- Rofe Park
Rofe Park is a
bushland reserve inNew South Wales , Australia. It has a heritage listing of [http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/guidelines/guidelines-07.htm#P826_109355 local significance] [ [http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/uploads/documents/HSLEPPUB.pdf Hornsby Shire Local Environmental Plan 1994] , Page 136 (PDF)] [ [http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=1780657 NSW Heritage Database] ] .This district park is located on Galston Road in Hornsby Heights. It is on
Crown land and is maintained byHornsby Shire Council.History
Rofe Park was named after Councillor Thomas Ernest Rofe (born
15 June 1869 [ [http://www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/rptomc28Aug2007GB.20.pdf Item 20, Ku-ring-gai Council meeting, August 2007] (PDF)] ).Rofe was a Sydney-based philanthropist and President of Hornsby Shire Council [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110445b.htm Rofe, Thomas Ernest (1869 - 1945), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition] ] who donated land for Hornsby Hospital that was to be situated on the land that is now Rofe Park. [ [http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/uploads/documents/AdoptedPOMDISTRICT4-Part3c-HHts-RFSHQ-RofePark.pdf Community Land and Crown Reserves Generic Plan of Management] (PDF)]
Archaeologist Margrit Koettig reported in 1996 that Rofe Park contains no known Aboriginal relics [Margrit Koettig, Archaeological Services (1996) Hornsby Shire Aboriginal Heritage Study.] .
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.Mobile Phone Tower
As of 2008,
Telstra has applied to install a mobile phone tower in the park [ [http://www2.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/ebp/ebp2008.nsf/21097a8176941d6e4a2564600016add3/dec0832d09b808d5ca25749b0006d92e?OpenDocument Hornsby Sire Coucil: Development Application No. 1931/2007] ] . Ths application is being opposed by a number of residents of the area. [Danielle Long, " [http://www.amta.org.au/amta/site/amta/downloads/pdfs_2008_May_Media/Hornsby%20Advocate%202008-05-29%20(base%20station)%20(consultation)%20(health)%20(cancer%20cluster).pdf Locals, Telstra are poles apart] ", Hornsby Advocate, 2008-05-29]References
External links
* [http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/recreation/index.cfm?NavigationID=360 Hornsby Shire Council's Parks]
* [http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=1780657 NSW Heritage Office's listing of Rofe Park]
* [http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/uploads/documents/AdoptedPOMDISTRICT4-Part3c-HHts-RFSHQ-RofePark.pdf Community Land and Crown Reserves Generic Plan of Management] - includes history of Rofe Park. (PDF)
* [http://libapp.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus/ENQ/PM/FULL1?154848,I Picture of Rofe Park Oval in 1934, State Library of NSW]
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