Mullum Mullum Stadium

Join us to celebrate the opening of Mullum Mullum Stadium on Saturday 30 June from 10.00am to 2.00pm.

Catch the action on the new indoor courts and enjoy fun for the whole family with face painting, roving entertainers, music, barbecue and more.

Event details, visit manningham.vic.gov.au/mullum-mullum-stadium-opens

Mullum Mullum Stadium is on track to be completed and open mid this year.

The roof is finished and the building exterior is nearly complete – the full shape of the new stadium can be seen from the Springvale Road entrance to Mullum Mullum Reserve.

Inside, the court flooring is being installed with plastering, tiling, plumbing works and painting happening throughout the building.

The installation of the solar panels is now 80% complete. The 235 space car park and landscaping of the surrounding area is also underway.

Manningham Council, together with the YMCA Manningham (MYMCA), is now calling for expressions of interest (EOI) from sporting clubs and community groups interested in using Manningham’s premier new sporting facility, Mullum Mullum Stadium.

The purpose-built, stadium will include five multi-use indoor sports courts catering for a wide variety of sports including badminton, basketball, futsal (indoor soccer), netball, table tennis, volleyball and more. Clubs and groups are encouraged to register their interest with YMCA Manningham online.

For more information about the EOI process, see the Expression of Interest Fact Sheet, visit www.manningham.ymca.org.au or call YMCA Manningham on 8841 4555.

The EOI process will be open for six weeks and closes on Friday 13 October.

Construction of the Mullum Mullum Stadium is progressing on schedule with the pre-cast concrete panels and structural steel being erected and the installation of the roof structure to take place in the coming weeks.

Construction commenced at the site in Mullum Mullum Reserve in October last year. To date, works that have been completed include:

• Major earthworks

• Installation of the piles upon which the building will be founded

• Plumbing works

• Retaining walls along the southern and western edges of the site

• All underground services to site

• Pouring of concrete slabs.

Construction is on track and the stadium is expected to open in the first half of 2018.

The construction of the Mullum Mullum Stadium is progressing well and on schedule, with the stadium set to open in the first half of 2018.

Construction commenced at the site in Mullum Mullum Reserve in October last year. So far major earthworks have been completed, the piles upon which the building will be founded have been installed, plumbing works have started and retaining walls have been constructed along the southern and western edges of the site.

Over the coming weeks, underground services will continue to be installed and the building’s concrete slabs will continue to be poured making way for structural steel and concrete panels to be erected in the coming months.

We remind reserve users and the local community to be aware and exercise caution at the reserve with the increased traffic volumes at the site.

Mullum Mullum Reserve has been full of activity with the start of construction on the Mullum Mullum Stadium over the past few weeks.

Earthworks have well and truly commenced with the beginning of excavation to create the floor level of the building. The site fencing and hoardings have been erected to mark the construction site and a temporary site compound has been created.

Work will soon commence along Springvale Road to provide water connection for the future stadium.

Construction is underway on the Mullum Mullum Stadium

Manningham Council has appointed contractor Commercial Industrial Construction Group (CICG) Pty Ltd to construct the new $19.6 million Mullum Mullum Stadium at Mullum Mullum Reserve in Donvale.

The state of the art, new regional facility will cater for a wide range of sports including basketball, netball badminton, table tennis, volleyball, and is anticipated that more than 200,000 people will use the stadium each year.

Construction is set to commence in September on the multi-use stadium, which is expected to open its doors in the first half of 2018.

Manningham Mayor Cr Paul McLeish said the new stadium will offer broad ranging benefits to the Manningham community and the eastern region.

“With five courts, seating for up to 500 spectators, a cafe and club administration facilities, the new stadium will be one of the premier sporting facilities in the eastern region.”

“While the new stadium will go a long way to address the shortage of sports courts in Manningham, equally important is the long term investment by Council in the health and sporting future of our community,” he said.

Earlier this year, the Victorian Government announced a $650,000 contribution to the new stadium.

In announcing the grant, Member for Eastern Metropolitan Region, Shaun Leane, said; “Everyone loves their sport in Manningham and this fabulous project will mean participants of all abilities will be able to strut their stuff at a facility they can be proud of.”

Cr McLeish said Council is also actively seeking $2 million in grant funding from the Commonwealth.

"We have an outstanding project of regional significance in Mullum Mullum Stadium and we call on the Commonwealth Government to also show support by making a financial commitment to this premium sporting facility.”

The successful tenderer, CICG demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the scope of the project and a strong willingness to work co-operatively with Council in its delivery. CICG has completed projects similar in nature across Victoria.

Works to improve the pedestrian and cycling paths, car parking and landscaping at Mullum Mullum Reserve are now complete.

The $1.5 million works to upgrade the reserve were completed as part of the first stage of implementation of the Mullum Mullum Reserve Management Plan and included:

• Upgrading the existing reserve car park

• Widening the Springvale Road and Reynolds Road entrances to the reserve

• Constructing a new roundabout that will also allow access to the future stadium

• New pedestrian paths throughout the reserve and along Springvale Road

• A new shared cycling and walking path to connect to the Mullum Mullum Trail

• Extensive landscaping within the reserve

• The construction of prototype stormwater treatment rain gardens in collaboration with Melbourne Water.

A range of utility services were also installed to service the future Mullum Mullum Stadium.

These management plan works have been implemented in advance of the stadium construction to reduce the impact to users of the reserve.

The management plan works have been funded by Council, with grants from Melbourne Water ($60,000) and the Victorian Taxi Directorate ($62,067), enabling the installation of stormwater treatment raingardens and two taxi drop off bays within the reserve

The next stage of the management plan implementation at the reserve is the installation of a new electrical substation in the coming weeks and new public lighting later this year.

For more information, visit www.yoursaymanningham.com.au/mullummullumreservemanagementplan

Image: New car parking area

Image: New footpaths and retaining wall

Image: New footpaths have been installed

Image: New footpaths

Manningham Council is investing in an exciting multi-purpose community indoor sports facility over the next two years. This new state-of-the-art, five court facility will add significantly to the region’s capacity to support netball, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis and a range of other sports.

"This $20 million dollar facility is a long term investment by Council in the health and sporting future of our community", explained Mayor Cr Paul McLeish.

The State Government has so far contributed $878,000. Council is actively seeking $2 million in grant funding from the Commonwealth.

Mayor McLeish said: "We have an outstanding project of regional significance in Mullum Mullum Stadium and we call on the Commonwealth Government to also show support by making a financial commitment to this premium sporting facility".

Tenders are now being invited for the construction of the Mullum Mullum Reserve Stadium.

The tender process is being run by Manningham Council and more information including tender documents are available for viewing at www.manningham.vic.gov.au/tenders

The documents include details of the facility, which is to include five timber sports courts, spread over two halls, separated by a double storey amenities block. The building is to be constructed from a combination of pre-cast concrete panels and composite architectural panels.

The facility includes a commercial cafe, administration spaces, large foyer, multi-purpose and meeting rooms, and tiered stadium style seating. In addition to the building, the project includes the construction of a car park, entrance forecourt and circulation roadways.

Tenders closes at 11.00 am on Wednesday 6 July.