The St Marys central park project is an important part of our plans to transform St Marys into a vibrant and modern Town Centre. It will include:

  • fenced children's playspace
  • water play
  • entertainment area
  • lawn areas
  • water features
  • gardens and trees
  • toilets
  • seating
  • pathways

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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Construction works

Early works will begin on site in early June 2026, with the works anticipated to be complete early 2028, weather permitting.

Construction works will take place between, 7:00am and 6:00pm on weekdays, and 8:00am to 4:00pm on Saturdays, where required.

No works will be undertaken on Sundays or public holidays. Should works be required outside of these hours, notification will be provided separately.

During construction, various types of works will be carried out, including:

  • bulk earthworks
  • contamination remediation
  • concreting
  • landscaping
  • external services works and other associated activities.

Regal Innovations will take all reasonable steps to minimise impacts to residents and businesses; however, there may be periods of machinery noise and temporary footpath, road/lane closures during the works. Notifications will be given 1 week prior to any of these temporary closures or detours.

Map below: Site map

Temporary car park closure – Carinya Avenue

As part of the works, a section of the existing Carinya Avenue car park will be temporarily used as a construction site compound to support the works, as shown in the map above.

The site compound will be established from approximately early June 2026 to early 2028 to facilitate the safe and efficient delivery of the works. During this period, access to affected parking spaces will be restricted.

The compound will be used for activities including:

  • Site office and staff amenities
  • Storage of materials and equipment
  • Construction vehicle access and staging

The remaining car parking spaces in the Kokoda Place Car Park will still be available for all-day parking.

Additional project specific information will be displayed on site fencing as required. Should you have any concerns during the works, please contact one of the representatives below.

Community Liaison Officer:

Regal Innovations Pty Ltd

Antonia Ranieri

Phone: (02) 9679 1177

Email: aranieri@regalinnovations.com.au

Project Manager:
Regal Innovations Pty Ltd

Kirk Brunskill

Email: kbrunskill@regalinnovations.com.au

Phone: 0407721021

Major Projects Coordinator
Penrith City Council

Sajjad Zaheer

Email: sajjad.zaheer@penrith.city

Phone: (02) 4732 8527

Early works - Community notifications

These notifications are distributed to businesses and residents who live and work near the work site.

Works notification 1 - May 2026

Artist renders

Click on the arrows to view the latest artist renders for the central park project.

Community consultation - draft design concept

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 we did

What we heard

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.

Updated design concept

What else is planned for St Marys?

Click on the tiles below to find out more.