City of Cockburn Council’s $10.53 million Frankland Park Sports and Community Facility is
turning heads in WA and nationally in just its first year of operation.
Home to Hammond Park Junior Football Club, the facility was nominated by the West Australian Football Commission as the state’s entrant in the Australian Football League’s recently announced 2023 Ken Gannon Community Football Facilities Awards.
It is also a finalist in the Community Facility category of the Parks & Leisure Australia
(WA) 2023 Awards of Excellence.
Should it win the WA award category, the facility will qualify for the national awards, which are due to be announced in October.
Council says the facility is sought after by a growing population of young families in Hammond Park, with around seven groups and 1,500+ regular weekly users enjoying a range of opportunities for sporting and community activities.
The facility is also home to the Braves Baseball Club and Hammond Park Community
Association and is large enough to accommodate regional events and tournaments.
It features two AFL-size ovals with 100 lux LED floodlighting and a club room and
equipment storage space, commercial kitchen and kiosk, four players’ changerooms, two umpires’ changerooms, a first aid room, external public toilets, a 200sqm function room, 100sqm community activity room, a baseball batting cage, playground and spectator viewing area.
The facility is a welcome addition to the Hammond Park area, where the population is expected to double over the next 20 years.