A renewed pitch for Seaholme’s H.C. Kim Reserve is coming, with Hobsons Bay council approving a $1.4 million contract for redevelopment and irrigation upgrades.
At its meeting on Tuesday, April 11, councillors passed a motion to award the $1,410,392 contract to Green Turf Pty Ltd for the complete redevelopment of pitch one and irrigation upgrades to pitches two and three and associated minor works at H.C. Kim Reserve.
The project would involve the full redevelopment of pitch one, including a re-shape, a new gravel drainage layer, a new irrigation system, sand, and couch sod turf, as well as full irrigation upgrades to pitches two and three.
The motion followed on from council awarding a $5,006,584 contract to Loaram Construction for the demolition and rebuild of the H.C. Kim Reserve Pavilion during its meeting on Tuesday, March 14.
In 2022, council received $300,000 through the state government’s Local Sports Infrastructure Fund for the redevelopment of the sports grounds at HC Kim Reserve.
H.C. Kim Reserve has been home to the Altona City Soccer Club since 1965, with the club’s membership and activities increasing rapidly in recent years.
Hobsons Bay council’s H.C. Kim Reserve Master Plan endorsed in 2014 and its Sports Facility Needs Analysis endorsed in 2018 both supported the redevelopment of both the field and pavilion.
