Community Section

Newtown blends libraries and community rooms, village-green parks, urban farms and accessible transport—ideal for calm, meaningful participation and short, structured BSP outings:

• Newtown Library (8–10 Brown St) — welcoming City of Sydney branch with study spaces, Wi-Fi and programs for time-boxed literacy goals. City of Sydney

• Newtown Neighbourhood Centre (NNC) — community hub beside the station with bookable rooms for small, low-sensory groups, parent coaching and SSG/IEP meetings. NNC - OFFICIAL SITE+1

• Camperdown Memorial Rest Park — large, flat green with shade and paths—great for predictable walk/wheel routines before/after school. Inner West Council

• Hollis Park (Wilson St) — pocket park with playground and off-leash area for short, structured play and turn-taking practice. City of Sydney

• Sydney Park Playground (nearby, St Peters/Alexandria) — extensive, partially enclosed play with a kids’ bike track—ideal for graded gross-motor and road-safety skills. City of Sydney

• Camperdown Commons & Pocket City Farms — urban farm and community space for gentle garden visits, workshops and goals around planning and routines. Camperdown Commons

• University of Sydney, Camperdown/Darlington — expansive campus lawns and museums suitable for short, planned cultural visits (use campus maps to pre-plan entry/wayfinding). The University of SydneySydney Campus Maps

• Aquatic options — Prince Alfred Park Pool (accessible outdoor heated pool near Central) and Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre (Enmore) for graded water-confidence and regulation goals. City of SydneyInner West Council

• Travel training — Newtown Station (T2 Inner West & Leppington Line) has stop info and accessibility details; pair with local bus practice along King St. transportnsw.info

Local schools we often liaise with — Newtown High School of the Performing Arts (7–12); primaries Newtown Public School (K–6), Australia Street Infants School (Pre-K–2) and nearby Camdenville Public School (K–6), Erskineville Public School (K–6) and St Peters Public School (K–6). newtown-h.schools.nsw.gov.aunewtown-p.schools.nsw.gov.auaustralist-p.schools.nsw.gov.aucamdenvill-p.schools.nsw.gov.auerskinevil-p.schools.nsw.gov.austpeters-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

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• Newtown Library (City of Sydney) — Light-filled community library on Brown Street used for quiet BSP sessions. City of Sydney

• Newtown Neighbourhood Centre — Community venue with bookable rooms beside Newtown Station for small, low-sensory groups. NNC - OFFICIAL SITE

• Camperdown Memorial Rest Park — Level lawns and paths suitable for short, predictable walk/wheel segments. Inner West Council

• Hollis Park, Newtown — Playground and open green space for turn-taking and waiting-time practice. City of Sydney

• Sydney Park Playground (nearby) — All-ages play and kids’ cycle track supporting gross-motor and road-safety goals. City of Sydney

• Camperdown Commons / Pocket City Farms — Urban farm beds and community spaces for planned, low-sensory garden visits. Camperdown Commons

• Prince Alfred Park Pool (near Central) — Accessible 50-metre outdoor pool for graded water-confidence. City of Sydney

• Newtown High School of the Performing Arts — Secondary campus often involved in BSP coordination and transition planning. newtown-h.schools.nsw.gov.au