2011/2012 Year In Review - Blacktown International Sportspark

2011/12 

YEAR IN REVIEW 

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Chairman’s Message ..................................................................................................................4 

Chief Executive Officer’s Message.............................................................................5 

Blacktown Venue Management Overview......................................................6 

2011/12 Snap Shot......................................................................................................................8 

2011/12 Overview ....................................................................................................................10 

Athletics Centre ...........................................................................................................................12 

AFL/Cricket Centre ..................................................................................................................14 

Baseball Centre ...........................................................................................................................18 

Football/Soccer ...........................................................................................................................20 

Softball .................................................................................................................................................22 

Community ......................................................................................................................................24 

Blacktown City Family SportsFest ........................................................................26 

Lights, Camera, Action! .....................................................................................................28 

Grounds & Operations .......................................................................................................29 

Corporate ..........................................................................................................................................30 

Media & Marketing..................................................................................................................32 

Grounds & Operations .......................................................................................................34 

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Chairman’s 

Message 

As Chairman of Blacktown Venue Management and on behalf of the BVM Board of Directors it gives me great pleasure 

to welcome you to the 2011/12 ‘Year in Review’. 

Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney has undergone many changes over the past 11 years, welcoming new 

sporting organisations to the ‘family’, developing new sporting facilities, new and innovative events and activities. 

Most recently too, the birth of a new brand – Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney – to acknowledge our 

growing profile on the national and international sporting stage. 

In the past 12 months alone the Sportspark’s visitation has increased by a staggering 18% and we hosted 10% more 

activities and events than the previous year. For the first time in our history I am proud to say we have topped 500,000 

participants, spectators and visitors in a single year – a 200% increase in just over 10 years. 

With almost 3 million visitors having taken this journey with us and with major sports such as AFL, Cricket, Baseball, 

Softball, Athletics and Soccer permanent features on our annual calender, I am confident that the Sportspark’s future 

is very bright indeed. 

This past year, the BVM Board committed to a strategic approach toward realising that positive future by 

commissioning a review of the Sportspark Master plan. 

Currently at draft stage, the final and adopted Master plan will provide a solid vision for the Sportspark’s ongoing 

development over the next 20 years. With the help and support of our partners and stakeholders – AFL, GWS Giants, 

Cricket NSW, Sydney Thunder, NSW Softball, Baseball NSW, Sydney Blue Sox, Athletics NSW and Little Athletics NSW, 

the International Goalkeepers Academy and, latterly, the newest team on the national sporting landscape, Western 

Sydney Wanderers of the A League – these are indeed exciting times for sport in our wonderful City. 

The Board and I are proud of our collective achievements at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney over the past 12 

months and I would like to thank Blacktown City Council, its Councillors and officers and my fellow Directors of BVM for 

their ongoing and unwavering support. I would like to add a special congratulations to Deputy Chairman Mr Ron Moore 

& Director Mr Bill McNamara who celebrated 10 years of continuous service to the Board of Blacktown Venue 

Management this year – a marvellous achievement. This year we also welcomed a new Director, Peter Smith, to the 

Board and I wish him a long and successful tenure. 

Finally, I take this opportunity to thank CEO Kevin Jones and his small but highly capable team for their wonderful 

work in creating and maintaining a venue that this City can be proud of and that is the envy of many. As a team, we 

are certainly proud of Blacktown International Sportspark and its reputation as a regional centre of sport. 

We will continue to meet the highest standards and to provide quality opportunities for our community to engage in 

sport. That is our mission. 

Yours In Sport, 

Cr Alan Pendleton 

Chairman 


BLACKTOWN INTERNATIONAL SPORTSPARK

CEO’s 

Message 

What a fantastic year 2011/2012 has been! Once again Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney has been witness to 

some remarkable occasions and historic firsts and host to a broad landscape of the finest that sport can offer. 

From Day 1 this has been an unprecedented year. As the sun rose on financial year 2011/2012, we had a new name 

and a new brand. ‘Blacktown Olympic Park’ had become ‘Blacktown International Sportspark’ in a seamless 

transformation to a fresh and current badge. The legacy that the 2000 Olympics left us with will always be celebrated 

and cherished but, as in all sport, it is what we do today and tomorrow that gives us purpose and direction. 

In August 2011, Blacktown welcomed the AFL International Cup to the City for the first time. 19 countries representing 

every continent came together in a celebration of our indigenous game. Matches were played in the true spirit of 

sport and I am sure all returned to their respective countries of origin with fond memories of our great City. AFL 

continued to dominate the early months of 2012 as the GWS Giants prepared for their debut season in the 

Premiership. Collingwood and Western Bulldogs provided an early test as NAB Cup returned to the Sportspark and 

then, in April, almost 7,000 excited spectators played their part in an historic moment as last year’s beaten finalists, 

West Coast Eagles took on the GWS Giants in our very first Premiership game. 

All of our stakeholders made headlines throughout the year with Cricket bringing the International Women’s Rose 

Bowl to the Sportspark in January; Sydney Blue Sox striking out in the second national Australian Baseball League 

season; Softball hosting the National Men’s and Women’s Championships in February; wall-to-wall School, State and 

Regional Athletics Carnivals; first class Goalkeeping training with Jim Fraser and, towards the end of the financial year, 

the newest professional sporting team in the country, Western Sydney Wanderers, joining Blacktown International 

Sportspark as their regular training base. 

All up, more than 1 /2 million people came through our gates and participated in or watched more than 3,700 activities 

and events – a record for the Sportspark. 

On behalf of the team at Blacktown Venue Management I would like to thank the Councillors and officers of 

Blacktown City Council for their ongoing support. I would also like to thank the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and 

Directors for their ongoing commitment to the Sportspark and for their considered advice and guidance throughout 

the year. 

To the small but dedicated team that are the BVM staff, I offer my sincere thanks for the tremendous work you do in 

keeping the Sportspark at its very best day-in day-out. From the exceptional quality of grounds maintenance and field 

presentation by the grounds staff to the operational, administrative, promotional, marketing and business 

development provided by the office staff, this is truly a team effort. I am certainly proud to be a member of this team. 

As we head into 2012/2013, there is no doubt that there will be new challenges and there will be new opportunities. 

For now, I reflect on this ‘Year in Review’ with great satisfaction – it has been a fantastic year! 

Kevin Jones 

Chief Executive Officer 


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Blacktown 

Venue 

Management 

MANAGING AGENT OF 

BLACKTOWN INTERNATIONAL 

SPORTSPARK SYDNEY 

Blacktown Venue 

Management is a 

company wholly owned 

by Blacktown City 

Council. Managing 

Blacktown International 

Sportspark Sydney's first 

class sporting facilities 

as a valuable asset for 

the Greater Western 

Sydney Community. 

Blacktown Venue 

Management Values 

• Integrity 

• Leadership 

• Selflessness 

• Impartiality 

• Accountability 

• Openness 

• Honesty 

BLACKTOWN INTERNATIONAL SPORTSPARK 

Blacktown Venue Management Objectives 

• To maintain, manage, 

operate and promote the 


Sportspark Sydney as a 

quality international 

standard sporting facility 

servicing all levels of 

sport 

• To maximise local 

community participation 

in the sporting and 

economic opportunities 

by the Blacktown 

International Sportspark 

Sydney 

• To develop, enhance, 

utilise, maintain, operate 

and promote facilities and 

infrastructure at the 


Sportspark Sydney in 

such a manner as to 

enhance user satisfaction, 

community involvement 

and the standing of the 

Blacktown community 

• To promote the City of 

Blacktown through the 

operation and the use 


Sportspark Sydney 

• To develop, enhance, 

maintain, manage, 

operate or promote any 

other facilities in the City 

of Blacktown 

• To conduct its activities 

to provide long-term 

social and economic for 

the City of Blacktown 

Our efforts are underpinned 

by people who are 

committed to the highest 

standards of professionalism 

and integrity and deliver 

professional and quality 

services to the community.

BLACKTOWN VENUE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Cr Alan Pendleton 

CHAIRMAN 

Chairman 2002 - 2004 

Chairman 2011 - Present 

Mr Ron Moore 

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN 

Director 2002 - 2006 

Deputy Chairman 2006 - 

Present 

Kevin Jones 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE 

OFFICER 

Mr Bill McNamara 

OAM 

DIRECTOR 

Director 2002 - Present 

Matthew Cairns 

GROUNDS & OPERATIONS 

COORDINATOR 

Cr Charlie Lowles 

DIRECTOR 

Chairman 2009 - 2011 

Director 2011 - Present 

BLACKTOWN VENUE MANAGEMENT STAFF 

GROUNDS & OPERATIONS TEAM 

With a wealth of knowledge and experience the Blacktown Venue 

Management Board of Directors continue to oversee the strategic 

direction of Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney. 

Sean Christie 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 

MANAGER 

Cr Tony Bleasdale 

OAM 

DIRECTOR 


Ros Pullen 

MEDIA & MARKETING 

OFFICER 

Heath Taylor Wayne Hall Matthew Hubbard Andrew Lowe Graeme Morris Nick Kozak 

Mr Peter Smith 

DIRECTOR 


Kirsty Vassallo 

CLIENT LIAISON & 

ADMINISTRATION OFFICER 

Mr Robert Grieve 

COMPANY SECRETARY 

Director 2010 - Present 

Karla Wyatt 

PROMOTIONS ASSISTANT 

APPRENTICES: 

Jake Collins Luke Forster 

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2011/12 Snap Shot 

July 2011 – Softball Australia 

International Youth Cup 

September 2011 – International 

Goalkeepers Academy School 

Holiday Camps 

November 2011 – 

Sports Luncheon with 

Melinda Gainsford-Taylor 


August 2011 – 2011 AFL 

International Cup 

October 2011 – 

Blacktown City Relay For Life 

December 2011 – Sydney Blue Sox 

ABL Season

January 2012 – Cricket Australia Women’s 

Rosebowl - Australia V New Zealand 

March 2012 – Blacktown Junior 

International Softball 

Championship 

May 2012 – Blacktown City 

Council Annual Budget Forum 

February 2012 – Open Men & 

Women’s National Softball 

Championship 

April 2012 – AFL Premiership Game 

GWS GIANTS v West Coast Eagles 

June 2012 – Under 18 AFL National 

Championship 

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2011/12 

OVERVIEW 


Sportspark Sydney 

continues to establish itself 

as the heart of sport in 

Western Sydney. Boasting 

first class Athletics Baseball 

and Softball facilities 

originally developed for the 

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, 


Sportspark also features AFL, 

Cricket & Football (Soccer) 

facilities all utilised for major 

sporting and community 

events each year. 

Attracting people from all 

quarters of our 

multiculturally diverse region, 


Sportspark aims to ensure 

the community has the 

opportunity to engage with 

sport at all levels. 

The 2011/12 period saw over 

505,943 visitors enjoy a 

variety of events and 

activities the Sportspark. 

This is a 16% increase on the 

2010/11 visitation figures. 

There has also been a 10% 

increase in booked events at 


Sportspark. The 3703 booked 

events over the period 

included regular sporting 

competitions, training 

sessions, corporate events, 

community festivals and 

activities, commercial 

film shoots.

VENUES 

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Sportspark’s Athletics 

Centre is one of the most 

popular Athletics venues 

in Western Sydney with 

over 174,982 competitors 

and spectators utilising 

the venue for carnivals, 

training and community 

events. This is a 29% 

increase on visitation to 

the Athletics Centre. 


ATHLETICS 

From March to September each 

year the Athletics Centre plays 

host to Primary and 

Secondary School, Zone, 

Regional & State Athletics 

Carnivals for public, private 

and catholic schools across 

the region. 

In 2011/12 the venue was 

booked to capacity for Athletics 

Carnivals hosting: 

• 75 Primary & Secondary 

School Carnival 

• 17 Zone Carnivals 

• 2 Regional Carnivals 

• 1 State Carnival 

Athletics NSW & Little 

Athletics NSW continue to 

utilise the Sportspark’s facilities 

for many of their state, regional 

and zone competitions. 

Little Athletics West Met Zone 

and Region 2 Athletics 

Carnivals are a regular fixture 

each February with the events 

attracting over 3000 spectators 

and competitors to the two 

day events. 

Athletics NSW Club 

Championship and 

NSW Combined Events 

Championship have also 

returned to the Sportspark 

during the summer 

athletics season. 

Blacktown Little Athletics 

Club completed their first 

season at the Sportspark with 

500 junior athletes converging 

on the track every Friday night 

from September to March 

during the 2011/12 Little 

Athletics Season. 

Athletics NSW/Little Athletics 

NSW Development Office has 

implemented new 

competitions at the venue 

including Greater Western 

Sydney Summer Series and 

Little Athletics NSW Coaching 

clinics over the past 12 months.

CENTRE 

For the 9th consecutive year 

Blacktown City hosted the 

NSW Police & Emergency 

Services Games, with 

hundreds of emergency 

services employees and 

veterans from across the state 

competing for nine days of 

competition. Track and Field 

and Fun Run events as part of 

the Games were once again 

held at the Sportspark. 

The annual Westlink M7 

Marathon sees marathon 

runners compete in a 42.195km 

course from Prestons along the 

Westlink M7 Shared Pathway 

some 30 km to Warrimoo Drive, 

Quakers Hill, when it turned 

back and continued to 

the finish at Blacktown 

International Sportspark. 

As part of the Annual 

Blacktown City Festival, 


Sportspark hosts the 

Blacktown City Fun Runs and 

Walks which comprise 10km & 

5km runs or walks through the 

Sportspark’s facilities. 

Ultra Marathon also came to 

the Sportspark’s Athletics 

Centre with the Sri Chimnoy 

Races held in June with over 

100 competitors taking part in 

the 6 hour, 12 hour & 24 hour 

marathons. 

Athletes from across western 

Sydney also utilise the 

Sportspark’s Athletics Centre 

for training from Monday to 

Thursday. There are currently 

174 coaches and athletes 

registered to use the venue 

during this period on a 

weekly basis. 

The Athletics Centre also plays 

host to a variety of training 

sessions for National Parks and 

Wildlife Service, 

the Kings School and NSW 

Futsal Referee’s Association 

throughout the year. 

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AFL/CRICKET 

Opened in 2009, the 

AFL/Cricket Centre at 


Sportspark is home to 

both AFL and Cricket in 

Western Sydney playing 

host to high quality AFL, 

Cricket and Community 

events. 

AFL 

Blacktown City Council has a 

long standing partnership with 

the AFL that has seen 


Sportspark host a variety of 

International, National, State 

and Regional AFL events at the 

AFL/Cricket Centre together 

with events to engage with 

the community. 


The AFL 2011 International 

Cup came to Blacktown City for 

the first time in August 2011 

with Blacktown International 

Sportspark Sydney hosting 19 

countries including Papua New 

Guinea, New Zealand, South 

Africa, Ireland, Nauru, Canada, 

USA, Japan, Great Britain, 

Denmark, Sweden, Peace Team, 

China, India, Tonga, Fiji, France 

and East Timor. 2011 also saw 

the introduction of a Women’s 

tournament with five countries 

competing for the inaugural 

title. A Mayoral reception was 

held on August 13 officially 

welcoming teams to the venue 

and to Blacktown City. Each 

International Cup received a 

small memento to mark their 

time in Blacktown City – 

a Blacktown International 

Sportspark Sydney cap that 

they could wear with pride 

back on home soil. 

History was made in 

April when Blacktown 

International Sportspark hosted 

the GWS GIANTS ROUND 3 

PREMIERSHIP GAME against 

West Coast Eagles on April 15. 

The GWS GIANTS were not 

strong enough for the more 

experienced Eagles going 

down by 81 points in front of 

an enthusiastic and 

encouraging crowd of 6,875. 

Round 1 of the 2012 AFL NAB 

Cup Competition was held at 


Sportspark on February 18 with 

over 7,500 people attending 

the triple header between the 

GWS GIANTS, Western Bulldogs 

and Collingwood Magpies. 

A VIP function was hosted by 

Blacktown Council and the AFL

CENTRE 

which was attended by 

Councillors and Blacktown City 

Council Executive, GWS GIANTS 

Chairman, CEO and Board 

Members, AFL Commissioner 

and Executive and Collingwood 

Board Member/Olympian 

Alisa Camplin. 

The GWS GIANTS held Fan 

Nights for local clubs in the 

area during the year along with 

the GWS GIANTS ’GIANT Day 

Out’ inaugural fan day at 


Sportspark on November 27. 

These events have provided 

members of the public the 

opportunity to meet the 2012 

Team with a variety of clinics 

and activities on offer. 

Blacktown Venue Management 

Chairman & Mayor of 

Blacktown City Councillor Alan 

Pendleton joined with Greater 

Western Sydney GIANTS 

Chairman Tony Shepherd, 

former Chief Executive Officer 

Dale Holmes and Head Coach 

Kevin Sheedy to open the 

Blacktown City Council Training 

and Administration Centre in 

August. The Centre is the 

temporary home of the 

Football Operations, 

Membership, Corporate, 

Marketing and Administrative 

sections of the GWS GIANTS. 

The Under 16 National AFL 

Championships were held at 


Sportspark in July for the 3rd 

consecutive year. Round 1 of 

the Under 18 National AFL 

Championships were also held 

at the venue in June. 

The North Eastern AFL 

Competition (NEAFL) has seen 

the GWS GIANTS play their 

home games at the Sportspark 

as part of the 2011 season. 

In 2012 the UWS GIANTS, 

the GIANTS reserve grade side, 

held their earlier games at the 

Sportspark against Sydney 

Swans and Brisbane Lions 

reserve grade sides. 

Other AFL highlights at the 

Sportspark have included 

Sydney AFL Competition 

Matches and Finals Series, 

Foxtel Cup & Greater Sydney 

Juniors Finals. 

School AFL competitions such 

as the Intensive English Centres 

Cup, GIANTS Cup, Paul Kelly 

Cup and State PSSA carnivals 

ensure the next generation of 

AFL stars have access to the 

highest level of AFL facilities in 

western Sydney. 

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AFL/CRICKET 

Cricket 


Sportspark has further 

established itself as the 

home of Cricket in 

Western Sydney hosting 

International, National and 

Regional cricket 

competitions during the 

2011/12 season. 


International cricket returned 

to the Sportspark this year, with 

the venue hosting the Cricket 

Australia International 

Women’s Rose Bowl 

Competition between 

Australia and New Zealand on 

January 27 & 29. Australia 

claimed victory in Game 2 to 

take out the series. 

The Sportspark continues 

to be utilised as a key playing 

and training venue for the 

highest level of Women’s cricket. 

The Lend Lease Breakers took 

on the Victorian Spirit in two T20 

matches, and a 50 over fixture at 


Sportspark, as part of the 

Women’s National Cricket 

League Competition. The team 

also took part in an inter-squad 

match as part of the players 

preparations for international 

tours to India and New Zealand. 

NSW SpeedBlitz Blues 

opening batsman Phil Jacques 

led the NSW Men’s Futures 

League side in their four day 

fixture against the ACT from 

February 6 to 10. 

The Indoor Practice Centre 

continues to grow in popularity 

hosting a whole range of 

established and aspiring 

cricketers. The facility has been 

utilised by 33,924 patrons in 

the 2011/12 period.

CENTRE 

KFC Big Bash team, the Sydney 

Thunder utilised the 

Sportspark’s first class Cricket 

facilities such as the Indoor 

Practice Centre and outdoor 

wickets for training in the lead 

up to their Big Bash debut with 

the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues & 

Lend Lease Breakers continuing 

to use the venue for training. 

Development of Australia’s 

future sporting heroes 

continues at the Sportspark 

with the venue hosting the 

2012 Women’s Under 15 Youth 

Championships, City Youth v 

City Country Matches and 

Emerging Blues and Emerging 

Breakers Development Camps 

during the year. 

Sydney Grade Cricket 

Association also utilised the 

Sportspark for their 2011/12 

competition and finals 

series SCA Women’s Cricket 

Grade Finals. 

Other cricket highlights at the 

Sportspark have included 

Blacktown Green Shield Trials 

and Finals, Men’s U19 NSW v 

Tasmania, Milo Cup Blacktown 

Zone and Regional Final 

Indigenous Program. 

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BASEBALL 


Sportspark’s Baseball 

Centre has been centre of 

Australian baseball since 

its development as a 

major playing and training 

venue for the Sydney 

2000 Olympic Games 

Baseball Centre 

Baseball competition. 

The Australian baseball team, 

the Sydney Blue Sox, call 


Sportspark ‘home’ playing all of 

their home games of the 

2011/12 Australian Baseball 

League (ABL) season at the 

venue from November 2011 

through to January 2012. 

The season commenced 

against the Melbourne Aces in 

a three game series from 

November 4 to 6 with further 

home games against Perth 

Heat (November 17 to 19), 

Brisbane Bandits (December 1 

to December 4), Canberra 

Cavalry (December 15 to 18) 

with a five game series against 

Adelaide from January 11 to 15 

wrapping up the Home and 

Away season.

CENTRE 

The Blue Sox finished the 

season in a creditable fourth 

place, qualifying for the finals 

series for the second 

consecutive year but were 

unable to make it all the way to 

the grand final. 

As home to Baseball NSW, the 

Baseball Centre continues to 

host high quality baseball from 

across the state including state 

championships and 

competitions. 

The Sydney Men’s Major 

League Competition is just 

one of a number of these 

competitions. Running from 

September to March each year, 

teams from across Sydney 

taking to the diamond on a 

Wednesday night to earn their 

place in the finals. Teams 

competing include Ryde, 

Cronulla, Baulkham Hills, 

Macarthur, Penrith, Central 

Coast, Manly, Blacktown and 

Canterbury with divisions 

ranging from 1st grade through 

to Under 18’s. 

NSW Women’s League, Winter 

League and Masters League 

are also regular fixtures on the 

baseball calendar. 

The Baseball Centre isn’t just for 

the elite, the Korean Australian 

Baseball Association (KABA) 

social competition, NSW CHS 

Baseball and Hills Sports High 

Competition are held at the 

Sportspark. 

From a development 

perspective, the country’s best 

junior baseball talent utilise 


Sportspark’s facilities as part of 

the Baseball NSW High 

Performance Program which 

has seen participants signed to 

US Major League teams. 

Training with the Pro’s clinic 

with the Sydney Blue Sox and 

High Performance Team also 

form part of the school holiday 

fun at the Sportspark. 

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FOOTBALL / SO 


Sportspark’s Football 

Centre features the 

International Goalkeepers 

Academy and a full size 

football field utilised for 

games, training camps 

and clinics. The infield of 

the Athletics Centre is also 

converted into a full size 

football field for major 

fixtures and training 

throughout the year. 

The International 

Goalkeepers Academy, led by 

former Socceroo Jim Fraser, is 

recognised as one of the 

premier academies in the 

country with its unique 

approach to training 

goalkeepers. 


Now in its seventh year at 


Sportspark, the Academy has 

been an integral part of 

developing the Sportspark as a 

major football venue in the 

minds of the football fraternity. 

The Academy’s programs 

continue to run each weekday 

afternoon, catering to 

Goalkeepers of all ages and skill 

levels. Each school holiday 

period the Academy offers an 

intensive program either for 

half day, full day or 3 days with 

the opportunity also given for 

live in camps. Participants also 

have the opportunity to learn 

skills first hand from 

goalkeepers who have played 

at the highest level including 

former A-League Goalkeeper 

Liam Reddy. 


Sportspark has attracted the 

highest level of football in 

Australia to the facilities in the 

past year. This has included an 

international match between 

the Olyroos Under 23 team 

against Singapore. The Young 

Socceroos Under 19 Team, 

Young Matildas Under 19 

Women’s Team and Under 17 

Joeys squad have all set up 

camp at Blacktown 

International Sportspark as part 

of their preparation for their 

respective World Cups and 

international competitions. 

Fo

CCER CENTRE 

otball - Soccer 

Football Federation Australia 

(FFA) continue to utilise the 

Sportspark’s football facilities for 

junior development programs. 

The FFA’s Skillaroos 

development program for 

aspiring 12/13 year olds conduct 

3 sessions a week, and also play 

their home games as part of the 

2012 Super Youth League 

competition at the Sportspark. 


Sportspark had great pleasure 

in welcoming the newest 

Hyundai A-League club, the 

Western Sydney Wanderers 

FC to the venue with the team 

utilising the Sportspark as their 

training base for the 2012/13 

Hyundai A-League Season. 

As the Wanderers engaged with 

the community, open training 

sessions were held at the 

Sportspark culminating with 

a trial match against the 

Blacktown Spartans attracting 

an enthusiastic crowd of 

over 4000. 

As well as Hyandai A-League 

representation at the 

Sportspark, Football NSW 

Super League team Hills 

Brumbies have called 


Sportspark home for the 

2012 Season. 

The football facilities are also 

utilised by a variety of clubs for 

matches and training including 

Western Sydney Koalas 

women’s team, Pre Uni New 

College, Blacktown Spartans, 

Prospect United FC and 

Castle Hill FC. 

Football Skills Academy & 

International Soccer Academy 

also run regular development 

camps and training at the 

Sportspark. 

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Regarded as Australia’s 

premier softball facility, 

the Blacktown 


Softball Centre continues 

to host International, 

National, State and 

Regional softball events 

and the past 12 months 

has been no different. 

The Softball Australia 

International Youth Cup 

(formerly Friendship Series) 

took to the Blacktown 


diamonds for an 8th 

consecutive year with teams 

from across Australia and New 

Zealand taking part in the 

tournament from July 2 to 8. 


SOFTBALL 


Sportspark hosted the 

Blacktown Junior 

International Softball 

Championship on March 24 to 

25. Under 15 teams from across 

Australia took on the 

international challenge of 

Japan and New Zealand in boys 

and girls competition. Japan 

claimed the girl’s title while 

Victoria took out the boy’s 

championship. 


Sportspark continues to be a 

popular venue for visiting 

college and high school softball 

teams with teams from the 

USA, Japan and Canada taking 

part in friendly games against 

junior teams at the Sportspark. 

On the national stage, 

the 2012 Open Men & 

Women’s National Softball 

Championships returned to 

the Sportspark as a combined 

event from February 13 to 18. 

NSW Firestars claimed the 

Women’s Gilley’s Shield in the 

Grand Final on February 18 and 

ACT claimed the Open Men’s 

title in their Final against 

Western Australia. 

The Australian Women’s and 

NSW State Teams continue to 

utilise the facility for training in 

the lead up to their respective 

competitions and tournaments.

CENTRE 

State based competitions such 

as the Men’s & Women’s 

Waratah State League are a 

long standing fixture at 


Sportspark with the Softball 

Centre also hosting the finals of 

these competitions in August & 

October. 

Softball stars of the future from 

across the country also enjoy 

the Sportspark’s facilities, with 

the Softball Centre hosting the 

State and National PSSA 

Championships and the Hills 

Sports High School Specialised 

Softball Program throughout 

the year. 

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COMMUNITY 

Charitable, Community 

and Cultural events are a 

regular fixture on the 


Sportspark calendar. 

These events range from 

fundraisers, to cultural 

festivals, school holiday 

activities and concerts. 


Sportspark continues to be a 

popular venue for cultural 

festivals with the Filipino 

community celebrating the 

‘Second Pamaskong Tiangge 

– A Christmas Bazar’ at the 

Athletics Centre in December. 

Both Ranstad 'Reach For the 

Stars’ and The Australian 

Foundation for Disability held 

their Disability Athletics 

Carnivals at the Athletics Centre 

for the third consecutive year in 

September and November 

respectively. 


The carnivals see over 800 

participants and their carers 

attend a day of fun activities 

and sporting events with 

Mayor and Chairman of 

Blacktown Venue Management 

Councillor Alan Pendleton 

joining with Blacktown Leisure 

Centre Stanhope Mascot Surfee 

Sandy to present awards at the 

conclusion of the Ranstad 

‘Reach For the Stars’ event. 

Youngsters were able to 

participate in a variety of 

school holiday programs and 

activities offered by the 

Sportspark stakeholders and 

other sporting organisations 

throughout the year. Baseball 

NSW conducted ‘Training with 

the Pro’s Clinic’, International 

Goalkeepers Academy ran livein 

and day camps and Cricket 

NSW Clinics featured players 

from the Sydney Thunder Big 

Bash team. AFL and Rugby 

League also conducted clinics 

during the year. 

The Cadbury AFL Super Team 

event was held on Australia 

Day at the Blacktown 


Athletics Centre. Blacktown was 

selected as the venue after 71 

year old Les Colgan – a resident 

of Stanhope Gardens – 

purchased $5 of Cadbury 

confectionery from his local 

Kings Langley Coles store and 

entered the promotion which 

coincided with the 2011 AFL 

Finals Series. Every effort was 

put in by the BVM team the day 

before to clear flooded areas of 

the Athletics Area to ensure the 

event went ahead. Despite the 

inclement weather over 1800 

people attended on the day. 

Activities included an AFL Skills 

Clinic, sausage sizzle, inflatables

and the lucky winner forming a 

team to play against the AFL 

Super Team which included 

Adam Goodes (Sydney Swans), 

Israel Folau (GWS GIANTS), Tom 

Scully (GWS GIANTS), Kieran 

Jack (Sydney Swans), Dale 

Thomas (Collingwood) & Nic 

Naitanui (West Coast Eagles). 


Sportspark Sydney hosted the 

annual Blacktown City Cancer 

Council Relay For Life on 

October 28 to 29 with over 

2,000 members of the 

community joining together to 

raise funds for cancer support 

and research. The annual event 

raised over $200,000. 

‘Fostering Young Lives’ 

program run by the Benevolent 

Society provides activities for 

children and their carers to 

attend every school holidays. 

These activities provide new 

and exciting experiences that 

are not only fun but encourage 

skill development and promote 

self confidence. Blacktown 

International Sportspark hosted 

the program in October and 

January with the children 

participating Soccer Clinics 

facilitated by Football 

Development Australia. After 

the success of the first two 

events this will be an annual 

program at the Sportspark. 

Softball NSW hosts the annual 

Stanhope Cup as part of 

Softball’s 8 week ‘Active for All’ 

program which provides 

opportunities for people with a 

disability to become active and 

engaged in sport. The program 

has proved extremely successful 

and is yet another example of 

the diverse community events 

the Sportspark hosts on a 

weekly basis. 

Further community events 

held at the Sportspark have 

included ’E Cycle It’, the 

successful electronic waste 

recycling weekend, St Marks 

Parish Festival , 202 Army Cadet 

Unit March and Function and 

Church of Jesus Christ and 

Latter Day Saints Sports 

Festival. 

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26 

Blacktown City Family 

SPORTSFEST 

Since its inception in 

2004, the Blacktown 

City ‘Family SportsFest’ 

has provided thousands 

of families the chance to 

discover an array of 

different sports and 

leisure venues in a safe, 

fun and friendly 

environment. 

SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST 12PM-3PM 

Come 

& Try 

Clinics 

Interactive 

Displays 

AFL/CRICKET CENTRE, BLACKTOWN INTERNATIONAL SPORTSPARK SYDNEY 

FREE ENTRY! 

LAST GWS GIANTS 

HOME GAME 

BEFORE THE FINALS: 

GWS GIANTS v EASTLAKE 

AT 2PM 

MEGA 

Inflatables 

Competitions 

& Giveaways 

Sports 

Stars 

FREE 

ENTRY 

TO ALL 

ACTIVITIES 

www.blacktownsportspark.com.au 

EASTERN ROAD, ROOTY HILL 2766 Ph. 9839 6591 


The event is a regular fixture on 

the Blacktown International 

Sportspark calendar and 

assists Blacktown City in 

achieving their 2025 Vision 

as a sporting city. 

2011 Blacktown City ‘Family 

SportsFest’ was a great 

success with over 3,000 

members of the public given 

the opportunity to discover a 

variety of sporting and 

recreation opportunities on 

August 27. 

Sports on show included 

Aussie Rules, Athletics, Baseball, 

Cricket, Goalkeeping, Hockey, 

OzTag, Rugby League, Skating, 

Soccer, Softball and Tennis. 

Sports stars such as Goalkeeper 

Liam Reddy, Parramatta Eels 

Star Ben Smith, Manly Sea 

Eagles Legend and Australian 

Oz Tag Representative Cliff

Lyons, RTA Speed Blitz Blues 

player Nick Bills and players 

from the GWS GIANTS and 

Sydney Blue Sox passed on 

their skills at clinics and 

interactive displays throughout 

the day. 

A GWS GIANTS NEAFL 

Competition home game 

capped off an exciting day of 

sport at the AFL/Cricket Centre. 

The event was advertised 

across Western Sydney 

including a wrap around 

advertising feature in the 

Blacktown Advocate that 

included fantastic images of 

kids in their sporting gear at 

the Park. An image from the 

event also appeared on the 

front page of the Blacktown 

Advocate in the week 

following the event. 

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Lights, 

Camera, 

Action! 

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Sportspark is fast 

becoming a preferred 

venue for filming of 

television commercials, 

catalogue shoots and 

even television programs. 

In the past 12 months the 

Sportspark has formed the 

backdrop for a variety of 

television commercials filmed 

by a variety of production 

companies. 

Production Company Collider 

filmed a Telstra Television 

Commercial at the AFL/Cricket 

Centre on February 29. The 

commercial features AFL stars 

Adam Goodes (Sydney Swans) 

and Dale Thomas 

(Collingwood) and was 

developed to promote Telstra’s 

AFL Live Application. 

Oval 1 of the AFL/Cricket 

Centre was utilised for the 

filming of a Foxtel Television 


Commercial by the Flying Fish 

Production Company with 

Gatorade filming a national 

Television Commercial at the 

AFL/Cricket Centre in 

December featuring Cricketer 

Brett Lee. 

In the lead up to their 2012 AFL 

Premiership debut the Greater 

Western Sydney GIANTS 

utilised Blacktown International 

Sportspark’s AFL/Cricket Centre 

for their first ever Television 

Commercial featuring shots of 

players in action on the field 

and in the Training & 

Administration Centre. 

Channel Nine Reality Series 

‘Excess Baggage’ filmed two 

segments at the AFL/Cricket 

and Athletics Centres in 

January. The program features 

celebrities and everyday 

Australian’s looking to shed 

their ‘excess baggage’ and 

regain their heath and fitness. 

Celebrities include AFL legend 

Robert ‘Dipper’ Di 

Pierdomencio, dancer Kevin 

Federline (K-Fed), Australian 

Idol winner Kate De’Araugo and 

Singer Christine Anu. 

ASICS once again utilised 


Sportspark for a photo shoot 

for their upcoming catalogue 

with women’s magazine 

‘Shop Til You Drop’ showcasing 

the Sportspark’s baseball 

facilities and Sydney Blue Sox 

players for a fashion shoot. 

Helalified Health and AFLO 

have utilised the Athletics 

Centre for promotional photo 

shoots during the year.

GROUNDS & 

OPERATIONS 


Sportspark's Grounds and 

Operations team are 

charged with the task of 

ensuring the Sportspark's 

30 hectares of sporting 

fields, landscape and 

infrastructure are 

maintained to the 

highest standards. 

Major International, National, 

State and Regional sporting 

events require the fields to be 

prepared and presented at an 

elite level. This may involve 

cutting and marking grass fields 

at all venues often with 

fantastic patterns and logos, 

pack mounds at the Baseball 

Centre, drag the skins at both 

softball and baseball, roll 

wickets during cricket season, 

install posts and nets for the 

football field and erect goal 

posts for AFL games. 

The AFL/Cricket Centre 

presents the challenge of 

ensuring the fields are suitable 

for the variety of major events 

occurring on the ground. 

Changeover from AFL Season 

to Cricket Season and vice 

versa, is a critical time for the 

Grounds and Operations staff 

with often little time between 

finals of one sport and the 

commencement of the other. 

Such is the case with 

preparation for the 2012 NAB 

Cup pre-season games which 

sees the Cricket Wicket on Oval 

1 converted to a National 

standard AFL Field and then 

returned to a fully functional 

Cricket field after the match in 

order for Cricket Finals to be 

held at the venue. 


Sportspark’s building and 

infrastructure have seen 

some significant changes 

and improvements during 

the period. These have 

included: 

• Commencement of Aquifer 

project 

• 40 new carparking spaces at 

Athletics Centre 

• Re-flooring of Indoor 

Practice Centre 

• Upgrade of PA system in 

AFL/Cricket Function Room 

• Upgrade of Athletics Centre 

PA System 

• Re-configuration of Nets in 

Indoor Practice Centre 

• Refurbishment of Baseball & 

Softball Centre directional 

pylons to mark the Olympic 

legacy 

• Construction of Athletics 

Centre directional pylon to 

mark the Olympic legacy 

• Installation of LED message 

board at entrance to 

Sportspark 

• Re turfing of AFL/Cricket 

Centre Turf wicket table 

• Installation of temporary 

seating for Australian Baseball 

league Season on Baseball 

Diamond 1 

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30 

CORPORATE 


Sportspark’s Function 

and Corporate facilities 

continue to impress 

both corporate and 

private clients. 


In the 2011/12 period over 

170 functions have been held 

including corporate functions, 

launches, conferences, 

presentations, seminars and 

meeting together with private 

events for birthdays and 

engagements. 

The annual Blacktown 


Luncheon was held at the 

AFL/Cricket Centre Function 

Room on November 4. 

Special Guest speaker Melinda 

Gainsford-Taylor relayed her 

experiences both as a 

Commonwealth and Olympic 

Sports Luncheon with Melinda Gainsford-Taylor

Athlete and her new role off 

the track to guests which 

included BVM Board Members, 

Blacktown City Councillors, 

Members of Parliament and 

representatives from a variety 

of Western Sydney Businesses 

and community organisations. 

Other Corporate events have 

included a Mayoral Reception 

for the 2011 AFL International 

Cup, 2012 NAB Cup joint AFL 

and Blacktown City Council 

Function, GWS GIANTS 

Chairman‘s Lounge for the 

Round 3 Premiership Game 

against the West Coast Eagles. 

Blacktown City Council‘s 

Annual Budget Forum was 

hosted by the Sportspark for 

the second consecutive year in 

May with the Blacktown City‘s 

International Day for People 

with a DisAbility Joan Temperly 

Awards presentation held 

in December. 

Chief Executives from AFL clubs 

converged on Blacktown 

International Sportspark for the 

annual AFL CEO‘s conference 

held in the AFL/Cricket Centre 

Function Room. 

Seminars and team 

development sessions for a 

variety of organisations have 

been held at the Sportspark. 

These have included Landcom, 

Catholic Care NSW, Greater 

Western Sydney Giants, 

AFL NSW/ACT, Cricket NSW, 

Living Turf and Pride Coaching 

Network. 

The Western Sydney Academy 

of Sport have hosted Athlete 

Inductions within the 

Sportspark‘s function facilities 

with ASICS Wests Athletics Club 

and Blacktown Junior Rugby 

Union holding presentation 

nights at the venue. 

Blacktown Leisure Centre 

Stanhope‘s ‘Café Breeze’ has 

catered for all these functions 

which have ranged from 

breakfasts to lunch platter, 

cocktail menus to 3 course 

dinners. 

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MEDIA & MA 


Sportspark continues to grow 

and develop with the Media 

and Marketing team ensuring 

all events and activities are 

promoted to a broad audience. 

The reputation of Blacktown 

International Sportspark on the 

International and National 

sporting stage continues to 

grow with a 15% increase in 

media coverage in local, 

regional and national print, 

radio and television media in 

the past 12 months – 858 

mentions in total. 


Promotional activities include 

the production of Monthly 

Events Calendars which are 

displayed throughout the Park 

highlighting Major Events and 

activities for the upcoming 

month, information displayed 

on the websites promoting 

upcoming events and 

assistance with distribution of 

collateral for events throughout 

Western Sydney and an Digital 

Newsletter which is distributed 

to over 700 database members. 

Media Releases are generated 

for all major events and 

activities, with 53 media 

releases issued across 

Metropolitan and Local 

Media throughout the period – 

this equates to a release 

every week! 

A Major Advertising campaign 

was implemented as part of the 

Sportspark rebranding 

process featuring sporting 

personalities such as Cricketers 

Doug Bollinger and Ellyse Perry 

(Cricket NSW), Greater Western 

Sydney GIANTS Head Coach 

Kevin Sheedy (AFL & GWS 

GIANTS), Sydney Blue Sox 

player Trent Schmutter (Sydney

KETING 

Blue Sox and Baseball NSW), 

Sydney FC Goalkeeper Liam 

Reddy (International 

Goalkeepers Academy) and 

Australian Softball World 

Champion Karina Cannon 

(Softball NSW), under the tag 

line ‘Sport in Western Sydney 

has a new name’. Billboard 

advertising and print media 

were key elements of the 

rebranding campaign. 

A new, fresh and vibrant 

website was launched to 

coincide with the introduction 

of the new name and brand. 

The website continues to act as 

our window to the world with 

48,682 visitors clicking through 

to our website for information 

on upcoming events and 

activities. This a 25% increase in 

visitation to the site in the 

2011/12 period with visitation 

peaking during major events 

such as AFL NAB Cup & the AFL 

Round 3 Premiership Game. 

The website can now provide 

weather updates, highlight 

major events and provide ease 

of access for users. 

The images of Australian Test 

Cricketers Doug Bollinger and 

Ellyse Perry (Cricket NSW), 

Greater Western Sydney 

GIANTS Head Coach Kevin 

Sheedy (AFL & GWS GIANTS), 

Sydney Blue Sox player Trent 

Schmutter (Sydney Blue Sox 

and Baseball NSW), Sydney FC 

Goalkeeper Liam Reddy 

(International Goalkeepers 

Academy) and Australian 

Softball World Champion 

Karina Cannon (Softball NSW) 

appeared in the artwork all 

wearing white t-shirts with the 

new Blacktown International 

Sportspark logo. This image 

appeared on billboards for a 

3 month period with 2.8 million 

cars viewing it during the 

placement. 

The Blacktown City ‘Family 

SportsFest’ marketing 

campaign included a four 

page wrap feature in 

Blacktown, St Marys – Mt Druitt 

& Rouse Hill Newspapers 

highlighting the day’s events 

and activities which was 

supported by posters, flyers 

and editorials in the lead up to 

the event. 

The ‘Summer of Sport’ 

campaign including posters, 

flyers and advertisements 

promoting all Major events at 

the Park during the 2011/12 

Summer months ran from 

December to February. 

Presentation of Blacktown 

International Sportspark has 

been a key focus in the past 

year and particularly as part of 

the rebranding process. 

The entrance pylons were 

updated to include the new 

name and logo, with the logo 

illuminated for increased 

recognition at night. A double 

sided LED Message board 

installed at the main entrance 

to the Sportspark to promote 

upcoming events and activities 

to the 19,000 vehicles utilising 

Eastern Road on a daily basis. 

All directional signage within 

the Sportspark was refurbished 

to include the new logo and 

name but also to recognise the 

venue’s Olympic legacy. 

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2011/12 EVENTS INDEX 

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Talent Indentification Baseball Program Trials 

202 Army Cadet Unit March and Function 

AAGPS Athletics Carnival 

ACE NSW Student Convention 

Affiliate Baseball Tournament 

AFL Academy Induction 

AFL Cadbury Super Team Family Day 

AFL Diversity Workshop 

AFL Future Stars Training 

AFL Greater Western Sydney Juniors Western Sydney Matches 

AFL GWS Giants Club Program 

AFL Indigenous Game Delivery 

AFL Indigenous Junior Games 

AFL Information Evening 

AFL Intensive English Centre Cup 

AFL International Cup 

AFL International Cup Mayoral Welcome Function 

AFL Junior Competition 

AFL Junior Football Games 

AFL Junior Girl’s Clinic 

AFL Juniors Clinic 

AFL Mayoral Shield 

AFL NAIDOC Function 

AFL Northern State Cup 

AFL Paul Kelly Cup (Regional) 

AFL Photo Shoot 

AFL Presidents Meeting 

AFL Regional Management Meeting 

AFL Scholarship Training 

AFL School Holiday Clinic 

AFL South Pacific vs. Campbelltown 

AFL Sportsready State Cup 

AFL Staff Development Day 

AFL Sydney Football League Finals 

AFL Talent Training 

AFL TV Commercial 

AFL U18 NSW/ACT vs VIC 

AFL U18 QLD vs. SA 

AFL Women’s Launch 

AFLO Film Shoot 

Arndell Anglican College (Primary) Athletics Carnival 

Arndell Anglican College (Senior) Athletics Carnival 

ASIC Photo Shoot 

ASR Football Academy Community Clinic 

Associated Schools of NSW Zone Athletics Carnival 

Athletics NSW Club Premierships 

Athletics NSW Coaching Course 

Athletics NSW Combined Events Championships 

Athletics NSW Function 

Athletics NSW GWS Summer Series 

Athletics Training 

Aussie Expos Baseball Tour 

Australian Baseball League Sydney Blue Sox vs. Adelaide Bite 

Australian Baseball League Sydney Blue Sox vs. Brisbane Bandits 

Australian Baseball League Sydney Blue Sox vs. Canberra Cavalry 

Australian Baseball League Sydney Blue Sox vs. Korean All Stars 

Australian Baseball League Sydney Blue Sox Vs. Sydney Futures 

Australian Baseball League Syndey Blue Sox vs. Major League Stars 

Australian Baseball League Syndey Blue Sox vs. Melbourne Aces 

Australian Baseball League Syndney Blue Sox vs. Perth Heat 

Australian Foundation for Disability Carnival 

Australian Softball Battery Camp 

Australian Softball Training Camp 

Australian Squad Softball Training 

Australian U19 Squad Softball Training 

Beaunt Hills Public School Athletics Carnival 

Benkei Pty Ltd Football Training 

Beresford Road Public School Athletics Carnival 

Blacktown City Cancer Council Relay for Life 

Blacktown City Council Manager Meeting 

Blacktown City Council’s International Day for People with Disability 

Blacktown City Family SportsFest 

Blacktown City Fun Run 

Blacktown City Games 

Blacktown District Cricket Club Training 

Blacktown Girls High School Athletics Carnival 

Blacktown Girls High School Regular Softball Competition 

Blacktown Green Shield Cricket Trials 

Blacktown International Sportspark Master Plan Breifing 

Blacktown Junior International Softball Challenege 

Blacktown Junior Rugby Presentaion Night 

Blacktown Little Athletics Club Centre Champs 

Blacktown Little Athletics Club Competition Nights 

Blacktown Little Athletics Club Registrations 

Blacktown Police Station Football Game 

Blacktown Public School Sports Association Zone Athletics Carnival 

Blacktown Secondary School Sports Association Zone Athletics Carnival 

Blacktown Secondary School Sports Association Zone Athletics Carnival 

Blacktown Spartans Training 

Blacktown U14 Representative Team Cricket Training 

Blacktown West Public School Athletics Carnival 

Blue Sox Baseball Training 

Bluetongues Football Club Training 


Bossley Park High School Athletics Carnival 

Cancer Council ‘Thank You’ Function 

Caroline Chisholm College Senior Athletics Carnival 

Castle Hill High School Athletics Carnival 

Catherine McAuley (Westmead) High School Athletics Carnival 

Cathering McAuley Westmead Athletics Carnival 

CatholicCare Socal Services - Parramatta Team Day 

Chifley College Mt Druitt Athletics Carnival 

Christ the King Primary School Athletics Carnival 

Christian School Sports Association Noth Metropolitan Zone Athletics Carnival 

Christian School Sports Association Regional Athletics Carnival 

Christian School Sports Association West Metropolitan Primary Zone Athletics Carnival 

Christian School Sports Association West Metropolitan Senior Zone Athletics Carnival 

CNSW SCG XI vs. Indigenous XI Cricket Match 

Collingwood AFL Training 

Colyton High School Athletics Carnival 

Community Forum on Water Management 

Coreen School Athletics Carnival 

Country Boy’s Cricket Coaching Class 

Country U16 Baseball Training 

Crestwood High School Athletics Carnival 

Cricket NSW Game Development Staff Orientation 

Cumberland Zone Athletics Carnival 

Diocesan Regional Athletics Carnival 

Doonside Technology High School Athletics Carnival 

Driver Training Australia 

East Temor AFL Training 

Emerging Blues Cricket Training 

Emerging Breakers Cricket Training 

Emmaus Catholic College (Senior) Athletics Carnival 

E-Waste Collection Weekend 

Fairfield Liverpool Cricket Club Training 

Fairvale High School Athletics Carnival 

Football Federation Australia - Football Academy Training 

Football Skills Academy - Football Training 

Fostering Young Lives - The Benevolent Society 

Foxtel Cup Ainslie vs. West Perth 

Freemantle Media File Shoot - ‘Excess Baggage’ 

Future League NSW vs. WA Cricket Match 

Game Development Cricket Holiday Camp 

Gatorade TV Commercial Shoot 

Giant’s Academy vs. Pennant Hills U18’s 

Gilley’s Shield Softball Finals 

Girl’s Baseball Friendship Series 

Girraween High School Athletics Carnival 

Girraween Little Athletics Training 

Glendenning Public School Athletics Carnival 

Glenwood High School Athletics Carnival 

Granville Public School Athletics Carnival 

Greystanes High School Athletics Carnival 

GWS Cup 

GWS Giants Academy Training 

GWS Giants Fan Day - ‘Giants Day Out’ 

GWS Giants Junior Trials 

GWS Giants Training 

Hambledon Public School Athletics Carnival 

Hassall Grove Public School Athletics Carnival 

Hawkesbury Cricket Club Training 

Helalified Health Photo Shoot 

Hills Brumbies Super League 

Hills Sports High School Baseball Training 

Hills Sports High School Softball Training 

Hills Zone Athletics Carnival 

Indigenous Cricket Program 

International Goalkeepers Academy School Holiday Camps 

International Goalkeepers Academy Training and Camps 

Junior Girl’s High Performance Baseball Training 

Kellyville High School Athletics Carnival 

Kellyville Ridge Cricket Club Training 

Kellyville Ridge Public School Athletics Carnival 

Korean Australian Baseball Association Training 

LAANSW Region 2 Athletics Carnival 

LAANSW West Metropolitan Zone Athletics Carnival 

Landcom Meeting 

Lansdown Secondary School Sports Association Zone Athletics Carnival 

LANSW Blue Mountains Zone Athletics Carnival 

Little Athletics Coaching Clinic 

Little Leagu Baseball Competition 

Living Turf Seminar 

Local Government and Shires Association Tour 

Mackillop Regional Athletics Carnival 

Macquarie Secondary School Sports Association Zone Athletics Carnival 

Major League Baseball Competition 

Male Squad Cricket Training 

Male U17 City vs. Country Cricket Match 

Male Youth Squad Cricket Trials 

Male Youth Squas Cricket Training 

Marayong Heights Public School Athletics Carnival 

Marian College High School Athletics Carnival 

Masters Baseball Competition 

Men’s and Women’d Waratah Baseball League Competition and Finals 

Men’s and Women’s State League Softball Charity Day 

Men’s League CNSA Regular Competition

Men’s National Softball Finals 

Men’s State League Softball Competition 

Men’s U19 NSW vs. Tasmania Cricket Match 

Metella Road Public School Athletics Carnival 

Milo Cup Blacktown Zone 

Milo Cup West Regional Final 

Mountainview Adventist College Athletics Carnival 

Mt Druitt Public School Sports Association Zone Athletics Carnival 

Mt Druitt Secondary School Sports Association Awards 

Multicultural Cricket Program 

NAB Cup Function 

NAB Cup Round 4 

NAB Cup Round Robin 

Nagle College (Senior) Athletics Carnival 

National Parks and Wildlife Service’s Training 

National Partnership on Literacy and Numeracy Western Region 

NEAFK GWS Giants vs. Eastlake 

NEAFL GWS Giants vs. Belconnen 

NEAFL GWS Giants vs. Brisbane Lions 

NEAFL GWS Giants vs. Gold Coast Suns 

NEAFL GWS Giants vs. Lions 

NEAFL GWS Giants vs. NT 

NEAFL GWS Giants vs. Queanbeyan 

NEAFL GWS Giants vs. Sydney Swans 

NEAFL Papua New Guinea vs. NT 

NEAFL Sydney Swans vs. Gold Coast 

NEAFL Sydney Uni vs. Sydney Swans 

Nepean Zone Athletics Carnival 

Newcastle/Central Coast Emerging Blues Cricket Training 

Norwest Christian College Athletics Carnival 

NSW CCC Boy’s Softball Training 

NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Baseball Competition 

NSW Combined Independent Schools Baseball Competition 

NSW Futsal Referees Association Inc. 

NSW Hurricanes Cricket Training 

NSW Institue of Sport 

NSW Masters Softball Tournament 

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service 

NSW Open Women’s vs. Notre Dame Softball Training 

NSW Police Games 

NSW Police Slow-Pitch Games 

NSW Rugby League School Holiday Clinic 

NSW Softball Umpires Association Training 

NSW Women’s High Performance Baseball Training 

Official Opening of the GWS Training and Administration Centre 

OLMC Parramatta Athletics Carnival 

Open Men’s National Softball Championships 

Open Women’s National Softball Championships 

Open Women’s Softball Training 

Open Women’s State Softball Championships 

Our Lady of Lebanon College Athletics Carnival 

Parklea Public Public School Athletics Carnival 

Parramatta Cricket Club Training 

Paul Kelly Cup Boy’s State League Final 

Paul Kelly Cup Girl’s State League 

PCSA Grand Finals 

PDSSSC High School Regional Athletics Carnival 

Penrith Cricket Club Training 

Plumpton & William Dean Public School Athletics Carnival 

Prairiewood High School Athletics Carnival 

Pride Coaching Network Breakfast 

Prospect Secondary School Sports Association Zone Athletics Carnival 

Quakers Hill Cricket Club 

Quakers Hill East Primary School Athletics Carnival 

Quakers Hill High School Athletics Carnival 

Quakers Hill Primary School Athletics Carnival 

Randstad Health and Community Care Carnival 

Reional Softball Academy Super Session 

Representative Softball Games 

Richard Johnson Anglican School Athletics Carnival 

Ridges Public School Sports Association Zone Athletics Carnival 

Rising Stars Softball Training 

Riverstone Soccer Club Training 

Rooty Hill High School Athletics Carnival 

Rooty Hill RSL Power JAFC Presentation Night 

Round 3 Premiership Match GWS Giants vs. West Coast Eagles 

Rouse Hill Anglican College (Primary) Athletics Carnival 

Rouse Hill High School Athletics Carnival 

Rouse Hill Public School Athletics Carnival 

RTA SpeedBlitz Blues Training 

Sacred Heart Primary School Athletics Carnival 

SANFL U18 AFL Training 

SCA 5th Grade Semi Finals 

SCA Women’s Cricket Grade Finals 

School Holiday Baseball Clinics 

School Holiday Cricket Clinic 

Seven Hills/Wentworthville Public School Sports Association Zone Athletics Carnival 

Soccer Master Australia - 7 a-side Competition 

Soccer Master Australia 7 A Side Tournament Finals 

Soccer Master Australia Registrations 

Softball Australia International Youth Cup 

Softball Stanhope Cup 

Southern Districts Cricket Training 

Sports High School Junior baseball Tournament 

St Anthony’s Girraween Athletics Carnival 

St. Agnes Catholic High School Athletics Carnival 

St. Aidan Primary School Athletics Carnival 

St. Andrew’s Primary School (Marayong) Athletics Carnival 

St. Bishoy College Athletics Carnival 

St. Francis of Assisi Primary School Athletics Carnival 

St. John Vianney’s Primary School Athletics Carnival 

St. Marks Festival 

St. Michael’s Primary School Athletics Carnival 

St. Michael’s Primary School Athletics Carnival 

Stanhope Cup Disability Softball Competition 

Stanhope Cup Softball Tournament 

State Baseball Teams Andre Desjardins Cup 

Sudanese AFL Function 

Sydney AFL Competition 

Sydney Cricket Association Grand Finals 

Sydney Major League Baseball Competition 

Sydney Metro All-Stars Softball Training 

Sydney Thunder T/20 Team Cricket Training 

Sydney West Boys Softball Training 

Sydney West Girl’s PSSA Cricket 

Sydney West Girls Softball Training 

Sydney West Primary School Sports Association Regional Athletics Carnival 

Sydney West School Sports Association Regional Athletics Carnival 

Terra Sancta College Athletics Carnival 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Letter-Day Saints Athletics Carnival 

The Hills Sports High School Athletics Training 

The Kings School Athletics Training 

Thornleigh A Grade Baseball Match 

Tonga AFL Training 

Toongabbie Christian School (Primary) Athletics Carnival 

Toongabbie Christian School (Senior) Athletics Carnival 

Toongabbie Christian School Athletics Carnival 

Tregear Primary School Athletics Carnival 

Tyndale Christian Primary School Athletics Carnival 

U14 State Baseball Training 

U14 State Baseball Trials 

U14 State Team Baseball Training 

U15 Squad Softball Training 

U16 AFL National Championships NSW vs. ACT 

U16 AFL National Championships NT vs. NSW 

U16 AFL National Championships SA vs. VIC 

U16 AFL National Championships SA vs. WA 

U16 AFL National Championships South Pacific vs. World 

U16 AFL National Championships TAS vs. QLD 

U16 AFL National Championships TAS vs. South Pacific 

U16 AFL National Championships VIC vs. SA 

U16 AFL National Championships VIC vs. WA 

U16 AFL National Championships WA vs. VIC 

U16 NSW Rams AFL Training 

U16 South Australia AFL Training 

U16 South Pacific AFLTraining 


U16 State Team vs. Queensland School Boy’s Baseball Game 

U16 Vic Country AFL Training 

U17 Men’s and Women’s State Softball Camp 

U17 NSW vs. Australian Navy Cricket Match 

U17’s Football Federation Joey’s Training 

U18 AFL Training 

U18 Female Cricket Camp 

U18 State Baseball Training 


U19 Men’s Australian Baseball Battery Clinic 

U19 Men’s State Softball Championships 

U19 Women’s State Softball Championships 

United Super Seminar 

US Colleges vs. Academies Softball Game 

Vardy’s Road Public School Athletics Carnival 

Western Baseball League Competition 

Western Sydney Academy of Sports Baseball Training 

Western Sydney Wanderers Training 

Westfield Sports High School Baseball Proud Shield 

Westlink M& Cities Marathon 

William Clarke College Senior Athletics Carnival 

William Dean Public School Athletics Carnival 

Windsor High School Athletics Carnival 

Women’s A-League NSW Koalas vs. Sydney Football 

Women’s Baseball League Training 

Women’s International Cricket Training 

Women’s Invitational Baseball Competition 

Women’s League Baseball Competition 

Women’s NSW 2nd XI vs NSW Women’s U18 Cricket Match 

Women’s Rose Bowl Australia vs. New Zealand 

Women’s State Country Cricket Challenge 

Women’s State League Softball Competition 

Women’s U15 Emerging Breakers Cricket Training 

World Boy’s Baseball Trials 

Young Matilda’s National Team Training Camp 

Young Socceroos Training Camp 

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Eastern Road 

Rooty Hill NSW 2766 

PO Box 63 

Blacktown NSW 2148 

P: (02) 9839 6591 

F: (02) 9832 2378 

www.blacktownsportspark.com.au

2011/2012 Year In Review - Blacktown International Sportspark

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