09-08-2025
Broadmeadow plan reveals land set aside for new entertainment centre
The rezoning of Broadmeadow will unlock 3.5 hectares for a new indoor arena and four hectares of land at Newcastle Showground for public recreation and community events.
The details have been revealed in a finalisation report for the Broadmeadow precinct rezoning proposal.
The Newcastle Herald reported on August 8 that the NSW government had completed rezoning of the first four government-owned sites: Go Karts and stadium forecourt, Newcastle Showground, Basketball Stadium and PCYC and the Locomitive Heritage Park.
New planning controls will enable up to 3200 homes to be built on government-owned land, while a newly released artist's impression shows an entertainment centre located adjacent to McDonald Jones Stadium.
Almost 80 submissions were made regarding the rezoning proposal. Sport and open space were the most heavily featured themes followed by density and height, and traffic, transport and parking.
Concerns were raised in submissions about a perceived loss of green space and recreation areas.
The report said public access to open space would increase under the rezoning proposal, including four hectares of zoned open space at Newcastle Showground available for public recreation and community events and about 3.5 hectares of land zoned for a multipurpose indoor arena that would replace the entertainment centre.
Those new spaces are expected to be delivered in the first five years.
There was general support for an indoor arena in the proposed location near the stadium.
Some submissions also called for a basketball stadium to be accommodated within the precinct.
Plans have been lodged to build a new basketball stadium at New Lambton due to the government's plans to rezone the existing basketball stadium site. However, the proposed new location has attracted fierce opposition from residents and sporting clubs.
The report said the relocation of the basketball stadium to New Lambton was a "separate" process.
The completion of the rezoning has been welcomed by industry groups and stakeholders.
Housing Industry Association Hunter executive director Craig Jennion said new planning controls to enable up to 3200 homes were "the starting gun the residential construction sector has been eagerly awaiting".
"Yesterday's release of the HIA-Cotality Residential Land Report ranked Newcastle and Lake Macquarie as the seventh most expensive regional market in Australia and the sixth highest regional land price per square metre over the March quarter 2025," he said.
"With the high level of demand for residential building in the lower Hunter, the stage 1 rezonings will in time be a catalyst in alleviating pressures on the housing sector, delivering much-needed housing stock."
Business Hunter acting CEO Amy De Lore said Broadmeadow's transformation was a 30-year vision, but it was "vitally important that we start to create momentum now to attract private-sector interest".
"Today's announcements will help to generate that momentum," she said. "The state-led rezonings bring those four areas a step closer to being development-ready.
"This is an area three times the size of Sydney's new Bradfield city centre and sits three kilometres from the centre of NSW's major regional city, so it is a significant precinct development for our region and the state."
Property Council Hunter and Central Coast regional director Nuatali Nelmes said the rezoning was a major move to help unlock one of regional NSW's most significant renewal opportunities.
"Broadmeadow has all the ingredients to become a nationally significant mixed-use precinct - and with the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) confirmed as the delivery lead, we now have the right structures in place to make it happen," Ms Nelmes said.
"This is a place where homes, jobs and high-speed rail will intersect - a genuine gateway to the Hunter. It will take dedicated coordination and early funding for enabling works to bring that vision to life and create a vibrant, connected community at the heart of the Hunter."
HCCDC will prepare an infrastructure delivery plan to investigate the requirements for delivering the state or regional infrastructure to support the Broadmeadow precinct.
The rezoning of Broadmeadow will unlock 3.5 hectares for a new indoor arena and four hectares of land at Newcastle Showground for public recreation and community events.
The details have been revealed in a finalisation report for the Broadmeadow precinct rezoning proposal.
The Newcastle Herald reported on August 8 that the NSW government had completed rezoning of the first four government-owned sites: Go Karts and stadium forecourt, Newcastle Showground, Basketball Stadium and PCYC and the Locomitive Heritage Park.
New planning controls will enable up to 3200 homes to be built on government-owned land, while a newly released artist's impression shows an entertainment centre located adjacent to McDonald Jones Stadium.
Almost 80 submissions were made regarding the rezoning proposal. Sport and open space were the most heavily featured themes followed by density and height, and traffic, transport and parking.
Concerns were raised in submissions about a perceived loss of green space and recreation areas.
The report said public access to open space would increase under the rezoning proposal, including four hectares of zoned open space at Newcastle Showground available for public recreation and community events and about 3.5 hectares of land zoned for a multipurpose indoor arena that would replace the entertainment centre.
Those new spaces are expected to be delivered in the first five years.
There was general support for an indoor arena in the proposed location near the stadium.
Some submissions also called for a basketball stadium to be accommodated within the precinct.
Plans have been lodged to build a new basketball stadium at New Lambton due to the government's plans to rezone the existing basketball stadium site. However, the proposed new location has attracted fierce opposition from residents and sporting clubs.
The report said the relocation of the basketball stadium to New Lambton was a "separate" process.
The completion of the rezoning has been welcomed by industry groups and stakeholders.
Housing Industry Association Hunter executive director Craig Jennion said new planning controls to enable up to 3200 homes were "the starting gun the residential construction sector has been eagerly awaiting".
"Yesterday's release of the HIA-Cotality Residential Land Report ranked Newcastle and Lake Macquarie as the seventh most expensive regional market in Australia and the sixth highest regional land price per square metre over the March quarter 2025," he said.
"With the high level of demand for residential building in the lower Hunter, the stage 1 rezonings will in time be a catalyst in alleviating pressures on the housing sector, delivering much-needed housing stock."
Business Hunter acting CEO Amy De Lore said Broadmeadow's transformation was a 30-year vision, but it was "vitally important that we start to create momentum now to attract private-sector interest".
"Today's announcements will help to generate that momentum," she said. "The state-led rezonings bring those four areas a step closer to being development-ready.
"This is an area three times the size of Sydney's new Bradfield city centre and sits three kilometres from the centre of NSW's major regional city, so it is a significant precinct development for our region and the state."
Property Council Hunter and Central Coast regional director Nuatali Nelmes said the rezoning was a major move to help unlock one of regional NSW's most significant renewal opportunities.
"Broadmeadow has all the ingredients to become a nationally significant mixed-use precinct - and with the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) confirmed as the delivery lead, we now have the right structures in place to make it happen," Ms Nelmes said.
"This is a place where homes, jobs and high-speed rail will intersect - a genuine gateway to the Hunter. It will take dedicated coordination and early funding for enabling works to bring that vision to life and create a vibrant, connected community at the heart of the Hunter."
HCCDC will prepare an infrastructure delivery plan to investigate the requirements for delivering the state or regional infrastructure to support the Broadmeadow precinct.
The rezoning of Broadmeadow will unlock 3.5 hectares for a new indoor arena and four hectares of land at Newcastle Showground for public recreation and community events.
The details have been revealed in a finalisation report for the Broadmeadow precinct rezoning proposal.
The Newcastle Herald reported on August 8 that the NSW government had completed rezoning of the first four government-owned sites: Go Karts and stadium forecourt, Newcastle Showground, Basketball Stadium and PCYC and the Locomitive Heritage Park.
New planning controls will enable up to 3200 homes to be built on government-owned land, while a newly released artist's impression shows an entertainment centre located adjacent to McDonald Jones Stadium.
Almost 80 submissions were made regarding the rezoning proposal. Sport and open space were the most heavily featured themes followed by density and height, and traffic, transport and parking.
Concerns were raised in submissions about a perceived loss of green space and recreation areas.
The report said public access to open space would increase under the rezoning proposal, including four hectares of zoned open space at Newcastle Showground available for public recreation and community events and about 3.5 hectares of land zoned for a multipurpose indoor arena that would replace the entertainment centre.
Those new spaces are expected to be delivered in the first five years.
There was general support for an indoor arena in the proposed location near the stadium.
Some submissions also called for a basketball stadium to be accommodated within the precinct.
Plans have been lodged to build a new basketball stadium at New Lambton due to the government's plans to rezone the existing basketball stadium site. However, the proposed new location has attracted fierce opposition from residents and sporting clubs.
The report said the relocation of the basketball stadium to New Lambton was a "separate" process.
The completion of the rezoning has been welcomed by industry groups and stakeholders.
Housing Industry Association Hunter executive director Craig Jennion said new planning controls to enable up to 3200 homes were "the starting gun the residential construction sector has been eagerly awaiting".
"Yesterday's release of the HIA-Cotality Residential Land Report ranked Newcastle and Lake Macquarie as the seventh most expensive regional market in Australia and the sixth highest regional land price per square metre over the March quarter 2025," he said.
"With the high level of demand for residential building in the lower Hunter, the stage 1 rezonings will in time be a catalyst in alleviating pressures on the housing sector, delivering much-needed housing stock."
Business Hunter acting CEO Amy De Lore said Broadmeadow's transformation was a 30-year vision, but it was "vitally important that we start to create momentum now to attract private-sector interest".
"Today's announcements will help to generate that momentum," she said. "The state-led rezonings bring those four areas a step closer to being development-ready.
"This is an area three times the size of Sydney's new Bradfield city centre and sits three kilometres from the centre of NSW's major regional city, so it is a significant precinct development for our region and the state."
Property Council Hunter and Central Coast regional director Nuatali Nelmes said the rezoning was a major move to help unlock one of regional NSW's most significant renewal opportunities.
"Broadmeadow has all the ingredients to become a nationally significant mixed-use precinct - and with the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) confirmed as the delivery lead, we now have the right structures in place to make it happen," Ms Nelmes said.
"This is a place where homes, jobs and high-speed rail will intersect - a genuine gateway to the Hunter. It will take dedicated coordination and early funding for enabling works to bring that vision to life and create a vibrant, connected community at the heart of the Hunter."
HCCDC will prepare an infrastructure delivery plan to investigate the requirements for delivering the state or regional infrastructure to support the Broadmeadow precinct.
The rezoning of Broadmeadow will unlock 3.5 hectares for a new indoor arena and four hectares of land at Newcastle Showground for public recreation and community events.
The details have been revealed in a finalisation report for the Broadmeadow precinct rezoning proposal.
The Newcastle Herald reported on August 8 that the NSW government had completed rezoning of the first four government-owned sites: Go Karts and stadium forecourt, Newcastle Showground, Basketball Stadium and PCYC and the Locomitive Heritage Park.
New planning controls will enable up to 3200 homes to be built on government-owned land, while a newly released artist's impression shows an entertainment centre located adjacent to McDonald Jones Stadium.
Almost 80 submissions were made regarding the rezoning proposal. Sport and open space were the most heavily featured themes followed by density and height, and traffic, transport and parking.
Concerns were raised in submissions about a perceived loss of green space and recreation areas.
The report said public access to open space would increase under the rezoning proposal, including four hectares of zoned open space at Newcastle Showground available for public recreation and community events and about 3.5 hectares of land zoned for a multipurpose indoor arena that would replace the entertainment centre.
Those new spaces are expected to be delivered in the first five years.
There was general support for an indoor arena in the proposed location near the stadium.
Some submissions also called for a basketball stadium to be accommodated within the precinct.
Plans have been lodged to build a new basketball stadium at New Lambton due to the government's plans to rezone the existing basketball stadium site. However, the proposed new location has attracted fierce opposition from residents and sporting clubs.
The report said the relocation of the basketball stadium to New Lambton was a "separate" process.
The completion of the rezoning has been welcomed by industry groups and stakeholders.
Housing Industry Association Hunter executive director Craig Jennion said new planning controls to enable up to 3200 homes were "the starting gun the residential construction sector has been eagerly awaiting".
"Yesterday's release of the HIA-Cotality Residential Land Report ranked Newcastle and Lake Macquarie as the seventh most expensive regional market in Australia and the sixth highest regional land price per square metre over the March quarter 2025," he said.
"With the high level of demand for residential building in the lower Hunter, the stage 1 rezonings will in time be a catalyst in alleviating pressures on the housing sector, delivering much-needed housing stock."
Business Hunter acting CEO Amy De Lore said Broadmeadow's transformation was a 30-year vision, but it was "vitally important that we start to create momentum now to attract private-sector interest".
"Today's announcements will help to generate that momentum," she said. "The state-led rezonings bring those four areas a step closer to being development-ready.
"This is an area three times the size of Sydney's new Bradfield city centre and sits three kilometres from the centre of NSW's major regional city, so it is a significant precinct development for our region and the state."
Property Council Hunter and Central Coast regional director Nuatali Nelmes said the rezoning was a major move to help unlock one of regional NSW's most significant renewal opportunities.
"Broadmeadow has all the ingredients to become a nationally significant mixed-use precinct - and with the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) confirmed as the delivery lead, we now have the right structures in place to make it happen," Ms Nelmes said.
"This is a place where homes, jobs and high-speed rail will intersect - a genuine gateway to the Hunter. It will take dedicated coordination and early funding for enabling works to bring that vision to life and create a vibrant, connected community at the heart of the Hunter."
HCCDC will prepare an infrastructure delivery plan to investigate the requirements for delivering the state or regional infrastructure to support the Broadmeadow precinct.
