Over the past 12 months, we’ve worked with our community to develop a renewed vision for how Speers Point Park could look and function into the future.
We’ve used community feedback to create a draft plan of management and draft master plan for Speers Point Park, which will help guide the long-term use and development of the park.
These draft documents are on public exhibition until 16 December 2026. You’re invited to review the drafts and provide feedback via our online submission form.
Speers Point Park is a significant public open space that serves the local community, the broader Lake Macquarie region and visitors from outside the area. It supports a wide variety of cultural, recreational and sporting activities.
The draft plan of management and master plan provide a strategic framework to guide future improvements, ensuring the park continues to meet community needs and supports the diverse range of activities that make it such a valued destination.
Together, these draft documents outline a long-term vision for the site, and delivery of individual projects across the park would be subject to inclusion and funding in Council’s future Delivery Programs.
Click the map below for a snapshot of what’s included in the draft Speers Point Park Master Plan. The master plan is an appendix to the draft Speers Point Park Plan of Management.
This area includes Speers Point Swim Centre and the Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club.
Highlights included in the draft master plan include upgrades to the swim centre, as per Council’s adopted Aquatic Facilities Strategy, improvements to the sailing club including potential commercial opportunities such as a cafe/restaurant, and new park entry signage along The Esplanade.
This area includes the Heritage Shed and Speers Point Park Jetty.
It proposes a reimagined heritage precinct with a new or relocated war monument to facilitate growth of future memorial events, such as ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day. The existing Minenwerfer mortar gun would be repositioned alongside a nearby shared pathway to increase exposure and interaction with passing pedestrians, providing more opportunity to acknowledge local history.
Potential commercial opportunities have been identified within the Heritage Shed, including alfresco lakeside dining.
New terrace seating walls could be installed to activate open space and provide more opportunity for the community to gather and relax.
Subject to a detailed business case and further design review, the existing jetty could also be extended to provide transport and hire services and on-water tourism opportunities, such as summer waterplay.
This area includes the Variety Playground, Table One and the amenities building.
Here, the main park entry will be enhanced with new signage, public art and access improvements.
The amenities would be upgraded with a Changing Place to cater to a diverse range of users.
Within the Variety Playground, a new toddler play space is proposed to provide tailored play opportunities for families visiting this regional facility.
A new east-west road connection with additional 175 car parks, is proposed to improve the flow of traffic within the park.
This area includes the learn-to-ride area and open space at the western end of the park, where a new active recreation space is proposed.
This space could include pickleball and basketball courts, a group swing and parkour walls, designed to appeal to teen and adult visitors.
The existing learn-to-ride facilities would be relocated to the existing maze space within the fenced area of the Variety Playground.
A new park entrance would be provided from the new car park along the northern edge between the playground and active recreation space.
This area includes the Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima and open space at the western end of the park along Cockle Bay and Cockle Creek.
Here, a cultural landscape garden and arts trail would be established, with native plants, educational/cultural signage and informal seating nooks and picnic shelters to take in the views over the creek and lake.
Nearby, car parking improvements are also proposed near the boat ramp to make it easier for boaties using trailers.
Have your say on the draft Speers Point Park Master Plan and draft Plan of Management by 16 December 2026.
Make a submission
02 4291 0333