Alphington Bowls Club – community facility upgrade

Yarra City Council is delivering a significant upgrade to the Alphington Bowls Club to ensure the facility continues to serve both club members and the wider community into the future.

The designs are well progressed and have been developed in close collaboration with the Alphington Bowls Club. This partnership has helped ensure the upgraded facility meets the needs of the club while supporting broader community use and improving accessibility, comfort and sustainability.

Works include a refurbishment of the existing building to provide a new social room, a new community room, upgraded bar and kitchen facilities, and new toilets. Access to the building will be significantly improved, making the facility more welcoming and inclusive for patrons with mobility needs. A new outdoor BBQ area will also be created to support social and community events.

The project has a strong focus on sustainability. The upgraded building will operate without gas and will incorporate a range of initiatives to reduce ongoing energy use and improve thermal performance. These include new double‑glazed windows, entry airlocks, and more energy‑efficient lighting throughout the facility.

We're upgrading the Alphington Bowls Club to provide improved bowling club facilities, a better multi-use community space, upgraded amenities and improved access.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the proposed design.

We'll use your feedback to inform the final design for the upgrade.

We've created the draft design for the upgrade based on:

• Feedback from key stakeholders including representatives from the bowls club.
• Current standards for sporting pavilions and Bowls Victoria Standards including accessibility compliance.
• The draft design has been developed, keeping in mind the impact on the surrounding park.

Is the draft design sustainable?

The project has a strong focus on sustainability. The upgraded building will operate without gas and will incorporate a range of initiatives to reduce ongoing energy use and improve thermal performance. These include new double-glazed windows, entry airlocks, and more energy efficient lighting throughout the facility.

We proposed to upgrade the Alphington Bowls Club to provide improved bowling club facilities, a better multi-use community space, upgraded amenities and improved access.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the proposed design.

We'll use your feedback to inform the final design for the upgrade.

We created the proposed design for the upgrade based on:

• Feedback from key stakeholders including representatives from the bowls club.
• Current standards for sporting pavilions and Bowls Victoria Standards including accessibility compliance.
• The proposed design has been developed, keeping in mind the impact on the surrounding park.

What was included in the proposed design?

The proposed upgrade to the building, aimed to provide a modern, inclusive community and sporting facility.

The proposed design included:

• club social room and commercial kitchen, community room, indoor and outdoor
• The facilities to BBQ, club storage, and associated amenities
• The facilities would allow for alternate users such as yoga and Pilates classes and regular groups such as the Angling Club to use the building
• The proposed facilities were intended to support a higher level of integration between the north and southern greens for major competitions
• Larger casual BBQ area and associated facilities for many social and informal bowling programs such as barefoot bowls, mums and bubs etc.

Was the proposed design sustainable?

The building aimed to achieve a 6-star green equivalent rating. Which included:

• solar panels
• water harvesting for use in the onsite toilets
• higher than average insulation for the new roof
• 6-star WELS rated fittings for energy and water efficiencies
• increase in the number of bike racks on site.