⚽ Game on! Myimbarr upgrades create more space to play! 🥅
Council are excited to open our additional sports field at Myimbarr Community Park, featuring a range of new facilities designed to optimise playing conditions.
This field is equipped with;
💡Sports field lighting
⚽ Ball stop fencing
📣Tiered seating
💧and advanced irrigation and drainage
systems.
These amenities ensure the field provides improved playing conditions and remains suitable for use across different seasonal weather conditions.
Come join us and experience the benefits of these fantastic new facilities!
About the project
Project Name: Construction of an additional sportsfield within the Myimbarr Sporting Complex
Project Address: Myimbarr Community Park, Wattle Road Shellharbour.
The Open Space and Recreational Needs Strategy was adopted by Shellharbour Council in 2020 and identified significant growth in demand for football/soccer fields across NSW.
When the Myimbarr Sporting Complex was delivered by Landcom back in 2005, the design of the facility included the future provision of an additional football/soccer field at the northern end of the site. This proposed field was not completed at the time due to ongoing conversations as to the final purpose/user of the field.
Local membership numbers are increasing in both female and junior participants across the LGA which is putting pressure on existing facilities. Council has concluded that this final field at Myimbarr will now be formalised.
Stage one:
- Earthworks
- Footpaths
- Irrigation and drainage
- Provisions for stage two electrical upgrades and lighting
- Sports field (Multi-use Soccer and Rugby League) and goals
- Ancillary items such as dugouts, fencing, and access gates.
Stage two:
Council has been successful in acquiring further funding through Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program to help deliver Stage 2 straight after Stage 1.- Upgrades to existing electrical components
- Sports field lighting
- Tiered seating
- Extended fence behind northern goals
- Additional water tank for irrigation
FAQs
FAQs
The fourth and final field at Myimbarr Community Park is intended to be delivered in 2 stages and will be funded from a variety of sources.
Stage 1 will be fully funded by the Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan (The Plan). The Plan levies for a range of community infrastructure items to meet future population needs, including open space and recreation.
Council has been successful in acquiring further funding through the Australian Government’s Local Roads & Community Infrastructure & Roads to Recovery Programs to help deliver Stage 2.
The fourth and final field at Myimbarr Community Park has been fully funded by the Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan (The Plan). The Plan levies for a range of community infrastructure items to meet future population needs, including open space and recreation. The allocated funding for this project allows for the delivery of a grass field only.
Council is investigating the provision of synthetic sportsfields to address the Council resolution of 7 June 2022, where it was resolved ‘That a report be prepared on potential locations and estimated costs for the provision of all-weather synthetic sportsfields and their associated infrastructure within the Shellharbour local government area. This report should investigate the provision of new facilities and retrofitting existing facilities, with a business case for both.’ Smart Connection Consultancy has been engaged to assist staff in this investigation. Once complete, a report addressing the outcomes will be reported to Council and used to inform future decision-making.
No, Council has identified the need for added parking at this location and has allocated future funding for the design and construction of additional parking facilities at a later date.
Yes, Lighting will now be delivered as part of Stage 2 works.
We anticipate that there will be minimal impact to current users of Myimbarr fields while the new field is being constructed.
We understand that this is a popular location for many teams and codes and will endeavour to keep all existing playing fields open where possible.
Environmental impacts are considered as part of the ‘Review of Environmental Factors’ report (REF). This report is currently being reviewed and the final REF will be made available once finalised.
A REF is an environmental assessment used to determine whether an activity should be approved by taking into account all matters that affect or may affect the environment.
Yes, the project includes subsurface drainage and irrigation. Although recent wet weather has been unprecedented, this new field will have upgraded drainage to ensure minimal disruption to season draws due to wet weather.
