Council may expand oval redevelopment

Gosford Council staff are investigating the possibility of expanding the proposed Woy Woy Oval Redevelopment Masterplan.

The issue was deferred at Council's ordinary meeting of Tuesday, July 2, for two weeks to give council staff time for their investigation.

Cr Gabby Bowles said there was a canteen and amenities block on the eastern side of the ground that is currently being used by Woy Woy Football Club and Woy Woy Cricket Club.

Cr Bowles asked council officers to look into opportunities to incorporate an upgrade of this facility with the plans to replace the dilapidated referees' facilities.

Cr Bowles said this would see a "better multi-use facility that could accommodate more codes".

Through the Woy Woy Oval Redevelopment Masterplan, the staged development aims to provide an 800-seat grandstand, change rooms, referees' room, first aid room, media box and kiosks.

If adopted, it would also have a barbecue area, club house, storage areas, sportsground amenities, scoreboard and a commercial area for potential leases.

Landscaping features would include spectator mounding, shade areas and retractable fencing.

A major focus of the Masterplan is the integration of the facility with the CBD and creating a Woy Woy CBD hub with the ability to host regional sporting events.

This would involve the relocation of the car park from Oval Ave into the existing car park which would create additional parking spaces and timed parking for CBD users.

The Oval Ave car park would be transformed into a boulevard space allowing seating for the proposed cafe, a meeting space and an area that can be used for events such as markets.

Council has allocated $750,000 through the Capital Works Program and $1 million through the Infrastructure Reserve for the demolition and redevelopment of the grandstand.

A further $130,000 was allocated through the Capital Works program for the demolition and redevelopment of the Woy Woy Rugby Clubhouse.

Gosford Council Agenda ECO.11, 2 Jul 2013