❓ Mr. L'Estrange asks the Minister for Sport and Recreation about the extent of the Challenge Stadium upgrade. The Minister outlines the $1.33 million investment, including facility upgrades and new function spaces, and mentions the progress of the WA Institute of Sport high performance centre.
AnsweredQoN 264Legislative Assembly
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CHALLENGE
STADIUM — UPGRADE
264. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I note earlier today the minister announced that the Liberal–National
government is making a significant investment in upgrading Challenge Stadium.
Can the minister please outline the extent of this work —
Mr M.P. Murray interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Collie–Preston, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE :
Can the minister please outline to the house the extent of this work and what
patrons can expect as a result of this investment?
STADIUM — UPGRADE
264. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I note earlier today the minister announced that the Liberal–National
government is making a significant investment in upgrading Challenge Stadium.
Can the minister please outline the extent of this work —
Mr M.P. Murray interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Collie–Preston, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE :
Can the minister please outline to the house the extent of this work and what
patrons can expect as a result of this investment?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Churchlands. It was very good
question. I thank the member for his support of sporting matters. For 27 years
Challenge Stadium has been a fantastic facility for this state. It hosts a mix
of elite, community and commercial events each year, and it has done a
fantastic job. Nearly one million people attend Challenge Stadium each year,
which is an amazing figure; it is a testament to the facility and VenuesWest,
which owns and operates it on behalf of the state. As with all of us, as we
grow older, there comes a need for a bit of a facelift, and that is exactly
what we are giving to Challenge Stadium. We are investing $1.33 million in a
new vision project for the facility. I will outline what we are doing there,
which will certainly be a boost for not only all those people who use the
facility, but also those who work there. A new function area and open space
will interconnect with the existing building. That will open up new community
and commercial opportunities at the stadium.
Importantly, pretty much all the existing toilets and change
room facilities will be upgraded. With the number of people attending the
venue, that is really, really important. We will also remodel the entrance to
Challenge Stadium, the facade and the areas out the front to allow more family
space and to make it a more welcoming facility. That will be a great benefit.
We will upgrade the hallways to the auditoriums and create other function
spaces.
When I was there this morning, I took the opportunity to
visit the site of the new Western Australian Institute of Sport high
performance centre. The slab has now been poured on that $33.7 million project.
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : I
will tell the member for Bassendean something: I spent eight years in here
listening to the Labor Party talk about netball stadiums and things, and we are
now building them. The slab has been poured on this $33.7 million project and
the athletes whom I met onsite this morning are really excited about the
opportunities and the benefits that are coming.
The high performance centre will have unrivalled training
facilities with the latest technology in sports science and recovery. It will
also have a state-of-the-art testing facility, hydrotherapy and recovery pools,
physiological laboratories and an indoor runway. It will house the staff and
coaches et cetera. The project is gathering pace. The performance centre is a
large building at the back of the pools near McGillivray Oval. Members should
look when they go past. It will be fully operational, as planned, by March
2015. We hope to transition some athletes into there later this year and early
next year. It fits in perfectly with the timing of the Rio Olympics. It is
another great and well-planned project. It is a further example of this
government's commitment to sport and recreation in this state.
question. I thank the member for his support of sporting matters. For 27 years
Challenge Stadium has been a fantastic facility for this state. It hosts a mix
of elite, community and commercial events each year, and it has done a
fantastic job. Nearly one million people attend Challenge Stadium each year,
which is an amazing figure; it is a testament to the facility and VenuesWest,
which owns and operates it on behalf of the state. As with all of us, as we
grow older, there comes a need for a bit of a facelift, and that is exactly
what we are giving to Challenge Stadium. We are investing $1.33 million in a
new vision project for the facility. I will outline what we are doing there,
which will certainly be a boost for not only all those people who use the
facility, but also those who work there. A new function area and open space
will interconnect with the existing building. That will open up new community
and commercial opportunities at the stadium.
Importantly, pretty much all the existing toilets and change
room facilities will be upgraded. With the number of people attending the
venue, that is really, really important. We will also remodel the entrance to
Challenge Stadium, the facade and the areas out the front to allow more family
space and to make it a more welcoming facility. That will be a great benefit.
We will upgrade the hallways to the auditoriums and create other function
spaces.
When I was there this morning, I took the opportunity to
visit the site of the new Western Australian Institute of Sport high
performance centre. The slab has now been poured on that $33.7 million project.
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : I
will tell the member for Bassendean something: I spent eight years in here
listening to the Labor Party talk about netball stadiums and things, and we are
now building them. The slab has been poured on this $33.7 million project and
the athletes whom I met onsite this morning are really excited about the
opportunities and the benefits that are coming.
The high performance centre will have unrivalled training
facilities with the latest technology in sports science and recovery. It will
also have a state-of-the-art testing facility, hydrotherapy and recovery pools,
physiological laboratories and an indoor runway. It will house the staff and
coaches et cetera. The project is gathering pace. The performance centre is a
large building at the back of the pools near McGillivray Oval. Members should
look when they go past. It will be fully operational, as planned, by March
2015. We hope to transition some athletes into there later this year and early
next year. It fits in perfectly with the timing of the Rio Olympics. It is
another great and well-planned project. It is a further example of this
government's commitment to sport and recreation in this state.
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