Tasmania’s JackJumpers are demanding clarity from the Tasmanian Government on the location of their proposed high performance centre.
The reigning NBL champions on Thursday called on the state government to name Kingston, their preferred site, as the official location.
Team CEO Christine Finnegan said building the facility south of Hobart where they currently train fits in best with the team, with many of the players living in the area.
“They have all embraced the community, the schools and lifestyle that Kingston offers and given there are plenty of options there it would be remiss of me not to explore them,” she said.
“We have been very patient over the past few years while we worked through the different issues associated with Wilkinson’s Point. Unfortunately, there are still too many obstacles to that site for us to continue the conversation any further.”
The High Performance Centre will feature two courts, a gym, recovery rooms, change rooms and administration facilities, with public access when not in use by the JackJumpers.
Finnegan urged for a final decision to be made as soon as possible to allow construction to begin.
“It was clear that the Kingborough Council had a vision for the AFL High Performance Centre site and when this was awarded to Rosny we explored if there would be any interest in it becoming the home of the JackJumpers instead,” she said.
“We hope that the relocation of the JackJumpers facility will in no way impact the community courts planned for the Glenorchy area which we agree are desperately needed to service the Glenorchy community.”
Team officials revealed in April they were confident construction on the project would begin within 90 days.
In October 2022, the state government pledged $15 million for the high performance facility, alongside an existing $35 million for a community indoor multi-sport facility at Wilkinsons Point in Glenorchy, next to MyState Bank Arena.
At the time, the build was reported to have had an estimated 18-month construction time.
