George Kendall Riverside Park

Recreational park in New South Wales

George Kendall Riverside Park
George Kendall Riverside Park, facing East

Type	Municipal (City of Parramatta)
Location	Ermington, New South Wales
Coordinates	33°49′17″S 151°03′51″E / 33.8213°S 151.0642°E / -33.8213; 151.0642
Area	27.2 hectares
Operated by	City of Parramatta
Parking	Off-street parking

George Kendall Riverside Park is a 27.2-hectare (67-acre) recreational park in Ermington, New South Wales, on the northern bank of the Parramatta River.

The park is named after George Frederick Kendall, an alderman of the Ermington/Rydalmere Municipality from 1944–1948.

Previous use

During the 1970s, to the chagrin of the local residents, much of the area (then called George Kendall Reserve) was used as a landfill site. Eventually the operation was decommissioned and the site revegetated.

Sports

George Kendall Riverside Park is a popular sporting venue. It has the following sports facilities:

Bike/walking track
Football (soccer) fields
Baseball field
Cricket pitch
Tennis courts
Basketball/netball courts (though somewhat dilapidated)

George Kendall Riverside Park is the home ground of Ermington United Soccer Club.

Amenities

George Kendall Riverside Park is also a popular picnicking venue. It has the following amenities:

Playgrounds
Electric barbecues
Public toilets
Off-street parking

Flora and fauna

George Kendall Riverside Park is an important habitat for flora and fauna. The riverside is occupied by mangroves and a saltmarsh with patches of vulnerable narrow-leafed Wilsonia (Wilsonia backhousei). Elsewhere in the park are the Sydney peppermint (Eucalyptus piperita), brush box (Lophostemon confertus), red-stemmed wattle (Acacia myrtifolia) and kangaroo grass (Themeda australis). The park is also home to common weeds such as farmers friend (Bidens pilosa) and purpletop (Verbena bonariensis).

Numerous bird species either live in or visit the park, including the grey butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus), white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) and the laughing kookaburra (dacelo novaeguineae). The park is also home to common introduced species such as the Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis).

George Kendall Riverside Park has a dedicated bushcare group that includes residents and council members who volunteer to regenerate the native bush. Every third Sunday of the month (except in the heat of summer) the group plants native species and removes weeds. New members are welcome.

Proposed Upgrades

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is working with the City of Parramatta Council to upgrade George Kendall Riverside Park as part of Parks for People. The George Kendall Riverside Park upgrade will focus on the eastern side of the park. The makeover aims to create more structure to the park’s different functions but maintain its unique vast open space. Plus, it will enable better access to the riverside bike path. Public comment period ended in July 2020 and a report of results provided. More than 9,300 people visited the site and 239 people shared their ideas on how we can improve George Kendall Riverside Park and make it a better place for the community.

Upgrade timeline

Late-2020: Design development begins

Mid-2021: Construction begins

Early-2022: Upgrade completed

References

^ Parramatta City Council, Culture and Leisure: George Kendell Riverside Park (accessed 7 January 2008).
Planning Workshop Pty Ltd, Environmental Impact Statement: Proposed Sanitary Landfill, Spurway Street, Ermington, Parramatta City Council.
Ermington United Soccer Club, Home Ground Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 7 January 2008).
^ George Kendall Riverside Park Committee (Nov 2006), George Kendall Riverside Park Newsletter, Issue 3.
Parramatta City Council, Bushcare Group Regular Workdays Schedule (accessed 7 January 2008).

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