The Federal Government has recently announced funding, along with contributions from Campbelltown City Council, Western Sydney University, UrbanGrowth NSW and AFL, to establish the Campbelltown Sports and Health Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Western Sydney University, Campbelltown Campus. 

The CoE will co-locate facilities for elite sports training, administration and operational spaces, as well as sports and recreational areas for the community. The CoE will address the unmet need in South West Sydney for quality sporting facilities and will accommodate a range of elite training and sports science research activities, and include specialist equipment such as an altitude training centre and a hydrotherapy pool, which can be used for rehabilitative purposes.

The CoE will also include multiple gymnasiums, indoor courts, and training and playing fields. In addition to providing aspiring athletes a pathway to elite sport, the CoE will provide a myriad of health facilities providing individual and inter-professional health and medical services and be a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in service provision and clinical training across many of the Western Sydney University disciplines.

It is estimated that the precinct will have major economic benefits for Campbelltown, contributing between $22 million and $27 million worth of value to the community over the next 10 years.