Dorset Recreation Reserve

The new multipurpose community and sports hub will be home to Croydon City Soccer Club and Maroondah’s Burmese/Myanmar community. The facility is being funded by Council with $2 million from the Australian Government and $2 million from the Victorian Government.

These works form part of the plan for the reserve, which also includes upgrades to the open space and accessibility within the precinct with improved lighting, signage and carparking.

Key components of the plan include:

• new multipurpose community sports hub
• new main soccer pitch with lighting
• synthetic soccer pitch with lighting
• warm up pitch (subject to external funding)
• electronic scoreboards (subject to external funding)
• enhanced open space
• relocation and improvement of existing playground
• landscape improvements
• improved car parking amenity and lighting.

Plans

1. Main soccer pitch with lighting
2. Synthetic soccer pitch with lighting
3. New multipurpose community sports hub
4. Warm up pitch*
5. Electronic scoreboards*
6. Relocation and improvement of existing playground
7. Landscape improvements
8. Improved car park amenity and lighting (while being sympathetic to the natural setting of the park)
9. No standing signs on one side of Jenkins Lane
10. Shared bike path to O’Shannassy Aquaduct Trail

*Subject to external funding

Existing facilities

• G. Existing golf course
• WT. Existing walking track around the golf course

Site plan

Dorset Recreation Reserve Site Plan  (pdf, 3MB)

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Further information

For further information, please call us on 1300 88 22 33 or 9298 4598 or email maroondah@maroondah.vic.gov.au

Maroondah City Council acknowledges the support of the Australian Government and the Victorian Government.