PERTH'S TOP 10 UNDERACHIEVING VENUES
1) BURSWOOD DOME
We have a magnificent White Elephant in the Burswood Dome aka
(Superdome) near the casino...that seats 15,000 indoor but has only ever played host to one or two Wildcats games back in the late 90's....upteen rock concerts and perennial home to the Hopman Cup tennis.
Facts: Biggest spanned Domed roof in Australia - Plenty of parking - centrally located - completed in 1987.........(And they want to pull it down because it never gets used)
EARMARKED: For Demolition 2004-05
2) PERRY LAKES STADIUM (holds 30,000)
As old as the term White Elephant has ever been in use.
Facts: Home of 1962 C'wealth Games.....has been on "Death Row" for over 30 years.
Today the wooden seats are busted, have been bleached grey. Only use today is for Government & Private schools annual Athletic carnivals.
I have never seen it filled with people since 1994 Rolling Stones Concert.
EARMARKED: For Demolition by local council to subdivide into housing estates.
3) WACA Ground
Needs something other than cricket tenant QUICK FAST
Newly refurbished........prolonging a slow agonising death
4) SUBIACO OVAL
Home of WA Football for over 120 years
Too much said already in posts about the "Foresight into de-extending to 43,000"
5) ARENA JOONDALUP
Brilliant little boutique modern stadium.....Grandstand like North Harbour St. NZ. Sit Northern suburbs 25km of Perth
Failed to cope with big crowds as a venue just recently when hosting Perth Glory 2 temporary home games.......Parking congestion, one entry/exit gate.
6) PERTH ENT. CENTRE
Grand old lady of the West who has stood for over 30 years,splitting at her 8,500 seams.......has endured few petty facelifts
Former home of the Perth Wildcats
EARMARKED: For Demolition with the sinking of the Northbridge rail line
7) MIDVALE SPEED DOME
Built in 1988 HQ for cycling...seats about 3,000
Sleek dome architecture design......seldom seen or heard
8.) CLAREMONT SHOWGROUNDS aka CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY
Speedway packed up and headed south to mult-million dollar showpiece at Kwinana Beach 2 yrs ago.Over 80 years old
Now perennial Royal Show venue
EARMARKED: For Demolition -housing subdivision
9) ASCOT RACECOURSE (Summer)
WA'S Premier turf track, hosts only 2 grp 1 events each year
Hosted first Ghost Racing opening day meeting couple weeks back due to bad track
Major Drawcards: Jan 1-Perth Cup Day (Grp 2) - 40,000 ...Melb Cup - 20,000
10) GLOUCESTER PARK RACEWAY opp WACA(Trotting)
Great New Years Eve bash for the kids....and thats about all folks!!!
FACTS: World Series Cricket first played here under lights way back in 1978......- A Few INTERDOMINIONS.......Home of WA Icons "Pure Steel", "Satinover" "Village Kid"
EARMARKED: For Demolition -housing subdivision
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Stadiums that are on death row but will be here for a while longer.
If you havent read the news Perth Entertainment Centre is being redeveloped, no longer being sold off. 13-15,000 people it will end up holding.
Perry Lakes Stadium i guarantee will be here next year, there is too much hostility between the Town of Cambridge and Government, in who should pay for the new smaller athletics stadium, received from the profits of selling the land
WACA will be there longer is attracting rock concerts and have a narrow minded comitee.
Burswood Dome isnt that under utilised, the WWF was in the Burswood Dome, still gets the same amount of usage as the WACA. We have a mulitple venues that can host basketball thats why North Mole. Entertainment Centre, Burswood and Challenge Stadium and crowd levels in Perth dont warrant going to Burswood. The best was the Entertainment Centre as after watching the basketball, people could just stroll down the road to the entertainment district of perth northbridge and next to Perth Train station.
Claremont Showgrounds will never be demolished is owned by the Royal Agricultural Society and has its own train station, where else could the Royal Show be held? there earmarking that Claremont Oval next to the showgrounds will be used as a housing estate. And that the Showgrounds will be the home of the Claremont Tigers. It involves sinking the railway line around claremont, a revitilisation of the area apparently.
Ascot, Belmont and Gloucester Parks will never be subdivided, theres two much history there, despite the fact that there is four sporting facilities that are on the banks of swan river. Which could give amazing amount of money for the industry, Its been mentioned earlier that the WACA think that Gloucester Park should be where a new super stadium should be.
Yes Perth is home to many white elephants, but at least we have had upgrades to most of them lately
If you havent read the news Perth Entertainment Centre is being redeveloped, no longer being sold off. 13-15,000 people it will end up holding.
Perry Lakes Stadium i guarantee will be here next year, there is too much hostility between the Town of Cambridge and Government, in who should pay for the new smaller athletics stadium, received from the profits of selling the land
WACA will be there longer is attracting rock concerts and have a narrow minded comitee.
Burswood Dome isnt that under utilised, the WWF was in the Burswood Dome, still gets the same amount of usage as the WACA. We have a mulitple venues that can host basketball thats why North Mole. Entertainment Centre, Burswood and Challenge Stadium and crowd levels in Perth dont warrant going to Burswood. The best was the Entertainment Centre as after watching the basketball, people could just stroll down the road to the entertainment district of perth northbridge and next to Perth Train station.
Claremont Showgrounds will never be demolished is owned by the Royal Agricultural Society and has its own train station, where else could the Royal Show be held? there earmarking that Claremont Oval next to the showgrounds will be used as a housing estate. And that the Showgrounds will be the home of the Claremont Tigers. It involves sinking the railway line around claremont, a revitilisation of the area apparently.
Ascot, Belmont and Gloucester Parks will never be subdivided, theres two much history there, despite the fact that there is four sporting facilities that are on the banks of swan river. Which could give amazing amount of money for the industry, Its been mentioned earlier that the WACA think that Gloucester Park should be where a new super stadium should be.
Yes Perth is home to many white elephants, but at least we have had upgrades to most of them lately