Bayside Council will contribute an additional $154,000 to the Arncliffe Youth Centre, which is currently under construction, to acccommodate alternations to the design.
The Youth Centre is being built in Wardell Street, Arncliffe in conjunction with the adjoining commercial and residential development at 213 Princes Highway.
The centre will accommodate a range of organised sport and informal spaces and include two indoor multi-purpose courts, one with a grandstand for up to 440 spectators, and a number of rooms to accommodate recreational activities and youth services.
As well as sporting activities, the aim of the centre is to be a learning and study space, with rooms to accommodate music and artistic pursuits and youth support and counselling.
Changes have been recommended to the centre's floorplan to ensure maximum flexibility for the use of its facilities in the future.
The recommended changes include additional storage under the grandstand, extension to the music room, changes to the arts space and the multicultural room and the design of the courts to allow additional flexibility, additional sports equipment for basketball, futsal, volleyball, badminton and netball, and additional toilets.
The recent meeting of Bayside Council approved the transfer of funds from the Arncliffe Youth Centre Reserve to implement the recommended changes.
About $3 million was originally set aside for construction of the new youth centre.
Back in 2014 the then Rockdale Council entered into an agreement with developer of the adjoining residential development, Ralan Pty Ltd.
The company would build the Arncliffe Youth Centre at Wardell Street in exchange for the council transferring the development potential from its Wardell Street property - vacant land along the railway track - to the company's adjoining land at 213 Princes Highway.
Money was still required from the council for the fit-out of the youth centre but it was expected to be half of the $3 million set aside, allowing these funds to be available for other projects.
Construction of the youth centre is due to be completed by Easter 2020.
