Construction underway
After years of planning, community consultation and construction, the last major building project of the Glen Street Open Space Masterplan is underway.
Construction has commenced on the expansion and revitalisation of the clubhouse and amenities building at the eastern end of Lionel Watts.
The works will double the floorspace of the building, adding storage for netball, athletics and the Frenchs Forest Agricultural and Horticultural Society as well as a large, covered viewing platform. The existing facilities, currently used by Belrose Rugby League Club, will be upgraded with a new lift. The grandstand will have safety and accessibility upgrades and the function room a minor facelift.
Work is expected to finish in Spring 2021.
Project updates
Thank you to those who provided comment on the concept design for the Eastern Clubhouse and amenities building.
During our community engagement between 15 November and 15 December 2019 we received 14 comments via Council’s Your Say project page.
Responses in relation to this project indicated overall support for the design as it currently stands.
Themes arising from the Eastern Clubhouse and amenities feedback included:
- Reorientation of the staircases to increase the amount of usable grass space.
- DDA compliance of the new structure and access thereto
- Support for the enclosing of the access to the grandstand to prevent loitering
- Bicycle storage be considered for the area
- Inclusion of security measures to prevent loitering (e.g. CCTV)
View the Lionel Watts Eastern Clubhouse and Amenities Community Engagement Report - February 2020.
Thank you for your interest in this project. Comments are now closed.
The project team will review and consider feedback prior to finalising the design.
The concept design for the eastern clubhouse amenities building addition includes:
- consolidated storage for multiple showground and reserve users
- canteen facilities for showground hirers
- formalised upper level viewing platform.
Alterations to existing the eastern clubhouse amenities building include:
- repairs clubhouse guardrails to prevent loitering on the existing grandstand
- improved building accessibility for wheelchair access
- improved secure storage for Council’s sports equipment (i.e. goalposts)
- improved safety and access to the existing grandstand / Belrose Rugby League Clubhouse function room
- minor refurbishment of the Belrose Rugby League Clubhouse function room.
| Existing functional areas | Proposed functional areas |
| Ground floor | Ground floor |
| Change room 01 | Change room 01 |
| Changer room 02 | Change room 02 |
| Change room 03 | Change room 03 |
| Canteen | Canteen 01 |
| Store 01 | FAHS store front |
| Store 02 | Store 01 |
| Waste 01 | Waste 01 |
| Public toilets female | Corridor |
| Public toilets male | NRL storeroom |
| Public Unisex ambulant toilet | FAHS trailer and store room |
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| Wakehurst Netball store room |
| Athletics store room | |
| Waste 02 | |
| Public toilets female | |
| Public toilets male | |
| Public unisex ambulant toilet | |
| Total floor space: 187.9 | Total floor space: 324.4 |
| First floor | First floor |
| Clubhouse | Clubhouse |
| Grandstand | Grandstand |
| Canteen 02 | Canteen 02 |
| Kitchen | Kitchen |
| Store 03 | Store 04 |
| Store 04 | Store 05 |
| Male bathroom | Male bathroom |
| Female bathroom | Female bathroom |
| Total floor space: 264.1 | Total floor space: 482.6 |
The eastern amenities clubhouse construction will occur in conjunction with the Glen Street Masterplan project works.
These works include:
- accessible playground
- western amenities
- connectivity throughout the Lionel Watts Reserve / showground precinct.
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Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Nov 2019 Concept design on exhibition
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Jan - Feb 2020 Review and consider community feedback
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Early - mid 2020 Tender process
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Timeline item 4 - active
Early 2021 Construction commence
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Timeline item 5 - incomplete
Oct - Nov 2021 Construction complete
