Parks and gardens

National Parks

Approximately 24 per cent of land within the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) is reserved as National Park valued for their scenic, ecological, cultural and aesthetic qualities.  There are also a number of State Forests and other bushland areas.

The National Parks and State Forests located within the LGA (either partly or wholly) include:

  • Corrabare State Forest
  • Heaton State Forest
  • Olney State Forest
  • Pokolbin State Forest
  • Sugarloaf State Conservation Area
  • Watagans National Park
  • Werakata National Park
  • Yengo National Park

Key bushland areas within the LGA maintained by Cessnock City Council include Kitchener Poppethead Reserve, Hunter River Reserve at Greta and the Bimbadeen Lookout at Mount View.


Playgrounds

Cessnock’s 42 playgrounds have fun equipment for kids of all ages. Our inclusive and accessible playgrounds have opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. These playgrounds include:

  • Veteran’s Memorial Park in Aberdare
  • Bridges Hill Park in Cessnock
  • Maybury Peace Park in Weston

Some of our playgrounds are fully fenced providing a safe environment for toddlers and young children to enjoy.


Parks

We are home to 54 parks, 42 of these contain playgrounds and additional facilities. See the complete list below.

Full list of all parks

Park

Address

Facilities

Abermain Centenary Park

52 Armidale Street,
Abermain

Car parking

Picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Shared pathway

Abernethy Park

6 Murray Street,
Abernethy

Picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Alkira Avenue Park

159 Alkira Avenue,
Cessnock

Open space

ANZAC Reserve

7 Narone Creek Road,
Wollombi

Open space

Apex Park

232A Wollombi Road,
Cessnock

Car parking

Picnic furniture

Apex Park

Maitland Street, Stanford Merthyr

Picnic furniture

Ayrfield Miners Memorial Playground

6 Morgan Street,
North Rothbury

BBQ and picnic furniture

Playground

Public toilets

Basketball court

Bailey Park

198 Cessnock Road,
Abermain

Car parking

Picnic furniture

Shared pathway

Bellbird Community Hall

425 Wollombi Road,
Bellbird

Accessible car parking

Shaded playground

Bellbird Miners Memorial Park

496 Wollombi Road,
Bellbird

Picnic furniture

Bimbadeen Lookout

Mount View

Open space

Birralee Park (Junior)

10 Grieve Street, Kurri Kurri

Picnic furniture

Birralee Park (Senior) 3E Heddon Street, Kurri Kurri

Car parking

Shaded playground

Booth Park

Rawson Street,
Kurri Kurri

Cricket ground

Picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Bridges Hill Park

26 Victoria Street,
Cessnock

Accessible car parking

BBQ and picnic furniture

Outdoor gym equipment

Shaded playground

Shared pathway

Skatepark 

Basketball half court

Brunner Park

30 Dalwood Road,
East Branxton

Picnic furniture

Playground

Buckland Avenue Park

5 Maclean Street,
Cessnock

Car parking

Picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Shared pathway

Carmichael Park

32 Sparke Street,
Bellbird

BMX track

Car parking

Picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Cessnock Civic Park

Vincent Street,
Cessnock

Open Space

Chalmers Park

20 Railway Street,
Pelaw Main

Open space

Chinaman’s Hollow

Cessnock Road,
Weston

Accessible public toilets

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Shared pathway

Cliftleigh Meadows District Park

William Tester Drive,
Cliftleigh

BBQ and picnic furniture

Gym equipment

Playground

Shared pathway

Col Brown Rotary Park Barton Street & Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Accessible public toilets

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Crawfordville/Millfield Park

31 Bennett Street,
Millfield

Accessible car parking

Accessible public toilets

BBQ and picnic furniture

Playground

Edgeworth David Memorial Park

Cessnock Road,
Abermain

Car parking

Mining memorial

Ellalong Park

22 Helena Street,
Ellalong

Picnic furniture

Playground 

Basketball court

Ernie Dunlop Park

39 Appleton Avenue,
Weston

Picnic furniture

Playground 

Basketball court

Freemasons Park 19 Quarry Street, Cessnock Open space

George Jeffery Park

24 Congewai Street,
Kearsley

Accessible public toilets

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Playground

George Winter Park

131A Aberdare Street,
Kurri Kurri

Open space

H J Sternbeck Park

Edwards & Vincent Street, Cessnock

Picnic furniture

Hall Park

37 Stephen Street,
Cessnock

Picnic furniture

Playground

Harle Street Park

94 Harle Street,
Abermain

Playground

Hedleigh Park

2 Adams Street,
Heddon Greta

Picnic furniture

Playground

Hunter River Reserve

Orient Street,
Greta

Open space

Picnic furniture

Jeffries Park

320 Cessnock Road,
Abermain

Car parking

Picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Lloyd Park

47 Evatt Street,
Pelaw Main

Open space

Log of Knowledge Park

Stanford Street,
Pelaw Main

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Shaded playground

Picnic furniture

Macquarie Avenue Playground

46 Macquarie Avenue,
Cessnock

Picnic furniture

Playground

Manning Park

10 Newton Avenue,
Cessnock

Dog off leash exercise area

Open space

Margaret Johns Park

84 Boundary Street,
Kurri Kurri

Car parking

Picnic furniture

Skatepark

Margaret Street Playground

2A Margaret Street,
Cessnock

Picnic furniture

Playground

Maybury Peace Park

122 Cessnock Road,
Weston

Shaded playground

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Accessible toilets

Liberty swing

Shared pathway

McFarlane Street Playground

McFarlane Street,
Cessnock

Playground

Picnic furniture

Meredith Park

11 Eighth Street,
Weston

Playground

Miller Park

8 Maitland Street,
East Branxton

Accessible toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Off-leash dog exercise area

Outdoor gym equipment

Shaded playground

Sporting fields

Mulbring Park

11 Maitland Road,
Mulbring

Shaded playground

BBQ and picnic furniture

Public toilets 

Basketball court

Nellie Simm Park 75 Deakin Street, Kurri Kurri Open space

Norman Brown Park

59 High Street,
Greta

Picnic furniture

Playground

Public toilets

North End Park

Church Street,
Cessnock

Accessible public toilets

BBQ and picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Shared pathway

Nulkaba Playground

9 Branxton Street,
Nulkaba

Playground

O'Brien Street Park

36 O’Brien Street,
Cessnock

Playground

O'Toole Street Playground

O'Toole Street,
Weston

Playground

Paxton Park

46 McDonald Street,
Paxton

Picnic furniture

Playground

Plantation Reserve

New England Highway,
Greta

Open space

Pokolbin Park

Corner of McDonalds & Debeyers Road,
Pokolbin

Accessible toilets

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Poppethead Park

30 Cessnock Street,
Kitchener

Accessible public toilets

BBQ and picnic furniture

Bushland walking trails

Car parking

Shaded playground

Shared pathway

Shiraz Grove Park

 

9 Shiraz Grove, Cessnock

Picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Shared pathway

Slack's Park

2980 Paynes Crossing Road,
Wollombi

Accessible public toilets

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Playground

Spion Kop Reserve

Stanford Street,
Pelaw Main

Open space

Stanford Merthyr Park

42 Wallsend Street,
Stanford Merthyr

Picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Stephen Street Park

Stephen Street,
Cessnock

Dog off leash exercise area

Picnic furniture

Playground

Turner Park

49A Aberdare Road,
Aberdare

Accessible toilets

Car parking

Picnic furniture

Sporting fields

Veterans Memorial Park

108A Aberdare Road,
Aberdare

BBQ and picnic furniture

Public toilets

Shaded playground

Shared pathway

Whitburn Park - Playground

22 Whitburn Street,
Greta

Picnic furniture

Shaded playground

Shared pathway

Wyndham Ridge Park

6 Talleyrand Court,
Greta

BBQ and picnic furniture

Playground

List of accessible parks & facilities

Park Address  Accessible Facilities
Bridges Hill Park 26 Victoria Street, Cessnock

Accessible public toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Shaded playground

Shared pathway
Chinaman's Hollow Cessnock Road, Weston

Accessible public toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Open space

Outdoor gym equipment

Shared pathway

Sporting field
Col Brown Rotary Park Corner of Barton and Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Accessible public toilet

Picnic furniture

Car parking

War memorial
Cliftleigh Meadows District Park William Tester Drive, Cliftleigh

Accessible public toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Outdoor gym equipment

Playground

Open Space

Shared pathway

Sporting field
George Jeffery Park Caledonia Street, Kearsley

Accessible public toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Multipurpose court

Playground

Sporting field
Hunter Valley Visitor Information Centre 455 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin

Accessible public toilet

Car parking

John’s Park 70 Boundary Street, Kurri Kurri

Accessible public toilet

Car parking
Kurri Kurri Community Centre 251 Lang Street, Kurri Kurri

Accessible public toilet

Car parking

Maybury Peace Park 122 Cessnock Road, Weston

Accessible public toilet

Shaded playground

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Open Space

Shared pathway
Miller Park 8 Maitland Street, East Branxton

Accessible public toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Kick up wall

Multipurpose courts

Off-leash dog exercise area

Outdoor gym equipment

Shaded playground

Sporting fields
North End Park  Church Street, Cessnock

Accessible public toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Community Hall

Shaded playground
Pokolbin Park Corner of McDonalds and DeBeyers Road, Pokolbin

Accessible public toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Shared pathway
Poppethead Park 30 Cessnock Street, Kitchener

Accessible public toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Bushland walking trails

Car parking

Mining memorial

Open space

Shaded playground

Shared pathway
Slack's Park 2980 Paynes Crossing Road, Wollombi

Accessible public toilet

BBQ and picnic furniture

Car parking

Open space

Playground
Turner Park 49A Aberdare Road, Aberdare

Accessible public toilet

Car parking

Mining memorial

Picnic furniture

Sporting fields

 

 


Hire a park

Many of our parks are available to hire for small gatherings through to large corporate events. Fill out an Application for Use of Recreation Facilities form to hire one for your event.


Public toilets

To locate a public toilet in our LGA or for information on public toilets throughout Australia, please visit the ToiletMap website.


Maintenance

Council carry out scheduled maintenance works on all Council managed parks, gardens, sporting ovals, playgrounds and tourist information bays in the Cessnock LGA.

Activities include mowing, trimming and edging, watering and fertilising, pest and weed control, line marking and installation of goal posts on sporting fields, minor repairs and litter removal.

Playgrounds are inspected on a monthly basis and repairs undertaken as required. 

Maintenance cycles are listed in the Parks and Gardens Maintenance Schedule.(PDF, 558KB)