Bairnsdale - WORLD Sporting Precinct Redevelopment
Women's Organisation for Recreation, Leisure and Development (WORLD)
This project originates from Council’s adoption of the Bairnsdale Sporting Facilities Plan in September 2018, which identified the project as a high priority due to the strong participation and growth in Netball, Hockey, Soccer and Futsal.
The project has attracted significant investment from both the Australian Government and the Victorian State Government in collectively providing grant funding and the Victorian Government providing funds through a low interest loan scheme.
Construction Package 1 (completed) – Main Car Park and Hockey Pitches, Hockey and soccer carparking, infrastructure.
Construction Package 2 (completed) – Netball Courts and Carparking construction.
Construction Package 3 (completed) – Netball and Hockey Pavilion (WORLD pavilion) construction.
Construction Package 4 – Soccer Precinct.
Project Scope
When complete, this project will provide the following regional level sporting facilities:
- eight court netball precinct with Marshall’s building
- synthetic hockey pitch with lighting
- grass hockey pitch with lighting
- synthetic soccer field with lighting
- grass soccer field with lighting
- all associated works including access roads, paths, electrical kiosk, car parking, landscaping, and water metering system
- two new pavilions to service multiple clubs across the sporting codes
The staged construction has allowed the kindergarten to continue to provide services to the community, and a second Bairnsdale Netball Association season to go ahead.
The footprint for the construction of the new soccer fields and soccer pavilion is currently undergoing environmental assessment and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) approvals.
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Who's listening
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Phone 03 51539500 Email feedback@egipps.vic.gov.au
Videos
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Our WORLD Sporting Complex netball courts and pavilion were buzzing on Sunday for the Netball Victoria Association Championships, featuring 500 players and in total about 1,000 supporters, volunteers and officials. There were some tired young netballers on Sunday night, but what an opportunity for our local players to put their skills on display against the best from Gippsland on their home courts. To the band of volunteers, thank you for helping create an environment where some great memories were made. It’s events such as these that are now possible because of the investment we’ve made in this facility.
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Hockey - completed. Netball - completed.
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Congratulations to all involved in for helping us reach this significant milestone for the sporting community of East Gippsland! We are sure all players, families and officials were excited to put the field to use.
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Update 7 March 2023: new synthetic hockey pitch and netball courts weeks away from completion.
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A flyover of early construction works at the WORLD Sporting Precinct. Check out our later video to see progress at the site.
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The WORLD Sporting Precinct project Is making great progress - take a look. The WORLD Sporting Project has faced the combined challenges of heavy rain and Covid with its related staffing and materials shortages. Despite these challenges we’re making good progress, with the new carpark south of Westdale Kindergarten being opened for kindergarten use. We’ve commenced site works on the new netball courts and parking area. The hockey pitch work is progressing, with upgrades to the pitch installations (a synthetic surface to one pitch and improved drainage design to the grass pitch) being managed. Pad preparation for the new pavilion is in progress. Our contractors are working hard to complete the pavilion, netball and hockey playing surfaces by the end of 2022, allowing for a summer opening of these facilities. The soccer precinct in the southern section of the site will include two pitches and a pavilion similar to the WORLD pavilion. The area where the field and pavilion will be built is currently undergoing Federal Government environmental approvals under the EPBC Act. Council is awaiting an initial assessment from the department (DAWE), which will clarify timeframes for the broader approvals process.
Photos
Documents
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OFFICIAL OPENING INVITE_ stages 1-2-3_on_5-DEC-2024-5-30PM (122 KB) (png)
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WORLD - Media Release - Hon Jane Garrett MP (234 KB) (pdf)
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WORLD - Site plan - Early works - 28/06/2021 (4.15 MB) (pdf)
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WORLD - Stage 2 - Overall site plan - 28/06/2021 (3.09 MB) (pdf)
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WORLD - Existing site and demo plan - 28/06/2021 (1.72 MB) (pdf)
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WORLD building opening in 1984 [The News & Market Guide, Wednesday 8 August 1984] (1.34 MB) (pdf)
PUBLIC NOTICE - JUNE 2025
June 2025
The footprint for the construction of the new soccer fields and soccer pavilion is currently undergoing environmental assessment and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) approval.