The Newcastle Knights have unveiled plans for a $2.8 million grandstand beside one of the playing fields at their Centre of Excellence at Broadmeadow.
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Owner Wests Group lodged a development application with Newcastle council this week for the 224-seat grandstand, change rooms and gymnasium.
The development application says the club's women's and junior representative teams will use the grandstand when playing on the adjacent fields.
It says the gym will be used by "clubs and teams for training in weekday evenings and weekends, with a particular focus on women's and pathways teams".
"The facility may also be used for local sporting competition events, which will only be run when there are no major events occurring at the main stadium e.g. Newcastle Knights or Jets games."
The grandstand is separate from the Knights' $25 million training building and field on the east side of the Centre of Excellence site.
The Centre of Excellence opened two years ago on a seven-hectare parcel of Crown land next to the Newcastle International Hockey Centre and Hunter Stadium.
Michael Parris
Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.
Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.
