Our Place is part of a combined project with the Brightwater community.
Why have a combined project? It’s to avoid unnecessary doubling up of facilities and resources between Brightwater and Wakefield, and acknowledges the reality that we already connect as two communities in sports and other activities.
Key partners in the combined project are us, the Brightwater Community Association (with input from Wanderers Sports Club) and the Tasman District Council. Together we’ve taken the project through its earliest stages; a Needs Assessment to gather information about existing facilities and community needs, and a Feasibility Study to decide if the project is needed, is doable and is affordable.
Through this process the project has been split into separate parts for Brightwater and Wakefield. ‘Our Place’ is the Wakefield part – the focus of our work, your support and this website.
From its beginnings as a plan to combine the redevelopment of facilities in both Wakefield and Brightwater, the project is now split into two separate parts.
‘Our Place’ is the Wakefield part – the focus of our work, your support and this website – with a dedicated budget, a project manager and our own Project Advisory Group with the TDC.
Where do you think the new Community Hub should be located? Early planning has been for the Wakefield Recreation Reserve, but in early 2025 the TDC was approached by the owners of the Fort Haldeman site at 52 Edward Street as a possible location.
Which of the two location options below do you prefer? Somewhere on the new Wakefield Reserve near the existing sports grounds, or on the Edward Street site? What are the positives and negatives about each? Send us your feedback!
Tell us what you think of these plans: what works, what’s missing, what could be improved?
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Get Involved
The steering group’s meetings begin with a public forum. Come and hear the latest about the project and have your say on what you want in a new community hub. Check our Facebook page and Window on Wakefield for meeting dates and times.