Work to appoint a team of surveyors for the proposed $70 million AFL high performance centre in Rosny has begun, despite the project currently being subject to an elector poll initiated by concerned residents.
The state government has put out the first “quantity surveying services” tender for the facility, which will provide an estimate of the works needed as part of the state’s licence agreement with the AFL.
$50 million has been allocated for design and construction and $20 million for additional costs.
According to government documents, the facility will include a football and administration building with a maximum area of up to 9,000 square metres and a total building footprint of up to 7,000 square metres.
It will include an indoor training area of at least 1,400 square metres, strength and conditioning areas, gender-neutral locker rooms, medical facilities, wet recovery facilities, office spaces and meeting rooms.
The project also involves the construction of a full-sized oval with MCG dimensions and an additional grassed training area, as well as approximately 150 dedicated car spaces.
The timeline for the project includes the appointment of a consultant in August 2024, the submission of a functional design brief in July 2024 and planning approval by November 2025.
Construction is scheduled to begin in February 2026 and be completed by October 2027.
The project has been met with opposition from some residents in the area, who have initiated an elector poll to determine whether the community supports the development.
The poll will ask voters two Yes or No questions:
1. Do you support building the AFL High Performance Centre entirely within the Rosny Parklands?
2. Do you support building the AFL High Performance Centre across both Rosny Parklands and Charles Hand Park?
Clarence voters have until 2pm on August 8 to cast their votes, before counting begins the following day.
