A contemporary home for hockey
The WA Government is investing $163 million to build the Australian Hockey Centre, cementing WA as the nation's premier hockey destination.
This exciting project will transform the current Perth Hockey Stadium into a world-class facility to be enjoyed by everyone — from grassroots players at local clubs through to Australia’s and the world’s top athletes.
The centre will also be the new dedicated home for Hockey Australia’s Centre of Excellence and High Performance Program.
This project is part of the WA Government’s PlayOn WA initiative to deliver 2,030 community infrastructure items across WA by 2030.
ADCO Constructions has been appointed as the project builder and work has now started on the Australian Hockey Centre!
Early-stage works will include contractor mobilisation, establishment of site offices, fencing and demolition.
Roadworks will also soon begin on a new entry from Hayman Road which may cause some temporary disruptions to nearby roads.
All work will be conducted within the permitted construction hours of 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday.
There will now be limited parking at the northern end of Curtin University’s Bentley campus off University Boulevard.
Some carparks will be permanently closed while other parking spaces will be significantly reduced.
ACROD parking bays will still be available.
For information on alternative travel and parking options please visit Curtin University’s Bentley Campus Parking page.
Hockey WA and Hockey Australia will remain onsite, and 2 pitches will be open for the full duration of construction.
This will help ensure continuity for athletes, clubs, competitions and development programs during the build.
Perth will soon cement its status as the nation's premier hockey destination with work now underway for the new Australian Hockey Centre
Local Western Australian artists Jon Tarry and James Morton, working together as TARRMACstudio, have been awarded the Australian Hockey Centre’s $576,000 public art contract.
The transformation of the Australian Hockey Centre has reached a major milestone, with the completion of the Expression of Interest stage and release of the main works tender.
The Australian Hockey Centre is on track, with completion of one of four new international-standard pitches, including lighting and turf upgrades.
Negotiations are now complete for the construction of the Hockey Australia Centre of Excellence, allowing a state-of the-art hub for hockey to be established at Curtin University in Bentley.
The State Government has been successful in its bid to keep Hockey Australia's High Performance Program in Perth.
The State Government — in partnership with Hockey WA — has made a $135 million proposal to retain the high performance hockey program in Perth.
Credit: Hunt Architects
The Office of Major Infrastructure Delivery (OMID) is leading construction of the Australian Hockey Centre on behalf of the State.
OMID is working in close partnership with the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport (CITS), VenuesWest, Hockey WA, Hockey Australia and other key stakeholders to ensure hockey and the WA hockey community are the big winners from this opportunity.
The Australian Hockey Centre project aims to deliver a facility that:
can be used as a training base for touring/international teams.
Western Australia has a rich hockey tradition which has enabled Australia’s men’s and women’s teams to be world leaders in the sport.
Perth Hockey Stadium, located at Curtin University’s Bentley campus, has been the home of hockey and Western Australia’s premier hockey venue since 1979. The Australian Institute of Sport’s Hockey Unit was established in Perth in 1984.
In 2022, the WA Government, in partnership with Hockey WA, was successful in a national bid to host the Hockey Australia Centre for Excellence and retain the Hockey Australia High Performance Program in Perth until 31 December 2042.
This long-term approach will support the next 4 Olympic cycles and provide Hockey Australia with a solid foundation for building its program well into the future.
In October 2024, the development deed was executed between the State and Curtin University securing the site to construct the Australian Hockey Centre.
Construction will support more than 200 jobs and contribute to $34.4 million in Gross State Product to WA.
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