Funding approved for Campbelltown Centre of Excellence
Wests Tigers has confirmed that $16.7 million in funding has been approved for Campbelltown City Council to construct a new Sport and Health Centre of Excellence adjacent to the Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
The state-of-the-art facility is among several projects to funded through the NSW Government’s $5 billion WestInvest program.
The project will be delivered by Campbelltown Council, in partnership with Wests Tigers, Western Sydney University, Macarthur Bulls and South-West Sydney Academy of Sport.
Premier Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Sport Alister Henskens today announced more than $309.6 million in funding for local councils and community groups in the Burwood, Camden, Campbelltown, Liverpool, Penrith and Wollondilly LGAs to deliver 14 new and upgraded sports facilities across Western Sydney.
Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe says the new Centre of Excellence at Campbelltown Sports Stadium will provide a huge boost to the club’s pathways program.
“This is exactly what we have been waiting for and we are delighted the funding has been approved,” said Pascoe.
"This is strategically very important for our club.
“The south-west is a huge growth area for us not only for our community programs but for our pathways and elite development as well.
“We have over 7,500 kids in junior rugby league programs in the south-west, and to provide them with the opportunity to be the best they can be, is what we are all about."
