Rofe Park

The view from Rofe Park across Hornsby Heights and Mount Colah.

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.

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.

A temporary helicopter landing pad set up on Rofe Park during the bushfire in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in January 2007. Helicopters and refueling tanks are visible in this photograph.

Mobile Phone Tower[]

As of 2008, Telstra has applied to install a mobile phone tower in the park.^[7] Ths 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

Coordinates: 33°40′50″S 151°05′57″E / 33.680516°S 151.099245°E / -33.680516; 151.099245

[1] Hornsby Shire Local Environmental Plan 1994, Page 136 (PDF)

[2] NSW Heritage Database

[3] Item 20, Ku-ring-gai Council meeting, August 2007 (PDF)

[4] Rofe, Thomas Ernest (1869 - 1945), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition

[5] Community Land and Crown Reserves Generic Plan of Management (PDF)

[6] Margrit Koettig, Archaeological Services (1996) Hornsby Shire Aboriginal Heritage Study.

[7] Hornsby Shire Council: Development Application No. 1931/2007

[8] Danielle Long, Locals, Telstra are poles apart, Hornsby Advocate, 2008-05-29

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