Tania Park

Tania Park is an urban park located at 2 Bareena Drive, Balgowlah Heights, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Tania Park


Type	Urban park
Location	2 Bareena Drive, Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°48′34″S 151°16′00″E
Created	1964 (1964)
Etymology	Tania Verstak
Operated by	Northern Beaches Council
Status	Open all year
Website	www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/sports/sports-fields/tania-park/

Administered by the Northern Beaches Council, the park functions as a suburban park containing large dog exercise areas, sporting facilities and play equipment.[1][2] The park is adjacent to Dobroyd Head which offers commanding views of Sydney, Middle and North Harbours. Located on a high point, it contains the 90.3 2MWM transmitter, which can be heard across northern and eastern Sydney.

It is named after Tania Verstak, a winner of the 1962 Miss International Beauty pageant, who was brought up locally.[3][4]

References

"Tania Park". Sportsfields. Northern Beaches Council. February 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
"Playground open for business at Tania Park" (Press release). Northern Beaches Council. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
Morcombe, John (30 June 2014). "Tania Park's bold past and beautiful namesake". Manly Daily. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
Morcombe, John (12 June 2015). "Local beauty queen who conquered the world and then shyly retired". Manly Daily. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

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