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Rofe Park is a bushland reserve in New South Wales, Australia. It has a heritage listing of local significance.[1][2]
This district park is located on Galston Road in Hornsby Heights. It is on Crown land and is maintained by Hornsby Shire Council.
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History
Rofe Park was named after Councillor Thomas Ernest Rofe (born 15 June 1869[3]).
Rofe was a Sydney-based philanthropist and President of Hornsby Shire Council[4] who donated land for Hornsby Hospital that was to be situated on the land that is now Rofe Park.[5]
Archaeologist Margrit Koettig reported in 1996 that Rofe Park contains no known Aboriginal relics.[6]
Facilities
The main oval is laid out with a number of baseball diamonds. Baseball is played during summer and Aussie Rules football during winter. For training purposes, the playing area can be lit using a number of light poles, fitted with QI lamps. Surrounding the main oval is a 717 metre long concrete path that is used for walking and cycling. There are also playgrounds, a synpave tennis court, and an off-leash dog area.
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Mobile Phone Tower
As of 2008, Telstra has applied to install a mobile phone tower in the park.[7] The application is being opposed by a number of residents of the area.[8]
The tower and associated equipment hut were installed in June and July 2009. The 30 metre tower features a compact 2100 MHz 3g Antenna array above the field lighting.
References
- ^ Hornsby Shire Local Environmental Plan 1994, Page 136 (PDF)
- ^ NSW Heritage Database
- ^ Item 20, Ku-ring-gai Council meeting, August 2007 (PDF)
- ^ Rofe, Thomas Ernest (1869 - 1945), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition
- ^ Community Land and Crown Reserves Generic Plan of Management (PDF)
- ^ Margrit Koettig, Archaeological Services (1996) Hornsby Shire Aboriginal Heritage Study.
- ^ Hornsby Shire Council: Development Application No. 1931/2007
- ^ Danielle Long, Locals, Telstra are poles apart, Hornsby Advocate, 2008-05-29
External links
- Hornsby Shire Council's Parks
- NSW Heritage Office's listing of Rofe Park
- Community Land and Crown Reserves Generic Plan of Management - includes history of Rofe Park. (PDF)
- Picture of Rofe Park Oval in 1934, State Library of NSW
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