The Riverway Sports Precinct was the next stage of Council's plan to build a civic, cultural and recreational centre for its community along the river.
Riverway Sports Precinct
Client
Thuringowa City Council
Following completion of Riverway’s arts centre, lagoons and parklands, Thuringowa City Council progressed the next major stage of the precinct: a sporting venue designed for both community use and major events.
The venue brought a main cricket and AFL field, practice oval, club and training rooms, grandstand, terraces and public facilities into the established riverside precinct. Designed for everyday sport as well as larger events, it accommodates around 1,000 spectators in the grandstand and a further 10,000 on open terraces.
Having provided project management and programming services for the Stage 1 cultural centre, RCP brought established knowledge of the site, project team and Council’s broader vision into the sports precinct.
RCP coordinated the design team and managed the delivery programme, aligning the sporting facilities, landscape and public infrastructure with the wider Riverway development. Environmental sustainability was also carried through the buildings and landscape, continuing the approach established in Stage 1.
Together with the arts centre, lagoons and parklands, the completed sporting facilities helped establish Riverway as a major Townsville destination for sport, culture, recreation and community events.
