Moore Park

We know Moore Park like the back of our match-day hand — the place where you can smell pie crust, petrol from the go‑karts and that faint whiff of someone’s festival regret all at once.

Mornings, we used to wander the EQ Village Markets at 122 Lang Road for organic cheese and artisan bread, then clock the go‑karts at Hyper Karting — that 410m indoor course in the car park that makes grown people take themselves Very Seriously. By arvo there’d be Allianz Stadium looming (the new build that opened in August 2022), queues of people with lanyards, and Liberty Hall doing its late‑2022 thing playing to crowds who think a sweaty nightclub is a personality trait. Broadsheet once even wrote about Palace Moore Park moving into the old Hoyts — a four‑screen upgrade aimed at arty cinema types — so yes, we had options for culture and chaos.

The local soap opera has been the golf course: half of Moore Park Golf Course was earmarked to be reclaimed and turned into a $50‑million public park — 20 hectares, running and cycling paths, playgrounds and a shrunken golf offering. Plans were to kick off after the golf lease expired in mid‑2026 with staged openings from late‑2026 and wrap by the end of 2028. So we’ve been alternately cheering, lobbying and pretending we always wanted a nine‑hole course.

There’s always been the post‑game pilgrimage narrative — the Bat & Ball in Redfern used to get patrons “flocking from Moore Park” — and Urban List warned gig‑goers to book nearby rooms or face traffic and pricey rides home. Tell us you love late nights and loud neighbours without telling us, honestly.

Who would hate living here? Someone who prizes silence, short walks to a yoga studio and no drunks in lycra. You’ll be annoyed by crowds, concerts (Dom Dolla sold out Allianz in December 2025), and people treating a bowling alley or an adults‑only arcade bar (yes, B. Lucky & Sons) like a date idea.

Who would love it? Families who remember the Sydney Family Easter Show and Waterworld Central, market stalkers, karting maniacs, gig‑goers and anyone who considers “public park by 2028” a legitimate lifestyle upgrade. We’re loud, a little bit theatrical and always on — and frankly, we wouldn’t have it any other way.