Tunks Park

One of Council's largest parks. Extending from the foreshore of Long Bay west under the Cammeray Suspension Bridge to Flat Rock Gully Reserve, the Park is characterised by playing fields bordered by large sweeps of bushland and a lively foreshore area.

Getting There

Located in Brothers Avenue, Cammeray, Tunks Park is accessible by bus or there is car parking (including trailer parking) available on site.

Park Features

• The sportsfields cater for cricket, football and soccer, as well as for training and school sport and carnivals.
• Toilets, flood lights, change rooms, seats, picnic tables, a bubbler, exercise equipment and a timber custom-designed playground with a 'tree house' theme.
• A boat ramp, fish cleaning tables and car and trailer parking.
• Informal walking tracks through the bushland.
• The century-old suspension bridge and the overhead sewerage viaduct are major visual elements.
• Two Bushcare Groups carry out bush regeneration in the Park.
  Tunks Park east
  Tunks Park west
• Dogs are welcome in Tunks Park however they are not permitted on the sportsfields when organised sport is being played or within 10m of the playground. They must be kept on a leash in bushland areas.

History

Shell middens and rock art present in the area indicate that Aboriginals frequented the area, using the creek as a source of fresh water.

The Park was named after William Tunks, the first Mayor of St Leonards from 1867 until 1883. The sportsfields were created in the 1950s when the natural creek line and extensive estuarine mudflats at the head of Long Bay were reclaimed. The adjacent bushland that remains today is relatively unchanged.