About the Project

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 – Main Car Park and Hockey Pitches, Hockey and soccer carparking, infrastructure.

Construction Package 2 – Netball Courts and Carparking construction.

Construction Package 3 – 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.