Pyrmont Community Centre upgrade

Why we’re doing this

There’s strong community demand for Pyrmont Community Centre's existing programs and facilities including spaces for hire, the library link, outside school hours care and gym.

Council endorsed the refurbishment of the centre in 2020 and the expansion of the project scope in July 2021. The development application was approved in December 2021.

What we’re doing

The upgrade will add more facilities and enhance the community spaces in the centre.

Works include:

a new 60 square metre community room
increasing accessibility with a new lift
a new entry foyer, ground floor public toilets and office
expanding the gym area on level 1
upgrading the first floor showers and adding new first floor toilets
converting the existing gym cardio room into a dedicated community space
refurbishing the main community hall, library link and level 1 community room
upgrading the outside school hours care facilities and courtyard play equipment.

The upgrade will include an accessible entrance from the street. — Artist’s impression —
Pyrmont Community Centre upgrade.
Image courtesy of Welsh + Major

Upgrade plans

Proposed ground floor plan. It includes a new entry and lift at Mount Street. As you enter the new Mount Street entrance, new facilities on the right-hand (or southeast) side include new ground floor public toilets, new staff office, new 60m2 community room, and new services. Outside a new barbecue bench and the ground floor courtyard and play equipment will be upgraded. As you enter the new Mount Street entrance, on the left-hand (or northwest) side, the community hall and library link will be refurbished. Some images show examples of the material palette for the upgrade. They include fine steel columns at entry, green planting, glass windows to street and streel framed windows. — Pyrmont Community Centre plan 1

Proposed first floor plan, including a new expanded gym to the right (or southeast) of the new Mount Street entrance. To the left (or northwest) of the new Mount Street entrance, the plans show existing first floor showers, toilet, community room, and out of school hours facilities that will be upgraded. The existing gym cardio room will be converted into a new community room. — Pyrmont Community Centre plan 2

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An interior walkway overlooking stairs and an atrium on level one of the Pyrmont Community Centre. It is mostly completed, but the flooring and banisters are still under construction.

An outdoor courtyard with brick paving, a curcular wooden bench around a young tree, and a shaded children's play area with a slide next to a mural.

Programs and services at Pyrmont Community Centre

The upgrade is complete and the centre will open to the public from Monday 17 March.

Programs and services that were temporarily provided at our other nearby facilities will return to Pyrmont Community Centre from this date:

The library link and City of Sydney run programs, activities and employees that were at Maybanke Community Centre will return to Pyrmont Community Centre.
After school and vacation care at Pyrmont Community Centre will be available from term 2. Families who require outside school hours care can use the service at Ultimo Community Centre for the remainder of term 1.
Community-led activities including the choir and community dinner held at Harold Park Community Hall will return to Pyrmont Community Centre.

Pyrmont Community Centre is a staffed centre. Our employees who temporarily relocated to Maybanke and other community centres will return to Pyrmont when it reopens.