Griffith Regional Sports Centre Open Day A Huge Success

The Griffith Regional Sports Centre Come and Try Gala Open Day on Saturday, October 29 has been hailed a success, with around 2,000 people turning out to inspect the amazing new facilities and try their hand at different sports.

Many locals took the opportunity to meet Australian Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese who declared the Centre “an extraordinary sporting facility”.

“I look at this facility and it is as good as any,” Prime Minister Albanese said.

“It will attract state and national events.

“It’s a great example of community infrastructure that has come from the community up.”

The free event was supported by the Australian Sports Commission’s Regional Sports Event Fund and allowed Griffith community members to see the new state-of-the-art centre and try out a range of sports, including basketball, hockey, wheelchair rugby league, athletics and netball.

Those attending also had the opportunity to meet elite sporting personalities and watch a series of exhibition matches.

Griffith Mayor, Doug Curran said he looked forward to seeing the centre utilised by a wide cross-section of the community as well as visitors to Griffith in the near future.

This redevelopment completely transformed the Westend Stadium, first built in 1979.

The main stadium has been refurbished with a new roof and air conditioning, new toilet amenities, and redeveloped the reception into function rooms.

A new building has further extended the centre to include an additional five indoor basketball courts, adaptable for netball, indoor hockey, badminton, wheelchair rugby and volleyball.

The Centre now has the capacity to seat over 1,000 people, and includes change rooms, offices, meeting rooms, a canteen and public amenities.

Outside, the new complex boasts seven all-weather netball courts under lights and a new grandstand to provide spectator comfort for the outdoor facilities.

In addition, a synthetic athletics track allows local athletes to train and compete on a compliant and high-performing track and an artificial turf hockey pitch provides a high-quality, all-weather surface for players.

Griffith Regional Sports Centre is part of a wider Sporting Precinct incorporating several sites around the city including the 50-metre outdoor pool located at the Griffith Regional Aquatic Leisure Centre, catering for regional and state-level events and competitions.

The Sporting Precinct Project is the result of the Australian Government investing funds under the Building Better Regional Fund, the NSW Government’s Regional Sports Infrastructure Fund and Regional Sports Facility Fund and Griffith City Council.

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