The location is sensible close to exisiting sporting venues and an absolute necessity for Newcastle basketball moving forward and also for the community! Nimbys in lambton are to worried their leafy suburb will have to endure young new people in it

Great for the community, Newcastle's basketball facilities are so far behind other cities.

An updated sporting facility such as this in Newcastle is long overdue. The number of people who would benefit from this stadium extends beyond Newcastle. It would also attract interstate competitions which would benefit the whole region. It needs to be located within the city's sporting precinct of the future.

The location of the site is completely unsuitable due to the congestion already present here due to surrounding residential and commercial facilities such as McDonald Jones Stadium.
It is also taking away much needed and used facilities from other sporting organisations as well as taking away the grounds used by Lambton High School.
It is a selfish proposal by the Basketball association which serves no-one in the community except for them.
Instead of rushing into this there should be time taken to find a more suitable location that doesn’t sacrifice the facilities used by many others in the community.
It is appalling to think that if this project goes ahead it will benefit one group to the detriment of multiple other groups for a sport that does not have the representation or following of the the sports that it will take away facilities from.
Hopefully you will see sense and object to this proposal.

I object to the loss of fields used year round for both soccer and cricket . Both have major participation in their resective sports. Lambton High School also uses these fields. The idea of losing these fields used by so many is ludicrous.
Find a better location to build the basketball stadium, preferably a location where it doesn't impact other sports.

I support this proposal. The current stadium if falling apart and there are no other viable options.

I wholeheartedly support this application as it is in the greater interest of the community. The sport of basketball is rapidly growing in the Newcastle area and it enjoyed by thousands of children and adults from all walks of life. The current stadium is well past its expiration date and will be knocked down before long, leaving thousands of locals with nowhere to play their favourite sport. The city of Newcastle has countless sports fields for soccer and cricket, but not one quality stadium for the increasing popular game of basketball. As is stands, Newcastle basketball is already turning away hundreds of players a year, as the current facility cannot accommodate the growing need. We need this bigger stadium as soon as possible. Furthermore, it has been pleasing to watch the return and rise of the Newcastle Falcons NBL and WNBL teams. They deserve a state of the art home ground that is on par with the Knights and Jets. The grassroots program on Future Falcons has been a major success and the Falcons Academy and Representative squads offer amazing pathways for up and coming stars. All social competitions are at capacity every single season, the sport growing and we need this space. This project cannot happen soon enough. I am excited for the future of basketball in Newcastle.

The proposed Hunter Indoor Sports Centre is a key facility for this region. I barely need to mention the degree of need for a Basketball facility in our city but it affects our family personally as both of our sons, aged 11 and 13 are dedicated basketball players and we support them strongly in their sporting pursuits. When they were younger and playing soccer we would go to games all over Newcastle and the region for their games and there were soccer fields and facilities in nearly every suburb. Since changing to basketball we have noticed the difference in amenities and it is staggering, if not shameful. The Newcastle stadium is an old aircraft hanger. It is decrepit. It is not suitable for the task and can not be renovated to meet the needs of kids and young sports people in Newcastle. We have seen children injured because water drips through the ceiling when it rains and games cancelled when the temperature inside reaches 36 degrees and above. Every season hundreds of kids are denied the opportunity to even play basketball as we all have to submit our kids applications and wait for the announcement to see if they got in a team. One of our boys missed out on a team one season while the other one got in. That's pretty painful for kids with this much passion for the game. The staff at Newcastle Basketball are amazing their efforts to squeeze kids in and interest in the game is huge in Newcastle but many miss out. We have travelled for competitions to Maitland, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Katoomba and Central Coast and all of them have up-to-date modern facilities. The contrast with Newcastle (NSW's second lasrgest city) is extraordinary. To summarise, Newcastle needs a new basketball stadium and it is long overdue. The second issue here is about its location. We have watched with hope for the last three years of our involvement in the sport as newspapers report all the government statements, investigations, proposals and plans being reported and after much patience, to see a site selected opposite the MacDonald Jones Stadium. I am not qualified to state whether it is the best location and clearly some advocates in the current community debate claim that it is not, but given the effort that has been put into this project so far and the urgency with which it is needed, it is staggering to see that some key stakeholders such as the new mayor of Newcastle object to it. From following the discourse over these years it looks like a GOOD proposal and one that can be actioned and can lead to a real stadium to serve the interests of the people soon and something we can be proud of. To argue that we should wait until a PERFECT proposal can be located and developed has the effect of pushing this stadium into a future that our children will miss. I urge all parties to consider the needs of the children, families and young sportspeople of Newcastle and support this proposal and contribute every effort to see that it is realised quickly.