Below are design plans for the redevelopment
of EnergyAustralia Stadium plus photographs
of the redevelopment.
Eastern Grandstand Designs
Eastern Concourse
Corporate Box Level
Upper Stand 1
Upper Stand 2
Cross-section of Eastern Grandstand
Stadium Redevelopment
The Eastern Concourse before the start of
demolition (September 2003)
The first stage of the redevelopment was
stripping out and dismantling the corporate boxes
(October 2003)
Demolition on the corporate boxes continues
(October 2003)
The bucket seats from the Eastern Concourse
have been relocated to the Northern and Southern
Concourses (October 2003)
With the corporate boxes removed, it was time
for the old scoreboard to be removed (October
2003)
The old scoreboard being removed (October 2003)
Demolition now completed (November 2003)
Demolition now completed (November 2003)
Drilling rig testing the foundations on the
Eastern Concourse (November 2003)
Drilling rig testing the foundations on the
Eastern Concourse (November 2003)
Excavation work continues on the Eastern Concourse
(January 2004)
Preliminary concreting and form work at the
northern end of the Eastern Concourse (February
2004)
Second tier of concreting (February 2004)
Second tier of concreting continued (February
2004)
While the concrete tiering continued through to
the southern end of the concourse, work started
on the installation of the seating brackets at
the northern end (February 2004)
Installation of the seating brackets at the
northern end (March 2004)
With the seating brackets installed at the
northern end, work started on the final tier of
concrete (March 2004)
Installation of the new corporate boxes on the
Northern Hill (March 2004)
The first of the new corporate boxes on the
Northern Hill (March 2004)
Concrete pouring continuing on the final tier
(March 2004)
Concreting nears completion (April 2004)
Installation of seating starts (April 2004)
Installation of the seats was finished in time for
the first Knights home game on April 18
Installation of the seats was finished in time for
the first Knights home game on April 18
The new Eastern Concourse (May 2004)
The new Eastern Concourse (May 2004)
The new Eastern Concourse (May 2004)
Work on the upper deck started in May 2004
Construction crews working on the upper deck
amenities (August 2004)
Lift well access on the upper deck (August
2004)
Scaffolding in place for the concrete pour of
the southern section of the corporate facilities
(August 2004)
The centre section of the corporate level
(August 2004)
Installation of the upper deck plats (September
2004)
Installation of the upper deck plats (September
2004)
Installation of the upper deck plats (September
2004)
The first of the roofing beams being put into
place (September 2004)
Temporary props were used to hold the roof
structure in place (September 2004)
Work continues on the upper deck (October 2004)
More plats being installed (October 2004)
Centre section of the upper deck nears
completion (October 2004)
Work also continues on the playing surface
(October 2004)
The concrete pour for the southern section of
the corporate level (November 2004)
Scaffolding moves into place for the corporate
level concrete pour at the northern end
(November 2004)
Scaffolding starts for the upper deck concrete
pour at the southern end (November 2004)
More work is carried out in preparation for the
new playing surface (November 2004)
Roofing almost completed on the centre section
(November 2004)
Resurfacing process is completed (December 2004)
Work starting on the southern section of the upper
deck. In only a matter of days the new playing
surface is showing tinges of green. (December
2004)
Work continuing on the southern section of the
upper deck. (December 2004)
Concrete plats being lifted into place at the
southern end of the upper deck (January 2005)
Work continues on the southern section of the
upper deck (January 2005)
Work continues on the southern section of the
upper deck (January 2005)
Work continues on the southern section of the
upper deck (January 2005)
Work continues on the southern section of the
upper deck (January 2005)
Work continues on the southern section of the
upper deck (January 2005)
Work continues on the southern section of the
upper deck (January 2005)
Work continues on the southern section of the
upper deck (January 2005)
Installation of the roof on the southern section
of the upper deck (January 2005)
The new playing surface continues to green up
(January 2005)
Concrete pour on the northern section of the upper
deck (January 2005)
The first piece of the upper deck structure at the
northern end of the grandstand (February 2005)
Concrete plats almost finished in the northern
section of the upper deck (February 2005)
The final pieces of the grandstand roof being put
into place (February 2005)
With the roof now completed, construction crews
work on removing the first of the temporary
roof props (March 2005)
Temporary roof prop being removed (March 2005)
Temporary roof prop being removed (March 2005)
The final prop is removed (March 2005)
The upper deck of the new Eastern Grandstand will
provide an unimpeded view of the playing field
(March 2005)
The new Eastern Grandstand was filled to capacity
for the Knights first home game of the 2005 NRL
season when they took on the New Zealand
Warriors on Sunday, 17 April (photo courtesy
www.knightsheadquarters.com)
The new Eastern Grandstand (July 2005)
The new Eastern Grandstand (July 2005)
The Eastern Grandstands now dwarfs the existing
Western Grandstand (July 2005)
An aerial view of the Hunter ISC Trust Precinct
(July 2005)
