At the meeting of 13 May 2020 Council requested further work on the design brief, siting options and surrounding existing and future activities before signing off on the preliminary schematic design and siting option for the building. This is the intended purpose of stage three engagement. A schedule of functional areas will be informed by the engagement findings.

They also endorsed as stage one works the proposed golf course design to retain a nine-hole par 34 course and request the City progress these works to tender and delivery, noting the area of the golf course that coincides with the building node is to be further refined to ensure an integrated outcome inclusive of the first tee, the ninth hole, practice facilities, access, and the driving range tee-off location, and it can accommodate improvements that would increase course length and reduce lengthy walks between fairways, most notably at holes 5 and 6.

You can view the Council minutes by clicking here or visiting: fremantle.wa.gov.au/council/agendas-and-minutes

Council Meeting

An item is going to Council to consider a preferred location for the co-located Fremantle Public Golf Course clubhouse and community facility, and to propose further community engagement on design and functionality. The details are:

Wednesday 13 May 2020, 6.00pm

Due to COVID19 until further notice the City will hold Ordinary Council Meetings by electronic means. Questions and statements may still be made and will be presented at the meeting. Please email your comments or questions to agendasminutes@fremantle.wa.gov.au before 4.00pm the day of the meeting, and please state your full name and the item or subject of your submission in the email.

You can view the agenda by clicking here or visiting: www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/council/agendas-and-minutes

Further details

The report going to Council recommends:

• Council endorse the proposed alignment and position of the co-located Fremantle Golf Course clubhouse and community facility as shown below (you can download a larger version here).
• The City carry out community engagement with users and the surrounding community to help develop the design and function of the co-located building.
• Following this a proposed schematic design for the building will go to Council.

The report also covers other aspects of the project and recommends:

• Preparing a design update for Booyeembara Park, detailing the integration with the Golf Course Clubhouse and Community Facility, the Olive Grove and the future options for potential enhanced facilities.
• The current golf course design move to tender phase, noting the area of the golf course adjacent to the building will be further refined to ensure an integrated outcome inclusive of tee 1, hole 9, practice facilities and access, and that the course design accommodates flexibility (notably at holes 5 and 6) to allow potential future changes to increase course length should sufficient budget become available to complete the works.

The information we heard in stage one was embedded in the architectural brief and formed the basis of design criteria used to test various scenarios. Due to COVID19 we have adapted our engagement on this project. Early feedback and discussion with 12 key user groups was carried out in late April 2020, which showed:

• A preference for the facility to be closer to Montreal Street, as opposed to near the driving range.
• A preference for the driving range to be detached from the building.
• Agreement that a café should prioritise its service to everyone (golf course users, Boo Park users and passers-by). The location and access to the café needs further consideration.
• The community facility should provide a balance of indoor space and outdoor, undercover space (not one or the other).
• There were mixed views on whether the facility should straddle the sites or be entirely on the Booyeembara Park side (golfing preference).
• Key issues for golfers centred on the actual course as a priority issue rather than the clubhouse, and parking provision.

You can read the full outcomes in the second community engagement report, available by clicking here or from the document library.

An updated masterplan for the remediated Fremantle Public Golf Course is now available.

You can download this directly by clicking here or visiting the document library on this page.

You can also visit the project page with further information and timelines by clicking here or visiting: www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/page/fremantle-golf-course

As part of the replacement works (golf course, clubroom and community facility), it is proposed to combine the golf clubhouse and community facility into a co-located building.

The City of Fremantle also engaged highly respected specialist golf course designers to achieve a quality outcome and reconfigure the course around some challenging constraints.

Next Steps

We'd like to hear from you. Your input will be collated and used to inform the City’s decision-making process. As the golf course design is progressed, officers will develop a more detailed / refined project cost estimate. This will increase the certainty in the available project budget for the delivery of the co-located facility. The viability of the co-located facility will be confirmed by the first quarter of 2020 and a report will go to Council.

Share your needs with us by Sunday 1 December 2019, either attend an upcoming precinct meeting (see key dates on this page) or share your thoughts online.