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 Kogarah
Council and the St.George RLFC will meet with
the local community on Wednesday (Dec 15)
as part of the consultation process for the
continued upgrade of Oki Jubilee Stadium.
The
meeting, to be held at 5:30pm on Wednesday,
will allow residents to view a Master Plan
for Stage One works and to discuss the proposal
with Council and St.George representatives.
In the wake of the community forum approximately
1500 households in the surrounding area will
be notified of separate Development Applications
for each of the components of the forthcoming
upgrade, while the Department of Lands will
also be notified.
The
upgrade has been divided into two stages.
The
first stage will include upgraded floodlighting
at Oki Jubilee and the training ground next
to the Princes Highway, additional seating
to the northern and southern ends of the ground,
replacement and upgrading of some of the current
concourse seating, ground improvements to
the training ground adjacent to the Princes
Highway, a gymnasium and a northern turnstile
to provide ground entry on the English Street
side. The estimated cost of the first stage
will be approximately $3 million.
Local
residents are set to benefit from the first
stage of the upgrade via a landscape plan
for Kogarah Park that will enhance the amenity
of the area through greater landscaping, enhanced
fencing, improved lighting and more accessible
pathways.
Kogarah
Council will adopt a selective tendering method
for the installation of additional seating
at Oki Jubilee Stadium and an open tender
process for the permanent lighting upgrade.
Expressions of interest and tenders for the
first stage of the upgrade will run in tandem
with the Development Application process,
however no contracts will be entered into
until the Development Applications have been
determined. The Stage One process has been
scheduled to allow works to proceed, if sanctioned
by Council, within a timeframe that would
allow St.George-Illawarra to meet the Panthers
in Round 10.
The
planning process for the second stage will
involve extensive community consultation and
the appointment of an Architect who will develop
a master plan for the precinct. The second
stage will cost approximately $5 million and
the preparation of the master plan and associated
construction will take up to two years to
complete.
The
funds for the second stage will be used to
redevelop facilities such as the toilets,
canteens, classroom for educational purposes
and corporate functions and the installation
of additional seated areas on the eastern
side of the ground.
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