Stockton sector
Stockton is a peninsula bound on three sides by water, the Hunter River to the south and west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The Stockton Peninsula is relatively flat and low lying. Existing development is located central to the peninsula, well setback from the coastline and river front, leaving a continuous ribbon of surrounding open space.
Stockton precincts
- North Stockton including Corroba Oval and Stockton Beach
- South Stockton including Stockton East and Griffith Park
Themes
- sporting, recreation and education
- history and heritage
- tourism
Objectives
- improve access to existing and upgraded sporting and recreation facilities
- ensure new development is protected from coastal recession and erosion
- enhance landscape character within the Stockton peninsula
- formalise connection between Griffith Park and Stockton Beach
- encourage educational facilities and heritage interpretation sites
- attract new and previous visitors to Stockton
- improve the type, quantity and quality of public domain elements
- investigate opportunities to enhance maritime infrastructure
Strategies
- create activity nodes on the western foreshore in the alignment of east west running roads
- upgrade and expand Corroba Oval sporting facilities
- combine Stockton sporting clubs to create economies of scale
- provide street tree planting along Mitchell Street to assist with way finding and providing a landscape character
Contact us
City Administration Centre
282 King Street
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tel: 02 4974 2000
