New Cockburn Coast Sports Field - What do you think of the draft?

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A new sporting field is coming to North Coogee, and we want to hear your thoughts on the draft plans for stage one. 

What has happened so far?

In 2018 the City of Cockburn started renewing its Community, Sport and Recreation Facilities Plan. The plan aims to identify and address the community’s sport and recreation facility needs for the next 10 years.  

The City consulted with residents, community groups, sporting clubs and key stakeholders to identify Cockburn’s top priorities. Community feedback highlighted among other things, strong demand for a new sporting oval and community building on the City’s coastline.  

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A new sporting field is coming to North Coogee, and we want to hear your thoughts on the draft plans for stage one. 

What has happened so far?

In 2018 the City of Cockburn started renewing its Community, Sport and Recreation Facilities Plan. The plan aims to identify and address the community’s sport and recreation facility needs for the next 10 years.  

The City consulted with residents, community groups, sporting clubs and key stakeholders to identify Cockburn’s top priorities. Community feedback highlighted among other things, strong demand for a new sporting oval and community building on the City’s coastline.  

Council subsequently endorsed the provision of a new facility within the North Coogee Shoreline Estate development area. In 2020, the City sought further feedback from residents, community groups and sporting clubs to understand how this new facility could look and function.  

The City used feedback to prepare a draft design. We are now seeking final feedback on the draft plans for stage one. Stage one includes a new sporting oval, car park, playground, and other supporting amenities.  

About the draft design (Development Application - Lot 505 Cockburn Road, North Coogee)

View the draft design in the Document Library.

Key features include:

  • An oval and rectangular shaped sporting field to accommodate different sports
  • 38-car parking bays, including landscaping
  • Footpath connection to McTaggart Cove (Development WA are providing a temporary footpath connection along the western edge of the site)
  • Modular toilet amenity
  • Fencing on the perimeter for site security and to contain sports balls
  • Pre-lay of site services for the future building and sports standard lighting
  • A water tank (required to minimise saltwater intrusion on irrigated water due to the shallow 20m bore depth), which will incorporate public artwork
  • Preservation of the Heritage Fig Tree corridor (to be guided by arborist advice)
  • Landscaping.

Should construction costs be favourable, the City also aims to deliver (in order of priority):

  • Nature playground
  • Cricket nets
  • Carpark lighting
  • Sports standard lighting

The City will develop plans for Stage Two (community and sports building) later. 

Submissions

Your feedback on the Stage One plans will be captured as part of the Development Application (DA21/0797 - Lot 505 Cockburn Road, North Coogee) process. Feedback will be considered as part of the decision making process.

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  • Project Update: October 2022

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    Stage one designs complete

    Following the initial consultations undertaken in 2018 and 2020, we prepared a draft design for stage one of the new sporting oval. The design includes a car park, playground, and other park amenities.

    We asked the community to provide feedback on the draft design between August and September 2021. Thank you to everyone who shared their comments.

    What we did

    • Published the designs and a feedback form on our Comment on Cockburn page
    • Held a drop-in information session in Barrow Park, North Coogee
    • Installed signs around North Coogee 
    • Emailed an e-newsletter to prior consultation participants and Comment on Cockburn subscribers who live in North Coogee 
    • Provided an e-newsletter to nearby resident associations to share with their networks
    • Emailed local sporting clubs
    • Wrote to residents and property owners within 500m of the site
    • Placed an advert in the Cockburn Gazette

    What our community said

    • All 32 respondents said they support the plan to some degree:
      • 44% support the plan as is.
      • 56% support the plan with changes.
    • The top three things respondents like most about the proposed plan are:
      • More green open space in the neighbourhood. 
      • Access to sporting amenities close to home. 
      • Incorporation of the Moreton Bay Fig Trees and chimney stack in the design. 
    • The top three things respondents said they would change about the proposed plan are:
      • Include a full or half-basketball court. 
      • Increase parking bays. 
      • Improve access and egress integration with the surrounding road network.
    • Other general design comments include:
      • Consider how facilities can be made female-friendly. 
      • Use trees on the western side of the oval to shield players from sunset.
      • Consider additional raised seating.
      • Consider a BBQ and sheltered seating area.
      • Consider opportunities, such as public artwork, to beautify the water tank.
      • Consider safety and security measures such as CCTV.

    View the complete feedback summary and officer responses in the Document Library.

    Next steps

    Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the draft design for stage one. The City has reviewed feedback alongside the project budget and site constraints to finalise the design.

    The City initially intended to construct stage one in 2022 before designing stage two. However, the pre-tender estimate exceeded the available budget due to the current global economic conditions of high inflation, high construction costs and a tight labour market.

    The City will proceed with designing stage two in the meantime, with the revised vision to build both stages simultaneously. Upon completion of the designs, the City will issue a public tender for construction.

  • Project Update: September 2020

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    Thank you for having your say!

    In March 2020 we asked what your vision and priorities are for the new Cockburn Coast Sports Field.

    What we did

    • Pop-up community workshop in Barrow Park, North Coogee
    • Wrote to residents within 300m of the site
    • Emailed an e-newsletter to Comment on Cockburn subscribers who live in North Coogee
    • Emailed local sporting clubs
    • Installed signs near the site
    • Placed an advert in the Cockburn Gazette
    • Posted about the project on social media
    • Hosted an online community survey which was visited 258 times and had 68 responses.

    What our community said

    The community's vision for Cockburn Coast Oval is a clean and accessible open space to enjoy formal and informal exercise, sport and play -

    "We would love plenty of shade, trees, and access to essential amenities like water fountains and bins to keep it clean. Generally, nearby open spaces meet our needs quite well and we look forward to the opportunities this new facility presents the Cockburn coast community."

    Key priorities include:

    • Bins
    • Toilet facilities
    • Trees and landscaping
    • Shelter
    • Water fountains
    • Kids play features

    Next steps

    The City will consider feedback in the design development for stage one and two of this project. The next steps are to engage an external consultant to assist us in preparing the designs. We expect this to occur in late 2020 and draft designs to be complete in 2021. As part of the Development Application process, the community will have an opportunity to review the draft designs.