We’re redeveloping the pavilion at Greythorn Park in Balwyn North to better support the needs of local sports clubs and our community into the future. We’ll demolish the current pavilion and build a new one in its place in the 2025–26 financial year.

You can share your comments on the draft design for the new pavilion by 5 pm on Tuesday 4 February 2025.

About the redevelopment

We’ve prioritised this pavilion for redevelopment because the current building:

  • doesn’t have female friendly change rooms, toilets and showers
  • doesn’t have a multipurpose room suitable for groups who use the pavilion to gather
  • is too small to provide the functionality local sports clubs and our community need
  • doesn’t meet the standards of our Development and Funding of Community Pavilions - Sport and Recreation Policy.

You can read the policy in the ‘Document library’ on this page.

Our draft design

We’ve drafted a design for the new pavilion to:

  • bring it in line with current standards
  • maximise its use
  • improve its functionality.

You can explore the features of the draft design by selecting the hotspots on the floor plan below.

Floor plan of Greythorn Park Pavilion showcasing the layout of the building, including rooms, entrances, and facilities. No text is present in the image.
A digital drawing of a building with a curved roof and light brown walls, surrounded by grass and trees. A black fence is in the foreground, and people are walking around the building on a sunny day.
A digital drawing of a building with light brown walls, surrounded by grass and trees. People are walking around the building on a sunny day.
A digital drawing of a building with a curved roof, brown walls, and doors. There’s a path leading to it, surrounded by trees and grass. People are walking near the building, and the sun is shining through the trees.
A digital drawing of a building with a flat roof and brown walls, seen from a parking lot. There are doors along the front, a glass section in the middle, and parked cars nearby. Trees and blue sky are in the background.

What's changing?

To deliver the functional requirements sports clubs need, we need to demolish the current pavilion and build a new one in its place. This will ensure the new pavilion is fit-for-purpose and meets the standards of our community pavilions policy.

The footprint of the new building is increasing by about 280m2 to accommodate:

  • the new multipurpose room and kitchen
  • additional unisex, accessible, female and male bathroom facilities throughout the pavilion
  • the new first aid room
  • increased storage.

The sheltered spectator viewing area will also extend compared to the existing area.

To accommodate the increased size of the pavilion, 5 eucalyptus trees to the rear of the existing building and 1 eucalyptus tree between the car park and the existing building may need to be removed.

We will investigate the tree root system of the tree between the car park and the existing building using a non-destructive digging method that uses high pressure water to remove soil and expose roots safely. This will help us understand if it is possible to retain this tree while also balancing the functional needs of the building.

We will offset any required tree removal by planting new trees on the site.

There are currently 80 car parking spaces across the reserve. We expect a loss of about 4-5 car parking spaces in the reconfigured car park next to the pavilion to allow enough space for access around the building.

You can use the slider below to see how the increased building footprint compares to the current building footprint.

Before: Site plan showing existing pavilion footprint. As well as playground, car park and BBQ area. After: Site plan showing proposed pavilion footprint and proposed bins store. As well as car park and BBQ area.

Ways to get involved