{"id":713267,"date":"2026-06-03T20:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/713267\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:10:11","slug":"wanneroo-districts-rugby-union-club-funding-secured-for-major-upgrade-to-kingsway-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/713267\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanneroo Districts Rugby Union Club: Funding secured for major upgrade to Kingsway Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The home of one of WA\u2019s largest rugby clubs is in line for a major redevelopment, with modern changerooms and a revamped clubhouse planned at Wanneroo Districts Rugby Union Club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Stage one of the project will deliver new changerooms at the Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex, with completion expected by July 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Stage two, which involves redeveloping the existing clubroom building and expanding facilities for players, families and volunteers, is currently in planning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The project will be delivered in partnership with the State Government and the City of Wanneroo and is expected to create more modern, welcoming and inclusive spaces, particularly to support the growing number of female players participating in rugby union.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The project was boosted last week by a further $2 million in State Government funding, building on a $1m 2025 State Election commitment to the club.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e1950d6f8bdb54f02bfd99c4f4717c36d981f04a.jpg\" alt=\"Landsdale MLA Daniel Pastorelli talks with Premier Roger Cook at the Wanneroo Rugby Union Club. \" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconLandsdale MLA Daniel Pastorelli talks with Premier Roger Cook at the Wanneroo Rugby Union Club.  Credit: Daniel Pastorelli MLA\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Wanneroo Districts Rugby Union Club was established in April 1981 after the merger of the Sorrento and Wanneroo clubs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The club has grown to become one of the State\u2019s most prominent rugby organisations, supporting hundreds of junior and senior players, ranging from under-4 \u201cRoopups\u201d through to senior Roodogs teams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Its Kingsway Reserve facility was constructed in 1983 and underwent enhancements in 2007, 2010 and 2013.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Landsdale MLA Daniel Pastorelli recently joined Premier Roger Cook and City of Wanneroo mayor Linda Aitken at the club to announce the funding.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3c731584fc45750c5d599f78e80f7613dcf4e588.jpg\" alt=\"Landsdale MLA Daniel Pastorelli playing with Wanneroo Rugby Union Club\u2019s \u201cRooPups\u201d junior players.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconLandsdale MLA Daniel Pastorelli playing with Wanneroo Rugby Union Club\u2019s \u201cRooPups\u201d junior players. Credit: Daniel Pastorelli MLA\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">He believes the upgrades would be a major win for the northern suburbs rugby community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cI\u2019m proud to say that with this investment, the mighty Roodogs will be home to the best rugby union facilities in the northern suburbs, and arguably the best in the metro area,\u201d Mr Pastorelli said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThese facility improvements will make a real difference for players, families and volunteers, and help create a more inclusive environment that encourages more women and girls to get involved in the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The home of one of WA\u2019s largest rugby clubs is in line for a major redevelopment, with modern&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":713268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,47,46,760,85,45,504],"class_list":["post-713267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-north","tag-perth","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-wa-news","tag-wanneroo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/713268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=713267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=713267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}