Centennial Park (Sydney)

Centennial Park is an urban park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The park is in the City of Randwick local government area and part of the Centennial Parklands area. The park was inscribed on the Australian National Heritage List on 3 October 2018. The site was listed for its "outstanding heritage value to the nation as the site chosen for the 1901 inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia". Centennial Park is home to a number of wild animals including birds, possums, rabbits and foxes. It is also the location of a number of equestrian schools. After being opened in 1888 by then NSW Premier, Sir Henry Parkes, he instigated a program of commissioning and installing 31 statues. The majority are now lost, however remaining works include of writer Charles Dickens, Parkes, a rugby footballer and other sculptures. The park is open from 6:30am to 5:30pm during the winter months, 6am to 6pm in spring and 6am to 8pm in summer.

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