Federation Pavilion, Cabarita Park, Heritage pavilion in Cabarita Park, Australia

The Federation Pavilion is a wooden structure in Cabarita Park with simplified architectural details and views overlooking the waterfront. The building displays the straightforward design style from the era of Australia's federation celebrations and forms a central focal point within the park.

The timber pavilion was erected in Centennial Park for the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901, where the first Governor-General, John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, and the first Prime Minister, Edmund Barton, were sworn in before a crowd of 60,000. Its ornate fibrous plaster exterior deteriorated, and in 1903 the Municipality of Concord bought the wooden frame for £60 and moved it to Cabarita Park. The six-sided Moruya granite Commonwealth Stone was embedded in 1904 to mark the exact inauguration spot.

The pavilion sits on land where the Wangal people once gathered food and materials along the harbor and surrounding bushland. Today the space serves as a gathering point where the community connects with the area's deeper heritage.

The pavilion is located at Cabarita Road and is easily accessible on foot with clear sightlines from the park. Visitors should note it is an outdoor structure, so bringing sun protection or rain gear is helpful depending on weather conditions.

The polished Moruya granite slab the pavilion stood on, the Commonwealth Stone, was set into the ground in 1904 to mark the exact spot in Centennial Park where the Commonwealth was proclaimed. The timber frame itself was sold to Concord in 1903 for £60 after its fibrous plaster ornamentation had disintegrated.