Bicentennial Park, Homebush Bay

Bicentennial Park is a 40-hectare (99-acre) suburban parkland located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of the Sydney central business district in the suburb of Homebush Bay, in the local government area of City of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. Bicentennial Park is situated on the shores Homebush Bay and is a part of the Sydney Olympic Park. The park is a natural heritage site featuring an important wetland ecosystem and parklands.[1]

Bicentennial Park
The fountain, located in the Bicentennial Park

Type	Suburban parkland
Location	Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°50′58″S 151°04′41″E
Area	40 hectares (99 acres)
Created	1 January 1988 (1988-01-01)
Operated by	Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Open	Sunrise to sunset
Status	Open all year
Website	www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/parks/bicentennial-park

Features

It offers visitors recreation, nature-based tours, environmental education and outdoor event experiences. The park has picnic areas, playgrounds, pathways and cycle ways, access to the wetlands, salt marsh and bird hides. It also features Lake Belvedere, Peace Monument, Treillage Tower, Sundial, 'Cyrus the Great' statue, the Silent Hearts Memorial Garden and water features, including the Brickpit Ring Walk. Powells Creek runs through the eastern side of the park.

The Homebush Bay wetland is occupied by animals that thrive in the salt water wetlands.

History

Bicentennial Park was created by the state and federal governments during the 1980s, to celebrate Australia's Bicentenary in 1988. The project involved recycling 47.4 hectares (117 acres) of former rubbish dump into a regional recreation area and the conservation of 53 hectares (130 acres) of a wetland ecosystem on the Parramatta River. The park was officially opened on 1 January 1988.

References

"Sydney Olympic Park Bicentennial Park". Sydney Olympic Park Authority. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

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Sydney landmarks
Buildings / structures	Admiralty House Archibald Fountain Australia Square Bankstown Reservoir Boothtown Aqueduct Cadmans Cottage Campbell's Stores The Cenotaph Chifley Tower Citigroup Centre International Convention Centre Deutsche Bank Place Dr Chau Chak Wing Building El Alamein Fountain Finger Wharf General Post Office (No. 1 Martin Place) Government House Governor Phillip Tower Hong Kong House Harbour Bridge Hyde Park Barracks King Street Wharf Kirribilli House Long Bay Macquarie Lighthouse Mint Observatory Old Government House Old Mining Museum Building Opera House Overseas Passenger Terminal Parliament House Parramatta Gaol Regimental Square Queen Victoria Building St Andrew's Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral Sydney Tower The Toaster Town Hall War Memorial Warragamba Dam White Bay Cruise Terminal World Square World Tower
Precincts	Barangaroo Bays Precinct Central Park Chatswood Chinatown Crows Nest Darling Harbour Green Square Kings Cross Martin Place North Sydney Parramatta Pitt Street Mall Railway Square The Rocks Sydney Olympic Park Waterloo
Parks and nature	Auburn Botanic Gardens Balaka Falls Balls Head Reserve Bents Basin Berowra Valley National Park Bicentennial Park Bland Oak Blue Mountains National Park Botany Bay National Park Brenan Park Centennial Parklands Central Gardens Nature Reserve Chinese Garden of Friendship Chipping Norton Lake Cronulla sand dunes Fairfield Park Precinct Farm Cove Field of Mars Reserve Fred Hollows Reserve Garigal National Park Garawarra Conservation Area Georges River National Park Heathcote National Park Hyde Park Ku-ring-gai Chase Lake Parramatta Lane Cove National Park Macquarie Place Mrs Macquarie's Chair Paddington Reservoir Parramatta Park Prospect Hill Prospect Nature Reserve Rosford Street Reserve Royal Botanic Garden Royal National Park Sydney Harbour National Park Sydney Park The Domain Western Sydney Parklands Wetherill Park Nature Reserve
Cultural institutions	Art Gallery of New South Wales Australian Museum Australian National Maritime Museum Harry's Cafe de Wheels Manly Art Gallery and Museum Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Sydney Justice and Police Museum Powerhouse Museum Sea Life Sydney Aquarium State Library Sydney Conservatorium of Music Taronga Zoo
Sport	Canterbury Park Racecourse Dunc Gray Velodrome Macquarie Ice Rink NSW Tennis Centre Western Sydney Stadium Randwick Racecourse Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Royal Sydney Golf Club Stadium Australia State Sports Centre Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney International Aquatic Centre Sydney International Regatta Centre Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney Olympic Park Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre Sydney Showground Stadium The Australian Golf Club The Lakes Golf Club Valvoline Raceway Warwick Farm Racecourse Wentworth Park Western Sydney International Dragway
Transport	Anzac Bridge Bradfield Highway Broadway Cahill Expressway Captain Cook Bridge Central station Circular Quay City Circle Cross City Tunnel Devonshire Street Tunnel Eastern Distributor George Street Gladesville Bridge Gore Hill Freeway Lane Cove Tunnel Lansdowne Bridge Liverpool–Parramatta T-way M2 Hills Motorway M4 Western Motorway M5 Motorway Macquarie Street North-West T-way Norton Street Oxford Street Pacific Highway Parramatta Road Pitt Street Princes Highway Pyrmont Bridge Roseville Bridge Southern Cross Drive Spit Bridge Sydney Airport Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Harbour Tunnel Tom Uglys Bridge Warringah Freeway Westlink M7 William Street
Entertainment	Casula Powerhouse Capitol Theatre Crown Sydney Entertainment Quarter Fox Studios Australia Luna Park Lyric Theatre Plaza Theatre Raging Waters The Star State Theatre Sydney Super Dome Sydney Theatre Theatre Royal
Beaches	Bondi Cronulla Manly Palm
Islands	Bare Clark Cockatoo Fort Denison Garden Goat Rodd Shark Snapper Spectacle

Parks and gardens in Sydney, Australia
In the Sydney local government area	Alexandria Park Balfour Street Park Barangaroo Reserve Belmore Park Centennial Parklands Centennial Park Moore Park Chinese Garden of Friendship Chippendale Green The Domain First Fleet Park Frog Hollow Reserve, The Goods Line Green Park Harmony Park Hyde Park Jessie Street Gardens Macquarie Place Park Observatory Park Paddington Reservoir Prince Alfred Park Pyrmont Point Park Redfern Park Royal Botanic Garden Rushcutters Bay Park Sydney Cove West Archaeological Precinct Sydney Park Victoria Park Wentworth Park Wild Life Sydney Wynyard Park
In all other local government areas	Anderson Park, Neutral Bay Angophora Reserve Auburn Botanic Gardens Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan Badangi Reserve Ballast Point Balls Head Reserve Bede Spillane Gardens Ben Buckler Park Bents Basin State Conservation Area Berowra Valley Regional Park Berry Island Reserve Bicentennial Park Birchgrove Park Bradleys Head Brenan Park Brickpit Ring Walk Brightmore reserve Burwood Park Carss Bush Park Centenary Park Centenary Square Centennial Parklands Centennial Park Moore Park Queen's Park Central Gardens Nature Reserve Cremorne Point Reserve Robertsons Point Chipping Norton Lake Cooks River/Castlereagh Ironbark ecological community Fagan Park Fairfield Park Precinct Ferndale Park Fred Hollows Reserve Garawarra State Conservation Area Garigal National Park Garrison Point George Kendall Riverside Park Georges River National Park Heathcote National Park Iloura Reserve Ivanhoe Park Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve, Kareela Kamay Botany Bay National Park Kellys Bush Park Koala Park Sanctuary Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Lake Parramatta Reserve Lane Cove Bushland Park Lane Cove National Park Leacock Regional Park Louise Sauvage Pathway Lower Prospect Canal Reserve Magdala Park McLeod Reserve Moore Reserve Moore Reserve, Oatley Mortdale Memorial Park Muston Park Neild Park Nielsen Park Nurragingy Reserve Oatley Park Oatley Pleasure Grounds Oatley Point Reserve Oxford Falls Peace Park Parramatta River Regional Park Penrith Lakes Regional Park Petersham Park Prince Alfred Square Prospect Hill Prospect Nature Reserve Queen Elizabeth Park Rockdale Bicentennial Park Rofe Park Rosford Street Reserve Rouse Hill Regional Park Smoothey Park St Leonards Park St Thomas Rest Park Sydney Harbour National Park Sydney Zoo Tania Park Taronga Zoo Sydney Terry Lamb Complex Wadim (Bill) Jegorow Reserve Wallumatta Nature Reserve Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator, Willoughby Waverley Cemetery Waverley Park Western Sydney Parklands Wetherill Park Nature Reserve William Howe Regional Park Wolli Creek Regional Park Yellomundee Regional Park Yurulbin Park
Parks and gardens in New South Wales

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Bicentennial Park, Homebush Bay

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