After years of planning and consultation, construction on the highly-anticipated Warriewood Valley Community Centre is finally set to commence in April 2024.
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The $9.5-million project will replace the ageing Nelson Heather Centre with a modern, multipurpose facility. The existing centre had reached the end of its lifespan and was no longer able to meet the needs of the growing local community. Its demolition cleared the site and will allow work to proceed on the long-awaited replacement facility.
Community consultation on the design took place in 2020, with the final plans being a culmination of years of input from local residents.
Designed by acclaimed architecture firm Terroir, the new centre will feature a striking timber design with exposed blond-coloured wooden beams and skylights to brighten the interior spaces.
Facilities will include five multipurpose halls for sport and recreation activities, two meeting rooms, a community lounge, covered outdoor areas overlooking landscaped gardens, and modern amenities like showers, lockers and flexible kitchen spaces.
Developed to withstand crises, the flexible new building will also have the capacity to switch to an Emergency and Recovery Centre during periods of community emergency, providing a vital resource for Northern Beaches residents when it’s needed most.
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To make way for construction, temporary fencing will be erected in early April 2024, closing off public access and parking within the site boundary until the project’s expected completion in late 2025. The adjacent sporting fields will remain open during this period.
Complementing the new centre, the Northern Beaches Council is also upgrading Boondah Road and creating a new shared pathway linking to the B-Line stop. Parking will be accessible from Boondah Road, with a loading zone for community buses.
Published 22-March-2024
