Bunbury’s new Hay Park sporting pavilion on track for October opening

Bunbury’s newest sporting precinct is beginning to take shape, with the first stage of the $3.9 million pavilion at Hay Park set to be completed by the end of the month. The new building at the northern end of Hay Park — the region’s biggest sporting precinct — is set to be used by junior and senior cricket, football, rugby and athletics teams and clubs, and will also act as a community hub for groups such as the Bunbury Dog Club. Due for completion at the end of October, the project should be ready for most of this summer’s cricket season. Construction began in November, with the work being done by local contractors Smith Constructions and JAK Civil. Bunbury City Mayor Gary Brennan said despite recent wet weather delaying the first stage of the project by a fortnight, the rest of the project was still on track. “The expected completion date of the pavilion is the end of October this year,” he said. “As the project is being done in stages, the southern carpark is expected to be completed by the end of this month and the northern carpark will be completed between December 2021 and February 2022.” Mr Brennan said he was pleased to see the project come to life. “This state-of-the-art facility will be an asset our entire community can enjoy, and it’s exciting to see it take shape,” he said. “The project also includes additional car parking and footpaths along with landscaping, providing further benefits for the entire Hay Park sporting precinct.” During construction, the South West Sports Centre is only accessible from the Parade Road and Washington Avenue entrances, while the new facility will mean patrons are no longer able to access the centre from the Socceroos Place or Wallabies Way entrances.