Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Exterior of Newcastle Entertainment Centre | |
| Location | Newcastle Showground, Brown Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 32°55′15″S 151°44′10.5″E / 32.92083°S 151.736250°E |
| Public transit | Broadmeadow railway station |
| Owner | Venues NSW |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Capacity | 7,528 |
| Field size | 54.4 m × 79.3 m (178 ft × 260 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1991 |
| Opened | 21 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 | |
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.