Refresh Vaucluse and Diamond Bay

You can still grab a drink, lunch or a snack at the Parsley Bay kiosk!

To access the Parsley Bay Reserve please use the pedestrian tracks on Hopetoun Avenue, Fitzwilliam Road and The Crescent.

Find out what’s happening at Parsley Bay

Sydney Water’s delivery partner Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure has started work at Parsley Bay to build a new wastewater pumping station and supporting infrastructure that will redirect untreated wastewater away from one of Sydney’s last three remaining ocean outfalls.

We are inviting you to pop in for a chat with the team from Sydney Water and Abergeldie to learn more about this important project.

In May 2024, Sydney Water published an Addendum to the project Review of Environmental Factors which includes recommendations from the Specialist Ecology Services Report.

Both documents are available to the community here.

On Wednesday May 29, 2024 our project team will establish the construction site in the car park at Parsley Bay. From this date we will close the car park and Horler Avenue to vehicles and install boom gates, pedestrian signage and site fencing.

From the end of May for the next few months we will carry out investigations to locate underground power and water services in Horler Avenue, relocate services, connect to high voltage power lines in Parsley Road and Fitzwilliam Road and prepare the site for construction activities.

To complete these works we will:

• deliver materials and equipment
• install a truck turntable in the car park
• take away spoil from the site using vacuum trucks
• install erosion and sediment controls around the car park
• realign Horler Avenue to allow trucks to enter and exit
• widen the car park entry (removing sandstone blocks and replacing them on completion of work)
• relocate existing street lighting on Horler Avenue
• prune the fig tree adjacent to the toilet lock and trim trees on private property
• install temporary toilets and shower facilities in the park

From September 2024, the existing toilet block will be demolished in preparation for the new pump station. Temporary toilet facilities will be provided throughout construction.

During construction, you will continue to have access to the reserve using tracks existing and paths and tracks on The Crescent, Hopetoun Avenue and Fitzwilliam Road.

You may notice:

• vehicles entering and exiting the car park
• trenching, saw cutting the road and rock breaking (if required)
• installing pipes and conduits with site vehicles and equipment on the road and verges
• limited clearing of vegetation in the pump station site area.

All our work areas will be reinstated after work is completed. When you visit Parsley Bay, please be aware that we have your safety in mind, so we request that you follow the directions of traffic controllers and our project team.

Managing our construction impacts

We will minimise impacts as much as possible through active monitoring of noise, dust and vibration, our selection of machinery, considering the hours we conduct our high impact activities and training and supervision of our workforce. Management plans are in place for each stage of work.

On May 1 2024, our delivery partner Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure notified residents in Vaucluse and surrounding suburbs about the closure of the car park and Horler Avenue to vehicles in Parsley Bay from May 29, 2024 to late 2026.

The closure of the car park will keep our workers and the public safe as the site construction site is established and we continue site investigations. The amenity block will remain open until we set up temporary amenity facilities in the Reserve.

What you need to know

During construction community members will have access to:

• pedestrian tracks/paths on Fitzwilliam Road, and The Crescent
• pedestrian and pram access on Horler Avenue
• pedestrian access from Hopetoun Avenue, which may change during construction
• toilet and shower facilities within Parsley Bay Reserve
• Parsley Bay Cafe Kiosk, until we start construction of the new amenities block in the Caretaker’s Cottage
• the children’s playground, beach, and bay area.

Traffic control and pedestrian signage will be in place on Parsley Road and Horler Avenue to assist pedestrians to move safely past our work sites and into Parsley Bay Reserve during work hours. Parking will be available in nearby streets.

Work hours

Our work hours will be Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 6 pm and on Saturdays from 8 am to 1 pm. We will not work on Sundays or Public Holidays. If we need to work outside of these hours, we will inform you in advance.

The map below shows pedestrian access to Parsley Bay Reserve during construction.

We thank you for your patience during construction work.

Thanks to the Dover Heights community for meeting with us on Saturday 13 April at Eastern Reserve.

The Sydney Water team met with the community to discuss the re-design of the new pump station design at Eastern Reserve. The location of the pump station is now closer to Eastern Avenue and we have removed the hard stand area, reduced the pumping station footprint, removed the sandstone blocks and significantly reduced the visual impact while maintaining access to the popular waking track. There was general support for the new pump station design.

We spoke with over 50 people, including Waverley Councillors about the proposed infrastructure. We have noted comments that will assist us to further improve the visual amenity for people living close to the pump station and those using the reserve and walking track.

We will now work with the design engineers to complete the next stage of design. We will invite the community to a meeting over the next few months to present the refined design.

Thanks to the Dover Heights community - it was great to meet you!

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In early 2022, we consulted with the community on the design of a new pump station and supporting infrastructure at Eastern Reserve that will provide a solution to the legacy ocean outfalls at Diamond Bay.

After receiving the feedback, we have been working on re-designing the pump station to further minimise impact on community, the reserve and walking track. The pump station will be mostly underground, and we have moved the pump station closer to Eastern Avenue, combined the vent stack with a clifftop light pole, removed sandstone blocks and hardstand area near the pump station footprint to improve local access to the reserve and included landscaping to blend with the local environment.

We look forward to meeting you on Saturday 13 April 2024 at Eastern Reserve.

If you have any questions or would like further information, our community engagement team can be contacted by email: vauclusediamondbay@sydneywater.com.au or call: 1800 641 349.

On March 22 our delivery partner, Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure notified local residents about the Parsley Bay site establishment and investigation works.

What you need to know

Over the coming weeks you will notice us in the area. You will see our people and vehicles in the Parsley Bay car park and Horler Avenue doing the following work activities:

• Surveying and installing survey pegs
• Installing environmental controls
• Pre-condition surveys of roads, carpark, park facilities, footpaths
• Locating existing underground services.

This work will help progress environmental management plans prior to construction starting at the end of April/early May.

Work hours

Our work hours will be from 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday and from 8 am to 1 pm on Saturdays. We won’t work on Sundays, public holidays or over the Easter long weekend. We will let you know in advance if we need to do work outside of these hours.

How will the work affect you?

Access will be maintained into Parsley Bay through Horler Avenue and the car park will remain open while this investigation work is underway. We will notify you when we intend to close any car park access and parking spaces.

ACI staff onsite at Parsley Bay

Please refer to the notifications tab for more details.

Thanks to everyone who came to meet the project team at Parsley Bay. We enjoyed meeting over 50 community members who asked questions about the purpose, benefits and work schedule for the new pump station and pipeline in Parsley Bay. We are listening, stay in touch.

In late December 2023 we appointed Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure (ACI) to deliver the Refresh Vaucluse and Diamond Bay project.

Sydney Water’s property on the corner of Portland Street and Lancaster Road will be the site compound for this work. We will start site compound establishment work from late February 2024.

What you need to know

You will notice the following work activities:

• Minor vegetation clearing within the compound area
• Widening gates, installing fencing and signage
• Delivery of equipment, temporary site sheds and facilities
• Establishing parking, laydown, stockpile, plant and equipment storage areas

We will ensure our contractors are parking on site. Access to properties and the bus stop on Portland Street will be maintained.

We’ll make every effort to reduce any impact our work may have on you.

Work hours

Our work hours will be from 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday and from 8 am to 1 pm on Saturdays. The site compound may be in use after these hours with light vehicles only entering and exiting during that time.