
Parramatta Stadium, the nest of the Western Sydney Wanderers and the Parramatta Eels, will receive a $20 million facelift, the federal government announced on Tuesday.
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The funding will be used to install additional seats to bring the stadium's capacity to 24,000, to build a concourse that includes new food and drink outlets and to improve facilities for players.
This is the first major upgrade to the grounds, which have been home to the Wanderers in their inaugural season and used by the Eels since 1947, in nearly three decades.
Federal Sports Minister Don Farrell and Parramatta Federal MP Julie Owens made the announcement, flanked by representatives from the Eels and Wanderers, at Parramatta Stadium.
The upgrade follows reports last month that the Eels club was considering holding more games at ANZ Stadium, with the chief executive seeking legal advice on the club’s tenancy agreement with Parramatta Stadium and the matter being discussed at a board meeting last month.
A master plan for a $250 million upgrade to ANZ Stadium, including the addition of more than 10,000 square metres of new development spaces as well as moving grandstands and a retractable roof, was also unveiled by the state government on Tuesday afternoon.
Read more in this week’s edition of the Sun out on Thursday.
Things looking up for The Wanderers and Eels, also Souths and the Bulldogs will get a nice lift in crowds once the roof is on ANZ....







