Help build the Hawks a world-class facility
In 2025 we will make the move to our new home in Dingley, the Kennedy Community Centre. This world-class project will be a game-changer for our football club, with equal elite facilities for our AFL and AFLW programs, whilst serving as a home for the entire Hawthorn family, including past players, members, fans and the wider community.
We need the Hawks family to fly together, as we begin the journey of raising $5 million before we make the move. These additional funds are about ensuring the facility has absolutely everything our players need to be at the forefront of the entire league.
As our theme song proudly puts it, one for all, and all for one - this is going to take all of us. Big or small, anything you can give will help us in our journey towards our next flag.
GIFT TABLE
We have a number of unique naming recognition opportunities for major donations. If you are interested in any of the opportunities listed below, please contact our Foundation team at foundation@hawthornfc.com.au. All donations of $10,000 and above will be recognised in the foyer of the Kennedy Community Centre.
Kennedy Community Centre
VISION
The Hawthorn Football Club’s vision is to create a world-class training and administration centre that can nurture teams that represent Australia’s leading athletes while competing at an elite level. One that provides cutting edge training, sports science and football facilities.
The club’s vision is to provide a place where Hawthorn supporters are closely integrated into the club, where they can live and breathe the values, celebrate the successes and support the club through adversities. Where the individual is never bigger than the collective.
The Centre will ensure the mighty Hawthorn Football Club is future-proof to provide Hawthorn families with the ultimate destination to call home.
Together, with your support, we believe together we can rise and meet the challenge and achieve an even greater future for the community and the club.
One for All. Always.
HONOUR
By naming our new home the Kennedy Community Centre our club honours the legacy of one of the Hawthorn family’s most inspirational leaders.
We are a club founded on the ethos of ‘one for all and all for one’ – the values of equity, teamwork and humility that John Kennedy Snr instilled in our players that remain embedded in our culture.
We are honouring the Kennedy name and reflecting the unwavering values that are embodiment of the Kennedy spirit.
PROGRESS
FUNDING
GALLERY
Frequently Asked Questions
What will the Kennedy Community Centre include?
Stage 1 incorporates an elite training & administration facility, including indoor training field, MCG-sized oval, and an AFLW Oval/Community Pavilion with grandstand seating.
This facility will provide our players & staff with one of the best sporting facilities in the country and revolutionise the club’s standing as a destination club for both our AFL and AFLW programs. While the club’s key focus is on delivering Stage 1, important work has also commenced regarding future stages as part of the club’s approved master plan for the 28-hectare site. The objective of this subsequent stage is to further enhance the activation and accessibility of the Kennedy Community Centre to a broad range of sporting and community groups to support tangible wellbeing and participation outcomes in the future.
What are the benefits of the project to the Club and the Community?
What will happen to Bunjil Bagora, Waverley Park?
When will the project be completed?
The main works build for Stage 1 of the project commenced in early 2024, with an anticipated project completion date in the second half of 2025.
How much will the project cost? Who is funding the project?
The project costs in the vicinity of $100 million and the club has funds available for the project. Along with strong financial planning, Hawthorn has received support from generous donors, local, state and federal governments to generate the funds needed. Given the evolving nature of a large-scale construction project, the club is continuing to explore further capital-raising strategies to combat further challenges. As construction costs grow across the world, the club will dip into its future fund to finish the project, this is why the club will continue its fundraising efforts to ensure the club’s financial strength continues.
Where can I find more information to support the project?
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