The Tasmanian Liberal Government is getting on with our plan to deliver a new AFL High Performance Centre which will be crucial to the success of Tasmanian AFL and AFLW teams.
The Department of State Growth has begun engaging heavily with councils in the greater Hobart area, with the opportunity for councils to undertake community consultation anticipated in coming months.
Minister for Stadia and Events, Nic Street, said he is excited at the opportunities that lay ahead as the Government progresses the development.
“No matter where this facility is built, it will be an important community asset that will fill Tasmanians with pride,” Minister Street said.
“The Rockliff Liberal Government recognises that selecting a site for the Team’s training and administration facility is about more than just the technical merits of the land on which it will be built.
“It is about the surrounding community and the level of support that such a facility would have at any chosen location.
“As such, we are seeking to undertake a process to select a site that includes working collaboratively with councils to explore site options chosen by them.
“Rather than knocking on the doors of councils with preconceived ideas of where the centre may go, we want to work with a willing local government that wants to be the home of Tasmania’s AFL and AFLW club.
“We acknowledge that councils will need to carefully plan and implement appropriate stakeholder and community consultation when identifying and evaluating potential sites on public land, including assessing potential impacts on existing users.
“We will take all that detail into consideration when the final site is determined.”
