WACA, Subiaco Oval to be sold

Austadiums • Saturday 21st February 2004
The WACA Ground and Subiaco Oval would reportedly be demolished and the land sold under a new plan by West Australian Sport and Recreation Minister Bob Kucera.

Cricket and WA's two AFL teams would share a proposed new 60,000-seat sports stadium under the plan, according to a report in today's West Australian newspaper.

The stadium could be built at Belmont Park race course as part of a move to rationalise Perth's major sporting facilities.

Kucera will meet WACA chairman Charles Fear and WA Football Commission chairman Neale Fong this week to outline his vision to bring the two major sports together by 2020.

At least half of the funding for the proposed multi-sport stadium would be expected to come from the sale of the two grounds.

Construction of a new stadium of such a size has been estimated to cost about $200 million.

Kucera has asked WA's Department of Sport and Recreation to start putting together a task force to look at Perth's sporting needs in the next 20 years.

"There is no doubt that there will be a requirement for the major sports to come together in the future," Kucera said.

Fear said practical issues meant it was unlikely that cricket would move from the WACA for many years while Fong said future planning was essential.

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The WACA Ground and Subiaco Oval would reportedly be demolished and the land sold under a new plan by West Australian Sport and Recreation Minister Bob Kucera.
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