Bicentennial Park is a recreational area in
Rockdale, a suburb of
Sydney in
New South Wales
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Australia. It features a bike track, athletics facilities and soccer and rugby league grounds. The park is divided into three sections known as Bicentennial Park North, Bicentennial Park South and Bicentennial Park East. Two ponds are linked by a creek to more wetlands in Scarborough park, to the south. A footbridge over the ponds links Bicentennial Park East to the rest of the recreational area.
Bicentennial Park opened in 1988 and was named in honour of
Australia's Bicentenary
The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988. It marked 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788.
History
The bicentennial year marked Captain Arthur Phillip's arrival with the 11 ships ...
in that year.
Bicentennial Park South Football Stadium opened in 2009 in time for the 2009
NSW Super League season. The
Rockdale Ilinden Football Club
Rockdale Ilinden Football Club (formerly known as the Rockdale City Suns Football Club from 1992 to 2020) is an Australian Macedonian soccer club based in Sydney suburb of Rockdale. Founded in 1969, the club competes in the highest men's compe ...
became a tenant for 21 years.
Geographically, Bicentennial Park East is located on the border of three suburbs,
Monterey
Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under bot ...
,
Rockdale and
Brighton-Le-Sands, but is officially in Brighton-Le-Sands according to the
Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales, a statutory authority of the Department of Customer Service in the Government of New South Wales, is the official body for naming and recording details of places and geographical names in the s ...
. It features two large soccer fields and one smaller one for juniors. Cricket pitches in the centre of the two large fields have been constructed for use in summer.
Image: Rockdale Bicentennial Park 3.JPG, Bicentennial Park
Image: Rockdale Bicentennial Park 1.JPG, Bicentennial Park
Image: Rockdale Bicentennial Park 2.JPG, Bicentennial Park
References
External links
Rockdale City Council
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Parks in Sydney
Australian bicentennial commemorations