Old Mans Valley Field of Play

Project

Old Mans Valley (OMV) will become the primary entry and orientation point for Hornsby Park. It will provide and promote a gateway of experiences the park has to offer for first time visitors.

Old Mans Valley Field of Play (OMV South) project will provide new multi-purpose sporting and activated recreational green space facilities with associated amenities to support 10,000 current residents, plus cater for arriving residents within the new 6,000 dwellings development as part of the State led Transport Oriented Development (TOD) in Hornsby Town Centre.

The total estimated cost of the project is $24,316,000.00. Council has successfully secured $12,158,000.00 of grant funding under the Federal Governments Thriving Suburbs Grant Program which covers 50% of the total estimated cost of the project. The Funding Deed was executed in August 2025.

Construction update

The OMV South Field of Play (FoP) will be delivered in five work packages:

  1. Services Enhancement – Electrical, communication, water and sewer services.
  2. Underboring – to bring services from Bridge Road to OMV site.
  3. Civil, Landscape and Field of Play – Stormwater, Car parks, roads, pedestrian access and links, plaza paving, retaining wall, fitments and furniture, lighting, landscaping and Field of Play (FoP).
  4. Buildings and Amenities – office room, storage, male and female toilets and change rooms etc.
  5. Pump and Jump tracks.

In late 2025, three tender packages (1 to 3 above) were awarded and early site works commenced in January 2026, with construction works staged through 2026 and forecast to reach completion in May 2027.

As of March 2026

  • Buildings and Amenities (#4 above) tender has been awarded and the last tender package for pump/jump track was released in March 2026.
  • The contractors have completed a 180m long underbore adjacent to the Bridge Road access to allow for the connection of services from Bridge Road. Works for the services within the Quarry are well underway to connect with this underbore.
  • Works in the sports field are also well underway. A substantial builder’s compound is now on site, and the field subgrade is being completed to allow for the construction of the new playing surface.