The design team has been working hard in the last 6 months to produce concepts and designs that reflect feedback that has been heard through community consultation. The process has been structured as follows:

Stage 1 – Listening (complete)

Over the course of July and August, the architect team met with the community and our Advisory Panels to gain your insights into what you need and want from the future precinct.

Stage 2 – Brief (complete)

The results of the community engagement shaped a brief for the architects – one which not only detailed the essential requirements for facilities, space, access and amenities but informed their thinking around materiality, built form and user experience.

Stage 3 Concept Design (complete)

Based on the community-informed brief, the architects developed a draft concept design for the Dalby Cultural Centre and broader park precinct. This was a high-level concept of what the future precinct could look like which included guidelines for how it interacts with the existing environment, connects to wider Dalby as well as where and how the building footprints sit in the park.

Stage 4 – Detailed Design (ongoing – up to 9 months)

Now that the concept design for the Dalby cultural centre has been reviewed and approved, the architect team will progress into detailed design which will include construction details, methods, materials and aesthetic details. Detailed designs for the cultural centre are expected to be completed around early May 2025.

Stage 5 – Construction

Once detailed designs for the cultural centre are completed the next step will be the tender process for construction.

Next Steps

During the Cultural Centre's detailed design stage, engagement will focus on key stakeholder groups including, First Nations community and representatives, residents and end operators of the facilities. The purpose of this consultation will be to refine the design and ensure that it aligns with community feedback that has already been heard.