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Central Park lighting

Project typePark improvements - lighting installation

In 2019 a Parks Service Review was completed to collect ideas from the community on areas where we could make improvements to our parks.

Feedback from the 2019 Parks Service Review listed lighting at Central Park as something that would improve the park, with the lack of lighting listed as contributing to a perception of the park being unsafe, particularly at night.

Central Park's John Landy oval is one of only a few sporting grounds that does not have lighting, which severely limits the hours of use for community recreation and sporting clubs based at the oval.

To address the safety and usability concerns, we are proposing to install state-of-the-art park lighting that is low-spill (so illumination will not encroach beyond the oval) and has adjustable lighting levels.

The adjustable lighting means the illumination can be increased when the oval is being used for activities such as sports training or decreased to suit other recreation activities such as jogging, exercising or dog walking.