Parks & Sporting Grounds Asset Management Plan 2022-2032

benchmarking) to identify priorities for existing and future open space asset requirements.

As the responsible authority for the provision and maintenance of this asset base, Council recognises the need to ensure the management of this valuable asset portfolio, to ensure that the current and future benefit to the community is delivered at a cost that the community can afford.

2.1.1 Open Space Assets Included in this AM Plan

There are 278 Council-owned or controlled parks and sporting grounds, totalling 256 hectares. This equates to 7.3% of the total land area of the Inner West. Council has 28 sporting grounds, 11 outdoor gyms, 126 play spaces, 18 community gardens, 16 creek corridor parks, 2 indoor recreation facilities, and 5 aquatic centres (including 3 with warm-water pools).

There are 4 State Government-owned parks and sporting grounds, specifically: Ballast Point Park, Callan Park, Enmore Dog Park and Fraser Park.

In addition to these open space areas, this PSGAMP covers approximately 6,517 open space assets as classified by their asset type (open space function) and set out in Figure 5 – Asset Distribution by Count as at FY2022