My 15 year old son plays basketball at Newcastle Basketball Stadium and would be doing so for years to come. The kids now and for future generations desperately need a new indoor sports centre that can provide sporting facilities for a range of sports.
The Newcastle Falcons men women and youth need a court to play their home games that all of Newcastle can be proud of.

I strongly support the development of the Hunter Indoor Sports Centre, as it will provide long-lasting benefits to the Hunter community across health, sport, education, and the local economy.

1. Meeting Community Demand
Currently, there is a shortage of quality indoor sporting facilities in the Hunter region. Many clubs, schools, and community groups struggle to access courts and training spaces, particularly during rep season.

2. Promoting Health and Participation
The centre will play a critical role in encouraging active lifestyles. By making sport more accessible and affordable, it will help combat rising levels of inactivity and associated health issues. Importantly, it will cater to people of all ages and abilities, ensuring everyone — from children to seniors — has opportunities to stay active.

3. Supporting Pathways and Development
A high-quality indoor facility will create pathways for juniors and aspiring athletes to develop their skills. With access to professional-level courts and programs, young players will have greater opportunities to progress from grassroots through to representative and elite levels, without needing to leave the region.

4. Building Community and Inclusion
The centre will serve as more than just a sports facility — it will become a community hub. By offering inclusive programs, it will support social connection, cultural diversity, and opportunities for people with disabilities. It will provide a safe and welcoming space where families and friends can come together, strengthening community bonds.

5. Driving Economic and Regional Growth
The facility will generate significant economic benefits for the Hunter region. Hosting competitions, tournaments, and events will attract visitors, boosting tourism and supporting local businesses such as hospitality and accommodation providers. The project will also create jobs during construction and through ongoing operations.

Conclusion
The Hunter Indoor Sports Centre represents an important investment in the region’s future. It will meet a critical shortage of indoor sporting space, promote health and wellbeing, foster talent pathways, build inclusive communities, and drive economic growth. For these reasons, I strongly support its development and urge decision-makers to prioritise and fund this project.

The current Basketball Stadium which is also used for multiple other sports is well past its used by date. Newcastle needs a new indoor sports venue where basketball can thrive! Children & adults are turned away due to the lack of courts.
We need to get behind this project!

Newcastle desperately needs a new basketball stadium, it’s a good location that is central to most

I would love all these volleyball courts to be available for use by aspiring volleyballers in the region - as the limitations on court availability currently pull interest away from the beautiful game and it can become a thriving part of the newcastle community. Together with the exquisite staff this will be a terrific project to put forward - because VOLLEYBALL IS THE GREATEST

Its replacement for our local kids basketball stadium that is already utilised over its capacity. It includes our own kids as well. Our kids will also live deprived if existing facilities finish and they dont find replacement.

The proposed indoor sports stadium is desperately needed to meet the needs of the Newcastle basketball community and will provide the opportunity to host regional, state and National events bringing economic benefits to the wider Newcastle region.
The existing basketball facilities in Newcastle are woefully inadequate, run down, unsafe and reaching end of life.
The stadium is well placed adjacent to MacDonald Jones stadium and the Newcastle International Hockey Centre creating a high quality sporting precinct.
Potential impacts such as traffic, noise and flooding are able to be adequately ameliorated.
Please support the stadium redevelopment.

This is a perfect location for the sport of basketball. The stadium is imperative in continuing basketball in our town. Our children should be put before minor ground squabbles.

The sporting community needs the new stadium to be built and we 100% support this. This is a long awaited project that needs to be approved and built asap. Without this there will be so many youth and adults without a place to play sports . We need this approved and we support it .

I strongly oppose to the location of this development. The unnecessary destruction of one of Newcastle's limited green space areas should be illegal. Blackley Oval is an area that is used by many people, both locals and visitors, for sports, recreation and leisure. This oval is prone to flooding, is located right on a major storm water drain and would provide further congestion to an already congested area. Building an excessively large indoor basketball stadium in this area is a total waste of our natural spaces. When raining, this development would add additional storm water run off and place many residential houses at risk of flooding. Excess water is currently absorb into the grounds; however, a development would stop this. In times where many families are choosing private schools for their children, the destruction of this green space would be a great loss to Lambton High School. We need to do everything we can to support Public Schools and the amenities they offer to our future generations! This development will add hundreds and hundreds of cars to local streets and further add congestion to Turton Road. Residents should not have their streets turned into an overflow parking zone. This area is already at capacity during peak sporting times/seasons.
There are many other areas in the Newcastle region where this development could be built. Blackley Oval is not one of them.