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| Coordinates | 37°57′55″S 145°07′34″E / 37.965379783534935°S 145.12608344597305°E |
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| Owner | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Operator | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2024 |
| Opened | 2025 |
| Architect | Peddle Thorp Architects[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Hawthorn Football Club Administration & Training (2025–present) | |
The Kennedy Community Centre is the future training facility and headquarters of Australian rules football club the Hawthorn Football Club. It is located in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Dingley Village in the City of Kingston and is set to open in 2025.[2]
Upon completion, the complex will contain Hawthorn's headquarters and community facilities across 28 hectares, including an MCG-sized training oval and elite aquatic and gym facilities for the Hawks men's and women's teams, such as a gymnasium, an indoor training facility and wet and dry recovery facilities. The main oval would host home games for the Hawthorn AFLW team, as well as VFL and community matches, with the main oval serviced by a dedicated match day pavilion with a 500-seat grandstand, team change rooms, umpire change rooms, media facilities, coaches’ boxes and a function space.[3] Upon completion, the facility will be made available for community use at least 20 hours per week.[4]
- ^ Chanthadavong, Aimee. "Work begins on Hawthorn Football Club's new home". Club Management. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "New Hawthorn Footy Facility On Track For Next Year". Victoria State Government. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Construction begins on Hawthorn Football Club's new home base". Architecture, Au. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Cowburn, Brodie. "Cash for AFL base 'great value' – mayor". The News Bayside. Retrieved 9 November 2024.