Macarthur hockey centre to get $600,000 boost

Macarthur region hockey players are set to benefit from a major upgrade at Narellan’s Macarthur regional hockey centre.

Member for Camden Chris Patterson said the NSW Government investment of $600,000 to upgrade the third field at Narellan will open up further growth opportunities and increase capacity for schools and multi sport activities.

“Narellan will soon boast some of the best hockey facilities in Australia,’’ he said.

“The upgrade will be delivered in time for the Under 15 Australian national hockey championships in April next year,” Mr Patterson said.

“We’ll be able to host local, regional, state and national competitions, as well as other community sport events, boosting the local economy,” Mr Patterson said.

Metropolitan South West Hockey Association president Wayne Southwell said: “This work will allow all competition games to be played on a water based field which enables a faster, more skillful game, meaning the overall standard of our hockey will improve.”

NSW Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres announced the $1.2 million funding for upgrades to Macarthur Regional Hockey Complex at Narellan as well as Western Sydney Hockey Centre at Kingswood.

“Western Sydney boasts a strong sporting landscape and by investing in the right kind of facilities we can boost participation and offer a vision for players to the elite pathway,” Mr Ayres said.

“As hockey grows, our facilities need to diversify and offer more.

Hockey NSW CEO David Thompson said: “This is a fantastic day for the thousands of hockey participants in Western Sydney.”