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Parks and gardens

National Parks

Approximately 24 per cent of land within the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) is reserved as National Park valued for their scenic, ecological, cultural and aesthetic qualities. There are also a number of State Forests and other bushland areas.

The National Parks and State Forests located within the LGA (either partly or wholly) include:

Corrabare State Forest
Heaton State Forest
Olney State Forest
Pokolbin State Forest
Sugarloaf State Conservation Area
Watagans National Park
Werakata National Park
Yengo National Park

Key bushland areas within the LGA maintained by Cessnock City Council include Kitchener Poppethead Reserve, Hunter River Reserve at Greta and the Bimbadeen Lookout at Mount View.

Playgrounds

Cessnock’s 42 playgrounds have fun equipment for kids of all ages. Our inclusive and accessible playgrounds have opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. These playgrounds include:

Veteran’s Memorial Park in Aberdare
Bridges Hill Park in Cessnock
Maybury Peace Park in Weston

Some of our playgrounds are fully fenced providing a safe environment for toddlers and young children to enjoy.

Parks

We are home to 54 parks. 42 of these contain playgrounds and additional facilities. See the complete list below.

Park locations and facilities

Park	Address	Facilities
Abermain Centenary Park	52 Armidale Street, Abermain	Car parking Picnic furniture Shaded playground Shared pathway
Abernethy Park	6 Murray Street, Abernethy	Picnic furniture Shaded playground
Alkira Avenue Park	159 Alkira Avenue, Cessnock	Open space
ANZAC Reserve	7 Narone Creek Road, Wollombi	Open space
Apex Park	232A Wollombi Road, Cessnock	Car parking Picnic furniture
Apex Park	Maitland Street, Stanford Merthyr	Picnic furniture
Ayrfield Miners Memorial Playground	6 Morgan Street, North Rothbury	BBQ and picnic furniture Playground Public toilets Basketball court
Bailey Park	198 Cessnock Road, Abermain	Car parking Picnic furniture Shared pathway
Bellbird Community Hall	425 Wollombi Road, Bellbird	Accessible car parking Shaded playground
Bellbird Miners Memorial Park	496 Wollombi Road, Bellbird	Picnic furniture
Bimbadeen Lookout	Mount View	Open space
Birralee Park (Junior)	10 Grieve Street, Kurri Kurri	Picnic furniture
Birralee Park (Senior)	3E Heddon Street, Kurri Kurri	Car parking Shaded playground
Booth Park	Rawson Street, Kurri Kurri	Cricket ground Picnic furniture Shaded playground
Bridges Hill Park	26 Victoria Street, Cessnock	Accessible car parking BBQ and picnic furniture Outdoor gym equipment Shaded playground Shared pathway Skatepark Basketball half court
Brunner Park	30 Dalwood Road, East Branxton	Picnic furniture Playground
Buckland Avenue Park	5 Maclean Street, Cessnock	Car parking Picnic furniture Shaded playground Shared pathway
Carmichael Park	32 Sparke Street, Bellbird	BMX track Car parking Picnic furniture Shaded playground
Cessnock Civic Park	Vincent Street, Cessnock	Open Space
Chalmers Park	20 Railway Street, Pelaw Main	Open space
Chinaman’s Hollow	Cessnock Road, Weston	Accessible public toilets BBQ and picnic furniture Car parking Shared pathway
Cliftleigh Meadows District Park	William Tester Drive, Cliftleigh	BBQ and picnic furniture Gym equipment Playground Shared pathway
Col Brown Rotary Park	Barton Street & Lang Street, Kurri Kurri	Accessible public toilets BBQ and picnic furniture Car parking
Crawfordville/Millfield Park	31 Bennett Street, Millfield	Accessible car parking Accessible public toilets BBQ and picnic furniture Playground
Edgeworth David Memorial Park	Cessnock Road, Abermain	Car parking Mining memorial
Ellalong Park	22 Helena Street, Ellalong	Picnic furniture Playground Basketball court
Ernie Dunlop Park	39 Appleton Avenue, Weston	Picnic furniture Playground Basketball court
Freemasons Park	19 Quarry Street, Cessnock	Open space
George Jeffery Park	24 Congewai Street, Kearsley	Accessible public toilets BBQ and picnic furniture Car parking Playground
George Winter Park	131A Aberdare Street, Kurri Kurri	Open space
H J Sternbeck Park	Edwards & Vincent Street, Cessnock	Picnic furniture
Hall Park	37 Stephen Street, Cessnock	Picnic furniture Playground
Harle Street Park	94 Harle Street, Abermain	Playground
Hedleigh Park	2 Adams Street, Heddon Greta	Picnic furniture Playground
Hunter River Reserve	Orient Street, Greta	Open space Picnic furniture
Jeffries Park	320 Cessnock Road, Abermain	Car parking Picnic furniture Shaded playground
Lloyd Park	47 Evatt Street, Pelaw Main	Open space
Log of Knowledge Park	Stanford Street, Pelaw Main	BBQ and picnic furniture Car parking Shaded playground Picnic furniture
Macquarie Avenue Playground	46 Macquarie Avenue, Cessnock	Picnic furniture Playground
Manning Park	10 Newton Avenue, Cessnock	Dog off leash exercise area Open space
Margaret Johns Park	84 Boundary Street, Kurri Kurri	Car parking Picnic furniture Skatepark
Margaret Street Playground	2A Margaret Street, Cessnock	Picnic furniture Playground
Maybury Peace Park	122 Cessnock Road, Weston	Shaded playground BBQ and picnic furniture Car parking Accessible toilets Liberty swing Shared pathway
McFarlane Street Playground	McFarlane Street, Cessnock	Playground Picnic furniture
Meredith Park	11 Eighth Street, Weston	Playground
Miller Park	8 Maitland Street, East Branxton	Accessible toilet BBQ and picnic furniture Car parking Off-leash dog exercise area Outdoor gym equipment Shaded playground Sporting fields
Mulbring Park	11 Maitland Road, Mulbring	Shaded playground BBQ and picnic furniture Public toilets Basketball court
Nellie Simm Park	75 Deakin Street, Kurri Kurri	Open space
Norman Brown Park	59 High Street, Greta	Picnic furniture Playground Public toilets
North End Park	Church Street, Cessnock	Accessible public toilets BBQ and picnic furniture Shaded playground Shared pathway
Nulkaba Playground	9 Branxton Street, Nulkaba	Playground
O'Brien Street Park	36 O’Brien Street, Cessnock	Playground
O'Toole Street Playground	O'Toole Street, Weston	Playground
Paxton Park	46 McDonald Street, Paxton	Picnic furniture Playground
Plantation Reserve	New England Highway, Greta	Open space
Pokolbin Park	Corner of McDonalds & Debeyers Road, Pokolbin	Accessible toilets BBQ and picnic furniture Car parking
Poppethead Park	30 Cessnock Street, Kitchener	Accessible public toilets BBQ and picnic furniture Bushland walking trails Car parking Shaded playground Shared pathway
Shiraz Grove Park	9 Shiraz Grove, Cessnock	Picnic furniture Shaded playground Shared pathway
Slack's Park	2980 Paynes Crossing Road, Wollombi	Accessible public toilets BBQ and picnic furniture Car parking Playground
Spion Kop Reserve	Stanford Street, Pelaw Main	Open space
Stanford Merthyr Park	42 Wallsend Street, Stanford Merthyr	Picnic furniture Shaded playground
Stephen Street Park	Stephen Street, Cessnock	Dog off leash exercise area Picnic furniture Playground
Turner Park	49A Aberdare Road, Aberdare	Accessible toilets Car parking Picnic furniture Sporting fields
Veterans Memorial Park	108A Aberdare Road, Aberdare	BBQ and picnic furniture Public toilets Shaded playground Shared pathway
Whitburn Park - Playground	22 Whitburn Street, Greta	Picnic furniture Shaded playground Shared pathway
Wyndham Ridge Park	6 Talleyrand Court, Greta	BBQ and picnic furniture Playground

Hire a park

Many of our parks are available to hire for small gatherings through to large corporate events. Fill out an Application for Use of Recreation Facilities form to hire one for your event.

Public toilets

To locate a public toilet in our LGA or for information on public toilets throughout Australia, please visit the ToiletMap website.

Maintenance

Council carry out scheduled maintenance works on all Council managed parks, gardens, sporting ovals, playgrounds and tourist information bays in the Cessnock LGA.

Activities include mowing, trimming and edging, watering and fertilising, pest and weed control, line marking and installation of goal posts on sporting fields, minor repairs and litter removal.

Playgrounds are inspected on a monthly basis and repairs undertaken as required.

Maintenance cycles are listed in the Parks and Gardens Maintenance Schedule.(PDF, 558KB)