Jaidyn Kennedy
Wyndham council has endorsed two development plans for the Wyndham A-League stadium project.
Identified as the location of a 15,000 seat soccer stadium, the multipurpose precinct will host amenities that include sports training facilities, residential and commercial spaces.
The land, which is owned by council, is at 1160 Sayers Road, Tarneit, and will be the site of A-League club Western United FC’s home ground.
The submitted plans, residential precinct lot 2 and lot 3 propose a walkable residential neighbourhood and a variation in lot sizes to accommodate a variety of housing types.
The lots have been planned to be within walking distance to the proposed stadium, Riverdale town centre and Riverdale train station, while a local park and green spaces are set to satisfy the open space requirements of the plan.
The project’s development has been brought along by changes to the Wyndham planning scheme, of which does not require a permit subject to complying with the Wyndham A-League Stadium Project Incorporated Document’s conditions.
Councillor Heather Marcus raised the perennial concern of adequate car parking spaces in the precinct.
“I will vote for it, but when will we ever put more car parking into all of these areas?” she said.
“These cars will be parked everywhere in the streets and we’ve got to look at how we do these planning issues now because everybody in the city has to have cars – they can’t ride their bikes to these places.”
The project is set to be delivered in stages, which started with the construction of Ironbark Fields and Ironbark Pavilion that serves as the match-day venue for A-League men’s and women’s matches, pending the stadium’s completion.
The Wyndham A-League Stadium Project is a $150 million development and is the subject of a public-private partnership agreement with Western Melbourne Group.
