A NEW project steering group will oversee the Port Macquarie Indoor Stadium expansion project.
Establishment of the group formed part of a resolution passed at a Port Macquarie-Hastings Council meeting last week.
The steering group – including Cr Justin Levido, senior council staff and the construction manager – will oversee and provide governance to the project.
The council’s infrastructure and asset management director Jeffery Sharp said the forum would provide a mechanism that allowed the project to proceed expediently while still keeping council fully informed of progress and fully aware of any risks, concerns, financial matters and legislative/regulatory requirements.
The council was successful in obtaining $5.3 million in State and Federal grants to expand the Port Macquarie indoor stadium, including $2.5 million for the incorporation of PCYC facilities and a further $2.8 million Federal Government grant to provide for two additional indoor multi-purpose sports courts.
While a development application for the project has been approved by the Joint Regional Planning Panel, the council is still working towards some other statutory approvals including a construction certificate, which is expected to be forthcoming shortly.
The next steps will include the appointment of a project manager, finalisation of tender documentation and a funding agreement with the Federal Government, development of a facility management plan and finalisation of the participation agreement and a draft lease for the PCYC areas within the expanded facility.
