The Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility (LMRFF) is a football facility located in Speers Point, NSW.
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| Location | Speers Point, NSW, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 32°57′35″S 151°37′8.2″E / 32.95972°S 151.618944°E |
| Owner | Northern NSW Football and the NSW State Government Hunter Infrastructure & Investment Fund |
| Operator | Northern NSW Football |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 28 March 2014[1] |
| Built | 2014 |
| Opened | 26 November 2014 |
| Construction cost | AUD $11.3 million (2014) |
| Architect | ADW Johnson Pty Ltd [2] |
| Project manager | ADW Johnson Pty Ltd |
| Tenants | |
| Newcastle Jets Youth 2020–Present (NSW League One) Emerging Jets Academy 2020–Present | |
| Website | |
| Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility | |
Developed in 2014, it consists of:
- 2 full-size synthetic football fields,
- 10 five-a-side football fields,
- an administration building,
- a 120-space vehicle parking area and associated infrastructure.
Australia Cup
editLMRFF is the host for the NNSW Australia Cup Qualifying final rounds. The inaugural event at the facility was played on the weekend of 20–21 June 2015.[3]
Newcastle Jets
editOn May 21 2015, it was announced that the LMRFF would become the training facility for A-League team, the Newcastle Jets.[4] This coincided with FFA taking ownership of the club. The team had previously trained at Ray Watt Oval at the University of Newcastle.
Craig Johnston Building
editThe main building at the LMRFF was named after former Liverpool FC footballer, Craig Johnston, on 22 November 2023. Johnston grew up in Boolaroo and Speers Point, where the LMRFF is located, before he left home as a 15-year-old. The building, officially opened in 2020, was part of stage two of the $14.5 million LMRFF Project. [5]
References
edit- ^ "Construction underway for $11.3 million Lake Macquarie Football Facility". Lake Macquarie City Council. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Community Newsletter 2" (PDF). lakemac.com.au.
- ^ "Westfield FFA Cup Qualification Weekend Participants Determined". www.northernnswfootball.com.au/. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "FFA Move In To Start New Future At Jets". NBN News. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "NNSWF unveil Craig Johnston building". NNSWF. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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