Bonbeach Life Saving Club Redevelopment
The original Bonbeach Life Saving Club served the community since 1936. Replacing the 85-year-old building was identified as a key issue to ensure the club could attract new members through the provision of modern, up-to-date facilities and continue to provide its vital community safety and training services to the many visitors to the Bonbeach area each summer.
The new state-of-the-art facility has been designed in accordance with Life Saving Victoria’s (LSV) ‘Facility of the Future’ Guidelines, to meet current and future operational and training requirements.
The new two-level building features extensive club storage areas, club change rooms and toilets, a multipurpose room, kitchen, dedicated first aid room, DDA compliant lift, and outdoor showers for both club and public use at ground level. The upper floor includes a kitchen, offices, additional storage, extensive viewing balconies, and a large Campbell Jordan social room. Sustainability features include multiple rainwater tanks, solar panels, glazing specified to achieve maximum natural sunlight, a heat-pump water heating system, and water-efficient fittings. A selection of floorboards from the original building were also saved and recycled as feature cladding in the entry foyer.
The scope of works included demolition of the existing club building, removal of Asbestos material, sensitive earthworks to remove contaminated CAT C soil, then the construction of structural framing including 56 screw piles, ground raft slab, suspended first-floor slab, concrete blockwork, installation of a detailed structural steel frame, cladding and services works, interior fit-out and associated hard and soft landscaping works inclusive of pavements, retaining walls and access ramps for both club equipment and public use.
Through detailed planning and ongoing community consultation, our team delivered this project while navigating issues such as tight access, difficult lifting requirements on unstable sandy soil, and dust mitigation for local residents.