We're at crisis point: the ACT needs a sports facilities strategy

ACT government is holding back every sport from progressing in this city with its neglection to build a new stadium and new facilities. The fact that people can’t see this is laughable, then they wonder why we can’t get anywhere in sports further than we are now. This goes for junior sport also with the lack of facilities and expecting most codes to play on the multipurpose grounds around the same time. Great article, glad more spotlight is being shared on this.

2 million $ Beach Volleyball makes sense for 2 month of the year

What we need is a futsal play area built on prime land near the lake by the then Liberal government. Used once then made into a car park. The good old days.

Definitely an indoor velodrome – for athletes, entertainment for locals and tourism when hosting events and carnivals – see SA for guidance.

Add to the mix an indoor Velodrome

The AIS is a federal government facility that is out dated and under uterlised. However a multi function stadium convention centre in the middle of town would be an asset that will create commercial activity by attracting not only sporting events but also music festivals big artists conventions that are lost to Sydney and Melbourne. It is time to act now while money is cheap and take charge of what this city is capable of achieving and presenting with the right facility’s.

So why do we put up with this!? Canberra needs to wake up and realise we have important issues that aren’t minority conservatism we need deal with

This is one of the reasons we left Canberra. The government has lost its way. Priorities all over the shop. Drove our business down. Sad. I grew up in Canberra when it was great.

Short term, not much can be done. Long term, Caps need a new home, BACT have a court shortage, our NBL1 teams should have a better venue too. Could something like State Basketball Centre be built here?

We’re not really a city that benefits from pork barrelling. Surely Queanbeyan got a fancy indoor stadium from ‘sports rorts’

In terms of Rugby though, outside of the occasional international match, Brumbies matches are struggling to pull a crowd of 10,000. Raiders home games are the same (unless either team is winning). Where is the value in building a 30,000 seat stadium if it’s not even going to be half full for most the games?

It’s not just adult sport, there is not enough facilities for kids indoor sports as well.

Whilst as a Raiders fan, I love the atmosphere and history of Canberra Stadium, but would love a bigger, more modern stadium with an attached club and a car park that isn’t a paddock.

And volleyball as well

Visit the sports facilities in regional centres like Wagga, Bendigo etc, our facilities here pale in comparison. Embarrassing for a capital city.

Why don’t they just convert Canberra stadium into an outdoor basketball area so when’s it’s not raining the caps can just play there if it’s not getting used by the footy teams

New ice rink!!

While ever Chairman Barr and his mob and the anti-development Greens are in power we won’t see anything useful done on this front!

Alistair Wise sounds like a huge waste of money, like churches, and statues

Australia’s smallest state looks like it can manage its budget and deliver facilities for its communities 🤷‍♂️

Why couldn’t they have kept the airport vaccine open and closed the AIS one Mr Barr doesn’t give a rats you know what when it comes to sport in Canberra

… I mean, ok, sure, sounds like there’s more enthusiasm for sport than there is capacity to support it.
But to use the word ‘crisis’ to describe that when significant parts of QLD and NSW are underwater, and eastern Europe is at war, feels a bit on the nose.

How dare the ACT use a facility to help its citizens get vaccinated safely during a pandemic… wow I didnt realise how selfish the sporting community really were here…

For a capital city Canberra is pretty unappealing

No stadium to replace Bruce or update, no funding to refurbish the AIS. no funding for a decent sized convention centre, but we pay millions for GWSAFL to play a few games down here and they did give us a light rail to nowhere that cost a billion dollars. No funding for the womens football world cup or cricket world cup. Police, hospitals and schools under funded. And they prioritise, reducing the voting age to 16 and legalising drug addicts that only have small amounts of ICE, Heroin and Cocaine. The Caps will be playing the finals in Wollongong, Raiders may end up back at Sieffert Oval and who knows where the Brumbies will end up. What ever happened to the V8’s and the Dragway? Where is the money they get from the highest rates in Australia going? What a wonderful government we have “NOT”.

We would if the government don’t waste money. If only they come out and said how much they actually spent on the Canberra capitals move to NCC. And how they brought a portable court from a company then has never built one that got delivered to the point it was to dangerous to play on

Lack of facilities in Canberra is a disgrace
But they are telling parents to get the kids out and active 😑

we need low-cost housing more!

Move the vaccination centre out of the AIS.

Dont forget about all the car enthusiasts or “hoon’s” as some people like to say.. if there was a proper burnout pad, there would be significantly less of it happening on the roads.