York Park, Sports venue in Launceston, Australia.
York Park is an oval stadium in Launceston with a continuous ring of seating around a flat green field. Two curved light-grey roofs cover the upper tiers on opposite sides, leaving the ends open. A low wall separates the inner rim of the seating from the field.
The land was swampy before becoming Launceston's showgrounds in 1873, and by 1881 the council had taken over 47 acres for recreation. In July 1901 Alderman Storrer proposed renaming Inversek Park after the Duke of York, who had visited Tasmania that year; the vote passed 4–2. The ground opened on 1 January 1921, and the grandstand was finished for the 1923 football season. A $23.6 million redevelopment followed in 2005.
The ground was renamed York Park in 1901 for the Duke of York, later King George V, who visited Tasmania during the Federation celebrations; the council vote was 4–2. Since 2009 it has housed the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame. Twelve ornamental trees were planted in memory of NTFA players killed in the war.
The ground sits in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, a short walk north of Launceston's city centre across the North Esk. The main entry points and the low wall around the playing field are reached from the Inveresk side, where parking serves match-day visitors. Redevelopment work is under way through 2025, so some approaches and seating areas may be closed.
In 2006, 20,971 spectators attended a match between Hawthorn and Richmond, the highest number to date. This record shows the importance of the stadium for major sporting events in Tasmania.
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