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Community Notices
- Noise notification: Saturday 8 February
Please be advised the following event "Dreamstate" will be held on Saturday from 2pm - midnight at Sydney Showground. Also note there may be intermittent noise on Friday 7 February due to sound testing. For sound level enquiries please contact the Event Noise Hotline 9714 7310. - Your chance to name the new community centre: There's a brand-new community centre being built in the Carter Street precinct (Uhrig road, Lidcombe) and the City of Parramatta is calling for a vote on its naming. Find out more and have your say before 11 February.
- Work on footpaths over the next month: There will be trenching works along the footpath outside 5 Olympic Blvd from Tuesday 11 February through to the end of March. Also starting shortly, there will be trenching work around Murray Rose Ave/Bennelong Pkwy/Parkview Dr. Pedestrian access will be maintained in all areas.
- Traffic Disruptions for Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2: This stage will connect Parramatta CBD to Sydney Olympic Park. Site investigations will continue in February 2025. Work will occur on Waratah Street, Mary Street, Wharf Road, Ermington Boat Ramp, the parking lot in Melrose Park and Newington Nature Reserve including Louise Sauvage Pathway and Hill Road in Wentworth Point. Working hours are 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. There may be temporary lane closures and removal of parking as well as pedestrian and cyclist detours. For more information visit: nsw.gov.au/parramatta-light-rail
- Traffic Disruptions for Hill Road Upgrade: Work on upgrading the footpath and road from 1 - 5 Hill Road will run from 28 January to 28 February 2025 from 7am - 6pm. There will also be some nightwork at Hill Road, the M4 Motorway off-ramp, Parramatta Road and Birnie Avenue in Lidcombe with minor diruptions expected. Main construction works start in March 2025. For more information and maps of affected areas visit: https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/hill-road-upgrade-between-parramatta-road-and-old-hill-link
Changed parking conditions in the parklands
Sydney Olympic Park is changing the parking conditions for parkland areas to improve the experience for visitors and to support the ongoing management of the parklands.
From February 2025, there will be new parking conditions in Bicentennial Park, Blaxland Riverside Park and Parklands Junction P5b (URBNSURF) and P5c (Pump Track and BMX Track).
You must register your vehicle plate number to receive the first 2 hours of parking for free, then a parking fee will apply:
- $3 per hour fee on weekdays, and
- $5 per hour fee on weekends.
Please visit mySOP Engage for more information.
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