BallyCara Community Centre

Aged Care
ClientBallyCara
LocationScarborough, QLD
Delivery Method Design and Construct
COMPLETION DATE2019

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Tomkins delivered the BallyCara Community Centre, known within the village as The Village Centre, for aged care and retirement living provider BallyCara at Scarborough. The 1,200m² development replaces the village’s previous community centre and brings resident services together in a single, purpose-built hub, including a library, hairdresser, meeting rooms, offices, laundry and respite rooms. Delivered under a Design and Construct contract and completed in 2019, the centre sits at the heart of an operating aged care community and continues an established construction partnership between Tomkins and BallyCara.

Replacing the community centre at the heart of a working aged care village is as much a logistics exercise as a construction task. The existing centre first had to be demolished, with residents, staff and visitors continuing their daily routines close to the work zone throughout. The Tomkins site team planned demolition and construction staging around the life of the village, working in close alignment with BallyCara’s own site management team so that access, deliveries and high-impact activities were managed with residents in mind. In the words of BallyCara’s Chief Executive Officer, disruption was “absolutely minimised” and goodwill was maintained across the community.

The completed two-level centre consolidates BallyCara’s resident services under one roof. A library, hairdresser, meeting rooms, offices, laundry and respite rooms sit within 1,200m² of new accommodation. A passenger lift provides step-free access between levels and a covered upper-level walkway beneath a galvanised batten screen connects the first floor while drawing natural light into the central community space below.

Delivered under a Design and Construct contract, the project formed part of a continuing programme of work for BallyCara, which the client has acknowledged as consistently high in quality while working to budget and agreed timeframes. That professional relationship, built across multiple projects within the village, saw Tomkins deliver this important community hub without major disruption to the people living around it.

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Indeed it has been and continues to be a partnership rather than simply an ‘association.
Marcus Riley
Chief Executive Officer, BallyCara
BallyCara Aged Care Community Centre exterior and main entrance. Built by Tomkins.
Main entrance canopy and colourful facade of the BallyCara Aged Care Community Centre. Built by Tomkins.
Open-plan community space within the BallyCara Aged Care Community Centre. Built by Tomkins.
Activity room with timber flooring, accessible sink and workbench at BallyCara. Built by Tomkins.
Accessible passenger lift serving the BallyCara Aged Care Community Centre. Built by Tomkins.
Covered upper-level courtyard walkway connecting community spaces at BallyCara. Built by Tomkins.

The completed Community Centre gives BallyCara residents a genuine village heart: a place to meet, read, visit the hairdresser and access support services without leaving home. For BallyCara, the project adds lasting amenity to its Scarborough community and reinforces a construction relationship with Tomkins that now spans multiple successful projects across the village.

  • 1,200m² community centre serving BallyCara’s Scarborough village.
  • Library, hairdresser, meeting rooms, offices, laundry and respite rooms under one roof.
  • Existing community centre demolished and replaced on the same site.
  • Constructed within a live aged care environment with minimal disruption to residents.
  • Site activities coordinated with BallyCara’s own site management team.
  • Two-level design with passenger lift providing step-free access.
  • Covered upper-level walkway beneath a galvanised batten screen.

“Library, hairdresser, meeting rooms and respite care, brought together under one roof for BallyCara residents.”

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