If Turton rd is a suitable sit for hockey, rugby league, a socver field that is hardly used, a large school- why not basketball? Our kids want to be active, why not encourage this! If residents don’t want foot and vehicle traffic, don’t live near a sports precinct! Move to the country side, not inner city suburbs.

We need a proper basketball facility in Newcastle and I think this project will be great for our kids future in sport.

The old stadium is falling apart, and if this doesn’t go through, there will be no basketball in the region as the lease is expiring. After lease is up the stadium is being knocked down for apartments, which will be dire for both junior and senior basketball in the region as well have no place to go.

Please go ahead with the new stadium , my sons have been playing at Broadmeadow for 6 years and the facility’s are well used and need a new bigger venue to keep up with the growing demand for basketball

Newcastle Basketball stadium deserves to be in Newcastle. The current facilities are a disgrace. Build it already.

As a city grows it is important that planning authorities create space and safe recreational environments for the next generation.
The facility outlined by Newcastle basketball is such one facility. It will provide a place of recreation, where young people, (In particular) can pursue healthy activities.
The location earmarked is ideal for the city of Newcastle. It is central. It is close to other sporting facilities, cycle ways, major road links and with an easy walking distance to rail facilities.
At the moment, the land is not used to the level that is / will be required by a city where the population is increasing. As Australia wrestles with chronic housing shortages the density of living arrangements close to existing amenity and infrastructure must increase in line with the government and market requirements.
A rejection of this proposal would be a major backward step for the city. Land that is only used by a few hundred people could be use by 100s of thousands annually.
During my 10 years as President of Newcastle Basketball our constant struggle was fighting an aging facility despite as I would constantly tell people "We had more people coming through our front doors than the Football stadium. And we offered 1000s of children a healthly alternative. Unlike the football stadium that dominated Government funds".
By approving the basketball submission that has taken into account noise, traffic, asthetics, flooding and cultural factors, you are approving a healthy lifestyle alternative for perhaps millions of people over the next 50 years.

I am a junior Falcons player. I love the friends I have made. Our basketball community is incredible we need the stadium to match.

I object to the project because of the following reasons:
The proposed site takes up green space that should be left open space especially in a major city like Newcastle that has limited open space.
It is unlikely that Newcastle Basketball actually has the funds or can attract the needed funds to build the proposal so rate payers and tax payers will be left footing the costs.
Existing sporting fields will have their size reduced.
The local high school (Lambton High) uses existing sporting fields, if those fields are reduced it will reduce availability of sporting fields for the school.
The proposed site is known as a flood relief area, the fact it is open space allows for overflow of water from surrounding areas to sit and drain in the sporting fields.. Removing a large part of this open space will mean any flood water will be forced into nearby streets.
Building on proposed site does not allow for large traffic volumes entering/ existing the site. This will cause mayhem on the main local road (Turton Rd; the excessive traffic flow when an event is on it will also impact residents in surrounding streets. Similar problems regarding parking when a major event is held.
Local community members use the existing green space for leisure, they will loose most of that space.

I believe the proposed site for the HISC is inadequate and problematic; a more suitable site could be Creek Road in Maryland which is currently undergoing planing stages for it usage.

We very badly need this in the close cbd area of Newcastle. Basketball demand is bursting at the seams and the existing building desperately needs repair

I support the Proposed Newcastle Indoor Sports Centre. This project is long overdue. Newcastle Basketball stadium current location is no longer currently viable. The roof leaks, equipment run down, facilities are no longer up to scratch. The location is central and accommodates all.