- Newcastle Entertainment Centre
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Newcastle Entertainment Centre Location Newcastle Showground, Brown Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia Coordinates 32°55′15″S 151°44′10.5″E / 32.92083°S 151.73625°ECoordinates: 32°55′15″S 151°44′10.5″E / 32.92083°S 151.73625°E Broke ground 1991 Opened June 1992 Owner Newcastle Showground & Exhibition Centre Trust Construction cost A$12m Capacity 6,500
Basketball / Netball: 4,658Field dimensions 54.4 × 79.3 m (178 × 260 ft) Tenants Newcastle Falcons (NBL) (1992-1999)
Hunter Jaegers (CBT) (1997-2008)
Hunter Pirates (NBL) (2003-2006)Newcastle Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose Australian arena located within the Newcastle Showgrounds and was opened in 1992 at a cost of A$12m.
The centre's original tenant was the Newcastle Falcons NBL team who moved to the new venue in 1992 from their previous home at the Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium. After the Falcons folded at the end of the 1999 season its only tenant was the Hunter Jaegers netball team who played in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. The Jaegers played in the centre from 1997 until 2008. From 2003 the NEC served as the home court for another NBL team, the Hunter Pirates (formerly the Canberra Cannons before the team was moved to Singapore to become the Singapore Slingers after the 2005-06 NBL season).
The Newcastle Showgrounds themselves also housed the early Newcastle Rebels back in 1908-1909. This rugby league franchise played two seasons in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership.
The Entertainment Centre is renowned for being one of Australia's most flexible multi-purpose stadiums, able to accommodate sports events, various performances and expos. The Newcastle Show uses the Centre for various displays and the showbag area. The stadium has also played host to some of Kostya Tszyu's early fights as an Australian-based fighter.
The venue has a listed seating capacity of 4,658, but it can host anywhere between 2,000 to 6,500 for various events.[1]
The stadium is air-conditioned (installed as a requirement of the NBL when it moved to playing in the summer), equipped with top-grade lights, and also has scoreboards used for basketball and netball games.
The stadium is controlled by the Newcastle Showground and Exhibition Centre Trust.
References
- ^ "Australian Stadiums :: Newcastle Entertainment Centre". austadiums.com. http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=76. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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