Wagga City Council announced on 26 August the construction work for the new Duke of Kent Community Building will commence in September on the former site of the Wagga Women’s Bowling Club. Photo: Bogdanhoda.
The construction work for the highly anticipated purpose-built community building for Wagga is set to commence.
Wagga City Council announced the work for the Duke of Kent Community Building will start in September.
The Duke of Kent Community Building is an $800,000 project that will become the new home to two local clubs and other community groups.
Wagga City Council will begin the work for the new facility which will be located on the south-east corner of the Duke of Kent Oval at 26 Shaw Street.
The development proposal for the new community hall was put through by Adaptive Interiors.
The council accepted the tender offer from Adaptive Interiors for the design and construction of the Duke of Kent Community Building for the lump sum amount of $695,720 in October 2021.
Wagga City Council’s projects associate director Silas Darby said the building will be built on the former site of the Wagga Women’s Bowling Club rooms.
“The site will be cleared to make way for the new facility which will accommodate the Wagga Wagga Veteran and Vintage Motor Club, University of the Third Age members, and other community groups.
At a public auction late last year, the city council sold the Wagga Wagga Veteran and Vintage Motor Club building site at 205 Morgan Street.
The site was sold with a commitment to the tenants to find alternate accommodation and make way for the development of a $180 million multi-story office building and a six-storey carpark.
The associate director projects said the council considered alternative locations for the community building through investigations and user group discussions.
Mr Darby said the discussions led to the council endorsing the construction of a new facility.
Mr Darby said that once the construction of the community hall was completed it will offer a range of facilities to users.
“The new facility will offer meeting rooms, amenities, kitchen, and other components which are being finalised in ongoing discussions with user groups,” Mr Darby said.
A number of parking bays at the entrance of Kent Crescent will be unavailable during construction.
The construction for the for Duke of Kent Community Building is set to commence in September 2022 and the new purpose-built facility is expected to be completed by the end of June 2023.
The $800,000 project is funded by Wagga Wagga City Council.
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