AFL/Cricket Precinct
AFL/Cricket Precinct at Blacktown Olympic Park comprises
- 2 new ovals with the main oval having a capacity for 10,000 spectators (grandstand seating for 1600) with catering and function facilities. Oval 1 is the same field size as the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) with Oval 2 the same field size as the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
- An indoor cricket practice centre
- A practice fielding area with outdoor turf and synthetic practice wickets
- Mezzanine level with office space
- Media Rooms
- Coaches Rooms
- Change Rooms & Toilets
- Car parking
- Function room overlooking Oval 1 with bar and commercial kitchen
- Amenities for Oval 2 with Change rooms, amenities and meeting room
- Ticket Booths and Ticketing Office
- Kiosk
- 1,500 Lux Television broadcast quality stadium lights
- Disabled access ramp and lift
What is the cost, how is it funded and how will it be operated?
- Total cost of the project is $27.5m.
- Capital funding from the State Government and Blacktown City Council.
- The license has a term of 21 years for options for renewal.
- Both AFL & Cricket will also contribute towards operating costs of the Precinct.
- AFL and Cricket have each paid a premium towards securing a license to use the new precinct facilities. Both sports will make the venue their 'home' in Western Sydney and will host grass roots sport, development academies, elite pathways and high level games.
- Blacktown City Council will own the new facilities and it will remain an asset for the Blacktown City Community.
Who designed and built the new facility?
- Design Inc, who were the architects responsible for the Athletics Grandstand at Blacktown Olympic Park have designed the new facilities.
- Builders Hooker Cockram, who have worked on a variety of projects including the Blacktown Olympic Park Athletics Grandstand and Stage II Development at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope have brought the new facility to life.
