One of the Sutherland Shire’s most iconic sporting precincts is set to receive a major overhaul with works underway on significant improvements to playing surfaces and facilities at Miranda’s Seymour Shaw Park.
Sutherland Shire Mayor, Jack Boyd was joined last month by Sarah Kaine MLC, Member for Miranda, Eleni Petinos, and representatives from a host of local sports clubs to turn the first sod on the $10m project, which is set to deliver vast improvements for keen local cricketers, soccer players and netballers.
“We all know local residents love their sport, so it’s a tremendous milestone to get stage two of our Seymour Shaw Masterplan project underway, which will deliver the quality sports infrastructure local cricketers, soccer players and netballers deserve,” Mayor Boyd said.
“The Youth Precinct delivered under stage one of our masterplan for Seymour Shaw Park was a real passion project of mine, providing some of Sydney’s best skating facilities as well as a host of other amazing sports and recreational facilities.
“With stage two now underway we will soon be able to provide a suite of upgraded facilities to those involved in local team sports, helping to better support the game day experience and training facilities available for local cricketers, soccer players and netballers alike.”
The project, which has been made possible through almost $3 million in State Government funding through the Department of Planning, Infrastructure and Environment’s Accelerated Infrastructure Fund grants program, is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
Council is also contributing a further $7 million to see the suite of improvements delivered as part of its Stage 2 Masterplan project, following the delivery of the $5 million Seymour Shaw Youth Precinct, which was completed in 2023.
NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully said the upgrade will directly benefit the residents of around 1,400 homes in Miranda.
“We’re cementing the already beloved Seymour Shaw Park as the centrepiece for community sport in the Sutherland area,” Mr Scully said.
“These works build on a previous $4.75 million NSW Government investment which delivered a precinct with a skate park, children’s playground, parkour activity area and half basketball court.”
As part of the extensive upgrades which will be delivered under stage two of the masterplan project, local sportspeople can look forward to improvements including:
- – levelling of the sporting fields and high-quality turf sports fields designed to accommodate cricket, soccer and netball;
- – a new amenities building with supporting sport facilities, public toilets and a viewing platform;
- – terraced bleacher seating to ensure a better experience for spectators;
- – pathways to support all-abilities access to the new facilities;
- – landscaping to the site including the planting of new trees; and
- – new lighting to better support nighttime training and competition.
Among the beneficiaries of the project will be the Miranda Magpies Football Club, who for the first time will be able to stage home games on a level playing surface, boasting vastly improved turf pitches.
Miranda Magpies Club President, Adam Webb said he was excited to see the suite of works planned as part of stage two of the project now set to leap from the drawing board and into reality.
“Miranda Magpies have been a vital part of the Sutherland Shire for more than 70 years, and we offer a chance for everyone from preschoolers to those aged well into their senior years to get involved in the game of football,” Mr Webb said.
“With the incredible growth in participation we have seen in the game locally, it will be incredible to have even more ability to cater to local players and the friends and family that cheer them on with the new facilities being delivered as part of this project.”
