Barangaroo

Barangaroo is a 22-hectare waterfront precinct on the northwestern edge of Sydney's central business district along Sydney Harbour in New South Wales. Developed on a former container terminal, it comprises Barangaroo Reserve, Barangaroo South and Central Barangaroo. Notable for its recreated natural headland park, harbour foreshore walk, public art, dining precinct and cultural programming, it offers harbour views and connects the city to the harbour foreshore.

Visitors can explore a harbour foreshore precinct combining a naturalistic headland park, paved waterfront promenade (Wulugul Walk), lawns, sandstone terraces and tidal pools. Barangaroo Reserve offers harbour views towards Sydney Harbour Bridge, walking and cycling paths, public artworks and native plantings. Barangaroo South provides waterfront restaurants, cafes and bars, public squares and access to ferry wharves. The area is open and walkable with interpretive signage and Aboriginal cultural tours available.

Named after Barangaroo, a Cammeraygal woman and wife of Bennelong, the site was traditionally part of Gadigal land. In the 19th and 20th centuries it was a busy port and later the East Darling Harbour container terminal. Redevelopment as Barangaroo began in the 2000s under the Barangaroo Delivery Authority, with Barangaroo Reserve opened in 2015 as a recreated 1836 headland using excavated sandstone.

The precinct acknowledges Aboriginal heritage of the Sydney Harbour foreshore with interpretation, naming, public art and guided Aboriginal cultural tours. It serves as a contemporary cultural and community gathering place connecting the city to the harbour, hosting public events, art and educational programs focused on harbour heritage and native landscape.