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A SPORTING CITY
With a climate conducive to the enjoyment of outdoor sport Armidale boasts an extensive range of facilities. Indeed, no matter what your favourite sport may be, it is fair to say that Armidale will have an active, thriving group participating and ready to accept new members.
For a city with a population of approximately 26,000 Armidale's list of facilities is particularly impressive. Eight turf cricket ovals, a state of the art indoor arena, twenty two outdoor bitumen and grass net ball courts, fifty all weather tennis courts, a 50 metre Olympic pool plus a warm down 50 metre pool, hectares of playing fields and a state of the art indoor gymnastics centre. These facilities are maintained to a high standard with a progressive policy of development as witnessed by the recent addition of lights to the main sporting field - lights that are a standard to allow International day / night cricket matches.
As a result of theses facilities Armidale is regularly chosen to host regional, state and national sporting events. In 2010 this included fifty five major sporting events and around one hundred and twenty other sporting events.
The local schools, in particular The Armidale School, Presbyterian Ladies College and the New England Girls School, also have some outstanding facilities, generously made available to the wider community. In addition the University of New England offers a spectacular range of sporting facilities. It is this combination of University, schools and city facilities which has resulted in Armidale being named as the host city for the 2011 Northern Region University Games.
SportUNE offers a wide range of services which include group fitness classes, health and wellbeing programs, a healthy eating cafè, a crèche, personal trainers, and access to more than twenty sporting clubs from a variety of different sports. Enjoy the 'Olympic Village' experience by hosting a sporting camp at UNE and using the on-site accommodation available at one of UNE's seven residential colleges. Armidale recently won its bid, against other major cities, to host the 2011 Northern University Games - expected to attract 1,500 participants to the city in July.
For a city with a population of approximately 26,000 Armidale's list of facilities is particularly impressive. Eight turf cricket ovals, a state of the art indoor arena, twenty two outdoor bitumen and grass net ball courts, fifty all weather tennis courts, a 50 metre Olympic pool plus a warm down 50 metre pool, hectares of playing fields and a state of the art indoor gymnastics centre. These facilities are maintained to a high standard with a progressive policy of development as witnessed by the recent addition of lights to the main sporting field - lights that are a standard to allow International day / night cricket matches.
As a result of theses facilities Armidale is regularly chosen to host regional, state and national sporting events. In 2010 this included fifty five major sporting events and around one hundred and twenty other sporting events.
The local schools, in particular The Armidale School, Presbyterian Ladies College and the New England Girls School, also have some outstanding facilities, generously made available to the wider community. In addition the University of New England offers a spectacular range of sporting facilities. It is this combination of University, schools and city facilities which has resulted in Armidale being named as the host city for the 2011 Northern Region University Games.
Sport at the University of New England
The University of New England (UNE) is home to one of the finest university sporting precincts in Australia, playing an important role in the social and cultural life of UNE, Armidale and the New England Region. SportUNE has an extensive range of first-rate facilities, including fifteen hectares of playing fields close to amenities, two multipurpose halls, a state-of-the-art weight and cardio gym, an indoor 25-metre heated pool, a climbing wall, and squash, badminton and tennis courts. The Bellevue Sports Grandstand has a 400-seat stand and comprises a function room, change rooms, and first-aid and officials' rooms. SportUNE is also the home of the Hockey New England complex, which includes two synthetic hockey fields.SportUNE offers a wide range of services which include group fitness classes, health and wellbeing programs, a healthy eating cafè, a crèche, personal trainers, and access to more than twenty sporting clubs from a variety of different sports. Enjoy the 'Olympic Village' experience by hosting a sporting camp at UNE and using the on-site accommodation available at one of UNE's seven residential colleges. Armidale recently won its bid, against other major cities, to host the 2011 Northern University Games - expected to attract 1,500 participants to the city in July.
TESTIMONIAL
After moving to Armidale in 1965, Dr Arthur Rickards,
Managing Director of the Agricultural Business Research
Institute (ABRI) has helped to change the face of the
Australian and International Beef Industry. As the world
leader in Livestock Information Systems, the Institute
is an example of a successful global business operating
from Armidale which has become one of the largest
employers in the city outside government.
ABRI conducts research and consults to public and private organisations and provides managerial services and information to primary producers, with special emphasis on the needs of livestock industries. It offers a wide range of agribusiness information services including comprehensive breed register software that meets the needs of modern livestock producers. The ABRI register is used by 100 breed associations worldwide with over 35 million animals recorded on its database covering 8 different animal species.
"Whether you run a small or large international business, Armidale offers the necessary business infrastructure together with an enviable lifestyle that many people long for," Dr Rickards says.
He ...
ABRI conducts research and consults to public and private organisations and provides managerial services and information to primary producers, with special emphasis on the needs of livestock industries. It offers a wide range of agribusiness information services including comprehensive breed register software that meets the needs of modern livestock producers. The ABRI register is used by 100 breed associations worldwide with over 35 million animals recorded on its database covering 8 different animal species.
"Whether you run a small or large international business, Armidale offers the necessary business infrastructure together with an enviable lifestyle that many people long for," Dr Rickards says.
He ...
