Planning the Future of Cronulla RSL: Redevelopment Journey

We’re continuing a careful planning process to explore the future of Cronulla RSL.
Rooted in our proud history, this phase remains focused on possibilities—not decisions.

Shaping the Future, Together.

*To be confirmed.
As of 8/8/2025

Cronulla RSL has a proud history as a local institution and Shire landmark, built on the service and sacrifice of our veterans. From humble beginnings, the Club has grown from strength to strength over the decades, thanks to the dedication of our members and the wider community. Today, with more than 30,000 members, we are proud to carry this legacy forward.

To ensure the Club’s long-term financial sustainability, we are taking steps to optimise the use of our property assets, prudently diversify revenue streams, and maintain a competitive edge. This strong foundation gives us a unique opportunity to enhance and expand our facilities—creating long-term benefits for our members and community, and building a sustainable and vibrant legacy for future generations.

As part of this process, we undertook extensive master planning, followed by a rigorous market testing program that attracted over 20 high-quality proposals. After careful evaluation, Keyton has emerged as our preferred redevelopment partner. We are now entering a detailed collaboration with them to explore the full potential of our sites.

This phase includes comprehensive due diligence supported by independent experts in property, legal, technical, and financial fields, to develop a business case and present informed options.

A key principle remains unchanged: no redevelopment will proceed without member approval. Your input is central to shaping the future direction of our Club, and we are committed to keeping you informed at every key stage.

Central to our vision is upgrading our 80-year-old base building to deliver inclusive, accessible, efficient, and purpose-built facilities that reflect the values and needs of our evolving membership.

Together, we are working to honour the past while building a strong and sustainable future for Cronulla RSL.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No decision has been made on how best to protect the future of the Club. Options are being considered for optimising the use of our two sites which will be put to members.

  • Our Club is trading profitably and there is no indication that this will change. Market competition and changing regulatory involvement necessitate that it is prudent to consider revenue diversification for long term sustainability.

  • The board has undertaken master planning, broad due diligence and an expression of interest to the market phase investigate potential options over the past few years.

    This has now concluded with a request for proposal stage of shortlisted potential partners from which a preferred partner has emerged.

    Heads of Agreement stage

  • The board has resolved to undertake a heads of agreement negotiation to detail terms of a potential development for consideration.

    Concurrently it will be undertaking development of a business case to compare potential options and inform final decision making.

    This is expected to be concluded by the end of 2025.

  • No. The board has established clear decision point gateways and not made any binding commitment to a developer, simply agreed to negotiate on mutually beneficial terms.

    Rest assured that any decision that commits the Club to a redevelopment will be taken by the Board and Membership.

  • The Board commits to communicating openly and honestly about the redevelopment process, and will be engaging with members and stakeholders throughout. 

  • Expanded dining opportunities, improved accessibility, new programs, and increased value for their membership, greater on site parking, meeting and conference facilities.

  • No. Any redevelopment will require that the Club remain operational throughout, although at times there may be some limits or disruption to service delivery.

  • Depending on the scale of the approved redevelopment option it is anticipated that it is likely to take 5-7 years to complete.

Contact Us.

We welcome your questions and feedback as we continue planning for the future of Cronulla RSL. Your input is an essential part of this process, helping us ensure that any future redevelopment reflects the needs, values, and aspirations of our members and the wider community.

If you have something to share or want to learn more, we encourage you to reach out—every voice matters as we shape the next chapter of our Club together.