Building Code Consultancy | Fire Safety Engineering | Accessibility & Inclusive Design
Location
Merrylands
Client
Cumberland City Council
Architect
SutersARCH
Seating
760 spectators
Completed
2021
DCP services
Building Code Consultancy, Fire Safety Engineering, Accessibility & Inclusive Design
Eric Tweedale Stadium in Merrylands is a community sports pavilion for Cumberland City Council, delivering a new building, a grandstand with seating for 760 spectators, an upgraded car park and a new rugby league playing field. Designed by SutersARCH and completed in 2021, its glulam timber roof, with splayed rafters on glulam columns, was designed to blend with the existing tree canopy.
DC Partnership provided Building Code Consultancy, Fire Safety Engineering, and Accessibility & Inclusive Design. Working alongside the design team, DCP helped establish a clear pathway for a timber sports building with large spectator areas, including a fire engineered approach that allows spectators to move from the stands onto the playing field in an emergency, supporting the glulam and CLT structure that gives the stadium its character.
The stadium was named Overall Winner at the Australian Timber Design Awards and received a Commendation for Public Architecture at the NSW Architecture Awards.
A community stadium that celebrates timber, supported by a regulatory strategy built around it.
Ellie is the powerhouse behind DC Partnership’s financial, operational and people performance. With over a decade of experience in consultancies, startups and corporate environments, she’s a master at combining big-picture strategy with hands-on problem-solving. Since joining DC Partnership in 2021, Ellie has streamlined operations, expanded the company’s footprint and kept everything running smoother than ever. A champion of diversity, inclusion and female leadership, Ellie is all about creating a workplace where everyone feels valued—and where no challenge is too big to tackle.
