Site

Following an extensive site investigation process, Rosny has been chosen as the home of the new AFL High Performance Centre.

The main training ground will be built at the southern end of Rosny Parklands with the second oval to be built across the road at Charles Hand Park.

The Tasmanian Government has engaged heavily with Greater Hobart councils, including Clarence Council with the aim of partnering with a council that wants to be the home of the Tasmanian AFL and AFLW Club and can see the value of having the AFL High Performance Centre in their municipality.

Selecting a site for the High Performance Centre has been about more than just the technical merits of the land on which the Centre will be built. It has also been about the surrounding community and the level of support such a facility would have at any chosen location.

As such, the site selection process has involved working collaboratively with councils to explore site options.

The Department of State Growth developed the AFL High Performance Centre Site Assessment Process in consultation with Greater Hobart councils. This process allowed participating councils to have a fair opportunity to develop and understand suitable options for sites that would meet the needs of the AFL and AFLW Club.

Discussions with Greater Hobart councils started in August 2023 to explore options for a site that:

• The project considered had a high potential of meeting the needs of the Tasmanian AFL/AFLW club.
• May be acceptable to the community if impacts were carefully considered and managed.

Interested councils then developed options for consultation, with support from Government, prior to submissions closing in early December.

https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/Transport_and_Infrastructure/afl_high_performance_centre/benefits

Community use

The AFL High Performance Centre will be the heart and soul of Tasmania’s AFL club. Regardless of where it is built, it will become a community asset and will allow for community use.

The facility will create opportunities to provide for multiuse sports training and development that is accessible to the community and other Tasmanian sportspeople, while meeting the specific requirements of the AFL Club.

The majority of AFL club training facilities across the country allow for public access to the main training ground outside of scheduled club use and have facilities that are accessible to the public.

Generally, facilities with two training grounds incorporate public access and shared use on the secondary field.

The level of community use will be based on input from Clarence City Council and will be planned and designed to ensure that elite and community use can be achieved.

Community partnerships and programs

The ability to further develop community partnerships and programs is an important element of the vision for the High Performance Centre.

Across the country, community programming both in the AFL and NRL is largely targeted towards local communities that sit within the same suburban and local government area of the clubs.

The Tasmanian AFL Club will develop community programs and partnerships based on the needs of the Tasmanian community.

Below are some examples of programs that AFL clubs have developed in other states.