The new $49 million multi-sport facility at Wilkinsons Point Glenorchy is one step closer with the lodgement of the project’s development application (DA) with the Glenorchy City Council.
Minister for State Development, Construction and Housing, Guy Barnett, said lodging the DA was an important milestone towards a contemporary indoor multi-sport facility for the community and high-performance training facilities for the JackJumpers.
The DA comes after extensive consultation and engagement with sporting community and the JackJumpers to develop a design that caters for multiple sporting codes and their growing needs.
“The design caters to local and regional basketball, netball, volleyball and futsal training and competition, gymnastics and other traditional indoor sports,” Minister Barnett said.
“Perhaps most importantly, the wider community facility will be available for community use seven-days-a-week with four indoor courts, a gymnastics facility, café and amenities providing a new local hub of activity.
“In addition to the community four-court facility, the building will now also incorporate a training centre for the JackJumpers.
“The JackJumpers’ high-performance training facility will have two basketball courts, a gym and training and recovery areas with the courts available for community use when the team isn’t using them.
“It means local amateurs and children will get to play on the same courts that their heroes train on and our local sporting competitions can grow in size and quality.
“This will bring community and elite sports together with state-of-the-art training facilities and create a new sporting hub in Southern Tasmania.
“A facility like this will encourage more young Tasmanians to get into sport for fun, health or competition, possibly even taking some to the highest level on the national or international stage,” Minister Barnett said.
Tasmania’s ARTAS Architects, working with global architecture firm Populous, is designing the multi-sport facility which will be located next to MyState Bank Arena.
Minister Barnett said subject to a DA being successfully granted, the facility will be ready for tender and construction next year with planned completion in late-2025.