High stadium fees force Wollongong Wolves to smaller ground

The Wolves will pay about $40,000 per game to use WIN Stadium, quadrupled from about $10,000 two years ago.

Why it mattersShows how venue costs can shut smaller clubs out of taxpayer-owned stadiums, forcing them to play in less prestigious grounds.

AustraliaA Wollongong-based soccer club must move to a suburban park for national games due to a fourfold price spike on the region's main sports facility.

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