Belmore Park

Belmore Park has long been a place for political demonstrations, cultural gatherings and community life. It holds enduring cultural significance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as a place of connection, activism and cultural practice.

Since 2012, GML has worked with the City of Sydney to provide heritage advice and prepare heritage documentation for Belmore Park.

Our involvement began in 2012 with a heritage study, prepared to inform a masterplan for upgrades to the park for the City of Sydney. The study documented the site’s history and key phases of ndevelopment, analysed its physical layout, paths, bandstand, views and vistas, and assessed its Aboriginal and historical archaeological potential.

We also prepared a heritage significance assessment and statement of significance covering the park’s various components, along with a strategy identifying key heritage constraints, opportunities and actions to guide future planning and upgrades.

The City of Sydney is now progressing the renewal of Belmore Park. The proposed upgrades seek to enhance the park’s presentation and revitalise its spaces for recreation, accessibility and safety, while conserving its significant heritage values.

Between 2025 and 2026, GML provided preliminary heritage advice and prepared a memorandum to support the City’s development of a concept design for Belmore Park. This work included a targeted heritage review of the park’s layout, bandstand, landscaping and archaeological potential, as well as a focused historical overview of the bandstand and a separate fabric analysis report.

Enhancing Belmore Park is a priority within the City’s Haymarket and Chinatown revitalisation strategy and public domain plan. GML has supported this broader work through the development of the Chinatown Thematic History, as well as heritage assessment and restoration of the Chinatown Gates.

This historic and vital green space near Central Station also happens to be the view from our office every day!