Posted: 15th March 2023
Today was the day that the Council voted to proceed to the next stage of rebuilding the Pavilion.
Following the short poll we ran on the Facebook page, there was overwhelming support for Option 5 which is a 2 storey building. 92% voted for this option. We immediately fed this information back to the Mayor, along with some of the initial questions which have been raised.
Option 5 is to Demolish Existing complex, build new structure with public amenities, hospitality spaces and ‘rooftop’ public space.
Today was the council vote on the following recommendations:-
1. That the outcome of the Strategic Assessment Options Analysis Report be noted. 2.
2. That the Chief Executive Officer prepare a detailed business case for both options 5 (double storey) and 6 (single storey) and provide a report and recommendation on a preferred option to Council in mid to late 2023.
3. That community consultation on replacement building façade design for options 5 and 6 commence on Tuesday 21 March 2023 and be open until 16 April 2023, with a report and recommendation on a preferred façade design presented to Council in mid-2023.
Before the vote the Mayor moved a motion so that only Option 5 proceeds to the detailed design phase and consultation phase, as there is such overwhelming support to have a rooftop area, and this passed unanimously.
There is not yet much further detail around design as there will be a short period of community consultation between 21st March and 16th April. We will urge you all to participate, as this consultation will be the one that directs decision making! We will share the link to the survey as soon as it is open.
We will be discussing with the council what the dining options will be, and will be advocating to have a dine-in restaurant/bar included, as this is not clear in the Options Analysis. It’s early days on the Rebuild so we can’t expect to have all the answers immediately, but please be sure we will be pushing this very hard. We have already given an initial written response to the Mayor, listing a few questions raised by the Facebook group. He addressed those questions today in the meeting, and indicated that there is still flexibility around proposed hospitality options, and there is no decision on this yet.
Let’s not forget that this time last year, we were faced with Toilet block and green space! With the support of all of you, we have made great strides forward in our cause of RESTORE OR REBUILD.
We still have a way to go, not least of which is funding the rebuild. Council will be going out for State and Federal funding, and we have agreed that we will also get back to lobbying for funding. Last year we established good relationships with our state and federal members, so we will get back on this particular campaign trail and arrange to meet with them again very soon.
We have attached the Press Release Link Below;

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