The vision was a $300m ‘world-class destination’. But something’s missing from the plans

The vision was a $300m ‘world-class destination’. But something’s missing from the plans A new entertainment precinct for the Parramatta Leagues Club site is a step closer to reality after new plans were lodged in a development application – but the club has omitted some key elements of its original vision for the site. The proposed Parramatta Live redevelopment to turn the 70-year-old club and surrounding area into a $300 million “world-class destination” for sport and entertainment was announced in December 2024. Detailed artists’ impressions revealed a vision to build a new clubhouse, health and leisure centre, hotel with a swimming pool, two buildings with 100 apartments where “the Bronx” unit block now stands, youth hub, food and drink venues and live site, which would be developed in three stages. But in the development application lodged last week, there was only mention of two stages: building the new four-storey clubhouse in stage one, followed by the demolition of the existing clubhouse and the construction of food premises and the two-storey health and leisure centre in stage 2a, and construction of the hotel in stage 2b. There was no mention of the apartments or live site. That’s because the land where
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