Image credit: City Of Charles Sturt & Stallard Meek Flightpath Architects
If you’ve ever been a part of grassroots sport, you’ll know just how special it is to find yourself amongst passionate fans, club volunteers, and dedicated players every weekend. For local clubs, the facilities are where hardworking teams of players, staff, and volunteers shed hours upon hours of blood, sweat, and tears.
Now, after an announcement in November last year, work has commenced on the sleek, modern, two-storey Cyril Baxter Clubrooms in Grange Recreation Reserve.
The build commenced on January 20, with plans in place for a modern, spacious building in the beautiful 85,000 square metre Grange Recreation Reserve located on Military Road. The total budget for the two-storey clubroom is $6.25 million. This combines a $3.2 million contribution from the City of Charles Sturt and $3 million contribution from the South Australian Office for Recreation and Sport.
The new premises, home to the Grange Dolphins Cricket Club and the South Australian Amateur Soccer League, is set for completion on October 30, 2025. It will aim to meet the growing needs of both associations and the wider Grange community.
A unique brick curvature will lead the fresh, new construction. Brand new change rooms, canteens, offices, and amenities will all be additions to the building. The space will also feature tiered seating for spectators, along with balconies and multiple function spaces.
The new Cyril Baxter Clubroom will replace the historic sports facility that was home to the Grange Dolphins Cricket Club for 62 memorable years. It was a bittersweet milestone for the club, as the Dolphins farewelled their home of more than half a century last November with a final A Grade match at home. For the remainder of the 2024/2025 season, the club relocated to the Grange Hockey Club, in preparation for the unveiling of the state-of-the-art new clubroom.
The South Australian Amateur Soccer League hosts various competitions across the state including an over-35s competition. The league is immensely important for grassroots soccer in SA, and will be eagerly awaiting their new headquarters at Grange Recreation Reserve. Right now, the league is operating out of Coopers Stadium in Hindmarsh.
The project is funded by the State Government’s Office of Recreation, Sport and Racing and the City of Charles Sturt. Construction is being completed by Mykra and Stallard Meek Flightpath Architects are handling the design.
When the doors finally open in October 2025, the new Cyril Baxter Clubrooms will stand as a vibrant community building for grassroots sport in Grange.
Cyril Baxter Clubrooms Redevelopment
Where: Military Rd, Grange SA 5022
When: Set to be completed by 30 October 2025
For more information on the redevelopment, click here.
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