| Coral Sea Park | |
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| Location | Yorktown Parade, Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nearest city | Sydney |
| Coordinates | 33°56′52″S151°14′40″E / 33.947835842895216°S 151.24440109857272°E |
| Area | 5.6 hectares (14 acres) |
| Created | 1960 [1] |
| Operated by | Randwick Council |
| Open | 24 hours |
| Status | Open all year |
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Coral Sea Park is a 5.6-hectare (14-acre) public park in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Coral Sea Park is located in the suburb of Maroubra.
Coral Sea Park has a cricket pitch, a basketball court, and several soccer fields and rugby fields. There is also a large playground for children. [2]
Coral Sea Park is an off-leash dog area. [2]
Coral Sea Park references the Battle of the Coral Sea of 1942, considered a turning point of World War 2. [3] [4]
Several of the surrounding streets are named after U.S. warships, such as New Orleans Crescent, Yorktown Parade and Astoria Circuit. [4]
Lionel Frost BowenAC was an Australian politician and senior Labor Party figure, serving in the ministries of Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1990.
Randwick is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick. The postcode is 2031.
The Eastern Suburbs is the eastern metropolitan region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Coogee is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the City of Randwick. Coogee is located 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Kensington is a suburb in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area (LGA) of the City of Randwick. Colloquially, Kensington is referred to as "Kenso", "Ensington" or "Enso".
The Division of Kingsford Smith is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division is located south and south-east of Sydney CBD, comprising mostly City of Randwick and the suburbs of Bayside Council that were governed by the former City of Botany Bay.
The City of Randwick is a local government area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia located south-east of the CBD. Established in 1859, Randwick is the second-oldest local government area in New South Wales, after the City of Sydney. It comprises an area of 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 140,660.
Maroubra is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick.
Malabar is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 12 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick.
Hereward, was British clipper ship that was built in Scotland in 1877. She had an iron hull, three masts and full rig.
South Coogee is a coastal suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South Coogee is located 9 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick.
Coogee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales located south-east of Sydney CBD. It is represented by Marjorie O'Neill of the Australian Labor Party.
Anzac Parade is a major road in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia which travels south-east from the CBD, named in memory of members of the First Australian Imperial Force who marched down the street from their barracks to Sydney Harbour, where they were transported to Europe during World War I.
Maroubra Speedway, officially known as Olympia Motor Speedway was a motor racing venue in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia and was reported to have had a capacity of 70,000.
William Henry Haigh was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Maroubra in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1968 to 1983. He served as Minister Assisting the Premier from 1976 until 1978, as Minister for Services from 1977 to 1978, and as Minister for Corrective Services from 1978 to 1981.
Randwick City Saints Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Sydney, Australia. The club colours are black, white and red. The Saints play in the Platinum Division of the AFL Sydney league and an over 35s side, the Maroubra Sinners. The Maroubra Saints junior AFL club are the local junior feeder club.
Matraville Sports High School is a government co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary school, with speciality in sports, located on Anzac Parade, Chifley, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The CBD and South East Light Rail is a light rail line running between Sydney's central business district (CBD) and the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Construction commenced in October 2015, with services between Circular Quay and Randwick commencing on 14 December 2019 as the L2 Randwick Line, and between Circular Quay and Kingsford on 3 April 2020 as the L3 Kingsford Line. It is part of Sydney's light rail network.
Malabar Beach is a beach in Malabar, New South Wales, Australia, located to the south of Maroubra Beach and to the north of Little Bay and La Perouse. The Randwick Golf Club is located on the cliffs on the right side and Malabar Headland on the cliffs on the left side. Its sands stretch for about 200 metres. You can find two boat ramps towards the both ends of the beach, as well as a rock pool further south, just below Randwick Golf Club.
