Matatiki: Hornby Centre update – March 2023

Hello Hornby!

Our team of library and recreation staff were at the recent Hello Hornby event in Wycola Park.

This was a fun, bustling community event that provided an awesome opportunity for the team to meet and greet the local community, provide an update on progress at Matatiki, and give everyone a run-down on all the exciting job opportunities coming up in the customer services hub, library and pool facility.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello. 

Construction update

Check out the progress on Matatiki: Hornby Centre! The big news since our last update is that a section of the roof has been assembled and lifted into place. Work is continuing on all other areas of the site as well, read on to see the latest from the library and pool hall and to learn about the next phase of the construction process.

Below is a view of the pool hall, with the spa walls framed up ready for the concrete pour. Next on the agenda for the pool hall is installing the liner for the hydrotherapy pool and constructing the external framing. The next section of roofing will be constructed and lifted into place here as well.

The latest from the library is shown below. The first layer of weather proof material is up, ready for cladding to begin. Windows will also be installed shortly. Building services including wiring, pipes and ducts will also start to be installed in the near future.

Checking in

Mayor Phil Mauger and Council Chief Executive Dawn Baxendale recently paid a visit to the Matatiki construction site to see the progress first hand. The duo are pictured above, flanked by representatives from our building contractors Naylor Love.

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