Project updates

The Coburg North Sports Hub is an area that includes 5 key sporting facilities – the Harold Stevens Athletics Track, Jackson Reserve, Coburg Basketball Stadium, Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool, Ray Kibby Table Tennis Centre and the surrounding trails and open spaces.

We have partnered with local sports clubs for the development of a Masterplan in Coburg North. The Federal Government has provided support for the creation of the Masterplan. Independent consultants Solucio and The Office for Collective Design (The OCD) are leading this process.

What we heard

Since July 2024 we have worked with independent consultants, Solucio, to gather information from lots of different groups, in lots of different ways:

• Council Officer project workshops and interviews
• Sporting Reference Group project workshops
• 22 interviews with external stakeholders and user groups
• 441 online community surveys
• 361 interactive map comments
• 8 emails from Merri-bek residents
• 3 community pop-ups – at the Farmers Market (Coburg North Primary School), Fawkner Fiesta and the Coburg Olympic Pool.

Below is the mapping tool we used to collect thoughts and ideas from the community. We received 361 submissions. Click on the markers to see what was said.

The Draft Masterplan

It is likely that all the existing facilities in the Sports Hub will need to be replaced within the next 20 years.

This presents an exciting opportunity to re-imagine the entire Sports Hub to meet the needs of our growing and changing community into the future.

Informed by what we heard during consultation, we have developed a vision and principles that guide 3 distinct phases of the draft masterplan.

Masterplan vision

A phased approach

The draft masterplan presents a long-term concept to support short-term planning and development. Visit each page to see key actions and plans for the Sports Hub.