Almost a decade in the making and the Whitsunday Sportspark Club House finally has all its licences, approvals and financials in place enabling it to announce an official opening date of December this year.
The $8 million site is a modern, fully equipped Club House which offers a comfortable community hub for both sporting groups and regular residents.
A non-profit venue, all proceeds will be ploughed straight back into supporting sport groups and other non-for-profit groups within our community.
The venue will be welcoming to all sports codes and will be the hosting site for its founding member sports groups which include Touch Footy, Rugby Union, Netball, Soccer and AFL.
The Sportspark also welcomed Cricket to share its grounds earlier this year.
From its spectator stands to change-rooms, since it opened last year, the venue has become known as both convenient and comfortable.
Now, with the announcement that the restaurant, bar and gaming room is almost ready to open, patrons are looking forward to being able to get a feed and a cold drink served across the counter seven days a week.
“We are the first true greenfield site to open in Queensland in the last 25 years,” said Chairman of the Whitsunday Sportspark committee Justin Butler.
“We are very much looking forward to opening in December, just in time for Christmas.”
“We are striving to offer the best boutique sporting facility and hospitality club outside a major city anywhere in Queensland.”
The only thing left to decide is the official name of the Club House – favourites include Club Whitsundays, Club Airlie Beach, Heart Of Airlie Sports Club.
If you would like to have an input into the name of the venue, please scan this QR code to vote for or suggest a name.
Chairman of the Whitsunday Sportspark committee Justin Butler standing outside the Club House. Photo credit: Rachael Smith