Hire a space FAQs

Booking is only required if you wish to reserve a picnic area for your group for the day. Only a select number of shelters can be booked. Find a bookable space.

Any shelter which is not booked on a day, and all other picnic areas, are shared facilities for all Park users.

Allow enough time for parking and plan ahead. Fees may apply in some car parking areas.

To find nearest parking, check our map.

Find out more about parking.

Yes. You can self-cater your event (BYO only). 

We currently are not approving requests to have external caterers with bookings.

There are many barbeques (electric and gas) which are FREE to use and not bookable, they are a shared facility. Use our interactive maps to check public barbeque locations.

If you bring a charcoal barbeque to the park, heat beads must be disposed of in the correctly marked bins.

You may bring your own BBQ to the park, but please follow these rules:

• It must be placed in a clear area, away from fuel and never on tables or other infrastructure
• No private BBQs can be used on Total Fire Ban days
• No wood-burning BBQs
• Gas bottle must be within test dates
• Charcoal can be used with personal BBQs and bins are provided onsite, located near the public BBQs

No. Electricity is not available in the Park. Fuelled generators are not permitted.

Please use our interactive map to check locations.

Petting zoos, pony rides and similar are not permitted.

Yes. A small pop-up shelter up to 3mx3m is permitted. Additional shelters may be permitted and must be at least 6m apart. They must be weighted using sandbags or similar, pegs are not permitted. There is no application process or fee for this. Marquees or shelters greater than 3m x 3m are not permitted. Staff may direct shelters to be dismantled if obstructing others, or during windy or unsafe conditions.

No, the parklands close at sunset daily.

All changes of location or date are to be made as a cancellation of the original booking.

Please check the cancellation terms and conditions.

Amplified noise must be kept to a minimum to not disturb other park users. The level of amplified noise must not exceed 5dBA above the ambient background noise, a legal requirement of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

The following decorations/props are not permitted:

• Any candles, fireworks (any form), sparklers, fires and bamboo torches
• Coloured powders/liquids and confetti 
• Decorations cannot be attached to trees, plants or frog fences. This includes, but is not limited to, signs, streamers, balloons, sticky tape, rope or similar.

All decorations must be removed or disposed of prior to leaving your site.

Unfortunately, no. Confetti, bio-confetti, rice, flower petals or similar are not permitted, as these often contaminate the natural environment and become a hazard to our wildlife.

Unfortunately, no. We do not permit the use of coloured powder/liquid/gas/fireworks in the Park. These may contaminate the natural environment and become a hazard to our wildlife. It is also very difficult to clean and remove all traces of these substances.

Unfortunately, no. You cannot drive off-road.

The opportunity for vehicle access is included with the hire of the Education Shade Sail, Twin Shade Sails, or Arc of Pines, only if vehicles are escorted and supervised by an authorised SOPA staff member. This assistance may be arranged for the purpose of delivery/set-down and pick-up only – vehicles and trailers cannot remain parked off‑road.