Stubbs Park Redevelopment

The Shire of Dumbleyung has just been awarded a $1.1M Federal Government Disaster Ready Funding grant for a redevelopment of Stubbs Park Pavilion, which doubles as the Dumbleyung Evacuation Centre.

This represents a 50% funding contribution from the Federal Government towards a total project cost of circa $2.21M. The remaining project funds will be provided by the Dumbleyung Future Fund ($650K) and Stubbs Park Board ($460K).

Significant pre-project planning work has been progressed through earlier efforts of the Stubbs Park Project Working Group with an agreed concept design already in place. It was based on this approved concept design that an estimated Quantity Surveyors (QS) cost was secured to assess the estimated project cost.

An independent audit assessment of Stubbs Park Pavilion was undertaken to assess the sites condition as a suitable fit for purpose Evacuation Centre. This Department of Communities audit concluded that the building required significant redevelopment.

Thus resulting Shire of Dumbleyung triggered effort to prepare and submit a grant application into the second competitive round of the Federal Government $200M Disaster Ready Funding program.
Shire of Dumbleyung President Amy Knight said 'This is a wonderful outcome to the Shire and our community.’

For additional information, please contact Dumbleyung Shire President Amy Knight on 0433 762 252, or Shire of Dumbleyung CEO Gavin Treasure on 0429 634 012.