The new $3.86M pavilion at North Bendigo Recreation Reserve was officially opened today by Mayor Cr Thomas Prince, Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP and Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards MP.
The new pavilion is located off Anderson Street and features three distinct zones comprising:
- Entrance foyer
- A social/multipurpose area complete with bar, canteen/ kitchen, toilet facilities and office/meeting room and storage areas
- Four changerooms with two toilets and three showers in each
- Match officials' room with fully serviced private ensuite complete with changing spaces, toilet, and shower facilities
- Undercover spectator viewing area
- Landscaping and facility car parking including disability parking bays and connecting paths
City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Thomas Prince said the opening of the new pavilion marks the completion of stage one of an exciting multi-stage redevelopment of the North Bendigo Recreation Reserve.
"This fantastic new pavilion meets today's service standards and expectations for accessibility, gender equity, sustainability, player safety and functionality and it will serve more than 750 sporting and community participants who regularly use the North Bendigo Recreation Reserve," Cr Prince said.
"The new pavilion addresses a significant service gap in the provision of quality and accessible sporting and community facilities for the North Bendigo community.
"It also delivers on key strategic priorities identified by Senior Sporting Associations such as the Football Federation Victoria, AFL Central Victoria, and Cricket Victoria by providing new and improved facilities that support participation growth and provide quality, female friendly and accessible facilities that increase social, health and wellbeing outcomes.
"For many years, the City of Greater Bendigo has been delivering improvements via the North Bendigo Recreation Reserve Masterplan 2012 to support sporting participants and members of the local and wider community and it's exciting to see the new pavilion is now completed."
Seasonal users of the new pavilion will include Golden City Football Club (all grades), Bendigo Cricket Club (junior and women), North Bendigo Football/Netball Club (juniors training) and the wider community.
The new $3.86M pavilion was funded with $1M from the Australian Government's Investing in Our Communities program, $1M from the Victorian Government's Regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund, $1.79M from the City of Greater Bendigo, $37,500 from Bendigo Cricket Club and $37,500 from Golden City Football Club.
