Plans for the new expanded Orange sports precinct are on exhibition for community comment.
PLANS: The updated design of the new grandstand at the John Davis Sports Stadium will be the central west's biggest.
In short: Residents can now check out the details of updated plans for the Orange Sports Precinct.
The new plans include 500 car parking spaces, with another 500 to be added.
What's next: The deadline for community comments is May 19.
Following the lodging of the latest round of Development Applications (DA) for the Sports Precinct, the planning documents are now on exhibition for community comment.
The new updated plans for the stadium and a new amenities block for the new athletic track were lodged earlier in March.
Orange Mayor Tony Mileto is hoping local residents will take up the opportunity to see the DA proposals and have their say.
"As well as the stadium, the DA includes plans for an amenities building with a canteen and storage facilities, which will ultimately be incorporated into the athletics track grandstand, as well as field lighting for the eight new sports fields and two new car parks," Cr Tony Mileto said.
"It's important for locals to understand that the car parks in the latest DA are the first two of four car parks to be built at the sports precinct. These first two car parks add more than 500 parking spaces to the site, and that's more than enough for a typical weekend event attended by a thousand people.
"The next two car parks and as well as line-marking parking spaces on Huntley Road will add at least another 500 spaces.
"It's a different story when it comes to once-a-year major events with 10,000 people attending, and there's a traffic management plan which shows how that scale of event can be managed.
"There's an expectation that people will use the special bus transport provided for these events and that the nearby Jack Brabham sports fields can become temporary car parks.
"The annual Gnoo Blas car show which attracts 10,000 people shows how parking can be well managed."
While planning approval for the project will be a decision of the Western Regional Joint Planning Panel, the detailed proposals can be viewed on the Orange City Council website.
The deadline for comments on the DA is Monday 19 May.
The grandstand at the John Davis Stadium at Orange's new Sports precinct will be among the biggest in the central west, following extra funding added to the project budget by the Australian Government. The NSW Government has committed $59.5 million and the Australian Government has committed $15 million to the Orange Sports Precinct project.
