VenuesWest, formerly the Western Australian Sports Centre Trust, is a statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia. It is responsible for managing 14 sport and entertainment venues in Perth, Western Australia.
History The Western Australian Sports Centre Trust was formed pursuant to the Western Australian Sports Centre Trust Act 1986.Western Australian Sports Centre Trust Act 1986 Government of Western Australia It was formed to manage the Perth Superdrome that opened in the same year.HBF stitches up two stadiums PerthNow 4 May 2014
In May 2009, Western Australian Sports Centre Trust was renamed VenuesWest.
In September 2025, the Sports and Entertainment Trust Bill 2025 was introduced by the Cook government to the Parliament of Western Australia to succeed the Western Australian Sports Centre Trust Act 1986, as that bill was designed to support the running of just Perth High Performance Centre, not the organisation at the scale it has grown to.Sports and Entertainment Trust Bill 2025 Parliament of Western Australia
Venue management models Venueswest operates four different venue management models that are used to run the venues.
+TypeDescriptionExamplesVenuesWest ManagedThis model is suitable where VenuesWest has the knowledge, experience and capacity to manage venue operations and directly support high performance sport. This model regularly partners with the private sector to deliver services.Arena Joondalup Champion Lakes Regatta Centre Perth Arena Perth High Performance Centre Perth Rectangular Stadium Perth SpeedDome Western Australian Athletics StadiumPartner ManagedThis model is suitable for use in venues hosting a variety of different events involving multiple hirers. VenuesWest engages an external party through an open tender process to manage the venue operations.Perth Stadium, operated by VenuesLiveCo-managedThis model is suitable for use in venues where there is a primary tenant responsible for the majority of usage. This model provides the tenant with priority of use.Gold Netball Centre, co-managed with Netball Western Australia Sam Kerr Football Centre, co-managed with Football West WA Basketball Centre, co-managed with Basketball WALease AgreementThis model is suitable for use in single purpose venues with a sole tenant. A lease is provided to the tenant in line with the objectives for that venue.Perth MotorplexExperienced new operator announced for PerthMotorplex VenuesWest WA Institute of Sport High Performance Service Centre WA Rugby Centre, leased to RugbyWAMinsiter kicks off construction of rugby headquarters Minister for Sport & Recreation 28 April 2010
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