Nissan Arena | |
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 Nissan Arena, 2022 | |
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| Location | Corner Mains and Kessel Roads,Nathan, Queensland, 4111 |
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| Coordinates | 27°33′35″S153°03′55″E / 27.5597°S 153.0653°E /-27.5597; 153.0653 |
| Owner | Queensland Government |
| Operator | Netball Queensland |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2017 |
| Opened | 2019 |
| Construction cost | A$44 million |
| Architect | Thomson Adsett |
| Builder | Hansen Yuncken |
| Tenants | |
| Brisbane Bullets (NBL) (2019–24) Queensland Firebirds (NNL) (2019–present) | |
| Website | |
| https://nissanarena.com.au/ | |
TheQueensland State Netball Centre, also known commercially asNissan Arena, is a multi-purpose facility located in the southernBrisbane suburb ofNathan. The centre features a 5,000 seat indoor arena that is the home court ofSuper Netball team theQueensland Firebirds, and previously (until 2024)National Basketball League club theBrisbane Bullets. It is the administrative headquarters ofNetball Queensland and provides training facilities for elite-level and community-based netball clubs inQueensland.[1]
In July 2015 theQueensland Government announced plans for the first ever dedicated home fornetball in the state, which would cater for professional netball club theQueensland Firebirds and provide administrative offices for Netball Queensland and other facilities for emerging players and clubs in the region.[2] The facility was also known asBrisbane Arena during the construction phase of the project.[1] The government appointedHansen Yuncken as the design and construction contractor in February 2017 and construction of the centre began later that year.[3]
The main features of the venue include:[4]
The centre was opened on 24 February 2019, with the final cost of construction coming in at $44 million.[5][6]
The precinct is the headquarters of Netball Queensland andSuncorp Super Netball side theQueensland Firebirds, who play all their home matches at the centre. It also became a training hub and home court for several other Super Netball teams during the2020 season, who were forced to relocate matches to the venue as a result of the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[7]
National Basketball League side theBrisbane Bullets announced they would move all home games to the centre in July 2019, ahead of the start of the season later that year. The arrangement with Netball Queensland allows the Bullets to base themselves in the one facility, as opposed to training and playing at separate arenas in the past.[8] The centre hosted aHarlem Globetrotters exhibition in 2019.[8] The Bullets have nicknamed the arenaThe Armoury for home matches.[9] The bullets left Nissan Arena, returning toBrisbane Entertainment Centre in 2024.
Various professional boxing events have also been held at the venue.
Netball Queensland has stated its intent to bring a range of indoor sporting and entertainment events to the venue. The Netball Centre hosted the Brisbane leg of the2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. The arena has hosted domestic indoor volleyball matches and was the site of the basketball and closing ceremony of the 2019INAS Global Games.[10]
The venue was referred to as the Queensland State Netball Centre during construction and in the first year of its operation. In October 2019 the Japanese car manufacturerNissan secured the commercial naming rights to the centre, which was renamed theNissan Arena. The arrangement is in place for three years.[11][12]
27°33′35″S153°03′55″E / 27.5597°S 153.0653°E /-27.5597; 153.0653
