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How we manage our property
And how you can access it
We have a diverse property portfolio that includes office accommodation, depots, laboratories, treatment plants, reservoirs, pumping stations and vacant land. We don't allow public access to most of them. This is so we can protect our assets and the water we supply to you. However, we do allow access in a variety of circumstances.
Visiting Prospect Reservoir picnic areas
We manage picnic areas at Prospect for the community to use and enjoy during set hours, subject to conditions of entry. WaterNSW owns and manages the reservoir itself and Prospect Nature Reserve.
The picnic grounds and cycleway are usually open to the public:
- 6am–6:30pm during daylight savings
- 7am–4:30pm at all other times.
More about the picnic areas
The picnic areas are located within the grounds of Prospect Reservoir on William Lawson Drive. This is just off Reservoir Road, Prospect, about 35 kilometres west of Sydney.
There are 3 picnic areas:
- Andrew Campbell Reserve
- George Maunder Reserve (upper and lower picnic areas)
- Walder Park.
Facilities include a viewing area and cycleway. All picnic areas have amenities and playground equipment, but there are no barbecue facilities and you can't light fires.
The area also features many heritage sites. Sydney Water has a long history of managing Sydney's water supply, and Prospect is just one part of this. Learn more about our heritage conservation. Email us at propertyaccess@sydneywater.com.au if you have any questions.
Picnic areas at Prospect Reservoir.
The avenue of pines along William Lawson Drive marks the entrance to Prospect Reservoir.
How to get there
Travelling west on the M4
- Take the Prospect Highway exit.
- Turn left onto Prospect Highway.
- Take the third exit at the next roundabout onto Reservoir Road.
- The entrance to Prospect Reservoir is via William Lawson Drive, about 180 metres on the left.
Travelling east on the M4
- Take the Reservoir Road exit.
- Turn right onto Reservoir Road.
- The entrance is about 2 kilometres on the right.
Urban Plunge program at Prospect Reservoir
Sydney Water's Urban Plunge program provided an exciting opportunity for the community to celebrate summer in Sydney. We hosted a free “pop-up” swim site in the parklands adjacent to Prospect Reservoir, in the heart of Western Sydney. The 8-week pop-up was designed to start a conversation with the community about swimming in our waterways and explore opportunities for more permanent places to swim across Greater Sydney.
The pop up swim site has now been packed up and in storage until it ‘pops up’ next time. There is still lots to see and do in the parklands
Find out more about Urban Plunge and how we are making our making our waterways swimmable. See here.
Urban Plunge pop up pool now closed
Explore the Parkland at Prospect Reservoir
Purchasing our surplus property
We're continually reviewing our property portfolio. To ensure that our properties provide the best value, we maintain land we need for our operations and sell land we no longer require.
Why we sell land
We may no longer need land and properties because of:
- improvements in technology
- the changing landscape
- the way Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the Illawarra is growing.
Please email propertydisposals@sydneywater.com.au if you'd like to ask about our surplus properties.
Leasing our property
As we have a large and diverse property portfolio, you may be able to lease one of our properties. Please email your request to leasing@sydneywater.com.au. You need to provide:
- the property's address
- your intended use
- proposed lease dates.
It may take up to 5 business days for us to review and respond to your request.
Filming and photography on our property
Some of our locations are ideal for filmmakers and photographers. We allow filming on some of our properties for a fee, as long as it doesn't interfere with our business operations.
How to apply to film on our property
- Read how to Request to film, photograph or host an event on our land.
- Find out about our Filming and photography fees.
- Complete the Film production and photography application form.
- Email the completed form to leasing@sydneywater.com.au.
We review all applications on a case-by-case basis. It may take up to 5 business days for us to review and respond to your request.
Holding an event on our property
Some of our properties are ideal for private or community events. However, there may be costs involved. Find out more about holding events from our Request to film, photograph or host an event on our land fact sheet.
If you'd like to hold an event, please email your request to leasing@sydneywater.com.au. You need to include:
- property address
- event type
- reason for the event
- number of people who'll attend
- equipment or props you'll use
- dates and times for access.
We review all applications on a case-by-case basis. It may take up to 5 business days for us to review and respond to your request.
Accessing your property through our land
Most of our property is protected by fencing and access gates. If you need to enter our property for a special reason, for example, to cut back trees in your backyard or to deliver large items to your yard, please email your request to propertyaccess@sydneywater.com.au. You need to provide:
- your address
- the reason for access
- the date/s of access.
It may take up to 5 business days for us to review and respond to your request.
Accessing your telecommunications site
If you're a telecommunications tenant on one of our sites and need to access your equipment, please email your access request to telcositeaccess@sydneywater.com.au. You need to provide details about the:
- address
- lease
- work you'll be doing on site
- date and time of access.
It may take up to 5 business days for us to review and respond to your request.