The Heffron Centre

A community sporting facility incorporating the South Sydney Rabbitohs

Artist impression of the Heffron Centre.

Randwick City Council is building a new community sporting facility in Maroubra's Heffron Park known as The Heffron Centre.

The Development Application for the project was approved in March 2021 and construction is scheduled to commence in mid 2021 and be complete in late 2022.

The Heffron Centre will be located on the Bunnerong Road side of Heffron Park and will be built where the existing indoor sports centre and gymnastics buildings are located. Both of these buildings date from the 1940s and are in poor condition and will be demolished as part of this project.

Heffron Centre was designed by award winning architect CO-OP Studio, shaped by community feedback, inspired by the culture and people of Randwick.

The Heffron Centre will include:

Indoor multi-purpose facility with two indoor sports halls to accommodate sports such as netball, basketball, badminton, volleyball and indoor futsal
Dedicated gymnastics facility (33% larger than the existing facility) including high quality amenities such as air conditioning, changerooms and dedicated bathrooms, office administration and parent / participant viewing
South Sydney Rabbitohs’ community and high-performance centre including facilities to support Souths Cares’ educational and community programs
Vehicle and bus parking servicing the Heffron Centre
Landscaping to integrate the centre with Heffron Park
A rugby league standard training field to NRL requirements
Upgrade of lighting to adjacent south west sports fields.

Layout of the Heffron Centre.

Inside the Heffron Centre entry with cafe, merchandise outlet and reception for the South Sydney Rabbitohs’ Community and High-performance Centre.

State of the art gymnastics centre.

Inside the indoor sports centre.

Indicative location of proposed Heffron Centre.

How did we get here?

In April 2020, we asked the community about your aspirations for the Heffron Centre, and what you would like to see be included and how we can best integrate the Heffron Centre into the park. We also consulted with key stakeholders including state sporting bodies and federations.

Funding

Both Council and the Rabbitohs have achieved funding contributions through the State and Federal Governments to support the Project. The funding breakdown is below:

Indoor Community Sports Centre and Gymnastics Centre:

$22.6M Council contribution. Largely funded through
borrowings as part of the 2017 Our Community Our Future Plan
$3.135M State Government grant
$25.735M TOTAL

South Sydney Rabbitohs High Performance Centre: