Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Over the next 18 months, there will be a major $20 million upgrade to the sporting facilities at HBF Arena, Joondalup. The overall redevelopment includes construction of new clubrooms and administration facilities for the West Perth Football Club, as well as additional indoor courts and supporting infrastructure that will house the Wanneroo Basketball Association and additional courts for the Joondalup Netball Association. The addition of playing services for the Joondalup Brothers Rugby Union Club were completed recently. The City of Joondalup is contributing a total of $4 million towards the project, in addition to the $16 million of funding committed by the WA state government. The sporting clubs which will directly benefit from the state-of-the-art upgrade have significant local membership bases in an area with a rapidly growing young demographic.

The West Perth Football Club was established in 1885 and is one of the largest clubs in the Western Australian football league. The club relocated to the arena in Joondalup in 1994 from Leederville Oval, where I attended my first footy game as a child in 1985 upon migrating to Australia. The club has outgrown its current facilities at the arena and this project will provide an AFL centre of excellence in the northern corridor, as well as a viable venue for AFL preseason and practice matches.