The Showgrounds | |
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| Former names | Wangaratta Showgrounds |
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| Location | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 36°20′47.12″S 146°18′53.98″E / 36.3464222°S 146.3149944°E |
| Owner | Rural City of Wangaratta |
| Capacity | 15,000 approx.[1] |
| Record attendance | 11,000 (2 March 2013: AFL Pre-Season: Essendon vs. Richmond) |
| Surface | Santa Ana couch grass/turf cricket wicket(Oval) |
| Scoreboard | Digital |
| Opened | 1855 |
| Tenants | |
| Wangaratta Magpies F.N.C. (OMFNL) Wangaratta Magpies C.C. (WDCA) | |
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| Ground information | |
| End names | |
| "Northern End" "Southern End" / "City End" | |
| International information | |
| Source: Ground profile | |
The Wangaratta Showgrounds is situated on the banks of the Ovens River, close to central Wangaratta and provides a large venue for a host of local sports and community clubs.
It has hosted the Wangaratta Agricultural Show since 1860 and the annual Wangaratta Athletic Carnival since 1917.
The sports oval is a major North Eastern cricket and football venue in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia and is known as the Norm Minns Oval.