Newcastle Entertainment Centre

Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Exterior of Newcastle Entertainment Centre
LocationNewcastle Showground, Brown Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates32°55′15″S 151°44′10.5″E / 32.92083°S 151.736250°E / -32.92083; 151.736250
Public transitBroadmeadow railway station
OwnerVenues NSW
OperatorASM Global
Capacity7,528
Field size54.4 m × 79.3 m (178 ft × 260 ft)
Construction
Broke ground1991
Opened21 June 1992
Construction cost$12 million
Tenants
Newcastle Falcons (NBL) (1992–1999)
Hunter Jaegers (National Netball League) (1997–2008)
Hunter Pirates (NBL) (2003–2006)
Singapore Slingers (NBL) (2006)
NSW Swifts (ANZ Championship) (2008, 2010, 2012)
Website
www.nec.net.au

Newcastle Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose Australian arena within the Newcastle Showground. It was opened in 1992.

The venue has a seating capacity of 7,528. The centre 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 venue is owned by Venues NSW and operated by ASM Global.