The NSW Government has today unveiled the draft plans for the new Penrith Stadium, which will transform the precinct into a modern venue for sporting and entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NSW Labor Government committed $309 million to the redevelopment of Penrith Stadium as part of the 2023 election. Today marks the first step in delivering on that promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The significant stadium upgrade has been designed to improve the game day experience for fans and players and is set to attract visitors from far and wide, creating a superior venue for sports events, live music and entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The redevelopment will include a new western grandstand and a significantly redeveloped eastern grandstand increasing the ground capacity to 25,000. Grandstands have been reconfigured to maximise seating with premium views between the try lines to be steeper to bring fans closer to the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a win for fans, more food and beverage outlets and amenities will reduce wait times on game days and improve customer experience, as will new scoreboards, sound systems and upgraded lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New player facilities including 4 new change rooms will help grow female representation in rugby league and other sporting codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hills at the northern and southern end of the playing field will be retained, reflecting feedback from over 3000 fans, families and community members. Additionally, the training field to the west of the stadium will be remodelled to create a stadium precinct with quality open space for outdoor community, sporting and entertainment events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project will be a boost for Western Sydney and will support local jobs during construction and once it is operating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The community has been actively involved in shaping the stadium design, which will be placed on exhibition for public comment in coming months, as part of a State Significant Development Application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To find out more visit the Penrith Stadium redevelopment<\/a> project page on the Infrastructure NSW website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To facilitate the redevelopment, the stadium is expected to close after the 2024 NRL season, and re-open in 2026. Construction timeframes are subject to planning and procurement processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Venues NSW will operate the stadium once completed. Venues NSW have a strong track record in successfully operating similar venues across NSW, including Accor Stadium, the SCG, Allianz Stadium, McDonald Jones Stadium, WIN Stadium and CommBank Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am delighted to see the upgraded Penrith Stadium brought to life in these exciting new designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is a very welcome upgrade to a stadium that has been well loved by the passionate Western Sydney community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI cannot wait to see the seats filled as fans come roaring in to enjoy Panthers\u2019 games in the upgraded stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Sport and Minister for Small Business Steve Kamper said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen complete, Penrith Stadium will be a first-class sporting and entertainment venue for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe upgraded stadium will be the new beating heart of Penrith, attracting visitors from far and wide, providing a boost to the local economy and building upon the already strong entertainment and sporting culture in Western Sydney. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhilst this stadium will be purpose-built to host women\u2019s and men\u2019s NRL games, it will also cater for rugby union, soccer, live music and other entertainment events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member for Penrith Karen McKeown said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019d like to thank the 3000 fans and families who provided their input to the design process, and I \u2013 along with every fan of Western Sydney sport \u2013 am so excited to see that the iconic hills at either end of the ground have been saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs Penrith continues to grow, the new Penrith Stadium precinct will be an active hub that the whole community can enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NSW Government has today unveiled the draft plans for the new Penrith Stadium, which will transform the precinct into a modern venue for sporting and entertainment. The NSW Labor Government committed $309 million to the redevelopment of Penrith Stadium as part of the 2023 election. Today marks the first step in delivering on that … Continue reading “First look at new and improved Penrith Stadium”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24900,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24899\/revisions\/24900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}