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Leisure Centre
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Leisure Centre
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Leisure facilities including a regional and district aquatic centre, water play facility or temporary and pop-up water play, gym and fitness facilities.
Why this catalyst?
To create a state of the art leisure and aquatic centre for the South West.
Location
The Leisure and Aquatic Centre is located on Hoxton Rd with a prominent street presence. A new intersection with Gill Ave will provide access for local residents. The outdoor pool will connect with the creek corridor landscape and sports facilities.
What it does
- Indoor and outdoor pool
- Indoor gymnasium
- Rehabilitation facilities
- Integrated Community Hub
- Sports Facilities
Requirements
- Internal area: 7,600
- Site Area: 10,000
Operation Times
- 12hrs
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Operationational Requirements
- Loading
- Parking
- Access
Uses
- 50m Olympic pool (internal)
- 25m internal pool hall
- Hydrotherapy pool
- Health and fitness offices
- Gymnasium
- Dry fitness studios
- Change rooms
Community Life
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COMMUNITY LIFE
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City facilities including childcare facilities, community hubs, rooms, halls and public parking.
Why this catalyst?
Provide new facilities to build on existing innovation and synergise with future demand.
Location
The northern part of the site.
What it does
- Excellence in Autism practice, research and teaching
- The integrated community hub model
- Public parking to serve the CBD and Woodward Place users.
Spatial Requirements
- Internal Area: 4,680
- Site Area: 14,200
Operation Times
- 8hrs
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Operational Requirements
- An integrated community hub to service the growing community
- Must be collocated with district park and sporting facilities
Uses
- K to12 School with 1,000-1,200students
- Auditorium/hall
- Childcare centre
- Community rooms
- Library
- Makers Space
Green Space
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Green Space
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Opportunities including district parks to provide for passive recreation spaces with local play and gathering facilities.
Why this catalyst?
Provide passive open space for community health, wellbeing and important green grid connectivity.
Location
The open space is positioned along the creek corridor to protect the water filtration function and biodiversity on site.
What it does
- Running and cycling tracks
- Local playgrounds
- Local exercise parks
- Local amenity
Requirements
- Site Area: 56,000 – 98,000
Operation Times
- 24hrs
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Operational Requirements
- Parking
- Acces
Uses
- Local play for very young–local children’s play
- Older children’s activity space
- Youth recreation Space
- Local recreation node
- Trail and path-based recreation
- Dog exercise area
- BBQ facilities
- Informal sports
- Informal picnicking areas
- Fitness equipment
- Walking and cycling paths
- Public art
Mixed Use
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Mixed-use non-residential opportunities including commercial office, retail, hotels, F&B and small scale private entertainment venues leveraging patronage of other catalyst projects.
Uses
- Office
- Retail, Food & Beverage
- Hotel
- Private entertainment venue
Key Relationships
- Extension of Liverpool city centre over the Hume Highway.
Events
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Opportunities including indoor events, large scale civic celebrations, regional and district exhibitions, conferences, performances and pop-up or temporary events.
Why this catalyst?
Exhibition and events space that provides for the public, community and commercial use.
Location
Positioned along Hume Highway, it provides clear access, good public transport connections and strong identity. The centre is linked to adjacent uses of the market hall, civic core and mixed use. The building provides protection from vehicle noise and pollution for the civic core.
What it does
- Exhibition and event space
- Hotel and convention centre
- Public forecourt
Requirements
- Internal floorspace: 9,800
- Site Area: 12,800
Operation Times
- 12hrs
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Operational Requirements
- Exhibition hall to be sub-divisible into a minimum 2 or 3 sections
- Future convention facilities
Uses
- Convention and conferencing facilities
- Exhibition Facilities
- Banqueting facilities
The Event Lawn or Civic Core will be located at the heart of Woodward Place and cater to both everyday use and large programmed events.
A celebration space that can accommodate 30,000 people and doubles up as an emergency assembly for the city south as well as an informal training space. A fixed performance stage and a number of peripheral sporting and flexible active spaces with tree plantings in strategic locations will greatly improve comfort and experience.
Sporting
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A range of active use including multi-use sporting parks co-located with sports fields, district sporting parks, local sports facilities and pop-up or temporary park opportunitues.
Why this catalyst?
Provide local community sporting facilities which are flexible to host a range of recreational activities and community events.
Location
The sports facilities are located along the creek corridor to maximise open space and connect with the adjacent school and leisure centre
What it does
- Casual outdoor sports
- Local indoor sports
- Community and school facilities
Requirements
- Internal area: 4,680
- Site Area: 14,200
Operation Times
- 12-15hrs
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Operational Requirements
- To be developed in accordance with NSW Office of Sport Regional Sports Hub Model
Uses
- Based upon LCC Recreation, Open Space and Sports Strategy 2018-2028
- Competition Netball Courts (22 external or mixed internal/ external TBC)
- Tennis Courts (note cluster with Netball Courts)
- 6 indoor basketball/ netball courts
City Facilities
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CITY FACILITIES
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To provide additional space for existing fine-grain retailers in the city centre likely to be displaced through renewal. Allow market space for regional producers, larger wholesalers connected with the Aerotropolise Agri-business Precinct and weekly community markets.
Why this catalyst?
A destination which attracts a variety of users to the site and provides local amenities.
Location
The community facilities have been positioned at the intersection of Memorial Avenue and the Hume Highway to be an anchor which connects with the CBD, train station and improves the character and activity of Memorial Avenue.
What it does and what it supports
- Local fine grain retail
- Destination and temporary retail market
- On-site parking
- Active Street Parking
Requirements
- Floorspace: 8,500
- Depth: 130m
- Width: 65m
Operation Times
- 12hrs
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Operational Requirements
- Loading
- Parking
- Access
Uses
- Regional fresh food market hall
- Pop-up community markets
- Hawkers centre
- Lunch and evening dining
City Life
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City Life
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To enable the celebration of civic events by the community as a whole including Metropolitan Celebrations.
Why this catalyst?
Provide large civic space with flexible outdoor activation facilities.
Location
Centrally located it provides amenity and potential for shared facilities to surrounding sites to create a green heart for the precinct.
What it does
- Large events
- Community Events
- Casual outdoor sports
- City south assembly space
Requirements
- Site Area: 24,000
Operational Times
- 12hrs
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Operational Requirements
- Loading
- Parking
- Access
Uses
- Small to large scale gathering focused on a central stage
- Stall based event areas