State Basketball Centre
Fostering community engagement and sporting excellence in Victoria
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Location
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, Wantirna South, VIC, Australia
Client
ADCO
Development Victoria
Architect
Cox Architecture
The State Basketball Centre is one of Australia’s premier sporting facilities, supporting basketball and gymnastics from grassroots to elite level. The upgraded centre features 18 indoor courts, high-performance training areas, new gymnastics facilities and improved player amenities. Designed to welcome up to 2 million visitors each year, it is a major hub for community sport and sporting excellence.
Cundall’s sustainability team was engaged to provide a technical sustainability review and lead the project’s Green Star submission, achieving its targeted goal of a 5 Star Green Star rating (Design and As Built). Our team delivered a life cycle assessment to optimise material use, implemented the client’s Reconciliation Action Plan during construction, and integrated a 450kW solar photovoltaic system to reduce operational carbon.
“A key highlight was engaging with First Nations–owned businesses for labour hire, landscape works and the supply of PPE. A local Elder, knowledge holder and a custodian of Woi Wurrung culture, facilitated reconciliation education sessions for the site team, including helping ensure the landscaping prioritised locally native flora and fauna,” said Nandini Phadnis, Principal Sustainability Consultant.
A project supporting local and elite level basketball and gymnastics to foster community engagement and sporting excellence across the region.
