It has the following sports facilities:[1] George Kendall Riverside Park is the home ground of Ermington United Soccer Club.

Elsewhere in the park are the Sydney peppermint (Eucalyptus piperita), brush box (Lophostemon confertus), red-stemmed wattle (Acacia myrtifolia) and kangaroo grass (Themeda australis).

[4] Numerous bird species either live in or visit the park, including the grey butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus), white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) and the laughing kookaburra (dacelo novaeguineae).

[4] George Kendall Riverside Park has a dedicated bushcare group that includes residents and council members who volunteer to regenerate the native bush.

The makeover aims to create more structure to the park’s different functions but maintain its unique vast open space.