Cockburn ARC is an
aquatic and recreation centre located in the southern
Perth
Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...
suburb of
Cockburn Central. The facility also contains the administrative and training headquarters of professional
Australian Football League club the
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fr ...
.
Community use
The ARC is owned and operated by the
City of Cockburn
The City of Cockburn ( ) is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about south of Fremantle and about south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and had a p ...
which provides community access to most of the facilities. There are indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities as well as basketball courts. Swim, fitness and sports classes are available. The centre features three
water slide
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s that opened in May 2017.
Fremantle Football Club
After being previous based at
Fremantle Oval
Fremantle Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as Fremantle Community Bank Oval, is a stadium in the centre of Fremantle, Western Australia, located on Parry Street. It currently has a capacity of 17,500 with terracing and a members ...
, in February 2015 the
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fr ...
announced that it would move to the new facility. Construction of the $109 million facility began later that year. The major features of the facility include:
* Two training ovals, including one big enough to replicate every AFL ground and a GPS program that shows instantly where goal posts and markings can be moved to replicate other stadium dimensions
* Indoor training centre with half a football oval marked across six basketball courts (also available for community use)
* Aquatic recovery, hydrotherapy and pools area, an altitude chamber with sleeping area for players and an indoor running track
* Club function centre and a retail outlet
* Dedicated football department housing offices for the club's AFL/AFLW coaches and staff
The Dockers moved into the facility in February 2017.
Awards
* Community Facility of the Year Award — 2018 Parks and Leisure Australia Awards
See also
*
Cockburn Central
References
External links
Official websiteCockburn ARC at fremantlefc.com.au*
{{AFL grounds
Fremantle Football Club
City of Cockburn
1895 establishments in Australia