Chatswood Rotary Athletic Field - Community Consultation

Have Your Say on future activations and improvements of Chatswood Rotary Athletic Field.

Willoughby City Council wants to hear your ideas and suggestions for Chatswood Rotary Athletic Field. Tell us how the community and Council can better work together to expand current sport and recreation activities onsite in alignment with our Public Spaces and Recreation Strategy (2024). Community feedback will be used to guide and inform Council’s future decisions on potential activation initiatives, planning and prioritisation of future asset renewals and upgrades in the parkland (excluding bushland areas).

Chatswood Rotary Athletics Field is located off Mowbray Road, Lane Cove North. Existing facilities include established athletic track and field infrastructure, kayak launching pontoon, storage/club facilities, amenities building, car park and bushland areas.

How To Get Involved

You can have your say and provide your ideas and suggestions in a number of ways:

Online Survey: Complete the short online survey below.

Co-design Workshop: As part of the survey, there is an optional expression of interest (EOI) to participate in a community co-design workshop (1.5 hours in duration).

Submissions close midnight Sunday 27 April 2025.

What is a co-design workshop?

A co-design workshop is a collaborative consultation method where selected community members can provide ideas, suggestions and feedback on a particular topic, project or area. This workshop will be facilitated by Council staff and smaller groups of community participants can workshop their ideas together. Feedback will be used by Council to inform future decisions and directions.

How are the co-design workshop participants determined?

Council staff will review EOI responses received and select a smaller group of co-design workshop participants. This group will be a balanced a cross-section of community and park users to ensure equitable representation and participation.

When will I be notified if I have been selected for the co-design workshop?

Council will notify selected co-design workshop participants no later than 5:00 pm on Friday 2 May.

Where/when will the co-design workshop be held?

The co-design workshop will be held at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm on Monday 12 May 2025 at a community venue in Lane Cove North.

Notification to selected co-design workshop participants will include specific venue details.