Lathlain Oval

Author

Town of Victoria Park

Place Number

03897

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Location

34 Goddard St Lathlain

Location Details

Local Government

Victoria Park

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1959

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	26 Aug 2016

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	15 Jun 2021	Management Category 3	Management Category 3 Some / Moderate Significance. Contributes to the heritage of the locality. Lower integrity/ authenticity, not necessarily detracting from the overall significance of the place.

Statement of Significance

Lathlain Oval has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:

• The place has historic and social value as it has been an important football venue for the Western Australian Football League since 1959. The place is associated with was named after Sir William Lathlian, a prominent Lord Mayor of Perth in the 1920s.

Physical Description

Lathlain Oval is located within a medium density suburban area of Lathlain and is bounded by Bishopsgate Street to the south, Roberts Road to the east, McCartney Crescent to the north and Goddard Street to the west. The site contains two AFL training ovals, children’s play equipment and a skate park, the West Coast Eagles Football Club building and Lathlain Function Centre and grandstand. There are mature tree plantings of eucalypt to the north west of the site.

The Lathlain Function Centre and grandstand building is constructed of face brick and corrugated steel roof and is located to the south west corner of the site, overlooking the ovals. The building has a large overhanging skillion roof. The 2019 West Coast Eagles club building is located further east of this building and is a large contemporary structure with native landscaping to its southern boundary.

History

Lathlain Oval was developed by the Perth City Council in August 1959, when the Perth Football Club moved to the new grounds from their previous location at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA).

The oval was named after Sir William Lathlain who served as the City of Perth Mayor from 1918 to 1923 and Lord Mayor of Perth from 1930 to 1932. He was also a Member of the State’s Legislative Council from 1926 to 1932.

The West Coast Eagles Football Club is based at the oval and in 2017, in partnership with the Town of Victoria Park, undertook construction of a main building that was later opened in June 2019.

In 2019, Lathlain Oval was renamed the Mineral Resources Park and the precinct contains administration and training facilities of the football club’s men’s and women’s football programs, merchandise store, café and two AFL sized ovals.

The Wirrpanda Foundation is also sited at the park and aims to lead the provision of education and employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY: High
AUTHENTICITY: High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Gallop, G. 1989. Know Your Suburb, Lathlain. Southern Gazette	Newspaper Article	1989

Place Type

Urban Park

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Sports Building
Original Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Sports Building

Architectural Styles

Style
Post-War International

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Other	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

27 Jul 1995

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Approved

Last Update

23 Dec 2021

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