OBERON Council, with the support of Borg, has been working on the creation of a masterplan for a modern sporting complex for Oberon – and now the community has a chance to have a say.
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Oberon Council has agreed to place the concept plan on community consultation for 28 days with a further report to be presented to council after that period.
The proposed sporting complex will be located on Borg-owned land on the corner of O'Connell Road and Albion Street, Oberon.
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Council has engaged Crawford Architects to prepare the concept design and specified that it must at minimum include all infrastructure such as power, servicing and water.
The plans include two full size and fitted out football fields, and lighting of number one ground, one full size and fitted out synthetic hockey field, and three full size, fitted out and lit netball courts with appropriate surfaces.
The concept plans include a clubhouse/leagues club and appropriate amenities for all users that can cater for a minimum of 250 patrons, grandstand capable of seating 300 and a car park for 100 vehicles.
Such a facility would not only be a sporting hub but a major community meeting area for all types of social events.
The site will be fully fenced with spectator areas around all grounds. The plans include two male and two female change rooms with a separate amenities block to be built elsewhere. A canteen will be built within close proximity to the clubhouse.
Such a facility would not only be a sporting hub, but a major community meeting area for all types of social events, according to council.
It is considered that the design for the proposed new facility would be considered state-of-the-art and as such would require a substantial injection of grant funds from both the state and federal government.
Council says any lobbying for funding could be undertaken on a joint partnership with Borg in order to maximise the economic benefit to the region from the project.
The community consultation for the concept plan will be open until the end of January 2019. The concept plans can be viewed on council’s website www.oberon.nsw.gov.au or Facebook page, www.facebook.com/oberoncouncil/
Those who wish to view or comment on the proposed concept plans are asked to send their submission to Oberon Council, PO Box 84, Oberon, NSW, 2787 or email council@oberon.nsw.gov.au