The new clubrooms at the Lakelands Park shared sports facility are just weeks away from being completed.
The facility includes a bar and function area, meeting rooms, kitchen, toilets, change rooms and umpire change rooms, as well as storage space and a first aid room.
This week, the Mandurah Mail got a sneak peek at how the project is tracking, with many describing the building as both "impressive" and "outstanding" during the tour.
After being an idea in the pipeline for almost a decade, works are expected to be finished in six to eight weeks.
The clubrooms will not only be used by a range of local sporting groups, including cricket and football teams, but has been designed to be functional for many different community and social uses.
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The company behind the construction, South Perth business BE Projects, got started on the building in December last year.
Site supervisor Jason Watson said the coronavirus crisis had surprisingly had minimal impact on the timeline of the project.
"COVID-19 delayed a few supply items but with good planning we've managed to stay a step ahead of it by ordering products early," he said.
City of Mandurah deputy mayor and north ward councillor, Caroline Knight, said she was "incredibly excited" for the facility to be officially opened.
"There are a lot of young children in the north really looking for this, but it will also bring the community together," she said.
"I really like the fact that it's been laid out to accommodate a range of different sports...but it's important to remember it's not just about sport - it will have the facilities for community groups to meet in.
"This is a relatively new end of town so having a facility like this really grounds people and makes them proud. It's going to be a real game changer."
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The clubrooms are part of the overall $7.9 million Lakelands District Open Space project which includes includes three multi-purpose reserves for shared use between the local community and Coastal Lakes High School.
Funding for the 10 hectare site, on the corner of Mandurah Road and Banksiadale Gate, has been provided by the City of Mandurah, state government, Department of Local, Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Department of Education and the Australian Football League.
In February 2018, $1.3 million was allocated to the project from the state government's Community Sport and Recreation Facilities Fund to add to the $2.8 million already secured from the City of Mandurah.
Mandurah MP David Templeman said the further contribution of $2.5 million from the state government had been an election commitment.
The Department of Education chipped in $850,000 while the AFL provided $150,000.
Last year, ahead of the federal election, Canning MP Andrew Hastie announced that the project would receive an additional $300,000 from the Australian Sports Commission to contribute to the construction of floodlights.
The landscape architecture is the next part of the clubrooms project to be completed with the facility expected to be opened for use and available to hire later this year.
