At its meeting last night, Wollondilly Shire Council put the spotlight on the implementation of the Dudley Chesham Sportsground master plan.
Councillors discussed priorities for the next stages of the plan for the sporting facility, which is the home of The Oaks Tigers rugby league club.
The staging and sequencing plan for the master plan were set out and gave the green light to developer contributions funding used for the completion of the amenities building and any other work to be done this year.
Work includes the demolition of redundant buildings and the formalisation of carparking.
“I am excited to see work on this impressive facility continue through the master plan process,” said Deputy Mayor Matthew Deeth.
“It is a wonderful sporting facility for the community and visitors to the Wollondilly Shire, and something we can all be proud of.
“This continues the great work already under way and will enable us to deliver the next stages of the master plan in coming years, including the upgrade of the tennis or netball courts to multipurpose, the main carpark, cricket pitch and junior rugby league oval, including lighting,” Councillor Deeth said.
The Dudley Chesham Sportsground master plan was adopted in 2019 and has enabled council to successfully apply for various external grant funding opportunities.
This funding has gone towards the all-abilities playground, the multi-purpose amenities building which is nearing completion, and the upgrade of the cricket practice nets which are in the planning stage.
Further priority works will be completed in future financial years with developer contributions funding allocation for a multipurpose court and the upgrade of floodlighting of the rugby league fields and an outline of future proposed works, as well as projects for the Oaks Pony Club.
Future priorities for funding include:
- $250,000 to complete the construction of the amenities building;
- $50,000 to implement the demolition of the old toilets and changeroom building, including retrofit of existing canteen to storage;
- $225,000 for the design of the primary formed car park, lighting and internal sealed road.
