Walka Water Works

Walka Water Works is a heritage-listed former waterworks and recreation reserve at Oakhampton Heights near Maitland in New South Wales. Built in 1887 to supply water to Newcastle and the Lower Hunter, it features a Victorian Italianate pump house, reservoir lake and landscaped grounds. Now managed by Maitland City Council as a public park, it is notable for its industrial heritage, restored buildings, lake setting and use as a community leisure and events venue.

Visitors can explore a landscaped reserve centred on a large reservoir lake and the restored 1887 Victorian Italianate pump house and chimney. The site offers mown parkland, walking and cycling paths around the lake, picnic shelters, barbecues, a playground and birdlife. The pump house operates as a museum and function venue with heritage machinery displays. It is a day-use, open-air setting for sightseeing, photography and relaxed picnics.