Casey Council has celebrated the completion of the second and final stage of the major redevelopment of Casey Stadium.
City of Casey Mayor Amanda Stapledon officially opened Stage 2 of the Casey Stadium redevelopment on Tuesday 25 June at a special event to celebrate the project’s completion with Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards, and representatives from YMCA Victoria, Cricket Victoria, Cricket Australia, Gymnastics Victoria, Netball Victoria, Football Victoria and local sporting associations.
Features of the $7.3 million Stage 2 project includes:
• New and upgraded multipurpose courts for basketball, netball, badminton and volleyball, including a mini-show court;
• A 1,300sqm gymnastics hall to cater for recreation, competition and all abilities
• Five (dual use) cricket/soccer courts and six cricket training lanes
• A refurbished café and lounge space; and upgraded bathrooms as well as male, female and accessible changerooms.
This complements the $18 million, Stage 1 of the redevelopment which opened in 2017, which delivered five new basketball and netball courts, including a show court with seating for up to 1,500 spectators, a café, piazza and function space.
Cr Stapledon said council was proud to deliver such a premier indoor sports facility for the Casey community.
“The new and improved stadium paves the way for new participation opportunities for the community, from domestic competitions right through to elite sporting pathways.
“Some of the elite clubs that Casey Stadium has already secured include the Casey Cavaliers Big V basketball teams, the newly-formed Casey Demons Victorian Netball League Club, Casey Stars Indoor Cricket Club and the Casey Gymnastics Club.
“Casey Stadium is already attracting some fantastic sporting events to the region, including Big V games, college basketball games, Victorian Netball League games and the Sikh Games.
“In another exciting coup for our city, Casey Stadium will host the National Indoor Cricket Championships over the coming weeks, which will see up to 80 teams competing ranging from under 13’s through to Open division, as well as the Lord’s Taverners Shield for players with an intellectual disability.
This project was funded by the City of Casey ($5.815 million), Victorian Government ($650,000), YMCA ($750,000) and Cricket Victoria ($50,000).
“We’d like to thank the State Government, YMCA and Cricket Victoria for their contributions towards this project and helping to ensure we delivered the best outcome for our community,” Cr Stapledon added.
