Territory Netball Stadium
| Former names | Darwin Indoor Netball Stadium [1] |
|---|---|
| Location | 235 Abala Road Marrara, Northern Territory[2] |
| Owner | Government of the Northern Territory |
| Operator | Netball Northern Territory |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2018 |
| Opened | 2019 |
| Construction cost | $19.8 |
| Tenants | |
| Territory Storm | |
Territory Netball Stadium is an Australia netball stadium located in Marrara, a suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory. The stadium is owned by the Government of the Northern Territory who in turn lease it to Netball Northern Territory. Since opening in January 2019, it has become the home venue of Territory Storm of the Australian Netball League.
Construction
[edit]Darwin-based building firm Sunbuild began construction in 2018. The Government of the Northern Territory and Government of Australia contributed $11.8 million and $8 million respectively towards the project. While under construction, the stadium was also referred to as the Darwin Indoor Netball Stadium. [1][3] On 24 January 2019, once construction was completed, the stadium was handed over to Netball Northern Territory who leased it from the Government of the Northern Territory.[4]
Facilities
[edit]The venue features four netball courts including a main court with seating for 2,000. It also contains changing rooms, an umpires room, meeting rooms, a café and an underground car park.[1][2][3]
Territory Storm
[edit]In 2019 Territory Storm of the Australian Netball League began to play some of their home games at the new stadium.[5][6]
Events hosted
[edit]| Event | |
|---|---|
| 2019 Arafura Games | Indoor volleyball[4][7] |
| Netball at the 2019 Arafura Games[4][7] | |
| 2019 Suncorp Super Netball Round 7 | Adelaide Thunderbirds vs Sunshine Coast Lightning[4][8][9] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "New Territory Netball Stadium a score for Territorians". Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Territory Netball Stadium". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Job Creating Project: Territory Netball Stadium 70% Complete". dtsc.nt.gov.au. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Netball Northern Territory Annual Report 2019" (PDF). nt.netball.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Dana's taking a shot at big time" (PDF). www.territorystories.nt.gov.au. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "2019 DUANL Fixture" (PDF). netball.com.au. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Arafura Games – Darwin 2019" (PDF). arafuragames.nt.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide Thunderbirds to play Round 7 in Darwin". adelaidethunderbirds.com.au. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide Thunderbirds vs Sunshine Coast Lightning". supernetball.com.au. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.