FAQs
- enabling a broader range of users to enjoy Boronia Park;
- providing accessible facilities to all community members;
- enhancing security and providing passive surveillance;
- delivering a new community space for use by our community;
- meeting requirements of relevant sporting codes;
- showcasing sustainable design and building options;
- providing contemporary facilities for the Municipality’s premier park.
What is the background of this proposal?
Council adopted a Plan of Management for Boronia Park in April 2020, which provides for a Sports and Community Facility.
This facility will become a Council asset, managed by Council for the use and enjoyment of both sporting clubs and the broader community.
The Hunters Hill Rugby Union Football Club (HHRUFC) has, along with other sporting clubs and schools, been involved in a Stakeholders Working Group to give feedback on concept designs. Community stakeholder meetings have been held with the Hunters Hill Trust, bush care groups and local residents.
HHRUFC will be contributing through fundraising for the project. However, HHRUFC will not have exclusive use of the facility, and will have shared use alongside other groups, under a licence from the Council.
Why is a sports and community facility needed?
Boronia Park is the premier sportsground in the Municipality of Hunters Hill. It is popular with a range of users, from those participating in organised sports across all seasons, school groups, personal fitness trainers and recreational users.
However, in its current state the park lacks facilities and does not meet the needs of its diverse users. The ovals and netball courts currently lack access to accessible toilets, change rooms and storage.
What is being proposed at Boronia Park?
The Sports and Community Facility will be between Ovals 1 and 2, set back from Park Road. It will be located near the other existing sports facilities – the netball courts and Ovals 2 and 3. The building is designed to address deficiencies in the existing facilities and would provide accessible toilets, new change rooms, additional storage, a canteen and community room.
The facility will provide a range of benefits, including:
Who will be paying for the proposed facility?
Funding for the project is to comprise:
NSW Government Stronger Communities Fund $1,000,000
Australian Government AusSport program to HHRUFC $500,000
NSW Government funding $1,300,000.
HHRUFC fundraising
Council expects to contribute in-kind costs through project management and Council officers’ time.
How will people be able to comment on what is proposed at Boronia Park
The Boronia Park Sports and Community Facility Licence Agreement is on public exhibition from 28 September 2022 to 26 October 2022.
For details, see the Participate section of our website.
A Development Application was on public exhibition from 18 August to 17 September 2021.
The Hunter’s Hill Council Local Planning Panel voted unanimously on Tuesday (26 October, 2021) to approve a development application for the construction and operation of a two-storey facility in the park, located between Ovals 1 and 2.
The full agenda including the officer’s report for this application is available to view on Council’s website: view the report.
Council records audio and video of Local Planning Panel meetings, as well as live-streaming on YouTube. Recordings can be found on Council’s YouTube Channel.
Further information including notification plans and documentation supporting the proposal can be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking system:
Community feedback on the concept proposal has also been sourced through the Plan of Management process and in consultation meetings with stakeholders, residents, Hunters Hill Trust, Flora and Fauna Society and Bushcare.
Minutes of Boronia Park Sports and Community Facility Stakeholder Group meetings:
The inclusion of a community room in the proposed facility to support general community uses requires a re-categorisation process and public hearing, providing further opportunity for input.
Has a DA been lodged?
A DA was lodged in August 2021 and was on public exhibition from 18 August to 17 September 2021.
The Hunter’s Hill Council Local Planning Panel voted unanimously on 26 October, 2021 to approve a development application for the construction and operation of a two-storey facility in the park, located between Ovals 1 and 2.
The full agenda including the officer’s report for this application is available to view on Council’s website: view the report.
Council records audio and video of Local Planning Panel meetings, as well as live-streaming on YouTube. Recordings can be found on Council’s YouTube Channel.
Further information including notification plans and documentation supporting the proposal can be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking system:
The DA was assessed by an independent planner and submitted to the Local Planning Panel (LPP) for consideration and determination.
As part of this process, the community was able to also provide feedback on the proposal and make submissions to the LPP.
Timeline
Would HHRUFC have a lease or a licence?
The Boronia Park Sports and Community Facility Licence Agreement is on public exhibition from 28 September 2022 to 26 October 2022.
A report regarding public exhibition of the licence was presented to the 20 September 2022 Council meeting for consideration and was adopted.
20 September 2022 report to Council
A report on the proposed licence was presented to the 19 April 2021 Council meeting for consideration and was adopted.
What are the permissible uses and hours for the proposed facility's community room?
Terms and conditions of use will be in line with those of other community facilities.
For the Boronia Park facility, hours of use would be limited to 10pm for any licensee or casual hirer, with hire by individuals for private celebrations, such as weddings and birthdays, unavailable after 5pm.
How will parking, traffic and noise be managed?
Parking, traffic and noise considerations will be considered as part of the DA process.