Tempe Sports & Leisure Precinct
A New Active Lifestyle precinct for Sydney’s Inner South West
Date: 10/12/2015
Planning for Future Sports Needs…
New & Redeveloped Facilities
New “Fitness, Leisure & Wellbeing Centre” Project (located on former Jet’s Sports Club site)
New full size FIFA Star rated synthetic football pitch
Re-positioned Local Provenance Garden
Tempe Reserve Fields Refurbishment and new synthetic cricket pitches
All providing additional capacity and integrated with Council’s Recreation Needs
Policy & Strategy
Integrated fitness & leisure facilities…
Improving Community Fitness &
Wellbeing
Tempe Fields Refurbishment
• Major upgrade of Tempe Recreation Reserve playing surfaces
▫ Infrastructure upgrade - drainage, irrigation, returfing (decanting)
▫ Detailed annual turf maintenance program
▫ Upgraded amenities
▫ 5 New Synthetic Cricket pitches
• Stage 2 - Synthetic pitch Business Case analysis
▫ Future stage, subject to Council’s direction based on latent conditions and
business case analysis outcomes
Project accommodates all existing users & increases capacity by
>40%
Recreation & Leisure Pathways For All…
…Integrated and vibrant
gateway and promenade
▫Riverside Promenade Centre, including:
Cafe and bistro and community rooms
Leisure facilities
Change rooms and amenities
▫Integrated with new sporting facilities
▫Repositioned Local Provenance Garden
An exciting gateway to Tempe
Staging and delivery
• Jet’s Sports Club site: ▫ Demolition – 2 months ▫ Construction full size 3rd generation synthetic football
field, lighting and amenities – 6-9 months ▫ Construction of new Cadigal Building – Sports &
Leisure centre – 14-18 months
• Tempe Reserve: ▫ Decant and refurbish 6 organic pitches ▫ Install 5 synthetic cricket wickets ▫ Refurbish existing amenities buildings – 6 months
Our Next Steps…
• Council’s commitment
• Exclusive dealing, feedback & commitment
• Refine design and business models for final approval and DA process
• Tender work components, secure lease pre-commitments
• Commence works
Our Next Steps…. Procurement
• Synthetic Pitch and associated facilities
• Cadigal Sports & Leisure Building
• Tempe Reserve field refurbishment
Frequently asked questions
Passion and collaboration
“A not for profit community based Group with a cross
code/culture, integrated community development ethos that is
setting the benchmark for the future, in collaboration with
Marrickville Council, Local Schools, Universities and State and
National Sporting and Cultural Bodies.
Collectively we can make a difference to the lifestyles of the
people who live, work and visit Sydney’s Inner South West”
Working together to deliver the vision
• Tempe Sport & Leisure Precinct can change the lives of the next generation in Sydney’s
Inner South West
• We look forward to working with Council to create a leading community based precinct
for the people of Sydney’s Inner South West