McIvor Reserve plays an important role for sport and all kinds of recreation in Maribyrnong.
The reserve sits between Francis Street and the Westgate Freeway with the Yarraville Footscray Bowling Club to the north, residential properties to the east and the Bradmill residential site to the west.
It is home to a hockey, cricket, soccer, AFL, baseball and lawn bowls and features a children’s playground, open space for casual users, and popular off-leash dog park.
The McIvor Reserve Master Plan was endorsed in 2023 and guides future development at the reserve.
Over the next 12 months Frasers Development and Council will be completing work on the site. The map below shows where some of these works are happening and when they will happen.
This area will become a temporary car park as part of works by Frasers Development. Work is expected to happen between July and August 2026. Read the Temporary Car Park tab.
This area will include a new shared path to extend the dog park as part of works by Frasers Development. Parts of Bradmill Boulevard and the dog park may be closed during the work. Work is expected to happen between July and August 2026. Read the Temporary Car Park tab.
This part of the dog park will be upgraded in early 2027 by Council following engagement in 2026. This section will be closed during the works. Read the Dog Park tab.
This part of the dog park will remain open to the public until the stadium is built. Read the Stadium Advocacy tab.
The McIvor Reserve open space sports fields will soon be receiving a compete re-design, including:
The design is packaged with the Western and Southern carpark design and is expected to be completed within the 2025/2026 financial year.
This project is for design only and construction is subject to a future budget allocation.
Western Car Park Design
Following construction of the new Bradmill Boulevard within the Bradmill site, Council has commenced the design development of the Western car park to service the Dog park, open space sports fields, Soccer facilities and the future stadium project. Details regarding the car park design and implementation will be provided in early 2026.
Council is upgrading the McIvor Reserve Dog Park following conversations with the community.
Council has endorsed the concept design and is now in the detailed design phase.
The endorsed concept plan includes new agility equipment, a sheltered area and a new access point on Bradmill Boulevard.
The engagement summary can be found on Your City Your Voice McIvor Reserve Dog Park.
Council is advocating for funding to support the design and construction of a new 6-court indoor sports centre, with all access from the Bradmill Boulevard side of the building. This project would include new change rooms, and public toilets to service the western grounds at the reserve. Concept designs for the proposed McIvor Reserve Indoor Sports Stadium were released in June 2026 to support the advocacy phase.
Learn more about the Indoor Sports Stadium concept designs.
Learn more about this advocacy project.
Works will soon begin on a temporary car park along the western boundary of McIvor Reserve. These are make good works by the Developer as a condition of the Planning Permit and will replace the previous informal parking for the dog park and western side of the sports fields.
Works to realign the footpath and extending out the dog park fenceline inline with the concept design are also included as part of these works.
Works are planned to begin on Friday 10 July and be completed in late-August 2026.
This temporary car park will eventually be replaced by a permanent car park along the western edge of the reserve as shown in the endorsed Master Plan.
The temporary car park is jointly funded by Frasers Property Group and Maribyrnong City Council.
To keep up to date with works occurring as part of the Bradmill Property Development, please go to the Fraser's Property Group website.
In 2023 Council endorsed a master plan for McIvor Reserve. The Masterplan provided a framework for ongoing development at the reserve which included:
Irrigation works were completed to the inner diamond of Hanks Reserve in 2023.
Improved barrier fencing to both Hockey and Soccer facilities was completed in 2024.
Recognising the need for compliant and accessible change rooms, the project provided two female-friendly change rooms, two amenities' rooms and a store room. These upgrades were supported by a $1 million grant from the West Gate Neighbourhood Fund.
As part of the project, a new LED scoreboard has been installed and a new goal storage adjacent to the field will be constructed in 2026.
Frasers Property Group have built Bradmill Boulevard which will provide access to new parking along the western edge of the reserve. These works also include the signalised intersection and pedestrian crossing on Francis Street.
Questions
If you have a question about this project or the information on this webpage, please reach out to the team on 9688 0200 or email ros@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
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339B Francis Street , Yarraville 3013