Protect Coleman Park and Carnarvon Golf Course from Cemetery Expansion
Thank you to the thousands who signed the original petition to Parliament. Your support sent a powerful message: our community values and will fight to protect its precious green spaces.
While the parliamentary petition has now closed, new information has come to light. We have since learned that Coleman Park, a much-loved and heavily used local sports park next to Carnarvon Golf Course, is also being considered by the State Government for future cemetery development.
This is unacceptable.
A new community petition has been launched to call on decision-makers to act on the following
- Direct Metropolitan Memorial Parks to immediately remove the lands on which Carnarvon Golf Course and Coleman Park sit from any list of potential cemetery expansion sites.
- Direct the NSW Government to honour its commitments to protecting green open space and parklands, especially those near Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs).
- Require Metropolitan Memorial Parks (MMP) to investigate and consider alternative cemetery sites outside a “30-minute” drive from Sydney’s inner suburbs—especially locations where urban green space is not under threat.
Our parks are not vacant land—they are vital community assets that support health, connection, sport, and biodiversity.
👉 Sign the new petition today and stand with your community to protect Coleman Park and Carnarvon Golf Course.
