Schweppes Centre

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Schweppes Centre
Location Marong Rd, Bendigo, Vic, 3550
Coordinates 36°45′30″S 144°14′57″E / 36.75833°S 144.24917°E / -36.75833; 144.24917Coordinates: 36°45′30″S 144°14′57″E / 36.75833°S 144.24917°E / -36.75833; 144.24917
Capacity Basketball: 2,000+
Tenants
Bendigo Braves (SEABL)
Bendigo Spirit (WNBL)
Australian Goldfields Open

The Schweppes Center (Also known as Bendigo Stadium) is a sports and entertainment center in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. It is home to the Bendigo Braves (SEABL) and the Bendigo Spirit (WNBL). The stadium hosted basketball matches during the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The Bendigo Stadium) facilities include 7 indoor sports courts, major exhibition and function areas, a licensed clubroom and associated administration facilities.

The Bendigo Stadium is recognized as the best venue of its type in regional Australia.

The Stadium has the flexibility to be used for major sporting, cultural or entertainment events.

Following completion of the $5 million development of the Bendigo Stadium the Stadium now boasts first class event services and facilities.

Bendigo Stadium has held such events as The Young Divas, Vanessa Amorosi, international basketball, snooker and volleyball.

The largest recorded attendance at the Schweppes Centre was set on 3 March 2013 when the Bendigo Spirit defeated the Townsville Fire 71-57 in the 2012-13 WNBL Grand Final.[1]

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