THE company that built the award-winning Art House theatre in Wyong has been awarded the contract for construction of stage one of the Tuggerah Regional Sport and Recreation Complex.
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Central Coast Council said the $23.71 million sporting complex would include a premier ground with another nine playing fields and cricket pitches.
It would also include public amenities including change rooms, canteen facilitates, store rooms and parking at Lakes Road, Tuggerah.
Council’s administrator Ian Reynolds said the awarding of the contact was a step towards positioning the Central Coast as a destination of choice for major sporting events.
“We have previously had to turn away some state competitions due to a lack of appropriate facilities, but not any more,” Mr Reynolds said.
We have previously had to turn away some state competitions due to a lack of appropriate facilities, but not any more.
- - Ian Reynolds
“The economic benefits that will flow to our community from hosting large sporting events is huge in dollar value, creating local jobs and boosting tourism.”
Work on stage one was anticipated to take 12 to 18 months to complete, and create up to 70 new fulltime jobs during construction.
“A further 28 new fulltime jobs will be created in the region after five years of operation of this complex, boosting much-needed employment opportunities on the Coast,” Mr Reynolds said.
“This is a really exciting time as council brings much-needed infrastructure and facilities to the Central Coast to improve our community’s quality of life and delivering projects the community need, want and value.”
This project was made possible with the support of the Australian Government’s $10 million National Stronger Regions Fund, and council’s $13.71 million.
The final stage of this project will see construction of an indoor sporting centre incorporating six basketball courts, amenities, sporting officers, a kiosk and a 3000-seat grandstand.
This would bring the total value of the complex to $53 million, council said.
The tender was awarded to Norths Construction, who built The Art House, in Wyong.
That project won a 2016 Master Builders Association Award for the company.