Moore Park golf course to be cut in half to make room for new park in inner Sydney

NSW Labor says 20 hectares will be ‘repurposed’ to serve residents in what will become one of most densely populated areas in Australia

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A golf course in central Sydney will be split in half with much of the land transformed into a public park after a years-long battle over its future.

The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, announced on Sunday that the state government would repurpose part of the 45-hectare Moore Park golf course from 2026 to create more green space, including for “grassroots sport and recreation”.

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