Cooke Point Recreation Club

Author

Town of Port Hedland

Place Number

18425

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Location

13 Keesing St Cooke Point

Location Details

Local Government

Port Hedland

Region

Pilbara

Construction Date

Constructed from 1977

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Nov 2007	Category 3	Category 3 A place of some cultural heritage significance to Town of Port Hedland. Implications: No constraints. Recommend: Encourage retention of the place. Photograph and document the place if retention is not possible.

Statement of Significance

Cooke Point Recreation Club is significant as a recreational and social facility that epitomizes the unique lifestyle and community co-operation in Port Hedland.

Physical Description

Double storey masonry block building.

Ocean front setting. Set back from the road with carpark area and palm tress.

History

The youth centre, completed in July 1977, was constructed to replace the previous youth centre destroyed by Cyclone Joan in 1975. Costing over $200,000, the new hall included a large main hall for sports and social functions, a gymnasium, and two smaller rooms for various uses, as well as spacious change rooms.
The construction and operation of the recreation centre relied heavily on community support and participation, with an initial committee formed to carry out the construction and operation [project, including shire representatives, the Uniting Church reverend, and Lions Club and general members of the public. Community fund-raising furnished the centre and provided sporting equipment, and volunteers from the public and local service clubs supervised activities and staffed the centre.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High degree
Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	"Town of Port Hedland Cultural and Heritage trail."
	A Bloeman & T Parker; "Hedland Voices: a visual and oral record celebrating the first hundred years of the Town of Port Hedland 1896-1996".	Town of Port Hedland/Port Hedland Historical Society	1997

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Sports Building

Creation Date

07 Feb 2008

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 Jun 2019

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