Arena Joondalup, known as HBF Arena under a commercial naming rights arrangement, is a multi-purpose sports complex in Joondalup, Western Australia, located on 35 ha of parkland approximately 25 km north of Perth. It was officially opened in 1994.[3] An $11 million indoor aquatic centre, including a 50 m 10-lane competition pool, was completed in 2000.[4]
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| Location | Kennedya Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia |
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| Coordinates | 31°44′3″S 115°45′47″E / 31.73417°S 115.76306°E |
| Owner | Western Australian Government |
| Operator | VenuesWest |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Record attendance | 15,082 (1994)[2] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1993 |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Architect | Cox Architects & Planners [1] |
| Tenants | |
| West Perth Falcons (WAFL) (1994–present) Joondalup Wolves (SBL) (2018–present) Perth Glory FC (2022 - four home games) | |
| Website | |
| hbfarena | |
The capacity of the outdoor sports ground, known as Pentanet Stadium,[5] is 16,000 people. Upon moving into their new headquarters in 2018, the West Perth Football Club secured a deal that allowed them to sell the naming rights of the ground for Falcons home games and general club dealings.[6]
Along with aquatic and swimming facilities, the stadium holds seven indoor basketball courts, as well as outdoor netball, field hockey, tennis, and rugby facilities.[7]
History
editAs the home stadium of the West Perth Football Club since 1994,[8] Arena Joondalup is most notably an Australian rules football venue.[7] It became the home of Perth RedStar FC (then known as Joondalup City SC) from 1995. The Joondalup Lakers Hockey Club and the Joondalup Giants (then Joondalup & Districts Rugby League Club) moved to the Arena in 2008.[9] Joondalup Brothers R.U.F.C., the largest junior rugby club in Western Australia, moved to the complex in 2011. Arena Joondalup was also one of the home grounds for the Perth Spirit team in the National Rugby Championship in 2014.[10][11] In 2018, the Joondalup Wolves moved into Arena Joondalup after playing out of Joondalup Basketball Stadium for more than three decades.[12]
From 1999 to 2012, Arena Joondalup was host to the Rock-It musical festival, which was one of the major rock concerts held regularly in Perth, with attendances of up to 25,000 people.
In August 2023, Arena Joondalup was the host venue of the NBL1 National Finals.[13][14][15]
Between 2014 and 2024, Arena Joondalup was known commercially as HBF Arena.[16][17] From 1 January 2025, the venue will revert to its original name, Arena Joondalup.[17]
Awards
editArena Joondalup was awarded the 'Facility Management Award' at the 2001 Sport and Recreation Industry Awards.[18]
References
edit- ^ Cox Architects & Planners
- ^ "Round 4 - 1994 - League: West Perth v East Perth". West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "The Birth of Joondalup". Landcorp. Retrieved 1 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Up to 500,000 people expected to use new Joondalup aquatic centre". Western Australian State Government. 26 February 1999. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Kicking goals in 2024 at Pentanet Stadium". pentanet.com.au. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Donaldson, Mark (2 May 2018). "WAFL: West Perth on the hunt for naming rights sponsor for Joondalup Arena". Joondalup Times. Community News Group. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Arena Joondalup". Australian Stadiums. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "WEST PERTH – Part Three: 1968 to 2007". West Perth Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Joondalup Giants". WA Rugby league. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ Jackson, Ed (20 August 2014). "Australian rugby set for provincial reboot". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Fixtures draw". Australian Rugby. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Donaldson, Mark (27 July 2017). "SBL: ode to suburban stadiums as Joondalup Wolves farewell Joondalup Basketball Stadium". CommunityNews.com.au. Joondalup Times. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (19 May 2023). "NBL1 National Championship to be played in Joondalup after dominant victories by WA clubs last year". TheWest.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (19 May 2023). "NBL1 National Championships in Joondalup to include NBL1 West teams Rockingham Flames and Warwick Senators". TheWest.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (17 August 2023). "NBL1 National finals lose Olympian Nathan Sobey but HBF Arena expected to be packed across the weekend". TheWest.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "HBF stitches up two stadiums". PerthNow. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b "A new era for two VenuesWest venues". VenuesWest. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Sport Industry Awards announced". Western Australian State Government. 16 November 2001. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
External links
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- HBF Arena official website
- HBF Arena at Austadiums
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