Work has started on a $10 million project to redevelop Alexandra Park Pavilion.
On Friday 12 May, Mayor Councillor Steve Holland, Zoe Mackenzie, Federal Member for Flinders, Jessie Doull, AFL Victoria, and Jade Phelan, The Bays Healthcare Group CEO, were joined by project stakeholders to turn the first sod at Alexandra Park.
This project is being delivered by Mornington Peninsula Shire ($4.1M) in partnership with the Victorian Government Growing Suburbs Fund ($2.9M), The Bays Hospital with Federal Government funding ($2.6M), AFL Victoria ($100,000), and the Alexandra Park Project Group ($400,000), who were instrumental in their advocacy efforts to attract funding for the project.
The work will include:
- new change rooms for home and away teams and umpires
- a rehabilitation room
- equipment storerooms
- kiosk with kitchen, office and reception
- four medical consulting suits for The Bays
- social room
- toilets
- upgrades to the car park.
The work will benefit the Mornington Cricket Club, Mornington Junior Football, Peninsula Raiders Super Rules, and the Mornington Football Netball Club.
The project is due to be finished in April 2024.
Quotes attributable to Mayor and Briars Ward Councillor Steve Holland:
"We're pleased this new pavilion will better support our local sporting clubs and community with much-needed facilities making it more inclusive, accessible and functional. We look forward to keeping the community updated as this project progresses."
Quotes attributable to Briars Ward Councillor Anthony Marsh:
"The Alexandra Park Project Group has committed significant time, energy and resources to getting this project off the ground, including raising $400,000 in community funding – this is a great example of community partnerships!"
Quotes attributable to Briars Ward Councillor Despi O'Connor:
"This wonderful pavilion will not only have community access to medical specialist consulting services, as well as community-focussed health and wellbeing programs, it will also be more accessible and female-friendly! I know the community can't wait to use this innovative new facility."
(L-R) Jessie Doull, AFL Victoria; Martin Scanlon, Alexander Park Project Group; Lee Garnet; Matt Jacobs; Mayor Cr Steve Holland; Robert Smith; Zoe McKenzie MP; Jade Phelan and Cr Despi O'Connor.
