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Former names | Indoor Sports Stadium (planning/construction) National Indoor Sports Centre (1981–95) |
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Address | 26 Leverrier Street Bruce, Australian Capital Territory |
Coordinates | 35°14′52″S 149°6′4″E / 35.24778°S 149.10111°E |
Owner | Australian Institute of Sport |
Capacity | 5,200
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Construction | |
Broke ground | 1979 |
Opened | 26 January 1981 |
Renovated | 2015 |
Construction cost | $6.3 million ($33.5 million in 2022 dollars[1]) |
Architect | Philip Cox & Partners |
Structural engineer | Bond James Laron & Murtagh |
Services engineer | SRG Limited |
General contractor | John Holland Group |
Tenants | |
Canberra Cannons (NBL) (1981–2003) Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL) (1981–2012) UC Capitals (WNBL) (1984–present) AIS Canberra Darters (CBT) (2003–08) CRDL (WFTDA) (2008–present) Giants Netball (NNL) (2017–present) |
AIS Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Canberra, Australia. Its capacity is 5,200 and it was built in 1980. The arena was opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, on 26 January 1981 and was originally named the National Indoor Sports Centre and was the inaugural home of the Australian Institute of Sport.