FIRST ON PULSE: The Tasmanian Government have revealed their preferred location for the Tasmanian AFL Football Club’s new $70 million High Performance Centre is Rosny Parklands.
The Clarence City Council-owned site was unanimously chosen by representatives from the government, the AFL and Tasmania’s AFL football club, ahead of what Minister for Stadia and Events Nic Street described as a “strong bid” from Kingborough Council.
“With projects such as this, it’s always unfortunate that there cannot be multiple winners as we saw a strong bid by Kingborough Council for the Twin Ovals site that demonstrated their passion for their community and for AFL,” Street said.
He said the panel found Rosny’s “highly visible central location” a key factor in their decision-making process and that the space would be “more than just a place for players to prepare”.
“We’re confident players and staff will embrace this location. It is close to the city and the airport, has great amenities nearby and will make the team highly visible,” Street said.
The eastern shore proposal will include facilities for coaching, administrative and support staff, as well as a second oval at the adjacent Charles Hand Park.
Once built, the multi-million-dollar facility will become home to the Tasmanian AFL team and provide world-class facilities for the state’s other AFL, AFLW, VFL and VFLW players, plus youth and academy programs.
“It will represent a symbol of the club’s ambitions and values,” Street said.
“We will now immediately move to the next phase of this process which is to commence discussions on a Heads of Agreement with the Clarence City Council.”
The centre, deemed a “key requirement to support the Tasmanian AFL licence”, received positive support from the local Clarence community during a recent consultation period.
The facility is scheduled to be ready by 2026, enabling the Tasmanian AFL team to prepare for its debut in the 2028 season.
$60 million for the facility will come from the government, with the other $10 million from the AFL.
