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= Kibble Park = Kibble Park is an urban park in the heart of Gosford City, on the Central Coast of NSW Australia. It is one of the most common locations for public events in Gosford City.

Planing
The site for Kibble Park was initially a car park that was split down the middle by Eliza St. While the park was initially being built around Eliza St it was eventually decided to close the road and integrate it into the park. It was Named the James Kibble Park after James Kibble, the previous owner for the plot of land the park was built on. Kibble Park was officially open in 1980.

Construction
From November 11th 1979 it was announced that the library, the fountain and the plaza would all be completed in 6 months. However the fountain was not completed until November of 1989 when it was officially turned on for the first time.

Features
Kibble Park is a city block sized park with plenty of structures for the public to utilize. The West side of the park has a stage for people to sit on and use, a sheltered area with benches as well as a fountain. The East side of the park is more open and more green with a fairly sized grass area, a collection of trees in a large garden bed, a much larger and more professional stage as well as some art pieces such as 'Composition' and 'Liquidambar Seed pod Sculpture. On the North edges of the park there are several benches and the South edge of the park contains the restaurant Byblos and Gosford City Library.

Events
Kibble park is home to many annual public events such as the Mad Hatters Tea Party and Midday Monster Mash. It also contains events for large public holidays such as Australia Day, Harmony Day as well as being the meet up spot for the post Annual Gosford Christmas Parade.

General
Being in the heart of Gosford CBD and right outside Gosfords largest shopping center, the park is used by the public every day for traveling through the city, for break times and for meet ups. More recently the park has become very popular through the application Pokemon Go, as there is a lot of content in the park itself.