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the WACA Ground Development A sporting legend in the heart of East The Ground has been the home of The current facilities also limit the ability for in Western since 1885 and plays other sporting groups, the community and Creating history a number of important roles within the Members to use the Ground, where most modern 2017 community. These include hosting international sporting precincts provide facilities for a variety 2016 2015 The WACA Ground The WACA Ground has a long and domestic cricket matches and providing of purposes and users on non-match days. The WACA a home for WA’s high performance and 2014 The WACA releases development The country’s other major cricket venues have undertakes and proud history as an iconic community cricket programs and the The WACA forms the its Vision 2030 report, becomes a reality undergone significant upgrades, including the 2013 detailed planning, administration base for the Western Australian Future Development including a content domestic and international SCG and Oval, resulting in a larger gap 2011 The WACA is engagement and Cricket Association. Strategy Committee sharing arrangement in standard. overlooked to host consultation around cricket venue, having provided WA State to consider the future with Perth Like many great sporting facilities, the WACA an international Test the WACA Ground To ensure the WACA Ground continues to Government of the WACA Ground and a developed a stage for many historical Ground has failed to keep pace with modern Match for the first development play a role in ’s sporting announces Perth WACA Ground requirements and community expectations, time since the 1970s sporting moments. landscape for the next 100 years, a significant Stadium plans resulting in a poor experience for spectators, development is required. players, administrators and visitors. The aging infrastructure now requires significant investment by the WACA in ongoing maintenance and repairs.

A developed WACA Ground will see: • The Ground become a 15,000-seat • Opportunity for co-location with the boutique stadium to complement West Australian Football Commission at the WACA Ground Our vision • Proposed stands and significantly • New administration offices more shade among the range of • New museum The WACA is setting the stage for an exciting future for cricket in upgrades to be provided to spectators • Retail and café Western Australia to ensure the nation’s number one participation sport • New dedicated player and high • New boarding facilities to accommodate continues to grow and inspire a new generation of players and fans. performance training facilities to a diverse range of groups, including The future WACA Ground, along with the new 60,000 seat Perth play a fundamental role in the future regional and Aboriginal youth Stadium and exciting Waterbank project, will create a unique and development of players • Retention of the WACA Scoreboard impressive world-class sporting precinct, which capitalises on the future • Resizing the oval to accommodate • New turf management and growth of cricket, other sports and the East Perth community. WAFL matches ground maintenance facilities

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• Increased economic impact for the state and • Complements inner-city infrastructure • Continued community affiliation with the local area from the Ground’s operations and developments, such as , WACA Ground, which has been a state cultural construction and icon since 1885 • Potential shared efficiencies between the state’s • Opportunities for the community to celebrate our • Provides a flexible option to host and conduct two largest sports - cricket and football history at the new museum, tour the Ground, or large-scale community events, such as the Perth • Improved spectator and family-friendly amenity enjoy the ambience of the WACA Ground at the International Arts Festival, Fringe Festival, food • High performance facilities that match those new café and shop on non-match days markets or an outdoor cinema in the eastern states to support WA’s sport • A place for the WA community to come • Improved sporting infrastructure at Gloucester objectives for cricket and football together to participate and engage in Park and Trinity College • A high performance training centre for Australia’s community activity • Provide opportunities for other users of the elite cricketers and visiting teams • Supporting a range of community programs, WACA Ground to activate and enhance the • A location for the WAFL Match of the Round including multicultural, disability, families, females, community and precinct • A boost for WA tourism, both international and children, volunteers and schools • A stronger link with other precinct partners interstate, helping to attract major events to WA • Strategic fit for the WA State Government, meeting the needs of WA’s State Sporting Facilities Plan • Strategic fit for the and Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority - a valuable addition to the exciting East Perth precinct development • Provides regional participants with an opportunity to experience the new facilities and stay on-site in dormitory style accommodation

4 5 • Cricket and football participants • Local community groups • Cricket and football high performance programs • East Perth residents and businesses Philanthropy Who will benefit • The WACA and its players, staff, Members • Regional areas Funding Federal Government and general public • Interstate and international visitors to Perth Development costs • Football Commission • Federal Government

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Detailed planning has determined the development e • Schools, children and youth who take part in • WA State Government Potential WACA Ground land sales have a wide-reaching effect on cost for the WACA Ground to be $207m. d community programs • City of Perth o

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• Local and regional school teachers • Gloucester Park n It is anticipated the development of the WACA i benefits to: and students • Commercial partners d Ground will be undertaken via a six-stage n

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WA cricket The development planning process involved R 51,851 8,535 29,061 extensive stakeholder consultation, including U O WA State Government

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Total F Disability School Junior Club & community Gloucester Park. Participants Cricket participants participation participants L A A number of site investigations also took I T 2,439 106,416 8,792 41,154 place to ensure the project is de-risked. N 167,477 E These included hydraulic, electrical, structural, T 20.38% 126.04% 20.17% 32.83% 12.82% O Growth Growth Growth Growth Growth National Construction Code, geotechnical, site P contamination, town planning, heritage and turf investigations. Total participation expected to grow to 177,231 in 2016-17

All images within this document are artist impressions only and do not reflect the final design. 6 7 Western Australian Cricket Association Incorporated WACA Ground, Nelson Crescent, East Perth, WA 6004 PO Box 6045, East Perth, WA 6892 P: +61 8 9265 7222 | F: +61 8 9265 7275 | E: [email protected] waca.com.au wacricket @waca_cricket

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