Kennedy Community Centre
The Kennedy Community Centre is the future training and administration home of the Hawthorn Football Club, located over 28 hectares in Dingley, with construction underway and the first stage set to open in the second half of 2025.
The $100 million facility will include an MCG-sized training oval and elite aquatic and gym facilities for the Hawks men’s and women’s teams, and a main oval to host home games for the Hawthorn AFLW team, VFL and community matches.
The Kennedy Community Centre will feature:
- A community pavilion and oval built to ensure gender equal facilities and public amenities, specifically for community use and engagement
- Flexible education and learning spaces enabling delivery of flagship, partnered programs that mentor, lead, educate and inspire
- An indoor stadium for community basketball, netball, volleyball, and wheelchair AFL
- A main oval and the Harris Elite Training and Administration Facility which will cater for all Hawthorn teams equally
- Administrative spaces for community and not-for-profit organisations to share the club’s resources, creating a healthy, inclusive, and cohesive culture through participation and sport
The Federal Government is committing $15 million and the Victorian Government committing funding in its budget. This funding sits alongside Hawthorn’s own investment towards the Kennedy Community Centre of more than $30 million and $5 million from the Kingston City Council.
View project updates on the Hawthorn FC website here.
