Newcastle Entertainment Centre

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Newcastle Entertainment Centre is an Australian arena. It is located within the Newcastle Showgrounds, and is the home court of the Hunter Jaegers netball franchise. It was also the home ground of the Newcastle Falcons and Hunter Pirates NBL franchises before they were shut down.

The Showgrounds themselves also housed the early Newcastle Rebels back in 1908-1909. This rugby league franchise played two seasons in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership.

The Entertainment Centre is renowned for being one of Australia's most flexible multi-purpose stadiums, able to accommodate sports events, various performances and expos. The Newcastle Show uses the Centre for various displays and the showbag area. The stadium has also played host to some of Kostya Tszyu's early fights as an Australian-based fighter.

It's listed capacity is 4,658, but it can host anywhere between 2,000 to 6,500 for various events.

The stadium 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 stadium is controlled by the Newcastle Showground and Exhibition Centre Trust.