In 1969, the area was selected to be the site of Cromer High School, but was found to be too swampy.

[2] The stadium has a 900-seat grandstand named after Lucas Neill the 50th captain of the Socceroos and ex Blackburn Rovers FC & West Ham United player.

The Lucas Neill Stand is situated on the western side of the field together with another 800 seats around the perimeter.

There are change rooms, toilets and canteen facilities located on the northern side.

The field was again re-laid in 2022 by Polytan using an infill of cork and coconut husk mixture, the playing size was also reduced to 68m x 105m to meet FIFA international standards.