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A Report On Shrimptons Creek Parklands

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3.2 About the Issue Shrimptons Creek Parklands, located in the City or Ryde in the northern Suburbs of Sydney, comprises of seven parks that lie adjacent to Shrimptons Creek. The creek is approximately 3.3 kilometres in length, flowing in a north-south direction through the suburbs of Denistone East, Ryde and Macquarie Park. It is part of the Macquarie Park Catchment which flows through Lane Cove National Park into Lane Cove River. The park’s surroundings consists of low to medium density residential in single dwellings, commercial centres and business institutions. The parklands comprises of seven parks; Santa Rosa Park, Flinders Park, Tindarra Reserve, Greenwood Park, ELS Hall Park, Booth Reserve and Wilga Park, in which accumulate to …show more content…

The fauna includes small mammals such as possums, and a variety of land and water birds. The topography of the parklands are fairly level, with steep grounds only near the embankments. The facilities in the park include playgrounds, barbecues, toilets, bubblers and car parks, although the majority are not in the best condition. There are also pedestrian and cycle paths throughout the parklands. The parklands are fairly accessible when walking to the location, however if one plans to drive to the park, there are only car parks in the two major parks (Santa Rosa Park & ELS Hall Park). There are several bus routes that pass through the area (518, 507, 286, 288, 290, 292, 297), however, some of which do not come frequently, and only operating during peak hours or once an hour. Over the recent years the demand on the parklands have increased, becoming more central to the local community. As a result, this corridor of parkland needs to be maintained and appreciated as a natural area with safe recreational access, and the importance of the creek line should be recognised as both an environmental and recreational area, central to the City of Ryde. The aim of the fieldwork was to investigate the management and maintenance of Shrimptons Creek Parklands for encouraged use from the local community. The investigation would focus on the purpose/use of the parklands by the general population, the accessibility of the parklands and the environmental

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