The Keilor Sports Club has officially opened its clubrooms which were renovated and extended this year.
The milestone was marked in a ceremony on Friday 24 October attended by Deputy Premier Ben Carroll, Brimbank mayor Thuy Dang, Brimbank councillors, and club and committee members.
President Hayden Kelly said the new clubrooms have been well-received by community members.
“The place is being used a lot more than it used to be, that’s for sure,” Mr Kelly said.
“Already we’re seeing more external groups wanting to use it … But what we are seeing within the club is there are bigger attendances. Life activities memberships have gone up ten to 15 per cent since we reopened. Football club and cricket club functions are much better attended.
“In a way it’ll pay for itself in a number of years.”
The project was funded by the club in partnership with members of the Keilor community, Brimbank council, Melbourne Airport and the state government.
The build for the project started in October, 2024 and was completed in nine months, opening for use in July this year.
“People quoted costs as $1.8 million but the reality is with goods in-kind and materials donated we probably had $800,000-900,000 donated from the community – goods in-kind, goods in-cost, labour with no margin and all that,” Mr Kelly said.
“So the real cost is probably near to $2.6 million.”
Mr Kelly gave his “heartfelt thanks” to community members for their work as well as to the project’s funding partners.
