VenuesWest

We would like to congratulate former VenuesWest Ambassadors Sarah Edmiston and Nikita Hains on their remarkable careers, following their retirement announcements earlier this week. Both athletes made Australia proud on the world stage. Edmiston competed in both the Tokyo and Paris Paralympic Games, winning bronze in the Discus F64 in Tokyo. Hains represented Australia at the Tokyo Olympics and won bronze at the 2024 Doha World Aquatics Championships in the Diving team event. We are proud to have been able to support these incredible athletes through our ambassador program, as well as see their hard work up close as they trained at WA Athletics Stadium and HBF Stadium.

Optus Stadium will host an exhibition match between the Indigenous All Stars and Fremantle on Saturday 15 February! The Indigenous All Stars last played in 2015, taking on West Coast in front of almost 10,000 fans at a sold out Leederville Oval. Ticket details will be released in the coming weeks.

The United Cup draw is in, and we can look forward to seeing the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz in action at RAC Arena! Tickets are on sale from tomorrow: https://lnkd.in/gFm3F5BN

2023/24 saw VenuesWest make significant headway towards our vision to be Australia's leading provider of sport and entertainment venues and precincts. With the support of the State Government, we've delivered a number of national and international events that have contributed to diversifying the Western Australian economy. We are very proud to have enjoyed the success we have, and acknowledge that this would not be possible without the unwavering dedication of our team across multiple venues. Some of our momentous achievements are featured below and the VenuesWest 2023/24 Annual Report can now be read at: https://lnkd.in/gZhZ66dJ

After inspiring us all in Paris, 3m springboard silver medallist 🥈 Maddi Keeney visited the Bruce Prance Dryland Diving Centre to reunite with her former Diving WA coaches, and meet with the next generation of WA’s divers.

Perth will host the Ashes opener for first time in 43 years, with the West Test to be played from 21-25 November 2025 at Optus Stadium! Tickets will go on sale next year, but fans can register their interest now on the Cricket Australia website.

RAC Arena's Concert Superpass Raffle Returns for 2025🎟️🎤 Dreaming of an unbeatable year of live music? This exclusive pass includes two tickets to EVERY concert at RAC Arena in 2025—starting with the world premiere of Kylie Minogue’s highly anticipated ‘Tension Tour’! You’ll also see headliners like Childish Gambino, Katy Perry and Gracie Abrams. Plus, enjoy a $1,000 food & beverage voucher. Raffle tickets are just $10 with funds raised going to support long-time community partner, The Salvation Army. Enter now: https://lnkd.in/grsTfGdc

Following 10 years of support from our naming rights partner HBF, we are entering a new era for two of our flagship venues. From 1 January 2025, HBF Arena will return to its former name of Arena Joondalup, while HBF Stadium in Mount Claremont will rebrand as the Perth High Performance Centre (Perth HPC). The below concept images show how the venues may look following the rebranding process. We look forward to continuing our strong partnership with HBF as our ongoing naming rights partner at HBF Park. VenuesWest CEO David Etherton said the organisation looked forward to continuing to welcome millions of customers every year into these venues, which are both hubs for high quality sport and entertainment experiences in the state. “The renaming of these venues marks an exciting new chapter for two of VenuesWest’s flagship venues,” Etherton said. “Arena Joondalup has long been an important venue for sport and entertainment for the people in Perth’s northern suburbs and beyond. This summer will also see the venue host two of Perth’s Premier Music festivals. “The renaming of HBF Stadium in Mount Claremont to the Perth HPC (Perth High Performance Centre) reflects our vision and purpose to support high-performance sport in Western Australia. “The Perth HPC, as it will soon be known, has supported a long list of Olympic and Paralympic athletes in their quest to represent Australia, including 2024 Olympic medallists Iona Anderson and Josh Yong, who currently train at the venue as part of the WAIS athlete program. “We thank HBF for the strong partnership with these venues over the past 10 years and look forward to continuing this relationship at HBF Park. The next few years promise to be very exciting for HBF Park and we look forward to working with HBF over this time. “We also extend our thanks to our stakeholders, members, and customers for their ongoing support as we continue to deliver world class sport and entertainment experiences in Western Australia.”

HoopsFest was a fantastic festival of Australian basketball across four of our venues! On top of the action on the court, we showcased the new superscreen at RAC Arena and several upgrades to bring a new court to HBF Stadium. The Bendat Basketball Centre hosted four WNBL games and the U18 Australian Club Championships played out at HBF Arena. Congratulations to everyone involved in making the week a huge success 🏀

Big news, the Perth Track Classic is returning to WA Athletics Stadium! Event day is 1 March, 2025 and will feature some of the best athletes from Australia and around the world. Ticket and athlete information coming soon 👀 https://lnkd.in/gP5vk8Rw