Kicking Goals at Columbia

Published on 13 June 2019

The new pavilion at Columbia Park is great for junior sport in Monash and has delivered significant benefits to the tenant sporting clubs Waverley Park Hawks Junior Football Club and Notting Hill Brandon Park Cricket Club.

Between these clubs there are around 538 active members, with a growing number of girls signing up.

The new $2.1 million pavilion provides enhanced facilities including female-friendly change rooms, a multi-use community space, canteen, storage and a first aid room.

Watch the video: New female facilities for the Wheelers Hill sports community

All facilities are fully accessible. It’s particularly pleasing to see the rise in numbers of girls playing sports and we are really proud to be able to deliver this project to help encourage more participation in sport and opportunities for young people to be active.

The new Columbia Park Pavilion was officially opened on 9 May by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews MP and Monash Mayor Shane McCluskey in front of a strong crowd representing the Monash community.

The new $2.1 million sports pavilion has delivered significant benefits for the tenant sporting clubs including one of Monash’s largest sporting clubs, the Waverley Park Hawks Junior Football Club, and Notting Hill Brandon Park Cricket Club. 

Council contributed $1.8 million and the State Government $300,000 toward the project which was largely driven to increase participation in sport, particularly for female participants.