New change rooms for Alfred Skeet

The City of Armadale has just completed installing two new female change rooms at Alfred Skeet Reserve.

The new facility provides change rooms for home and visiting teams, toilets, showers, additional storage and a unisex toilet that is externally accessible for public use.

“The grounds are home to the Armadale Soccer Club who has three female teams but no change room facilities,” said Armadale Mayor Henry Zelones OAM JP.

“The provision of these female change rooms brings the facility up to a standard more suited to the district and caters for existing and future female players.

“There is significant population growth in the nearby suburbs of Piara Waters and Harrisdale and the Wungong Urban area. Piara Waters and Harrisdale are expected to surpass 25,000 residents by 2031 whilst Haynes, Hilbert and Wungong will grow to more than 35,000 people by 2031.

“In order to cater for these growing communities we are working towards developing existing facilities such as the William Skeet Oval and Alfred Skeet Reserve as well as collaborating with the Department of Education and Training to develop a number of shared use sites,” said Mayor Zelones.

Funding for the change rooms included a Department of Sport and Recreation Community Sport and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) grant of $166,000, and Council contribution through the North Forrestdale Developer Contribution Scheme No 3, of $333,000.