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  • Two people with trowel planting a small tree

    National Tree Day 2025 – Sunday 27 July

    Come along to this family-friendly event and enjoy this community planting day.

    You can get involved at one of the five sites across Cumberland!

    This event will be held on Sunday, 27 July 2025 from 10am to 12 noon at the following locations:

    • Campbell Hill Pioneer Reserve, Guildford
    • Marrong Reserve, Pemulwuy
    • Guilfoyle Park, Regents Park
    • Holroyd Gardens, Merrylands
    • Lytton Street Park, Wentworthville
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  • Photo of newly upgraded playground with swings, slide and bench seat

    Kibo Reserve - July 2025 update

    Construction on the upgrade of Kibo Reserve is nearing completion. To ensure the new plants and turf have time to properly establish, the park will remain closed until Thursday 31 July 2025, when it will be open and ready for the community to enjoy.

    Thank you for your patience as we complete this important final stage.

  • Collage of community participants involved in a range of activities at Create Cumberland sessions

    Create Cumberland - June 2025 update

    At the Council meeting on Wednesday, 18 June 2025, Council adopted a new suite of Integrated Planning and Reporting documents. These documents will guide how Council provides leadership, plans for the future and makes decisions about services and resources.

    The Community Strategic Plan 2025-2035 can be seen below, and all the suite of Integrated Planning and Reporting documents can be viewed on the Council website.

    The agenda and minutes from the Council meeting on Wednesday 18 June...

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  • Pathway into park with playground and shelter

    Auburn Park Extension - June 2025 update

    Work on Auburn Park has been delayed due to wet weather. The revised completion date is new December 2025, weather permitting.

  • Granville Park Playspace - June 2025 update

    Construction works are planned to commence on 23 June 2025 and will be completed in December 2025, weather permitting.

    CA&I has been appointed by Cumberland City Council to deliver the Granville Park Playspace Project. Council will be working closely with CA&I to minimise disruption to residents, but some construction activities will generate unavoidable noise.

    All reasonable efforts will be made to complete the works on schedule, weather permitting. We will notify businesses and residents...

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  • Collage of community participants involved in a range of activities at Create Cumberland sessions

    Create Cumberland - May 2025 update

    We asked you to help us Create Cumberland and you didn’t disappoint.

    You came out in force to tell Council what you want from us over the next ten years, and we’ve listened, including roads, parks, local jobs, community spaces, and events.

    We have sent a letter to residents and ratepayers with details of what you told us you want to see over the next ten years, and how we are planning to meet this. You can read this letter online here.

    Last night Council voted to publish all the detailed...

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  • Collage of community participants involved in a range of activities at Create Cumberland sessions

    Create Cumberland - March 2025 update

    A highlight video from several of our interactive Create Cumberland sessions can be seen below.

    Thank you to all our community members who attended and participated in the activities.

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  • Collage of community participants involved in a range of activities at Create Cumberland sessions

    Create Cumberland - April 2025 update

    We have spent the past few months going through all the feedback received at our interactive Create Cumberland sessions. Our residents shared their thoughts and their vision for the future of Cumberland, giving us over 9,000 valuable responses!

    Thank you for taking the time to engage with us. Together, we will build the Cumberland you helped CREATE!

    For more details on the feedback we received, visit the Create Cumberland page on the Council website.

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  • Photo of new amenities block in an outdoor park on a sunny day

    Bathurst Street Park - April 2025 update

    The new amenities for Bathurst Street Park are now complete.

    Images of the new facilities are in the photo gallery.

  • Artist impression of the proposed Woodville Road Corridor

    March 2025 update: Woodville Road Corridor

    Council invites you to have your say on the Draft Woodville Road Corridor Planning Proposal to amend the Cumberland Local Environmental Plan 2021.

    On 20 March 2024, Council resolved to submit the Draft Woodville Road Corridor Planning Proposal to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (the Department). Council received Gateway Determination (approval to proceed subject to conditions) from the Department on 1 November 2024.

    The proposal seeks to amend planning controls for 31...

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