Name change for the managing organisation of the WIN Sports & Entertainment Centres

In November 2009, the NSW Government enacted changes to the legislation governing the organisation that manages the WIN Sports and Entertainment Centres, on behalf of the NSW Government.

The previous legislation (the Wollongong Sportsground Act – 1986) was repealed and a new organisation (then the Illawarra Region Sporting Venues Authority) was established under the Sporting Venues Authorities Act 2008 - No 65.

The changes to the legislation have transferred the assets, rights, liabilities. entitlements and obligations of the former Trust to the new Authority.

Today Chairperson of the Authority Chris Christodoulou announced that the Government had agreed to simplify the Authority’s name to the Illawarra Venues Authority (IVA) 

“The name change is simple and better reflects who we are and what we do”, Mr Christodoulou said. 

“Our venues just don’t cater for sport but a whole range of events including entertainment, conferencing, dinners, exhibitions, and community events.” 

Noreen Hay Member for Wollongong said that she was happy with the name change because the Authority who owns and operates the Win Entertainment Centre and Win Stadium was there to ensure the facilities were used by many diverse groups. 

“The name Illawarra Venues Authority is much more appropriate. In the last month the Authority has had the Hawks NBL Final Series games, Tom Jones, the Dragons, Steelers Youth games, a South Coast Wolves game, a Centrelink Jobs Expo and a private dinner at their venues”, Ms Hay said. 

Apart from the name and legal changes, the IVA will continue the previous work of the Trust and ensure that its relationship with the venue management industry and the community will remain as close and active has it has, over the last decade. 

The Authority’s addresses, contact numbers, emails etc and the names of our venues (WIN Entertainment Centre and WIN Stadium) will remain unchanged, whilst we will also retain the trading name of the WIN Sports and Entertainment Centres.