Newcastle Basketball Association is one of the biggest sporting organisations in Newcastle. Sadly, the kids who love this sport have to play in a stadium that is leaking & extremely hot in summer. The courts are delpaidated, have dead spots, and really need to be replaced. The new stadium is a great move for Newcastle Basketball and essential to keep the sport moving forwards in our region.

Use the old gas works
There is too much traffic congestion around that area now with the hockey carpark and stadium
Keep the cricket pitches and soccer pitches and the high school grounds as is
No parking around there as it is

My children play basketball and the deteriorating state of the current Newcastle Basketball stadium impacts their ability to play and for Newcastle to host tournaments / NBL/ WNBL events to the standard expected of these events. In recent years the stadium has had severe leaking during rain events which has resulted in cancelled games due to the unsafe nature of the courts and it has also had asbestos sheets collapse at the front door unexpectedly while people were using the venue.
During summer it is stiflingly hot with poor ventilation which impacts both athletes and spectators. This not only makes it unpleasant to watch sport but increases the risk of heat related stress for athletes.
The lack of space around several courts mean athletes run risks of being injured because the walls and pillars are very close to the edge of the courts. It also means that athletes are training on courts that aren't the competition size they will play on, limiting their success at other stadiums.
There are increasing numbers of kids who want to play basketball, currently there are kids and teams being turned away because there are not enough courts to accommodate them. This is at a time where children have higher levels of obesity and mental health concerns due to increases in screen and social media usage, having enough space for the kids to play would be a long term positive impact for the children of Newcastle and the Hunter region.
Finally, the design and location of the new stadium would be an asset to the area, the current fields are used inconsistently because the drainage is poor and wet winters mean this area goes unused (or minimally used). The proximity to MacDonald Jones stadium addresses the issues of parking when tournaments are run, allowing overflow to be easily accommodated. It is important to keep a sport like basketball easy to access in Newcastle, so this central location makes it easy for everyone to access no matter what part of Newcastle and surrounds they are coming from.

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I wish to object to the planned HISC Project SSD-65595459. See attached correspondence.

Please see attached documents for my objection.
Mario D'Amico