Carrara Indoor Stadium
| The Greenhouse | |
| Former names | Carrara Indoor Sports Centre |
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| Location | Broadbeach-Nerang Road, Carrara, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 28°0′20″S 153°21′55″E / 28.00556°S 153.36528°ECoordinates: 28°0′20″S 153°21′55″E / 28.00556°S 153.36528°E |
| Owner | Gold Coast City Council |
| Operator | Gold Coast City Council[1] |
| Capacity | Basketball: 2,992 |
| Surface | sprung wooden floor |
| Tenants | |
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Gold Coast Cougers (NBL) (1990-1992) Gold Coast Rollers (NBL) (1993-1996) | |
Carrara Indoor Stadium is a multi-purpose arena located at Carrara on Queenslands Gold Coast and can accommodate 1,600 fans, with additional seating provided if required which can push total capacity for events such as basketball up to 2,962. The stadium stands adjacent to the 25,000 seat Metricon Stadium and forms part of the Carrara Sports Complex. The stadium has the nickname The Greenhouse as even during winter it would get "Hot and steamy as Hades at times", although that changed with $800,000 worth of improvements in 1996 including new air conditioning.[2]
The stadium was the home of former National Basketball League league team the Gold Coast Rollers (formerly Gold Coast Cougers) who played there from 1990 until their licence was revoked due to financial struggles in 1996.
Carrara Indoor Stadium's flexible design means it is regularly used for sporting activities ranging from soccer and basketball through to figure skating. The stadium has also been used to hold expos as well special dinners and functions.
The stadium was the training venue for the NBL's Gold Coast Blaze who played at the larger 5,269 seat Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre until the team folded after the 2011-12 NBL season.
With the Gold Coast winning the right to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games a new indoor venue will be built at Carrara named the Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre which will replace the Carrara Indoor Stadium with the new venue slated to host the Badminton competition.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Carrara Indoor Stadium". City of Gold Coast website. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ Gold Coast Rollers in One On One Magazine 1996
- ↑ 2018 Commonwealth Games - Sporting Venues
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