Liam McNally
Foundations are officially laid for the new multipurpose pavilion at Diggers Rest Recreation Reserve, with the first of the concrete foundations poured last week.
The pavilion is the centrepiece of a suite of upgrades at the reserve including redeveloping
oval 2, installing new cricket nets, an electronic scoreboard, public toilets and building more car parks.
Approximately 200 cubic metres of concrete (around 30 trucks worth) went into the slab for the
first section of the southern half of the pavilion, with remaining sections to follow in coming
Weeks.
Melton mayor Lara Carli said the three “ageing” buildings are being replaced with a “new, multipurpose pavilion with spaces for sports, social activities and community building”.
“Our community at Diggers Rest is growing fast and our investment is making sure they’ll have
the community infrastructure they need to thrive,” she said.
More than $8 million has been invested by Melton council to deliver the project, and the state government has an additional $4.1 million through the Growing Suburbs Fund and Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus Program.
The project commenced in November 2021, and the old buildings were demolished in April 2022.
Council said that the pavilion and oval works are progressing after prolonged wet weather delayed some of the construction works.
Locals can look forward to the newly upgraded Recreation Reserve being fully operational by
the second half of the year.
Details of the pavilion plan and regular updates of the project progress are available on Melton council’s website.
Details: melton.vic.gov.au/DiggersRestpavilion
