Dunbar Park is a key location for the Avalon Beach community.

We committed to several actions to improve some of the amenity of Dunbar Park and surrounds in the Avalon Beach Place Plan. The improvements for the park are intended to make it more appealing and useable for a range of activities, including comfortable places for people to meet, gather and play, improved lighting, and space for performances and events.

Click through the tabs to larn more about the project's history and consultation with our community.

The active recreation space is all set! Fences have come down and the outdoor fitness equipment is now available for you to enjoy.

Come on by and get moving!

We consulted with the community on concept plans for Dunbar Park from 29 May and 26 June 2024. We received 127 responses, most indicating support. Read the Community Engagement Report to learn more about the consultation outcomes, including all comments received.

The implementation of improvements to Dunbar Park will be staged in accordance with funding and scheduled to minimise disturbance to the community. Improvements proposed included:

• lighting to provide a sense of liveliness and safety
• providing pop-up play spaces and active play elements
• increasing public seating, picnic benches and tables
• increasing footpath widths where required
• providing shelter for shade and weather protection
• opportunities for arts and performance spaces
• installing new bike parking.

Our concept plan was preliminary, which means, where appropriate, we take your feedback into account as we progress to detailed design.

Design concepts follow our public space design guidelines - you can read Public Space Vision and Design Guidelines - Northern Beaches for more information.