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A quarry atop an ancient volcano is Sydney’s newest bushland park. It’s just the start of an ‘intergenerational project’ | Collector
A quarry atop an ancient volcano is Sydney’s newest bushland park. It’s just the start of an ‘intergenerational project’
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A quarry atop an ancient volcano is Sydney’s newest bushland park. It’s just the start of an ‘intergenerational project’

Hornsby Park is the latest former industrial site transformed into a peaceful green escape in a city known for its vistas Sydney’s newest bushland park in Hornsby, on the city’s upper north shore, has been created at the site of an old quarry abandoned since 2003. The 60 hectares is a peaceful retreat just 10 minutes on foot from the local train station, which will eventually service 6,000 new homes. Hornsby Park sits atop an ancient volcano on Dharug and GuriNgai country. The former industrial site has been revegetated with the quarry walls stabilised. Continue reading...

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