Gold Coast development: First look at new state-of-the-art sports club

A new sports club with “state of the art facilities” is to be built beside busy sports fields on the northern Gold Coast. Here’s when construction will begin.

THE Gold Coast’s newest sporting club has been dubbed ‘state of the art’.

The Gold Coast City Council has unveiled plans for its newest community club, which will be built at Pimpama’s Gainsborough Greens sports fields.

The clubhouse will service the existing sports fields and will become home to at least two sporting clubs.

Artist impression of the Gold Coast City Council's new sports clubhouse at Gainsborough Greens. Picture: Supplied

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Council submitted a development application to itself late last week.

It is expected to get ticked off early next year.

Area councillor and Deputy Mayor Donna Gates said construction would begin in the first half of 2020.

A new soccer club will be based in the building. Picture: Supplied

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“It’s going to be fantastic because it will have public amenities and space for two sporting clubs,” she said.

“The building will have state-of-the-art facilities including a massive conference room as well as plenty of change rooms for both men and women.

“This is an issue across the city as participation in sports grows among women we found there were not enough facilities for them.”

Construction will begin next year. Picture: Supplied

Lighting and 327 carparking spaces have already been installed at the fields, which are currently being used by the Coomera Colts and Ormeau Bulldogs.

According to planning documents filed with the council, the club will have a function centre which will be open to hire by the community and bring in revenue to support it.

The Great Sand Circuit clubhouse will be run by Council’s parks and recreational services staff and leased to a new soccer club which will operate there.