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Rofe Park

Coordinates: 33°40′50″S 151°05′57″E / 33.680516°S 151.099245°E / -33.680516; 151.099245
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The view from Rofe Park across Hornsby Heights and Mount Colah.

Rofe Park is a bushland reserve in New South Wales, Australia. It has a heritage listing of local significance.[1][2]

This district park is located on Galston Road in Hornsby Heights. It is on Crown land and is maintained by Hornsby Shire Council.

History

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Rofe Park was named after Councillor Thomas Ernest Rofe (born 15 June 1869[3]).

Rofe was a Sydney-based philanthropist and President of Hornsby Shire Council[4] who donated land for Hornsby Hospital that was to be situated on the land that is now Rofe Park.[5]

Archaeologist Margrit Koettig reported in 1996 that Rofe Park contains no known Aboriginal relics.[6]

Facilities

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The main oval is laid out with a number of baseball diamonds. Baseball is played during summer and Aussie Rules football during winter. For training purposes, the playing area can be lit using a number of light poles, fitted with QI lamps. Surrounding the main oval is a 717 metre long concrete path that is used for walking and cycling. There are also playgrounds, a synpave tennis court, and an off-leash dog area.

A temporary helicopter landing pad set up on Rofe Park during the bushfire in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in January 2007. Helicopters and refueling tanks are visible in this photograph.

Mobile Phone Tower

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As of 2008, Telstra has applied to install a mobile phone tower in the park.[7] The application is being opposed by a number of residents of the area.[8]

The tower and associated equipment hut were installed in June and July 2009. The 30 metre tower features a compact 2100 MHz 3g Antenna array above the field lighting.

References

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33°40′50″S 151°05′57″E / 33.680516°S 151.099245°E / -33.680516; 151.099245