Henson Park Upgrade
Project summary
- Project description: Provide sporting facilities within the park to promote the use of the park for high level competition sport. Update and upgrade facilities with:
- Upgrade the turf and underlay soil to suit elite standard sport
- Install a storm water harvesting and treatment system to reduce the use of town water for irrigation
- Rearrange the storm water drainage network upstream of, and across, the field
- Install new field drainage system, including recycling of water
- Upgrade irrigation system
- Rectify the long-term sinkhole in the centre of the field.
- Project address: 22 Centennial St, Marrickville with the main vehicular access from Sydenham Rd opposite Marrickville High School
- Progress: completed except for Sand Slit drains
- Sports field works completed.
- Stormwater harvesting works completed
- Installation of sand slit drains on the oval in late this year.
- Expected completion date: Completed (December 21) except for Sand Slit drains
- Budget: $2.558 Million
- Contact: Bill Pearce, Contract Manager, (02) 9392 5445 bill.pearce@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
Henson Park: Progress Photos
View from the stands before the new turf was laid.
![henson park upgrade](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/henson%20park%20upgrade.jpg)
Showing the field - with the new turf.
![Henson completed oval](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Henson%20completed%20oval.jpg)
Henson Park Facing South after the new turf.
![Henson - oval](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Henson%20-%20oval.jpg)
Henson Park - New stonewall fence - work in progress
![Henson Park - In progress Oct 21](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Henson%20Park%20-%20In%20progress%20Oct%2021.JPG)
![Henson Park - stone wall](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Henson%20Park%20-%20stone%20wall.jpg)
Henson Park showing fence
![Henson Park - Completed wall Oct 21](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Henson%20Park%20-%20Completed%20wall%20Oct%2021.JPG)
Henson Park -some of the stormwater treatment facility and surrounds - work in progress
![Henson tanks and water treatment building](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Henson%20tanks%20and%20water%20treatment%20building.jpg)
Completed water tanks and landscaping
![Henson Park - water tank Oct 21](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Henson%20Park%20-%20water%20tank%20Oct%2021.JPG)
![Henson Park - water tank plants Oct 21](/Images/UserUploadedImages/1748/Henson%20Park%20-%20water%20tank%20plants%20Oct%2021.JPG)