What's happening?
What's happening?
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.
Project update: Oct 2025
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!
Project history
Consultation
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.
Resources
Document library
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
May-Jun 2024: Open and listening
Tell us what you think of the concept plan
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Jul 2024: Reviewing feedback
Understanding what we heard
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Late 2024: Design update
Updating designs to incorporate feedback
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Timeline item 4 - complete
Apr 2025: Outcomes of engagement
Sharing what we heard and providing the updated concept plan
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Timeline item 5 - complete
Sep-Oct 2025: Installing fitness equipment
Equipment was installed near the Recreation Centre Annexe building
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Timeline item 6 - active
Oct-Nov 2025: Reviewing lighting design
For the southern side of Dunbar Park
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Timeline item 7 - incomplete
Early 2026: Install additional furniture
Updates on the proposed shade structures and seating hubs for the park
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acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and their Country on which we
gather today. By these words we show our respect to all Aboriginal
people. We acknowledge Elders past, present and emerging and the spirits
and ancestors of the Clans that lived in this area.
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