27 May 2025
Porter Road, Bentleigh open space
We’re creating public open space for our community to enjoy on Porter Road in Bentleigh.
We’re creating public open space for our community to enjoy on Sandham Street in Elsternwick.
Published on 27 May 2025
The Elsternwick Club — where heritage meets open space
We entered an agreement to purchase the historic Elsternwick Club site on Sandham Street, Elsternwick in 2024.
We plan to retain the beautiful heritage building and redevelop the rest of the site into public open space. The sale involves a three-year settlement period, and we formally take the site over in 2027.
In early 2025, we started conversations with our community about the future of the space, including both the building and the surrounding land.
Long-term plans
We started our conversation with the community about the long-term plans for the site in 2025.
Between March and April, community members shared more than 360 thoughts, ideas and suggestions about the future of the space.
During this time, we also launched The Elsternwick Club Community Advisory Committee — a group of residents and community members connected to the area. We’ll meet with them regularly as we design, consult on and deliver our plan.
What’s next?
We’re creating a detailed concept design using your ideas. You’ll get to see this plan and give more feedback in late 2025.
For more information and to stay updated with community engagement, visit our Have Your Say — The Elsternwick Club page.
Funding
We funded most of the purchase through our open space reserve which is made up of open space developer contributions and is separate from our operating funds. This money can only be used for public open space and can’t be used to fund our other projects and services.
Future long-term upgrades to the space are subject to funding.
We’re continuing to advocate to the Victorian and Australian Government’s for funding to support future upgrades to the space. Read more about our advocacy efforts and priorities.
