Jubilee Park Indoor Stadium Redevelopment
Officially opened in October 2023, the new $36.6 million Jubilee Park Stadium is more than our premier multi-sports complex.
It's the culmination of a shared vision, passion and strong collaboration across government and sports groups to create a sporting and community hub for the south-east that will bring people together and support the development of opportunities for women in sport.
Featuring six courts — including a show court with capacity to seat 1,000 people — as well cricket/multi-purpose training facilities, occasional childcare, modern cafe, event rooms and female-friendly facilities, the stadium replaces a two-court netball facility that had been well and truly outgrown.
The new stadium – which is funded by Council, the Australian and Victorian Governments, Cricket Australia/Victoria and Frankston and District Netball Association (FDNA) - will now be able to host Victorian Netball League competitions. And Frankston’s state level competition team, Peninsula Waves, will also be able to play at their home base and showcase the netball pathway to young and aspiring netballers.
In a further coup for the local community, FDNA will operate the stadium, providing increased/diverse participation opportunities.
But it’s not just netballers who will benefit. The facility is also designed to support basketball, cricket, and volleyball.
While the stadium is the largest and most visible change within Jubilee Park in the past few years, it is one of many implemented as part of the park’s master plan.
Other projects just completed or underway in the precinct include:
- Realigning the Hill Street access road with car parking
- Enlarging the Trotting Track oval
- New sports lighting on John Coburn oval and the Trotting Track oval
- Additional paved pathways around the Trotting Track and carpark
- Reconstruction of a new Kevin Collopy pavilion
- New pathways, landscaping, and tree planting
In the past few years, Council also constructed 13 outdoor netball courts, upgraded lighting for football night games and training, and built new cricket nets and a new play space.
Sustainable design
Sustainability has been top of mind when designing the new stadium.
And it’s no mean feat for a building of this size! We’ve considered materials, waste, water, power use, and the natural environment and more.
Some of the sustainable design features include:
- Three 27kL rainwater tanks for the toilets flushing and irrigation.
- 99kW Solar PV and energy efficient fittings to reduce energy use.
- Zero gas used.
- Extensive use of responsibly sourced and recycled materials
- Effective ventilation strategy at the show courts to ensure occupant comfort. This includes energy- efficient, passive conditioning using a combination of well insulated building envelope, natural ventilation, and ceiling sweep fans
- Low VOC/formaldehyde materials throughout the building to enhance indoor air quality
Cultural heritage, art and sports come together
Frankston City benefits greatly from the traditional culture of our Aboriginal people, and we’re excited to have this reflected in the façade screen of the new Jubilee Park Stadium.
The beautiful screen design is based on artwork by Bunurong man, John Winch. It depicts the changing of waterways within Bunurong Country, both by nature and humans. Bunurong people constructed fish and eel traps and more recently, waterways have been channelled or hidden underground. Bunurong people are working with others to restore Frankston’s natural waterways.
This artwork complements the presence of Nairm Marr Djambana (an Aboriginal gathering place) which is also located within Jubilee Park.
Government collaboration pays off
Jubilee Park Stadium was made possible through collaboration across all levels of government, with funding from Council, the Australian and Victorian Governments, alongside the FDNA and Cricket Australia and Victoria.
Joining State Member for Frankston Paul Edbrooke and Mayor Nathan Conroy for walk-though of the complex prior to its opening, Federal Member for Dunkley Peta Murphy said she was proud to have played a key role in a project that supports a topic close to her heart – showcasing women in sport.
“Jubilee Park is set to become a centre for sports excellence, enabling more women and girls to be involved in sport from recreation through to elite levels,” she said.
Mr Edbrooke congratulated everyone involved in the project and said the community were the big winners.
“While this is an elite sporting facility, it is so much more – it's a massive community asset that will bring people together in Frankston and acknowledges our City’s position as a lifestyle hub of the south-east,” he said.
What’s on the outside counts too
We’re keeping it green around Jubilee Park Stadium! In fact, the precinct car park was redesigned to reduce the impacts on the environment as much as possible – including minimising vegetation removal.
What that means is a very non-traditional car park, but one scattered with garden beds and planter boxes. In fact, two large clusters of about 100 mature trees were retained in the car park to provide greater ecological benefits to flora and fauna. As an added bonus, they provide a visual canopy and screen for nearby residents.
We’re also:
- Introducing habitat structures with nesting boxes and logs made from some of the trees that needed to be removed, to encourage native animals to stay on site
- Rehabilitating the existing areas of remnant native vegetation within Jubilee Park by planting 47,000 trees, shrubs, ground covers and grasses
If these walls could talk…
We love a good art installation in Frankston City – but one that’s sustainable and full of memories really takes the cake!
And that’s exactly what architects of the new Jubilee Park Stadium have done by repurposing parts of the old stadium floorboards to create a beautiful feature wall in the new main court area.
While the floorboards weren’t suitable to be used on the new building floor, they were so well maintained by the Frankston and District Netball Association (FDNA) that architects were able to find another more creative way to repurpose them.
This eye-catching feature wall provides a beautiful connection to the history of the association and players, as well as the evolution of Jubilee Park Stadium from a two-court facility to the six-court premier sport facility.
More information
For all the latest information and updates Jubilee Park projects and updates, please visit the Jubilee Park Engage Frankston Page here.