Headfort Street Park project
Council is creating more to see and do in our suburbs with a new community park in Headfort Street, Greenslopes.
This new park will provide a much-needed green space for the local community and visitors, and will include shady spots to take a break, open green spaces for picnics, play, and community events and heritage elements from the previous use of the site.
The project is part of Council's commitment to enhance and maintain more than 2180 parks across Brisbane.
Project summary
| Address | Corner of Headfort Street and Newdegate Street, Greenslopes |
|---|---|
| Ward | Coorparoo |
| Project Outcome | Develop a concept plan for Headfort Street Park |
| Latest update | Community engagement has closed |
About the project
Council is purchasing land from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and will engage with the local community and key stakeholders to help inform the development of a plan for the new community park.
As part of this purchase, a portion of the land will be occupied by Legacy Brisbane who are proposing to build their new Headquarters on part of the site. The new Brisbane Legacy House will be subject to relevant approvals and is not part of Council’s proposed park project and our community engagement. Headfort Street Park is expected to be delivered after the proposed Brisbane Legacy House construction is completed.
Project planning
In these early stages of planning, Council is proposing the following features and ideas for the new Headfort Street Park including:
- shade trees and shade structures
- seating and picnic areas
- pedestrian pathways
- open green space that will allow flexible uses such as informal play and recreation
- historical features from the previous Red Cross buildings.
You can download the draft site map showing park location and proposed features:
Have your say
Council has now closed community consultation and would like to thank everyone who participated and provided their input into the project.
We will now consider the feedback and progress to planning the details and features to include in this new park.
Project timing
| Nov-Dec 2023 | Community engagement seeking feedback on the proposed features in the new park. |
|---|---|
| Mid-2024 | Release final concept plan. |
| Stage 1 | To manage site logistics and reduce disruption to local residents, works will not commence on the new park until after construction of the separate Brisbane Legacy House project has been completed by Legacy. |
| Stage 2 | Park construction begins after Brisbane Legacy House is completed. |
More information
If you would like to find out more about the project, you can:
- phone Council on 07 3403 8888 and ask to speak with the Headfort Street Park project team
- email the project team.