PHASE TWO - WESTERN COMMUNITY CENTRE RECREATION HALL.

Phase Two - To build a recreation hall/gymnasium next to the Western Community Centre situated at Elliott Park, 46 Hyde Avenue, Nawton.

Western Community Association, supported by an active and engaged community, spearheads an initiative to raise $900,000.00 to fund a purpose-built Community Centre at Elliot Park, Nawton. Enough funds were raised to build the Western Community Centre at 46 Hyde Avenue. The Centre was phase one of a three phase site development. Phase two, a recreational hall/gymnasium was included in the original resource consent application. Phase three was the opening of an early childhood centre, although this was later reviewed and dropped following the successful opening of Little Feet next to the Hamilton Fraser High School Teen Parenting Unit, across the fields of Elliot Park.

Western Community Centre purpose built premises @ 46 Hyde Avenue, Nawton
Open for operations November 2004


WHAT WCC HAVE DONE
2002
Community consultation occurred in 2002, and is included in the Environmental Effects report. The community’s vision in 2002 has helped progress Phase 2, with resource consent for the recreational hall/gymnasium current until January 2010.

May 2008
2 van loads of staff, youth and community supported Centre Manager when making a submission to Councillors for alteration to Hamilton City Council’s LTCCP Annual Plan

July 2008
Phase 2 sub-committee established made up of representatives from WCA Board, WCC Management, HCC Neighbourhood & Youth Advisors, HCC Parks and Recreation, Fraser Tech Rugby Club, Waikato Maori Basketball Assn , Hamilton’s Fraser High School, Crawshaw School, Nawton School, Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa, Rauawaawa Trust, Nawton Hall Society. First sub-committee meeting in July approved the formation of a community sub-committee made up of key stakeholders, a feasibility study brief, approval to apply to Lotteries Community Facilities for funding for a feasibility study, and chose a preferred provider for the feasibility study.

WHAT WCC STILL NEED TO DO….
Submit business proposal for inclusion in LTCCP 2009-2019
Consult community, and collate feedback
Complete Feasibility study for building of the Recreational Hall/Gymnasium
Complete Funding Plan and source sponsorship
Resource consent expires in 2010, so be close to building by this deadline

WHAT HCC NEED TO DO
Add Phase 2 as an alteration to the Annual Plan
Include extra changing room facilities for Elliot Park as planned
Contribute to the project costs