Perth High Performance Centre

Perth High Performance Centre (Perth HPC) is a sports complex in Perth, Western Australia. The venue is located in the suburb of Mount Claremont, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the Perth central business district. Venue facilities include an Olympic-standard aquatic centre with five pools, a diving tower, gymnasium, two arenas, and several basketball courts, as well as a café, childcare centre, sports store, office accommodation and a museum. The main indoor arena has seating for 4,500 spectators. Regular exhibitions and expos are hosted at the venue, as well as national and international sporting events and concerts. The venue was opened in 1986 as the Superdrome, and was later known as Challenge Stadium and HBF Stadium, until being rebranded on 1 January 2025 as the Perth High Performance Centre. Venue name The Superdrome was built in 1986. In 1996, the Superdrome became known as Challenge Stadium courtesy of a naming rights deal between the WA Government and Challenge Bank. The bank paid $250,000 a year for naming rights to the venue until 2002 when it decided not to renew the contract after changing its name to Westpac. Although the sponsorship with Challenge Bank expired in 2002, the Challenge Stadium name remained in use until 2014. Under a commercial naming rights arrangement with the HBF Health Fund, the venue became known as HBF Stadium from 1 July 2014. On 1 October 2024, it was announced that on 1 January 2025, HBF Stadium would be rebranded as the Perth High Performance Centre. As a sports venue Main indoor arena Basketball Perth High Performance Centre has twice been the home venue of the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). The Wildcats first played at the venue between 1987 and 1989 and then returned for a second stint between 2002 and 2012. Known as Challenge Stadium during their second stint, the venue regularly attracted sell-out crowds of around 4,400 fans and was dubbed "The Jungle" due to its intimidating atmosphere. Perth High Performance Centre has also been the home venue of the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The Lynx were based at the Superdrome in 1988 and 1989 as the Perth Breakers, and played at Challenge Stadium during the 2000–01 season. The WAIS Warriors of the State Basketball League (SBL) also played at the Superdrome in 1989. In 2024, the WA Government invested $1.6 million in upgrades to bring Perth HPC up to Level 1 FIBA certification ahead of the NBL's HoopsFest and to host Perth Lynx games during the 2024–25 WNBL season. The Lynx went on to play three games at Perth HPC during the 2024–25 season. On 11 February 2025, Perth High Performance Centre hosted the Wildcats' NBL Seeding Qualifier against the South East Melbourne Phoenix due to the unavailability of Perth Arena. It marked the Wildcats' first game at the venue since 2012. Perth HPC became the permanent home of the Perth Lynx for the 2025–26 WNBL season. Netball Beginning in 2008, the venue served as the main home court for the West Coast Fever in the Super Netball league. To the Fever, the venue was known as "The Cauldron". The Fever moved all their home matches to Perth Arena from 2019 onwards. In February 2026, the Fever will play a pre-season match at the Perth High Performance Centre, marking a return to the venue for the first time since 2018. Swimming The aquatic centre hosted the FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1991 and 1998. It also hosted the Australian Swimming Championships long course in 1993 and 1995, as well as the short course in 1998, 2001 and 2012. Diving The venue is the home of Diving WA, the state sporting association for the sport of diving. In May 2023, the Bruce Prance Dryland Diving Centre was opened at the complex. WAIS The venue was home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) between 1996 and 2014. The institute was based in the annex on the southern side of Challenge Stadium until moving into the new WAIS High Performance Service Centre, which was built on the eastern side of Challenge Stadium. It comprises a strength and conditioning gym, multi-purpose training and testing area, 80-metre (260 ft) four lane indoor runway for long jump, sprinting and throwing sports, hydrotherapy and recovery pools, physiology and environmental laboratories, consultation rooms, athlete amenities and office space. As a music venue The venue has hosted many concerts since its inception. 2000s 2010s References External links Official website Video on YouTube Perth High Performance Centre at Austadiums Heritage Council WA