Queensland State Netball Centre
The Queensland State Netball Centre, also known commercially as Nissan Arena, is a multi-purpose facility located in the southern Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The centre features a 5,000 seat indoor arena that is the home court of Super Netball team the Queensland Firebirds, and previously National Basketball League club the Brisbane Bullets. It is the administrative headquarters of Netball Queensland and provides training facilities for elite-level and community-based netball clubs in Queensland.
Venue
In July 2015 the Queensland Government announced plans for the first ever dedicated home for netball in the state, which would cater for professional netball club the Queensland Firebirds and provide administrative offices for Netball Queensland and other facilities for emerging players and clubs in the region. The facility was also known as Brisbane Arena during the construction phase of the project. The government appointed Hansen Yuncken as the design and construction contractor in February 2017 and construction of the centre began later that year.The main features of the venue include:
- Sunken show court with 5000 seat capacity from where major game events will be broadcast
- Eight indoor hard courts
- Cafe and food and beverage outlets
- Player and umpire changing facilities for both community and elite athletes
- Gymnasium for players
- Sports science and sports medicine facility for elite athlete activities
- Administration offices and parking facilities for Netball Queensland.