Callan Park Access, Movement and Parking Strategy
Greater Sydney Parklands has finalised an access, movement and parking strategy for Callan Park to make it safer and easier for people to get around. This strategy provides a long-term plan to guide how people move around Callan Park into the future.
Callan Park Access, Movement and Parking Strategy (PDF)(6.8 MB)
The Callan Park Access, Movement and Parking Strategy supports the Callan Park Plan of Management 2025 to 2035.
What is an access, movement and parking strategy?
The strategy will guide interim and long-term changes to how people move around Callan Park into the future. It defines a long-term pedestrian, cycle, vehicle movement, and parking strategy for Callan Park, which addresses open space access needs, considers current and future uses, reduces pedestrian and vehicle conflict and manages parking.
The strategy focuses on 3 key areas:
- Safety and circulation - making it safer and easier to move around Callan Park
- Car parking - providing a sustainable level of parking that responds to current and future uses.
- Access and connections - helping people move easily through the park and connect with nearby areas.
Community and stakeholder engagement
The draft access, movement and parking strategy was exhibited with the draft Plan of Management from 25 September to 29 October 2025 for community and stakeholder feedback.
The extensive engagement program included a mix of opportunities for community members, local groups and organisations, and government agencies to provide feedback on both documents.
Community and stakeholder feedback helped us prepare the final strategy.
Frequently asked questions
Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust (CPMPT) owns 38 of the 61 hectares of Callan Park, which is managed by Greater Sydney Parklands. This includes the waterfront and central park areas. NSW Health manages the remaining areas. Some small pockets of land along the waterfront are also owned by Transport for NSW.
The draft Access, Movement and Parking Strategy was prepared alongside the draft Plan of Management. The strategy supports the Plan of Management’s strategic direction 3 - Create a safe, accessible and connected park, and provides further information on proposed changes over time to address safety and circulation, car parking and access and connections.
Transitioning Callan Park from a former hospital use to a recreational environment will take time. The long-term plan in the strategy for pedestrian, cycle, and vehicle movement and parking in Callan Park provides a focus for future funding applications over time. We will work to move toward the long-term outcome with interim measures and pilot projects in the short term.
Waterfront Drive will be closed to vehicles to improve safety for pedestrians and reduce conflict with cars. Alternative options will be provided to accommodate parking displaced from Waterfront Drive.
The strategy commits to a car park at Wharf Road. This will be further considered in the Callan Park Foreshore Master Plan and Bay Run upgrade which is currently being prepared for public exhibition.