Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility

Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility

Location	Speers Point, NSW, Australia
Coordinates	32°57′35″S 151°37′8.2″E / 32.95972°S 151.618944°ECoordinates: 32°57′35″S 151°37′8.2″E / 32.95972°S 151.618944°E
Owner	Northern NSW Football and the NSW State Government Hunter Infrastructure & Investment Fund
Operator	Northern NSW Football
Construction
Broke ground	28 March 2014[1]
Built	2014
Opened	26 November 2014
Construction cost	AUD $11.3 million (2014)
Architect	ADW Johnson Pty Ltd [2]
Project manager	ADW Johnson Pty Ltd

The Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility (LMRFF) is a football facility located in Speers Point, NSW.

Developed in 2014, it consists of:

• 2 full-size synthetic football fields,
• 10 five-a-side football fields,
• an administration building,
• a 120-space vehicle parking area and associated infrastructure.

FFA Cup

LMRFF is the host for the NNSW FFA Cup Qualifying final rounds. The inaugural event at the facility is to be played on the weekend of 20–21 June 2015.^[3]

Newcastle Jets

On May 21 2015, it was announced that the LMRFF would become the training facility for A-League team, the Newcastle Jets.^[4] This coincided with FFA taking ownership of the club. The team had previously trained at Ray Watt Oval at the University of Newcastle.

References

1. "Construction underway for $11.3 million Lake Macquarie Football Facility". Lake Macquarie City Council. 28 March 2014.
2. "Community Newsletter 2" (PDF). lakemac.com.au.
3. "Westfield FFA Cup Qualification Weekend Participants Determined". http://www.northernnswfootball.com.au/. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. External link in |work= (help)
4. "FFA Move In To Start New Future At Jets". http://www.nbnnews.com.au/. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. External link in |work= (help)

External links

• , Project Plans
• Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility