Brookvale Park Stage 1 - Visioning 2010

During 2010, Council undertook consultation that has confirmed there is broad community support for Brookvale Oval to continue to operate as a regional sporting facility and for it to be more actively utilised for other community uses. The results were be reported to Council on Tuesday 22 November 2010.

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Recommendations for the Future of the Park - Nov 2010

In November 2010, Council adopted all 29 recommendations from consultation undertaken to identify community preferences on the future of the Park and Oval. Recommendations adopted in the Council report and the Consultant report included:

by Site Co-ordinator 6 Jul 2011, 11:50am

Brookvale Public School forum - September 2010

On 1 September 2010 nearly 80 people, with an interest in Brookie's future, met at the Brookvale Public School Hall to deliberate on the merits of options being considered to improve the facilities at Brookvale Oval, attract additional use and fund long term renewal works.

by admin 6 Sep 2010, 2:14pm

Survey 2010

Warringah Council wants to understand community preferences for the future of Brookvale Oval within Brookvale Park and is undertaking community consultation. Council will not make a decision about the future of Brookvale Oval until consultation activities and technical feasibility studies have been completed.

Thank you for your interest in this survey. The survey is now closed.

by admin 26 Jul 2010, 2:41pm

Consultation next steps July 2010

The next stage of consultation includes a reply paid survey to all properties in the Warringah area that members of the community can complete in hard copy or online. Five hundred local residents will also be contacted randomly via phone to complete a telephone survey.

by admin 26 Jul 2010, 2:39pm

Maintenance and Renewal Costs - July 2011

In 2010, Council commissioned Waypoint to identify the expected maintenance and renewal costs for the next ten years to keep the Oval's facilities at their current standard.

Waypoint is a specialist consultancy that has extensive experience in valuing sports stadiums and facilities. Waypoint identified that the buildings in the Oval have a replacement value of $26 million.

by admin 26 Jul 2010, 2:25pm

Initial opportunities for the Future of the Park - August 2010

Before making a decision Council wants to understand community preferences about a number of broad opportunities that have emerged from the consultation process and have potential to increase the use of the Oval and generate funds (through usage fees, licences and leases) to finance its long term upkeep and renewal. Options include:

by admin 26 Jul 2010, 2:22pm

Preliminary Consultation Outcomes - July 2010

Consultation to date has included an online discussion forum that has had more than 1,500 visits, a staffed display at Warringah Mall, a stakeholder panel with several randomly selected members of the community who expressed an interest to participate and ‘Brekkie at Brookie’ a community workshop on the Oval that was attended by approximately 150 people.

by admin 26 Jul 2010, 2:12pm

Brekkie at Brookie - May 2010

On Saturday 1 May, about 150 people met for breakfast on the Oval to talk about the future of Brookvale Park.

by admin 7 Apr 2010, 10:23pm

About the initial engagement process in 2010

Council must be financially responsible and has decided to look at options for the Oval’s long term future to ensure that the interests of ratepayers are considered and protected.

To provide for the ongoing long-term viability of the Oval, Council is exploring options for the use of the Park. Some options raised in the past have included:

by admin 29 Mar 2010, 9:02am

About Brookvale Park

Brookvale Park includes Brookvale Oval and surrounding open space areas. The Oval dominates the centre of the Park and includes the playing surface, grandstands and other minor facilities. The Oval is recognised as a northern beaches icon as the home ground of the much loved Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. The adjacent open space areas form a neighbourhood park which is highly valued by local Brookvale residents

by admin 29 Mar 2010, 9:00am