Work to start on Western Australian State Netball Centre

Construction is set to start on the new Western Australian State Netball Centre with the building contract awarded to local company PS Structures.

Western Australian Sport and Recreation Minister Terry Waldron this week explained that the Centre would be built at Matthews Netball Centre in Jolimont and integrated into the Wembley Sports Park.

Minister Waldron stated "the State Government has awarded the construction for the project to PS Structures with a successful tender of $18.6million

"We're excited that this project has moved to the next stage. Netball is a hugely popular sport and will finally get its long-awaited venue, which will be a centre of excellence for both competition and skills development.

"The State Netball Centre will be a modern, world-class facility where WA's aspiring netballers can develop and showcase their high-performance skills.

"It will be another exciting addition to the sporting landscape of Western Australia."

The new Centre will provide a venue for state league netball competition, West Coast Fever training, development squads and community netball activities.

Facilities at the new Centre will include:

Four indoor netball courts

Nine competitor change room facilities

Facilities for West Coast Fever

Spectator seating for 1,050 people

Netball WA offices

A kiosk facility.