Passmore Oval Wickham Grandstand

Wickham’s Passmore Oval is home to the Hamilton Hawks Rugby Club and is shared with cricket clubs in the summer.

We have delivered a new two-storey structure built behind the current heritage-listed grandstand. The extension and upgrade of the grandstand includes female change rooms, a meeting room and disability features such as amenities, a lift and viewing space for wheelchair users.

These works are in line with our 10-year Strategic Sports Plan which aims to provide amenities that support universal access and meet the growing population and future demand of the Newcastle community.

Works completed

The $2.6 million project was a collaboration between City of Newcastle (CN) and the Hamilton Hawks Rugby Union Club, which successfully applied for $1 million from the NSW Government under the Greater Cities Sport Facility Fund. The upgrade included:

Dedicated female changerooms.
A shared exercise and training area.
New storage rooms.
A new community meeting room.
A new lift and accessibility improvements.

Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes joins CN staff, President of Hamilton Hawks Rugby Union Club Lesa Mason, Hawks players and officials, Hamilton-Wickham Cricket Club secretary Paul Rodgers and EJE Architecture representatives at the new-look Passmore Oval grandstand.

Latest News:

29 April 2024 New Grandstand sets inclusive benchmark for Newcastle

15 March 2023 Multimillion-dollar grandstand upgrade at Wickham

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
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