Irwin District Recreation Centre

Author

Shire of Irwin

Place Number

11876

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Location

Ridley St Port Denison

Location Details

Local Government

Irwin

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1984

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Mar 1998	Category 5	Category 5 SIGNIFICANT IN CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL CHARACTER. The place has social significance and/or contributes to the streetscape and/or built environment of the precinct. Provide encouragement to the owner to maintain or enhance the street aspect of the place. Photographically record the place prior to any redevelopment.

Statement of Significance

The Irwin Recreation Centre has social significance given its role as a centre of sports and social activities in the district.

Physical Description

2004
Located to the north-east of the Bowling Club, the Recreation Centre is a large steel framed building with a skillion asbestos roof which extends to form a verandah to the north. A small verandah is attached to the west, both are supported on concrete pillars. The centre of the skillion roof has a second raised low pitched gable roof which covers the basketball court. The building is brick clad with aluminium windows and doors to the lower level, the upper level has ‘super-six’ cladding.
2004
The building and grounds are maintained by the Shire of Irwin. A BMX Track and Skate Park have been constructed to the southwest of the complex.

History

Built in 1984 to accommodate sporting facilities for the town, it caters for badminton, basket ball and squash. The Recreation Centre is also home of the Dongara Football Club and the Dongara Eagles football team.
(Source: IDHS Records)

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	IDHS Records	Shire of Irwin

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Sports Building
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Sports Building
Original Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Sports Building

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	ASBESTOS	Fibrous Cement, corrugated
Wall	ASBESTOS	Fibrous Cement, corrugated
Wall	BRICK	Other Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Government & politics
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

11 Aug 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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