEN diversity of dogs, explore the many unique relationships that dogs and person. Meet Robertson Road Gates. decorate your very own kite to take Kippax Lake. All materials included. Bring See 14 June Bookings essential (02) 9339 6699. Meet Shelter Pavilion, Parkes Drive. See 7 July hat. 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm. $18 per child humans share and find out about the benefits of dog ownership. A special home, and practise flying your kite Bookings essential (02) 9339 6699. (6 – 12 years). Meet Kippax Lake, Driver Friday selection of DOG gifts can also be purchased for your ‘best friend’. Open under the guidance of kite expert 5 28 Tuesday SPOTLIGHT PROWL Michael Richards. All materials included. Avenue, Moore Park. Bookings essential SPOTLIGHT PROWL Wednesdays and weekends 10.00 am – 3.00 pm. MY LITTLE PONIES MODEL GLIDERS 5.30 pm - 6.30 pm. See 24 June Bring hat. 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm. $12.50 (02) 9339 6699. 5.45 pm – 6.45 pm. See 14 June See highlights per child (7 – 12 years). Meet See 24 June 9 Saturday Administration Building, behind the 15 Friday 5 Sunday SPOTLIGHT PROWL PONY RIDES Centennial Parklands Cafe. Bookings CIRCUS SKILLS 7Sunday FROG MOBILE 5.30 pm - 6.30 pm. See 24 June See 2 July essential (02) 9339 6699. See 4 July BIRDWATCHER'S june For everything you have ever wanted to BREAKFAST know about frogs, come and meet Lothar july 6 Wednesday 10 Sunday 3 Wednesday SPOTLIGHT PROWL Voigt from the Frog and Tadpole Study JUNIOR RANGERS PONY RIDES RUGBY LEAGUE CLINIC 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm 1Wednesday Group and view his very special Frog Who designs our parks? Who decides See 2 July See highlights See 24 June See highlights ART COMPETITION Mobile. 11.00 am – 3.00 pm. Free of 2 Saturday what they include and how they are Celebrate the Horse’s Birthday on charge. Shelter Pavilion, Parkes Drive. PONY RIDES arranged? Search for griffins, sculptures, 11 Monday DOG EXHIBITION – 16 Saturday 14 Sunday cannons and monuments that are 1 August by participating in Centennial The only place NETBALL CLINIC ART IN THE PARK PONY RIDES BUSBY’S BORE WALK significant to Centennial Park. Design Parklands Art Competition. Entry is 14 Tuesday where kids can See 7 July 10.00 am - 3.00 pm. Free of charge. See 2 July See 14 August. and build your own mini park, complete open to anyone under 18 years of MY LITTLE PONIES jump into the Visitor Centre, Paddington Gates, Programs for Adults section with toilets, roads, ponds, dog areas age. Simply design a poster-style A special children’s tour of the Centennial saddle so close to corner Oxford Street and Lang Road. 17 Sunday and wildlife reserves. 10.00 am – 12.00 artwork up to in size. Posters Parklands Equestrian Centre. Find out the city! Hand–led, See All Season. PONY RIDES 29 Sunday pm. $12.50 per child (6-12 years). must include a picture of a horse and a where the horses live, what they eat and 10 minute rides for See 2 July CAR FREE DAY Meet Visitor Centre, Paddington Gates, slogan about horses in Centennial Park. how to care for them. Includes a short children. Limited tickets. 10.00 am – MINI RANGERS Walk, cycle or corner Oxford Street and Lang Road. Please write your name, age, title of pony ride. Wear covered shoes. 10.00 am 3.00 pm or until sold out. $9.50 per See 5 July 19 Tuesday catch public Bookings essential (02) 9339 6699. artwork and contact phone number – 11.00 am. $10.50 per child (2–5 years), ride. Tickets at Mobile Ranger Station, MINI RANGERS MY LITTLE PONIES transport and on the back of your poster. All posters adults free. Meet Equestrian Centre Gates, Centennial Parklands Café. Weather See 5 July SPOTLIGHT PROWL See 14 June enjoy the last are to be completed by children under Bookings Thursday corner Lang and Cook Roads. permitting. Bookings not required. 7 5.30pm – 6.30pm. See 24 June Sunday of winter the age of 18. Address your entry essential (02) 9339 6699. NETBALL CLINIC ART IN THE PARK 21 Thursday in the peaceful to Centennial Parklands Art Competition, Learn netball skills in this fun three-hour Sunday See highlights Thursday MY LITTLE PONIES surroundings of Locked Bag 15, PADDINGTON NSW 3 netball clinic under the guidance of qualified 14 15 Wednesday PONY RIDES SOFTBALL CLINIC See 14 June Centennial Park. Please note accessible 2021, or deliver to the Administration netball coaches Robin Rowland-Wild and FREE HERITAGE WALK See 2 July Tuesday Learn softball skills in this fun three-hour entry has changed and is now via Jervois Building, behind Centennial Parklands See 15 June. Karen Howell. Work on your passing and 12 BUBBLES AND BOATMEN softball clinic under the guidance of 24 Sunday Gates. 9.00 am – 5.00 pm. Café. Competition closes 5.00 pm Programs for Adults section catching, footwork, attacking and defence Monday See 7 July NSW Softball development officers. DOG PHOTOGRAPHY Monday, 18 July. Posters will be displayed 4 skills and play a game. Bring hat, drink, and CIRCUS SKILLS Work on your catching and throwing, See 19 June from Friday, 22 July and judged on appropriate sports wear. 9.30 am – 12.30 19 Sunday Have you ever wanted to join the pitching and batting, and play a game. Programs for Adults section = 10% discount for Friends of Sunday, 31 July at 2.00 pm at A Pavilion, pm. $15.00 per child (6-12 years). SKETCHING CLASS BIRDWATCHER'S circus? Learn juggling, throwing, spinning Bring hat, drink and appropriate sports Centennial Parklands. Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre. Centennial Parklands Sports Centre, Netball –ART IN THE PARK BREAKFAST and balancing using clubs, rings and wear. 9.30 am – 12.30 pm. $15.00 per Sunday Please present your Friends Enquiries (02) 9339 6699. courts, Lang Road, Moore Park. Bookings Learn to sketch the diverse wildlife of 31 diablos with expert Michael Richards. child (6-12 years). Meet Centennial TED’S TREE TOUR – membership card to secure a essential (02) 9339 6699. Centennial Parklands in this unique class Bring hat. 10.30 am – 12.00 pm. run for both children and adults. Ranger Parklands Sports Centre, softball fields, NATIONAL TREE DAY discount. Discount is 10% unless See highlights $12.50 per child (strictly 10 years and and artist Paul Solomon will teach a variety Lang Road, Moore Park. Bookings otherwise stated. over). Meet Administration Building, of sketching techniques using media such essential (02) 9339 6699. DOG PHOTOGRAPHY For various horse riding lessons behind the Centennial Parklands Cafe. as charcoal, pencil, ink and graphite. See highlights See 19 June. Bookings essential (02) 9339 6699. and school holiday pony camps, Programs for Adults section. contact one of the following stables at Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre: PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS Budapest Riding School: 0419 231 931 Centennial Stables: 19 Sunday the bore at Busby’s Pond and the memorial (02) 9360 5650 june DOG PHOTOGRAPHY 31 Sunday 14 Sunday cairn in Centennial Park; and see an Learn professional techniques to photograph your dog and TED’S TREE TOUR – BUSBY’S BORE WALK exclusive viewing of the shaft into Busby’s Eastside Riding Academy: capture its personality on film. In this 2 hour workshop local Walk the route of Busby’s Bore, the NATIONAL TREE DAY Bore within Fox Studios. For adults. 10.00 (02) 9360 7521 15 Wednesday photographer Marco Bok will inspire you with his life-long underground supply of early Sydney’s am – 12 noon. $13 per person. Meet FREE HERITAGE WALK experience in photographing dogs in Centennial Parklands. Visit drinking water, with retired Robertson Road Gates. Finishes at Fox Moore Park Stables: the new DOG exhibition for your inspiration. Bring dog, leash, historian Jon Breen. Visit the source of (02) 9360 8747 Join Centennial Parklands Ranger Brian Page for a stroll through one of Australia’s Studios. Bookings essential (02) 9339 6699. dog waste bags, camera and 2-3 rolls of film (or sufficient See highlights oldest parks. This walking tour will showcase historical sites and significant natural and memory cards for digital cameras). For adults. 10.30 am – Papillon Riding Stables: built features. Bring good walking shoes, hat and drink. For adults. 10.00 am – 12.00 12.30 pm. $40 per person. Meet Visitor Centre, Paddington 0407 224 938 pm. Free of charge. Meet Visitor Centre, Paddington Gates, corner Oxford Street and Gates, corner Oxford Street and Lang Road. Bookings essential (02) 9339 6699. Lang Road. Bookings essential (02) 9339 6699. august 19 Sunday 7 Sunday BIRDWATCHER'S BREAKFAST BIRDWATCHER'S july BREAKFAST

Sunday See highlights 24 DOG PHOTOGRAPHY See 19 June See Programs for Adults section highlights winter 2005 CALENDAR 14 Parklands Autumn 2005 Parklands Autumn 2005 15 Centennial Parklands User’s Guide

QUICK GUIDE Dog Walking Under NSW law, dogs must be held on a leash First Aid and Emergency in all public areas, unless otherwise designated, 24 hour Ranger service, 7 days. and no more than four dogs can be walked by 0412 718 611 one person. Dogs with responsible owners are welcome in Centennial Parklands and can be Administration exercised off-leash in certain areas. To find out 8.30 am-5 pm Monday—Friday. Located behind more about areas in Centennial Parklands where Centennial Parklands Café. (02) 9339 6699 off-leash dog walking is permitted, please refer Fax: (02) 9332 2148 email: [email protected] Moore Park Golf Course to our dog brochure. For copies please phone How to Get Here Public 18-hole golf course, available to (02) 9339 6699 or visit www.cp.nsw.gov.au BY BUS: Easily accessible by bus. Route 339 members and non-members, in the heart of Jogging & Walking from city stations and 355 from Bondi Junction the Eastern Suburbs. Includes Golf Pro Shop A 3.6 kilometre jogging track is located around run regular services to Moore Park. Route 378 and one Australia’s largest driving ranges. Grand Drive. Self-guided walking trails are from Central and 380 from run (02) 9663 3791 located at Lachlan Swamp and Duck Pond. services to Centennial Park. Phone 131 500 BOOK A SPACE FOR PLAYING Guided walks held regularly each season. Guided for timetable details. walks bookings: (02) 9339 6699 BY CAR: Main gates to Centennial Park open OR ENTERTAINING sunrise to sunset. Car Free Days are held on the Horse Riding last Sunday in every season: February, May, Playing Fields Centennial Park is one of the few remaining August and November. A 30 km speed limit Playing fields in Centennial, Moore and Queens parks in the world offering inner-city horse riding, applies on all roads in Centennial Park. Parks are available for team sports, including with a 3.6 kilometre circular horse track and cricket, soccer, hockey, rugby and touch-football. some two hectares of fenced equestrian Friends of Centennial Parklands Also available is ES Marks Athletics Field featuring grounds. Horse hire: More than a group of park lovers, the Friends are an international standard 400 metre running •Moore Park Stables: •Centennial Stables: an important association of like-minded people track, shot put, discus, javelin, long, high and (02) 9360 8747 (02) 9360 5650 committed to preserving the Parklands’ history, triple jump facilities. Bookings: (02) 9339 6699 •Eastside Riding Academy: •Papillon Riding Stables: environment and culture. (02) 9339 6699 (02) 9360 7521 (02) 8356 9866 Centennial Square •Budapest Riding School: Community Consultative Committee Surrounded by trees and designed for marquees, 0419 231 391 Meets approximately every six weeks. Committee this site caters for 50 to 1200 people. Located members can be contacted via Centennial next to one of Centennial Park’s historic ponds. For stabling and other enquiries, please phone Parklands administration. (02) 9339 6699 Perfect for weddings, launches, events. Bookings: the Centre Manager: (02) 9332 2809 email: [email protected] web: (02) 9339 6699 www.cp.nsw.gov.au Picnics & BBQs Centennial Parklands Restaurant The Parklands offer unlimited picnic spots, with Park Information Available for weddings and function hire. views of ponds, fields and gardens. There are Information, maps and brochures are available Bookings: (02) 9282 0500 also five free BBQ locations in Centennial Park from the Administration Building (behind the and one in Queens Park. Access to picnic areas café) or the Superintendent’s Residence, Events and BBQs operates on a first-in basis. Bookings Wednesdays and weekends 10 am–3 pm. Submissions from the public are welcome for required for groups of 50 or over. Bookings: activities and events that support the Parklands’ (02) 9339 6699 FACILITIES AND AMENITIES cultural policy. Enquiries: (02) 9339 6699 Education and Public Programs Centennial Parklands Restaurant Filming & Photography School excursions, holiday activities, guided tours Modern Australian à la carte restaurant offering a Centennial Parklands offers a versatile range of and workshops, children’s birthday parties. full wine list. Open daily for breakfast and lunch. locations for commercial filming and photography Enquiries: (02) 9339 6699 Also available for weddings and function hire. at competitive rates. Enquiries: (02) 9339 6699 Open 7 days, 8.30 am—3 pm. (02) 9360 3355 Moore Park Precinct THINGS TO DO The Moore Park Centennial Parklands Café Precinct offers a variety Specialising in light meals and snacks, the Café of sport and leisure offers open-air eating in its award-winning Cycling & Roller Blading A four kilometre cycling and roller blading track experiences. Venues forecourt. Open 7 days, 8 am—4.30 pm. in the Precinct include Fox Studios, Hordern follows the perimeter of Grand Drive. A (02) 9380 6922 Pavilion, Royal Hall of Industries, Sydney Cricket Learner’s Cycleway for children is also available Ground and Aussie Stadium. For more Centennial Parklands Kiosk (cycling only). Cyclists are not permitted to ride information on events and activities visit Located next to Duck Pond, the Kiosk serves in groups of more than 16. Hire available from: sandwiches, light meals, coffee, cold drinks and www.mooreparkprecinct.com.au ice cream. Open weekends and public holidays, • Centennial Parklands Cycle Hire, 8 am—sunset. in Centennial Park (bikes only): 0409 855 592 Centennial Parklands Children’s Centre • Centennial Park Cycles, Day care centre for babies to pre-schoolers. Randwick (bikes & blades): (02) 9398 5027 (02) 9663 1200 •Woolys Wheels, Paddington (bikes only): (02) 9380 6356 Centennial Parklands Sports Centre Tennis, basketball and netball courts available for •Total Skate, Locked Bag 15 casual or regular use. (02) 9662 7033 Woollahra (blades only): (02) 9380 6356 PADDINGTON NSW 2021 Tel: (02) 9339 6699 Fax: (02) 9332 2148 www.cp.nsw.gov.au email: [email protected]