NEW MELBOURNE SPORTS PAVILION: INSPIRING MORE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE GAME
02 Oct 2023
More women and girls are kicking goals and enjoying their favourite sport, thanks to a game-changing new pavilion for sports clubs at Royal Park.
The City of Melbourne’s $6.9 million redevelopment of Brens Pavilion is now complete, providing clubs and community groups with an inclusive home to come together to enjoy local sport.
The rebuild delivers on Council’s work to increase the number of accessible, inclusive spaces for women in sporting facilities across the city to boost participation.
The major upgrade features:
- Eight gender-neutral and accessible changerooms, including toilets and showers
- Two dedicated umpire changerooms
- A first aid room
- Significant improvements to the kitchen and social spaces
The additional changeroom facilities, cubicles around showers and the omission of urinals are a welcome change – creating more capacity for the expansion of women’s sport.
The new Brens Pavilion is expected to attract even more local women to community sport, with home clubs Melbourne University Rugby Football Club, University High School–Victoria University Amateur Football Club, and Parkville District Cricket Club preparing to introduce new teams to meet demand.
The Brens Pavilion redevelopment was backed by the State Government with $2.5 million from the Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus Program.
Works to redevelop the pavilion began in early 2022, with local sporting clubs using temporary facilities to remain at the ground while works were underway. Brens Pavilion is among three pavilions in Royal Park to be upgraded by the City of Melbourne – with a redeveloped Western Pavilion opened in 2022, and Ryder Pavilion works to kick off in 2024.
A community opening event will be held later this year to celebrate the project, with details to be shared closer to the date.
For more information on Royal Park pavilion projects, visit City of Melbourne.
