Current works

New car park

A new car park at the southern end of the works site, beside Council’s Civic Building will be open before main construction starts, with access from Wadawurrung Way. Landscaping works will be completed at a later stage in the project.
This car park will have the same number of spaces as the existing loop car parking area on Wadawurrung Way.

Traffic/access changes

Wadawurrung Way will be closed near the intersection with Kuwarrk Lane. College Lane will also be closed.
People will still be able to access Wurdi Baierr Stadium. A new path will link Wadawurrung Way, Kuwarrk Lane and parking areas to the stadium.
The realigned Vic Tantau Walk between the Civic Building and new car park will be reopened.
A section of the left south-bound lane of the Surf Coast Highway, between South Beach Road and Merrijig Drive, will be closed on 28 February.

Outdoor netball courts

One netball court will be removed to allow the new aquatic and recreation facilities building to fit on the site and to share an entry point with the existing Wurdi Baierr Stadium. New fencing will be installed on 3 and 4 March to maintain safe access to the remaining three courts. Those courts will remain open during installation of the fencing but there may be some temporary disruptions.
Lighting for the new path connecting Wurdi Baierr Stadium and the new car park will temporarily be provided by spill lighting from the netball courts. Designers are still finalising a lighting approach for the path throughout the remainder of the construction period.

Main construction is expected to be complete late in 2026.

As part of preliminary works, the Vic Tantau Walk (the pathway to the north of Council’s civic building) will be realigned.

The path is being realigned as it will be positioned next to a new car park, which is under construction.

To allow for these works, the construction site fence has been extended and the path has been temporarily closed.

We expect the preliminary works including the realignment of the path and new car park to be completed – and opened - by March.

A new car park is under construction between the civic building and the new facility.

The Vic Tantau Walk path is being realigned to accommodate this.

The new car park and path should be completed and opened by March.

(due to start March 2025)

Stage 1 works
(expected to be completed by 2026)

Stage 2 works
(currently in the planning phase)