The first steps have been taken in the development at Westend Stadium on Wednesday morning as the ground was officially broken marking the commencement of the upgrades as part of the Griffith Regional Sports Precinct.
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The complex will include seven indoor basketball with seating for over 1000 people, seven all weather netball courts, a new synthetic athletics track with new lighting, a new synthetic turf hockey pitch and new grandstand.
Griffith Sports Council president Lou Testoni said today marks on of the greatest days for sport in the city.
"The project that is about to get underway is not just for now it's for the next 50 years," Testoni said.
"Once people get their head around the fact that it's going to be here for a long time and the benefit that comes from it. It is going to be massive.
"Taking basketball for instance we just had three massive weekends with NSW events and everything was booked out. The economic flow on is huge as well."
Farrer MP Sussan Ley said redeveloping facilities such as Westend Oval and the wider Sports Precinct is good for the whole community and sporting groups, helping to attract more visitors and will provide a genuine boost for local businesses.
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"The Federal Government invested $4.5M into the Sports Precinct through the Building Better Regions Fund which is aimed at growing communities and driving economic development," Ley said.
"The completion of the Precinct will see a significant boost to sporting events in Griffith, attracting visitors from out of town who will spend their dollars locally on accommodation, food and entertainment - this is a win win for the Griffith community."
Mayor John Dal Broi said it was full steam ahead for this important sporting infrastructure.
"Our vision is becoming a reality. These developments will allow Griffith to become a major sporting City, helping us develop a wide variety of sport programs and competitions that will benefit the entire region," Councillor Dal Broi said.
"A lot of work has gone on behind the scenes and could not have been achieved without the support from our State and Federal Governments."
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Liam Warren
As someone with an underlying passion about sport it is a privilege to report on the sporting landscape around the MIA
As someone with an underlying passion about sport it is a privilege to report on the sporting landscape around the MIA
