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Lark Hill currently provides sporting facilities for [[Rugby union]], [[Rugby league]], [[touch football]], [[soccer]], [[softball]], as well as [[Australian rules football]] and [[cricket]]. There is also a synthetic [[field hockey]] pitch.<ref name = fact-sheet-2007/> The complex has lighting suitable for hosting night time events on all sporting fields, multiple changing room facilites, and grandstands for spectator sports events.
Lark Hill currently provides sporting facilities for [[Rugby union]], [[Rugby league]], [[touch football]], [[soccer]], [[softball]], as well as [[Australian rules football]] and [[cricket]]. There is also a synthetic [[field hockey]] pitch.<ref name = fact-sheet-2007/> The complex has lighting suitable for hosting night time events on all sporting fields, multiple changing room facilites, and grandstands for spectator sports events.

It is also one of the home grounds for the [[Perth Spirit]] team that plays in the [[National Rugby Championship]].<ref name = smh-2014/><ref name= nrc-draw-2014/>


The second development stage of Lark Hill, to expand the Australian rules football facilities, was dropped from the Rockingham City 10-year business plan.<ref name = imc-2010/>
The second development stage of Lark Hill, to expand the Australian rules football facilities, was dropped from the Rockingham City 10-year business plan.<ref name = imc-2010/>
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==References==
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Revision as of 12:59, 6 October 2014

Lark Hill Sports Complex
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StandortWarnbro Sound Avenue, Port Kennedy, Western Australia
Coordinates32°23′24″S 115°45′39″E / 32.390098°S 115.760746°E / -32.390098; 115.760746
OwnerCity of Rockingham
SurfaceGrass
Opened2008
Tenants
Rockingham/Mandurah Cricket Club
Rockingham City FC
Rockingham Softball Association
Rockingham Hockey Club
Rockingham Coastal Sharks RL
Rockingham Rugby Club

Lark Hill Sports Complex is a multi-purpose sporting and recreation reserve at Lark Hill in Port Kennedy, Western Australia. It is located on 270 hectares of land approximately 60 km south of Perth, and is owned by the City of Rockingham.[1] Stage one of the development, costing $24 million,[1] was officially opened in 2008.[2]

Lark Hill currently provides sporting facilities for Rugby union, Rugby league, touch football, soccer, softball, as well as Australian rules football and cricket. There is also a synthetic field hockey pitch.[1] The complex has lighting suitable for hosting night time events on all sporting fields, multiple changing room facilites, and grandstands for spectator sports events.

It is also one of the home grounds for the Perth Spirit team that plays in the National Rugby Championship.[3][4]

The second development stage of Lark Hill, to expand the Australian rules football facilities, was dropped from the Rockingham City 10-year business plan.[5]

Tenants as of 2014 include:[6]

  • Cricket: Rockingham/Mandurah District CC
  • Hockey: Rockingham District Hockey Club
  • Rugby league: Rockingham Coastal Sharks
  • Rugby union: Rockingham RUFC
  • Soccer: Rockingham City FC
  • Softball: Rockingham and Districts Softball Association

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lark Hill Sportsplex" (PDF). Rockingham Gateway. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Lark Hill Sports Complex". Rockingham Gateway. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Jackson, Ed (20 August 2014). "Australian rugby set for provincial reboot". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Fixtures draw". Australian Rugby. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Developer urged to play ball at new sports centre". In My Community. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Lark Hill Sports Complex". City of Rockingham. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)