Future open space for Elsternwick

In June 2024, we secured the site of The Elsternwick Club after the club members voted to offer the property for sale to Council. We are grateful to The Elsternwick Club Board and members for entrusting us with the future of the historic site.

As Glen Eira’s population continues to grow, open space is essential, and our community has made it clear this is a top priority. This property represents a major opportunity to address a recognised gap in public open space within the area.

The transformation of The Elsternwick Club site is a long-term project, beginning with a three-year settlement period. This timeline provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with our community on a shared vision for the space.

For more information about upcoming community engagement and next steps, see the project timeline or read through the Frequently Asked Questions.

What we've heard so far 👂

We're engaging with our community over three phases.

In collaboration with the project's Advisory Committee, and informed by what we heard during phase one engagement — we're now developing a concept plan for the space. We'll share the concept plan for broad feedback in September 2025.

  • Phase one: Community visioning

    The first phase of engagement was open for a four-week period from 5 February – 5 March 2025. We asked the community to share their vision for the site — from reimagining the heritage building to designing the surrounding green spaces — and invited expressions of interest to join the project Advisory Committee.

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  • Advisory Committee

    We’ve appointed 10 local community representatives to our project Advisory Committee, who were selected through an expression of interest process. The group will play a key role in shaping the design and use of the space.

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About the place 📍

​Privacy collection notice

Glen Eira City Council is committed to protecting the personal information provided by you in accordance with the principles of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). The privacy collection notice explains the purpose for which information is collected, and how we will use and handle the information. You can view the privacy collection notice for this project here: Privacy Collection Notice.