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Works have started on a $7.8 million upgrade to the Bob Prenter Reserve in the Western Sydney suburb of Macquarie Fields, transforming the site into a leading regional sporting precinct.

When complete, the project will deliver a new two storey clubhouse, improved player facilities, female friendly changerooms and a new amenities building underneath the existing grandstand.

Bob Prenter Reserve is home to the South West Sydney Blues AFL Club and NSW Gaelic Athletic Association while also being used for various sports by Macquarie Fields High School and the Campbelltown Zone Public School Sport Association.

Advising that the project will ensure a range of sporting groups would benefit into the future from using the new top-class facilities, Mayor of Campbelltown, Darcy Lound stated “this is a significant investment in local sport and will ensure Bob Prenter Reserve has facilities that meet the needs of contemporary sporting clubs catering for both junior and senior sports.

“The addition of female-friendly change rooms will ensure this fantastic regional facility will cater for the growing participation of women and girls in local sport and make it more accessible for everyone in our community.”

NSW Minster for Sport, Steve Kamper, said it is great to see multi-sport facilities bringing communities together and increasing participation opportunities, adding “sporting infrastructure plays a critical role in keeping communities healthy, active and connected.

“I look forward to seeing how the whole community, from the grassroots and beyond, will benefit from having an improved, accessible sporting precinct in their own backyard.”

The project is funded through $5 million from the NSW Government’s Multisport Community Facility Fund as well as a $2.8 million contribution from Council.

Image: Works commence on the amenities upgrade at Bob Prenter Reserve (top) and Chris Fretwell (SWS Blues AFC President), Andrew Varasdi (AFL NSW/ACT) and Campbelltown Mayor Darcy Lound on site at Bob Prenter reserve (below). Images courtesy of Jordan Mahoney (AFL NSW/ACT).

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