Greening our Shire

Transforming Hornsby Shire

Storey Park

A new facility built on the former Asquith Community Centre site – a state of the art facility including multi-purpose rooms ideal for a wide range of events and activities; park facilities with a bike path and picnic areas; an inclusive play environment including an adventure area; onsite parking and fully landscaped surrounds.GREENING OUR SHIRE

The Storey Park Redevelopment has been designed to be a state of the art Community Centre and parkland which will serve the needs of the local community. The modern facility features four multi-purpose function rooms that cater for a wide variety of uses from a child care facility, to a meeting room and even large functions such as weddings, parties and the like. In addition, the facility boasts a large deck area overlooking the Storey Park sportsground which will provide amateur spectators, local fans and self-proclaimed pundits alike a panoramic view of the playing field. External to the community centre, the sprawling parkland is decorated with a large array of play equipment to feed the imagination and curiosity of children from as young as two to as old as 12. There are slides and play houses for the younger children, while trampolines and a Skywalk climbing apparatus entice the older ones. There is a discovery garden at the southern end of the park to encourage children to explore and play within a wild bush like setting. The community centre was completed in January 2020 and the facility was officially opened on Australia Day, 26 January 2020.

Estimated completion date % Complete Total funding allocation Development Contributions component Budget 2020/21

Actual Life to Date Sep 2021 95% $2,500,000 $1,500,000 $700,000 $2,288,050 Hornsby Shire Council committed to planting 25,000 new trees by September 2020 to further strengthen our reputation as the Bushland Shire and to invest in the environment for future generations. A key source of the new trees was Council’s Community Nursery. Because of the success of the program, Council extended the 'Greening our Shire' tree-planting program through to 2021, with the 30,000th tree being planted in July 2021.

Status update

The tree-planting milestone, 30,000 new Of the 30,000 trees planted trees planted in under two years, was passed in July 2021 as Hornsby Shire 93% have been grown from Council’s nursery and

Council announced the creation of a propagated by volunteers unique Eucalyptus Arboretum and a delightful new ‘Children’s Forest’ 136 have been replaced discovery space to be added to its 10,417 have been street trees majestic 55-hectare Fagan Park at

Galston. Most trees planted (by suburb) Top 5 trees

The Eucalyptus Arboretum will be a planted permanent sanctuary for all 100 species of Eucalypts in the Sydney Bioregion. Hornsby Heights 4,044 Callistemon

The Arboretum will be the only place in Galston 2,472 Angophora

New South Wales where all our magnificent Eucalypts can be seen and Cherrybrook 2,298 Eucalyptus enjoyed by us and as our legacy to future generations. Hornsby 2,189 Banksia

The 'Greening our Shire' program Beecroft 1,922 Water Gum involved a mix of planting within streetscapes, parks and bushland 40,995 additional plants (non trees) planted reserves. 2,280 volunteers involved in planting events

A key element was the involvement of local residents, with more than 2,280 volunteers of all ages taking part in the various community plantings. Choosing the right tree for the right location was an important aspect of the program, with key factors such as potential bush fire risk taken into account.