Current
Status:
The new Eastern Grandstand is nearing completion with the official
opening set down for May. Stage 1 of the redevelopment included corporate
boxes and seating from the old Eastern side being moved to the North and
South ends.
Overview:
EnergyAustralia
Stadium has been given a new life, no longer the drab, boring stadium, it
will now become a state of the art stadium for 27,000 one eyed Newcastle
supporters, signalling the start of a new era of sport in the Hunter valley.
The stadium will become the premier sports venue in Northern New South
Wales.
The venue, a state of the art complex is being developed over several
stages. At present the demolishing, electrical works and construction is
underway with the eastern stand due to be finished by March 2004. The
eastern stand will hold 7,700 people and will add to the assests already
managed by Hunter International Sports Trust.
Other developments include the addition of a new scoreboard, providing seats
for the northern and southern goal ends and remedial work in the Western
Grandstand, which includes updating media facilities. The stadium is long
overdue; as the Stadium, did not enjoy wide support due to the outdated
setout of the stadium.
The stadium will attract International events to the Hunter Region and the
large population will benefit from the attractive spectator-friendly
stadium. The stadium will act as a home for the Newcastle Knights in the
winters and Newcastle United in the summers, who both enjoy wide support
from the 600,000 citizens in the region.
Hunter ISC president Ted Atchison says the stadium will benefit the local
economy with the announcement of construction firm Parmenter Jiear Builders
constructing the stadium. “This project is for the people of the hunter”.
The community is behind this due to the strong demand for the Hunter Region
to have an international quality stadium. Energy Australia Stadium will now
be able to attract significant events to the region, which were lost due to
the stadium being of poorer class then stadiums nearby such as Central Coast
in Gosford.
The stadium in Newcastle will become World-renowned, with Novocastrians able
to watch sport in a stadium that is conductive for rectangular sports,
something which will delight the very passionate Novocastrians.
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