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read moreAFL NSW/ACT has revealed that it is to become a stakeholder at the Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub (BEST), moving their administration facilities into the precinct.
The sport will use the facility’s strength and conditioning gym, synthetic field and aquatic recovery pool while continuing to use the sports park’s ovals for community events, the GIANTS academy and elite match play.
Set for completion next year, BEST will deliver world-class facilities, patient care and rehabilitation services alongside leading education and research programs in the heart of Western Sydney.
Introducing the project earlier this year, Blacktown City Mayor, Tony Bleasdale advised that the $100 million hub will be a unique, first-class resource for Western Sydney, taking community health and sports innovation to a new level.
Mayor Bleasdale advised “Blacktown City Council is proud to partner with the Australian Catholic University, Sydney West Sports Medicine, Went West, and the AFL, as well as the many teams that call the Sportspark home, to enhance performance across many sports.
“BEST will build on the established facilities at the Sportspark and boost our culture of healthy, active living and sporting excellence in Blacktown City by providing a home base for many generations to come.
“Our partners are industry leading and will bring together skills and knowledge in education, injury management and rehabilitation, and community health.”
Located within Blacktown International Sportspark, BEST will offer great public amenities and technical facilities, including treatment rooms, a biomechanics laboratory, strength and conditioning facilities and an environmental chamber.
Next door to BEST, The Lodge will offer affordable accommodation to teams, individuals and families within the Sportspark.
A cafe will operate seven days a week, offering a place for a pre- or post-game catch up, or a pit-stop on a family cycle or walking adventure.
Image: The concept for the Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub (BEST).
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