By Alesha Capone
Members of a soccer club say they are disappointed that a pavilion being built at the $3.8 million Williams Landing Sports Precinct is not going to be ready for the upcoming soccer season.
The pavilion, once completed, will be shared by the Williams Landing Soccer Club and tennis, football and cricket clubs which also use the sports precinct.
The soccer club’s president Craig Major and committee member Ray Pauley said that Wyndham council had told them that the pavilion would be ready by the end of last year.
However, after the company building the sports precinct went into voluntary administration during October last year, that was revised to the start of the soccer season on April 7 this year.
Mr Major and Mr Pauley said an agreement was reached between the company’s directors and its creditors, enabling it to continue building the sports precinct.
“Works are now progressing, but the season starts on April 7,” Mr Major said.
“They [council] said it should be ready by the start of the season, but there is no way that is going to happen.”
Wyndham council’s director of city life, Jenny McMahon, said the April completion date was set prior to the builder going into voluntary administration.
She said that in February, the soccer club was notified of a revised project timeline, once construction recommenced on the site.
“We also advised the clubs that we will provide additional temporary facilities for the season, and if there were any tenants hosting events or functions requiring the use of a community space, we would assist by identifying suitable alternatives at no cost,” she said.
“There are currently three temporary changerooms, two shower blocks, a large storage space and two toilet blocks on site.
“Works for the Williams Landing Sports Precinct are going well, and we anticipate the building will be complete for the 2019-20 summer sports season.”
