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2007

  • 28/11/2007 Parramatta Eels 'Saving Goals' With The International Goalkeepers Academy

    A round ball, gloves and goal nets are not the normal equipment you would see at a Rugby League training session. This was the case last week when players from the Parramatta Eels National Rugby League Team joined the International Goalkeepers Academy at Blacktown Olympic Park for a training session with a difference! Players were put through their paces by International Goalkeepers Academy Director of Coaching and current Sydney FC Goalkeeping Coach, Jim Fraser.

  • 28/11/2007 LG Twins A Hit With Blacktown Olympic Park

    Korean Major League Baseball team, the LG Twins concluded their spring training camp at Blacktown Olympic Park with a ‘Home Run’ - claiming victory over the New South Wales Patriots in an exhibition match on November 17.

  • 12/11/2007 A 'Christmas Gift' For The Whole Family At Blacktown Olympic Park

    Athletes from across Australia will be sprinting into Blacktown Olympic Park for the inaugural Cadbury Schweppes Blacktown City ‘Christmas Gift’ – National Professional Athletic Carnival on Saturday 1st December 2007. The event, hosted by Blacktown Olympic Park in partnership with Blacktown City Council and the NSW Athletic League will see athletes invited from all over Australia to compete for over $30,000 prize money - making this event the richest Gift carnival in New South Wales! In addition to the action on the track there will also be a variety of fun activities for the family to enjoy including giveaways and rides with Westpoint Blacktown’s annual ‘Carols Under The Stars’ following the Blacktown City ‘Christmas Gift’ from 6pm.

  • 08/11/2007 LG Twins Make Blacktown Olympic Park Their 'Home Base'

    Korean Major League Baseball team, the LG Twins have made Blacktown Olympic Park their ‘Home Base’ for their Spring Training Camp. The team, who are based in Seoul, arrived at Blacktown Olympic Park on October 23 to begin their five-week camp which will utilise the parks first class baseball field and equipment. With Hawaii, Florida & South America popular destinations for Major League Teams off season training camps this camp marks the LG Twins sixth visit to Blacktown Olympic Park – making Blacktown Olympic Park’s baseball facilities one of the most sought after training camp venues for International teams.

  • 31/10/2007 Footy Fun At Blacktown Olympic Park

    Learn to ‘kick a goal’ and ‘take a mark’ at the NAB AFL Auskick Centre at Blacktown Olympic Park in November. Open to girls and boys aged 5 -12 years, the clinics focus on teaching the skills of AFL in a safe and friendly environment. The one hour clinics kick off at 4pm on Friday afternoons from November 1.

  • 31/10/2007 Athletes To Compete For 'Christmas Gift'

    Athletes from across Australia will be sprinting into Blacktown Olympic Park for the inaugural Blacktown City ‘Christmas Gift’ – National Professional Athletic Carnival on Saturday 1st December 2007.

  • 31/10/2007 Little Athletics Season Heats Up At Blacktown Olympic Park

    Little Athletics Centres from across the Blacktown Region will converge on Blacktown Olympic Park Athletics Precinct for the annual Blacktown City Relay Trophy on Sunday November 11. The event, supported by Blacktown Olympic Park and Blacktown City Council, was launched last year to commerate the opening of the new athletics grandstand.

  • 05/10/2007 Former Wallaby International Peter FitzSimons Special Guest Speaker At BOP Sports Luncheon

    Former Wallaby International, Author, Journalist and Sports Guru Peter FitzSimons was the special guest speaker at the final Blacktown Olympic Park Sports Luncheon for 2007 held recently at Blacktown Olympic Park. The luncheon, proudly supported by Gold Sponsor Cadbury Schweppes and Silver Sponsor Nestle Peters, saw guests enjoy a sumptuous three course meal and beverages, whilst Peter related tales from his days as a first class Australian Rugby Union player and his thoughts on how the Wallabies can bring the World Cup back to Australian soil.

  • 28/08/2007 SportsFest A 'Sportacular' Sucess

    Blacktown Olympic Park was a hive of sporting activity as it played host to the fourth annual Blacktown City ‘Family SportsFest’ on Saturday 25th August 2007, a fantastic fun filled afternoon for the whole family. The event was a huge success with 25 sporting associations and sporting venues displaying their services to over 2,000 members of the community at the sports spectacular that also featured Mega Inflatables, face painting, Featherdale Wildlife Park, AFL Interactive Kicking Machine and Major League Baseball Batting Cage.

  • 20/08/2007 Former Wallaby International Peter FitzSimons To Appear At Blacktown Olympic Park Sports Luncheon

    Have you ever wondered what it is like to represent your country? Or how do the top players make it to where they are? And are you curious as to what really goes on behind the closed doors of sport? Now’s your chance to find out! Former Rugby Union International and Media Personality Peter FitzSimons will share his international experiences both on and off the field at the Blacktown Olympic Park Sports Luncheon on Friday 14th September.

  • 16/08/2007 Non Stop Sporting Fun At The Blacktown City Family SportsFest

    Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to get your family into sport at the Blacktown City ‘Family SportsFest’ on Saturday 25th August 2007. The excitement begins at 1pm with a variety of energizing and fun activities the whole family will enjoy.

  • 03/08/2007 Get The Family Active At The Blacktown City 'Family SportsFest' 2007

    Get the family active and into sport at this year’s Blacktown City ‘Family SportsFest’ on Saturday 25th August 2007 at Blacktown Olympic Park’s Athletics Precinct.

  • 18/07/2007 Ex Socceroo Takes Guests 'Between The Posts' At Blacktown Olympic Park

    Ex-Socceroo Goalkeeper and current Sydney FC Goalkeeping Coach, Jim Fraser, took guests on a spell-binding and often humorous journey 'between the posts' and into the action at the latest Blacktown Olympic Park 'Sports Luncheon' on Friday 6th July.

  • 18/07/2007 Youngsters Kick, Hit & Sprint into Sport At Blacktown Olympic Park

    Youngsters hit, kicked and sprinted into sport at the Blacktown City ‘Super Sports’ Clinics held at Blacktown Olympic Park. From the 9th to 13th July, youngsters aged between 6 to12 years took part in a variety of sports under the direction of qualified coaches.

  • 07/06/2007 Ex Socceroo To Appear at Blacktown Olympic Park Sports Luncheon

    Have you ever wondered what it is like to represent your country? Or how do the top players make it to where they are? And are you curious as to what really goes on behind the closed doors of sport? Now’s your chance to find out!

  • 07/06/2007 A Touch Of Hollywood In Goal At BOP

    Hollywood Star Anthony La Paglia’s goalkeeping skills were put to the test in goal at his visit to the International Goalkeepers Academy at Blacktown Olympic Park last week. Led by former Socceroo and current Sydney FC Goalkeeping Coach Jim Fraser, the International Goalkeepers Academy offers a specialised training program that focuses on both the physical and mental demands of goalkeeping.

  • 23/05/2007 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun At Blacktown Olympic Park

    Girls are learning the skills and techniques of goalkeeping at the International Goalkeepers Academy at Blacktown Olympic Park – and having loads of fun at the same time! Led by former Socceroo and current Sydney FC Goalkeeper Coach, Jim Fraser, the International Goalkeepers Academy offers a specialised training program that focuses on both the physical and mental demands of goalkeeping.

  • 02/05/2007 Schools Sprint Into Blacktown Olympic Park

    The new look Blacktown Olympic Park Athletics Precinct is fast becoming the hottest venue for School Athletics with over 90 primary and secondary schools booking the athletics facility for their athletics carnivals this year.

  • 19/04/2007 International Softball Returns To Blacktown

    International Softball returns to Blacktown City with the Chinese National Women’s Softball Team arriving to compete in the China Australia Challenge - 2007 Fastpitch Test Series at Blacktown Olympic Park from 19th to 21st April.

  • 04/04/2007 Blacktown Olympic Park Sports Luncheon

    Blacktown Olympic Park launched its 2007 Sports Luncheon Series on Friday 23rd March with over 80 guests from a variety of business and sporting organizations enjoying an afternoon of delicious food, great company and sports entertainment.

  • 26/03/2007 Kick, Hit & Sprint into Sport these School Holidays

    ‘Take a Mark’, ‘Kick a Goal’ & ‘Score a Try’ at the Blacktown City ‘Super Sports’ Clinics at Blacktown Olympic Park & Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope these school holidays.

  • 12/03/2007 2007 Sportsmans Luncheon Series At Blacktown Olympic Park

    Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a professional sportsman? Or wondered what its like to be at the top of your sport? How do our elite sports people cope with the highs and lows of the game and what really goes on behind closed doors? Now’s your chance to find out!

  • 20/02/2007 Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

    Diamonds really are a girl’s best friend with Australia’s best female softballers returning to the Blacktown Olympic Park Diamonds for Round Three of the Softball Australia National Women’s League from February 23 – 25.

  • 15/02/2007 Sydney Swans Kick Into Blacktown Olympic Park

    Who better to learn the skills of AFL than players from the Sydney Swans Star FootballersAFL who will be part of the FREE NAB AFL Auskick Clinic on Thursday 22nd February at Blacktown Olympic Park. Skills such as ‘kicking a goal’ and ‘taking a mark’ will be passed on to youngsters aged 5 -12 years by the Swans players and the AFL NSW/ACT Sydney West Development Team from 4pm to 5pm with players happy to sign autographs at the end of the clinic.

  • 09/02/2007 Athletes Sprint Into Blacktown Olympic Park

    Athletes from across Western Sydney will sprint into the Blacktown Olympic Park Athletics Precinct for the Little Athletics Region 2 Carnival from February 17 – 18. The carnival will see athletes from 4 Little Athletics Zones across the region compete for a place in State Little Athletics Carnival to be held later in the month.

  • 09/02/2007 International Action at the Ballpark

    Blacktown Olympic Park will be the venue for some great international baseball action from Thursday February 8.

  • 04/01/2007 NSW Open Men & Women's Softball Teams look for Victory on the Diamond

    The NSW Men & Women’s Open Softball Team will be looking to claim victory on the diamond at the3 2007 Australian Open Men & Women’s Fastpitch Softball Championships at Blacktown Olympic Park.

  • 04/01/2007 Australia's Best Junior Baseball Talent at Blacktown Olympic Park

    Australia’s best junior baseball talent will take to the Blacktown Olympic Park diamonds in the Under 14 Men’s National Baseball Championships from January 4 – 11.

  • 03/01/2007 BOP Groundstaff a Cut above the Rest

    While the rest of us are relaxing over the January period Blacktown Olympic Park Grounds Team are gearing up for a busy season at the Park.