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About Brush Farm Park and Lambert Park
Brush Farm Park and Lambert Park are located within the City of Ryde local government area in the suburb of Eastwood. Lambert Park is situated to the south of Brush Farm Park. The two parks are separated from each other by the Rutledge Street Road Reserve. The parks are bounded by Brush Road, Lawson Street, Marsden Road, Lambert Street, Jane Street and Lawrence Street.
Brush Farm Park has been established since 1914 and Lambert Park since 1984. Brush Farm Park has natural and cultural significance both within the local and wider community. Brush Farm Park and Lambert Park have been included in the one Plan of Management as Lambert Park forms a continuation of the natural area from Brush Farm Park. Despite their significance, individual Plans of Management have not previously been produced for these Parks. This Plan of Management shall provide the practical means of establishing and implementing the future uses and management of Brush Farm Park and Lambert Park.
This Plan of Management specifically applies to Brush Farm Park and Lambert Park. Key features of these Parks include:
- Brush Farm Park’s significance as having the critically endangered Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark plant community
- Brush Farm Park’s significance as having the very rare remnant transitional rainforest situated on shale
- their cultural heritage significance as remaining open space parts of Brush Farm House’s original estate. Remnants of the estate’s operation form part of its heritage significance
- the park’s surrounding uses which influence how the park is used
- Brush Farm Park’s use as a sports ground
- informal recreational use
- a range of landscape settings from large open areas to more intimate spaces
- both Parks having distinct environmental and historic characteristics
Specific Objectives
The management objectives, whilst guided by the legislative background, recognise that the historical and environmental values of both Parks are paramount and underpin all management policies, actions and decisions for the currency of this Plan. This objective was derived from values established by the local community, Councillors, City of Ryde staff and stakeholders of Brush Farm Park and Lambert Park.
There are two key values in the management of the two Parks being:
- a viable remnant of natural bushland which is rare in the region
- a key part of the of one of the earliest farm estates following European settlement.
Because of the value of the unique qualities and location of Brush Farm Park and Lambert Park the following specific objectives have been recognised:
- Conserve the natural vegetation of Brush Farm Park, with priority given to the Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest community and remnant rainforest species, through appropriate land use zoning.
- Conserve remnants of the Brush Farm Estate within Brush Farm Park, with priority given to remnants such as the vine terraces, fence posts and trees that comprise remnants of the cultural heritage landscape.
- Promote greater public awareness and appreciation of:
- the features and values of Brush Farm Park
- the need to protect remnant shale communities within the Sydney region and
- protect and enhance our cultural heritage relating to the Brush Farm Estate.
- Encourage community involvement in environmental and historic education, research, bush regeneration and heritage protection.
- Encourage cooperative management with adjacent neighbours to preserve the heritage significance of Brush Farm Estate and endangered Sydney Turpentine- Ironbark Forest community in and around the reserve.
- Ensure protection of potential and known archaeological resources.
- Ensure careful assessment of visual or other impacts on ancillary structures such as new fences, car parking areas and signage.
- Where changes to the local traffic system are still required, mediate a solution other than the extension of Rutledge Street and ensure that the significant natural and cultural resources within the current road easement are conserved. Lobby for the replacement of the currently designated road easement with a gazetted extension to Brush Farm Park.
- Where it remains consistent with the objective of conserving the twofold character of Brush Farm Park – active uses in the upper open spaces and passive/reflective recreation in the areas beyond this – allow for the continuing use of the place as it is.
Council has worked closely with the community and key stakeholders in the preparation of this Plan of Management, which was adopted at Council Meeting 08/09 on 26 May 2009.
View the Brush Farm Park and Lambert Park Plan of Management
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