Mounties Group has lodged a Development Application (DA2026/1236) to transform the fenced-off eastern carpark at Harbord Diggers into “a public open space for passive outdoor recreation,” as part of the revitalisation of McKillop Park on the Freshwater headland promised seven years ago. The $2.7 million DA proposes demolition of the existing carpark and a landscape-led renewal of the 4.5-hectare site, including: a nature walk from Lumsdaine Drive to Harbord Diggers sandstone stairs mounded open spaces and communal spaces a ‘Mother and Child’ statue a ‘Whale Lookout’ area addition of Letham’s Memorial upgraded access to, and commemoration of, the ANZAC and Duke Kahanamoku memorials expanded heathland planting The DA will go on public exhibition from 24 September to 22 October 2026. “We’re delighted to have reached public exhibition,...