The City of Yarra’s redevelopment of the Malcolm Graham Pavilion sought to encourage and enhance participation of females in sport and active recreation by specifically delivering modern gender-neutral change rooms with some really robust finishes.

The refurbishment to the existing pavilion included an upgrade of two player change rooms, public toilets and minor works to the social room, kitchen and laundry. The construction of a new adjoining building included two additional change rooms, a referee’s room, a first aid room and covered spectator area. It also required significant sewer works associated with replacement of the existing septic tank that provides grey water irrigation to the wider reserve. ESD aspects included use of low-cement concrete, new water-efficient fixtures and fittings, efficient light fittings and ground works management to avoid adulterating a potentially contaminated soil on a reclaimed site.