The St Marys Central Park project is an integral part of Council's plans to transform St Marys into a vibrant and modern Town Centre for current and future generations.

The new park will be the civic green heart of St Marys, attracting residents and visitors into the Town Centre to meet, socialise, enjoy passive and active recreation, and enjoy events and performances, with a key feature of the design an entertainment area for people to enjoy local and regional talent.

It will help stimulate the local economy and create an important connection between Queen Street, Coachmans Park, Ripples, local shopping precincts, facilities, and infrastructure.

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Review of Environmental Factors - on public exhibition

Penrith City Council has placed the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the St Marys Central Park project on public exhibition from Thursday 24 July 2025 until 11.59pm on Wednesday 20 August 2025.

To find out more about the REF and how to share your feedback, please read the information below.

A Review of Environmental Factors (REF) is a document which outlines:

• the works proposed for this project
• any likely environmental impacts
• measures which will be implemented to mitigate these impacts

The REF is on public exhibition for 28 days from Thursday 24 July 2025 until 11.59pm on Wednesday 20 August 2025.

You can download and view the REF from the 'Related Documents' section of this page.

Hard copies of the REF are also available to view in-person at:

• St Marys Library, 207-209 Queen Street, St Marys
• Penrith City Council Civic Centre, 601 High Street, Penrith

You can make a submission by completing the form below, or can email or write to Council's St Marys Place Manager using the contact details to the right hand side of this page.

Council undertook community consultation on the draft design concept for the central park project from Friday 1 November until Saturday 30 November 2024.

Thank you to everyone who submitted their feedback. We value your contribution and interest in helping to shape our community’s future. Below is a snapshot of what we heard from the community.

What happens next?

Council reviewed all the feedback we received during the community consultation period.

We've progressed the design to the next stage, taking into consideration this feedback as well as things like site contraints, the topography of the area and available budget.

The design has been updated to include:

• more shade
• more seating options
• revision of the playspace features
• an area near Queen Street which can be used for activations
• the LED screen will be retained

You can download and view the latest design concept from the 'Related Documents' section of this page, or you can check out the artist renders below.

We will continue to refine and finalise the design for this project.