Bicentennial Park is a recreational area in Rockdale, a suburb of

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. It features a bike track, athletics facilities and soccer and rugby league grounds. The park is divided into three sections known as Bicentennial Park North, Bicentennial Park South and Bicentennial Park East. Two ponds are linked by a creek to more wetlands in Scarborough park, to the south. A footbridge over the ponds links Bicentennial Park East to the rest of the recreational area. Bicentennial Park opened in 1988 and was named in honour of Australia's Bicentenary in that year.

Bicentennial Park South Football Stadium Bicentennial Park South, currently known as Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre, is a football (soccer) stadium in Rockdale, New South Wales, Rockdale, a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The venue is owned by Bayside Council and is c ...

opened in 2009 in time for the 2009

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season. The Rockdale Ilinden Football Club became a tenant for 21 years. Geographically, Bicentennial Park East is located on the border of three suburbs,

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, Rockdale and Brighton-Le-Sands, but is officially in Brighton-Le-Sands according to the

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. It features two large soccer fields and one smaller one for juniors. Cricket pitches in the centre of the two large fields have been constructed for use in summer. Image: Rockdale Bicentennial Park 3.JPG, Bicentennial Park Image: Rockdale Bicentennial Park 1.JPG, Bicentennial Park Image: Rockdale Bicentennial Park 2.JPG, Bicentennial Park

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External links

Rockdale City Council
{{Parks in Sydney, state=autocollapse Parks in Sydney Australian bicentennial commemorations