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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 (1992–1999) Hunter Jaegers (1997–2008) Hunter Pirates (2003–2006) | |
Website | |
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Newcastle Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose Australian arena within the Newcastle Showground. It was opened in 1992.[1]
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.