A community trustee board has been established to engage with local communities on the future of Fernhill Estate.

The community trustee board will play a key advisory role representing a broad range of community interests and local perspectives on park stewardship, activities and usage, plus environmental, heritage and cultural issues.

Community trustee board members were established on 5 December 2022 by the Minster for Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport, as per legislative requirements, on the recommendation of Greater Sydney Parklands. The appointed members for Fernhill Estate can be found below:

Cindy Laws
Nicholas Leech
Mayor Cr Patricia Hitchen
Peter Harvey
Poonam Naik
Robert Bennett
Shari Driver (Chair)

Greater Sydney Parklands (GSP) is the city-wide voice for Greater Sydney’s urban parks. We are looking to strengthen how we consult and engage with you and our city’s diverse communities. We invite you to have your say on our Draft Consultation and Engagement Framework and nominate for one of our five community trustee boards. 

Thank you for your interest. The consultation period for Greater Sydney Parklands’ Draft Consultation and Engagement Framework has now ended. The Draft Consultation and Engagement Framework is expected to be finalised in late 2022. Nominations have closed for the Fernhill Estate community trustee board has also ended – see our FAQs page for more information.