We are upgrading the Ferndale Park pavilion in Glen Iris to create a better experience for pavilion users and park visitors, including:

• St Mary’s Salesian Amateur Football Club
• Ashburton Willows Cricket Club
• Hawthorn U3A.

Upgrades include 4 new change rooms which will help meet demand and create better facilities for women and girls. There will also be an improved multi-purpose space, which Hawthorn U3A can use.

The upgrades are in line with our Development and Funding of Community Pavilions – Sport and Recreation Policy (PDF) and our Boroondara Community Plan 2021–2031. We’re pleased to be delivering these improvements.

Latest information – June 2025

A recent review of the project has shown we can replace the current building and build a brand-new pavilion for a similar cost.

There’s also the potential risk for older buildings to have underlying issues, which can’t be discovered until demolition starts. This can increase project costs and delay construction, which has happened on similar pavilion building projects.

After carefully considering all this information, a demolition and rebuild is the best option. It will have a longer useful life and be a more accessible, practical and environmentally sustainable facility.

The feedback we heard during community consultation will be considered when developing the new draft design. We’ll share this new draft design with you for your feedback later this year.

We estimate construction will commence in late 2026.

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Initial community consultation

In February and March 2023, we asked you for feedback on a draft design for the pavilion. We received mixed support from the 172 people who provided feedback:

• 20% of respondents were supportive
• 55% of respondents were not supportive
• 24% of respondents were mixed
• 1% of respondents were neutral.