Campbelltown Billabong Parklands

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Arcadia worked with the Campbelltown City Council as lead consultant to develop a water recreation experience, which has become a much-loved attraction for Sydney-siders looking for new ways to cool off on a hot summer’s day.

Centrally located on a four-hectare site at the corner of The Parkway and Moore-Oxley Bypass, the swimming precinct has been designed for everyone to enjoy. The Campbelltown Billabong Parklands includes a range of recreational water play facilities, including:
• Rockpools with streams, inspired by the rapids, waterfalls and rock pools of the Dharawal National Park
• Billabongs for older and younger children and adults to have fun in
• Splash pad water play area with a range of interactive water elements.
Seeking to create a series of experiences and memories, the design of the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands draw inspiration from nearby Dharawal National Park and Georges River and Campbelltown’s Indigenous culture.

A focus for the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands is to promote healthy communities, with the design fostering play, learning, creativity, and social connection for the Campbelltown community. By creating diverse spaces with cross-generational appeal, the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands provides a variety of settings for existing community events and future uses including:

• water play
• areas for events
• expansive lawn areas
• buildings and pavilions with amenities
• picnic areas with seating and shade
• generous tree cover with engaging native plants.

The planting palette uses a botanical approach to celebrate nearby O’Hares Creek in Dharawal National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty and significant cultural heritage. Palms, native and sculptural trees, with layered grasses and groundcovers provide a naturalistic aesthetic. The unique geomorphology of the landscape and the rich heritage of the Dharawal people is enhanced by the landscape architecture of the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands, creating a distinct and powerful connection to place and identity.