New Era Begins at Chichester Park

Mayor Albert Jacob officially opened the City’s newest community sporting facility at Woodvale’s Chichester Park on Friday 21 April 2023.

The two-storey building, which includes an undercover viewing area that overlooks the playing fields, is the centrepiece of a $5.6 million redevelopment project that was undertaken by Geared Construction Pty Ltd.

The previous park facilities, constructed in 1992, were no longer adequate for the park’s 1,400 registered users.

The modern building features a meeting room with four change rooms, an umpires’ change room and first aid room, toilets, kitchen and storage areas.

Additional parking bays, a new barbecue/picnic area and underground drainage for the southern playing field were incorporated into the project.

Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob said it was an exciting new era for park users.

“These great local clubs, players and supporters now have a home they can be truly proud of,” he said.

“The new building addresses the previous challenges of the site, and this sleek modern facility will cater for the needs of male and female users, and the wider Woodvale community, for decades to come.”

“The City of Joondalup’s vision is to be bold, creative and prosperous and I commend our Council for being bold enough to push ahead with this important project when they did, despite challenges in the construction market at the time. Their foresight has resulted in a community asset we can all be very proud of.”

The Chichester Park project also houses the City’s newest public artwork. Buds is made from corten steel and include two free-standing vertical sculptures representing organic forms inspired by plant life. It comes courtesy of artists Tony Jones, Ben Jones and Angela McHarrie.

The City received $400,000 through the State Government’s Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) towards the overall project cost.