Manning Hub

Construction for Phase one commenced on site in June 2015.

Construction for Phase one was completed at the end of 2016.

The Manning Community facility provides purpose built areas for:

• Manning Hall – replaced the community hall that was previously on this site: contains kitchen facilities and a large 300m2 hall space that can be hired and used by a wide range of community groups and the general public
• Manning Library – Manning Library has relocated to the new, 1000m2 facility
• Moorditj Keila – Aboriginal Community Group with offices, training facilities and outdoor space
• Manning Child Health Clinic – with office, meeting space and clinic space/facilities
• Manning Rippers Football Clubroom – moved from their current location on the oval at James Miller Oval and have a new clubroom, kitchen facility and storage space
• Early Learning Centre - with accommodation for the Manning Toy Library and a new Manning Playgroup
• New public tiered seating facing James Miller Oval and changerooms, canteen facility, sport storage space and first aid room
• Open space, public art and community seating/facilities.

Manning Community Centre has two rooms available for hire - Manning Community Hall and Manning Meeting Room. Both can be booked online here. 

Phase one - the Manning Community Hub was a $17 million project. The City of South Perth funded the majority of the project, with a proportion of the funding from the sale of land at the Civic Triangle. The City also received $800,000 grant funding from the Department of Sport and Recreation and a $1 million Lotterywest grant.

During the initial design phase and throughout the public consultation process, the community expressed concern about parking in the area. This was taken into consideration and underground parking was incorporated into the building design along with additional street parking space along Varman Avenue and Ducket Drive.

The City worked on Phase one of this project over a 7 year period as the facilities on the site had reached the end of their useful life and were no longer meeting the needs of the user groups themselves and wider community. In addition, with changing demographics in the City it has become necessary to look to meet the demand now and into the future.

There is lift access from the underground parking area, access from Conchie Crescent path and lift access from James Miller Oval to the ground level of the facility. 

Phase Two works were completed in mid 2021.

The former Manning Library on Manning Road, Karawara has been vacant since February 2017 when the new Manning Library opened. Since that time, there have been a number of attempts to identify a suitable alternative use and to find a tenant.

The zoning of the land means the City is unable to use the former library for any commercial use and given the building is not in a  suitable condition for leasing due to the presence of asbestos and general deterioration, it is unsuitable for community group tenancy.

Due to the cost of refurbishing the building to a suitable standard, council considered the most cost effective option was to demolish the building and give consideration to a new structure as part of the George Burnett Precinct Masterplan.