About the upgrade

We are upgrading the Ferndale Park pavilion in Glen Iris to create a better experience for pavilion users and park visitors, including:

  • St Mary’s Salesian Amateur Football Club
  • Ashburton Willows Cricket Club
  • Hawthorn U3A.

You can find updates about this project on our Ferndale Park pavilion renewal project page.

Community consultation

In February and March 2023, we asked you for feedback on a draft design concept for the pavilion. We received mixed support from the 172 people who provided feedback:

  • 20% of respondents were supportive
  • 55% of respondents were not supportive
  • 24% of respondents were mixed
  • 1% of respondents were neutral.

What you liked in our draft design concept

What you wanted us to change in our draft design concept

The final design

In response to community feedback, we updated our design by:

  • moving the location of the staircase, which is now located up against the building
  • removing the mesh screen and installing a risk fence, subject to a risk assessment outcome
  • moving the public toilet to the front of the building to provide greater visibility
  • including a path that runs across the front of the pavilion and runs from east to west, maintaining the link between the Ferndale and Back Creek bicycle trails
  • removing the barbecue.

You can find out more about the design on our Ferndale Park pavilion renewal project page.

View of the pavilion and oval from the car park.
View of pavilion and oval from the car park showing staircase leading to upper level
View of the oval from the upper level of the pavilion.
View from upper pavilion showing wide spaces and stairs down to an oval.
View of the pavilion from the oval. Ball protection netting dimensions shown are indicative and subject to a risk assessment outcome.
View of pavilion building from the oval
View of pavilion (left) and scout hall (right) from the path between buildings. Landscaping will be further considered during detailed design phase.
View of the pavilion and scout hall from the path between the buildings.

Select the Hotspots below to learn more about key features of our final design for the new oval level and the existing pavilion level.

Floor plan – new oval level

An architectural floor plan of the proposed upgrades at the pavillion oval level/

Floor plan – pavilion level

An architectural floor plan of the proposed upgrades at the existing pavillion level