Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex

Updated 8 February 2012

Byron Shire’s latest sports and cultural facility will be holding a Community Open Evening on Friday 10 February.

5pm to 8pm, Friday 10 February

Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay
(enter via the roundabout on Ewingsdale Road)

Construction on the Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex will soon be completed.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to walk through the grounds, see the new complex and watch local sporting teams in action.

The new facility will have the ability to host many sporting and cultural events, workshops, training programs and support the healthy lifestyle of the Shire.

The site features seven playing fields, three outdoor netball/basketball courts, cricket nets, athletics track, indoor arena, activity and meeting rooms, and catering facilities.

Why not come along and have a look!

The Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex will be a multi-use sports facility providing opportunities for major field-based and indoor stadium activities, together with suitable facilities for the holding of major indoor/outdoor cultural events.

The site is located on a 40 hectare parcel of Council owned land at Ewingsdale, 3.5 kilometres to the west of the centre of the township of Byron Bay.

Byron Shire Council purchased the land in 2003 and a formal Plan of Management was adopted on 20 December 2005. As a result, 11.23 hectares (28%) of the site has been classified as operational land, with the remaining 28.87 hectares (72%) classified as community land.

In September 2009 Council adopted the Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex Business Plan.

The sporting and cultural complex will be built at a cost of approximately $17.2 million and is being funded through Australian Government funding of $1.5m Better Regions, $8m Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program and a Council contribution of $7.7m.

When completed, the complex will include a multipurpose facility and sporting fields for rugby, football, hockey, netball, athletics, cricket and general use fields.

BRSCC feedback and suggestions

History

Mar 2010: Construction commences
Sept 2009: Business Plan completed and adopted
June 2009: Review of the Environmental Factors (REF) completed
Feb 2009: Council initiates Business Plan for the project with NSW Department of State and Regional Development
Sep 2009: $1.5 million Better Regions Program funding announced from the Australian Government
May 2009: $8m Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program announced from the Australian Government
Jan 2009: Submitted an application for $1.5 million Better Regions Program funding
Dec 2008: Applied for $8 million Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program funding
Nov 2007: Consultants appointed to prepare Review of Environmental Factors and traffic study
2007: Special rate variation increase to support the project
2006: Plan of Management adopted
2005: Special rate variation increase to support the project
2005: Plan of Management adopted
2004: Working Group established and Draft Plan of Management prepared
2003: Land purchased

Project Reference Group (PRG)

The PRG represents interested community and sporting bodies and provides input to Council regarding design considerations for the project. The groups minutes are available from the Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex Project Reference Group page.