The project will deliver:
- 12 new indoor community courts for local basketball competitions for a total of 18 courts
- Comprehensive training facilities for high-performance basketball including WNBL and NBL teams
- New gymnastics facilities
- New administrative facilities to support organisations and clubs
- An outdoor town square space
The project will also provide new administrative areas for Basketball Victoria, Knox Basketball Inc., Deakin Melbourne Boomers Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), South East Melbourne Phoenix National Basketball League (NBL) and Basketball Australia.
The gymnastics centre at the State Basketball Centre will replace the existing facility in Ferntree Gully and address the large waiting lists for training and competition in the region.
The project responds to increasing demand for quality sporting facilities in the Knox area and will service everyone from local players to Australian representative athletes while transforming the broader precinct into the premier sports park for Melbourne’s South East.
Victoria is Australia’s leader in the sport of basketball, with participation numbers the equal of every other state combined and growing at 4% a year on average during the last decade.
Gymnastics is also experiencing substantial growth in Victoria with participation almost tripling during the last decade and over 80% of participants women and girls.
The State Basketball Centre currently welcomes almost 800,000 visitors annually and the project will increase visitation to more than 2 million people a year when complete.
Website: State Basketball Centre