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Parks & playgrounds

Find out more about places to get in touch with nature or spend time with friends and family on our Parks page.

Playground Replacement Program

Playground Replacement Program

Each year up to five playgrounds are included in annual asset renewal works program.

Adamstown Park

Adamstown Park

We are delivering the city’s largest suburban sporting and recreation hub at Adamstown.

Blackbutt Reserve multipurpose community facility and café

Blackbutt Reserve multipurpose community facility and café

We have delivered a new multipurpose community facility and kiosk at Newcastle’s beating green heart, Blackbutt Reserve.

Camp Shortland

Camp Shortland

Improving the space together, find out more about the future of Camp Shortland.

Civic Park Public Domain Plan

Civic Park Public Domain Plan

Have your Say on how we're shaping the future of Newcastle’s Civic Precinct before 20 May 2025.

Gregson Park Playspace

Gregson Park Playspace

We have delivered a new inclusive playspace at Hamilton's much-loved Gregson Park.

Griffith Park amenities upgrade

Griffith Park amenities upgrade

We’re upgrading the public amenities at Griffith Park, Stockton to provide a more accessible and modern facility for the community.

Hamilton Station Park upgrade

Hamilton Station Park upgrade

The upgrade will deliver a safer, more welcoming and inclusive space for residents, commuters, businesses and the wider community

Harbour Foreshore Precinct

Harbour Foreshore Precinct

We are delivering Newcastle's largest children's playground. It will be an exciting and inclusive space for all.

Maryland Fenced Off-Leash Dog Park Works

Maryland Fenced Off-Leash Dog Park Works

Stage One of our upgrade at Maryland Off-Leash Dog Park is now complete.

National Park Landscape and Park Improvements

National Park Landscape and Park Improvements

We are transforming the northwest corner of National Park into an expanded open space for the community.

Wallsend Active Hub

Wallsend Active Hub

We have delivered a $1.5 million active hub in Wallsend's Federal Park.

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.