The site is relatively small for an equestrian centre, but it is significant to the local and regional equestrian community. The brief is to maximise the opportunities available for a range of equestrian activities to occur, without compromising on the vital features. Key considerations in the masterplanning are for the Club to have additional arena space, to have safe and low maintenance yards, to have more organised competitor parking and to improve site circulation for all, for both function and safety.

The opportunity to potentially extend the cross country course into the main arena, for viewing from a proposed new clubrooms and temporary grandstands, would be appealing and present the venue with real opportunities to increase spectator numbers on key competition dates. For a suburban venue such as this, it’s a realistic prospect to broaden the appeal of the sport.

The existing horse yards are dilapidated, they are too close to the road for safety and security and they are too close to a large Moreton Bay Fig tree. This proximity presents biosecurity risks around potential transfer of the Hendra virus. Our masterplan relocates the yards to the opposite side of the venue, improving site circulation generally and addressing these issues.

Management of biosecurity at all Equestrian venues is vital, with the    particular circumstances in Queensland requiring extra rigour to be applied through the design process.