Previous update 3 November 2016

The report on the recent consultation is being finalised and is expected to be available from late November 2016.

In early 2017, Council will also receive further technical reports including a cultural and community impact assessment. All of these reports will assist Council in deciding on the next steps for the project. It is expected that Council will consider further changes to the concept design in response to community feedback.

Council recently requested an investigation of staging the project in two phases, and prioritising the construction of new toilet and amenity facilities on the eastern side of the building. This option could include landscaping of the eastern courtyard, space for a pottery studio and for a duture music studio, environmental measures and heritage repair works. If this staging proposal was adopted, decisions regarding the second phase of the project could potentially be put on hold until after September 2017 (following the next Council election).