Highfield Park pavilion redevelopment

We redeveloped the pavilion at Highfield Park in Camberwell to provide a high-quality facility for our community and sports clubs. 

We’ve done this because the original pavilion building was in poor condition and did not have female-friendly change rooms, toilets and showers.

We’ve invested $6.67 million into this pavilion redevelopment.

We’ve also upgraded the lighting next to the pavilion and sportsground.

Project status

Community consultation

From mid-February to mid-March 2024, we asked you for feedback on a draft design for the pavilion. Thank you to everyone who had their say. We received 46 responses, 72% of which were supportive of the draft design.

You can find out what our community told us, how their feedback shaped the final concept design, and view the final design on our Highfield Park pavilion redevelopment consultation page. 

Our final design

We’ve developed a new split-level building design which:

• is accessible
• has improved functionality
• creates a better connection between the north and south ovals. 

The lower level sits in line with the southern oval, and the upper level sits at road level with Wyclif Drive, facing the northern oval. The height of the split-level building is about 3.5m above car park level. This is an increase of about 2m above the current building height.

The new changerooms provide better facilities for women and girls to encourage more female participation in sport. 

These upgrades are in line with our Development and Funding of Community Pavilions – Sport and Recreation Policy and our Boroondara Community Plan. 

Key features of the new pavilion include:

• 4 unisex change rooms with toilets and showers
• 2 umpires’ rooms
• an accessible public toilet that can be accessed externally by the community
• an internal lift and stairwell
• a first aid room
• external building and path lighting to improve safety
• flexible social room/multi-purpose space with storage
• kitchen/kiosk with internal and external counter for serving food
• an extended sheltered viewing area at the front of the pavilion
• glazing on the west-facing windows which meets best practice standards to limit sun impact
• drinking fountains and dog water tap, bicycle hoops, bench seat and marked pedestrian pathway in front of the upper-level change rooms
• a ramp to improve external access to the pavilion
• accessible car parks
• solar PV system.

We updated the design in late 2025 to improve spectator viewing. It now includes: 

• extra viewing platforms
• more seating
• improved safety lighting
• accessible ramps and stairs.

These changes fit within the current project budget and will not delay the project.

Tree works

We’ve worked closely with our architect to minimise any impact the new building would have on the surrounding trees, particularly the 4 significant trees within close proximity. 

However, to accommodate the larger pavilion and provide an accessible ramp down to the southern oval, 6 other trees deemed to be of low to moderate value need to be removed. 

We will offset these by planting new trees on-site.

Timeline

More information

To receive updates about this project, visit our Highfield Park pavilion redevelopment consultation page and select 'Follow' at the top of the page.

For more information about construction, contact our Sport and Recreation team on (03) 9278 4444 or [email protected].