Location Gold Coast, Queensland | Capacity 7,500 | |
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Coomera Sports and Leisure Centre (also known as Gold Coast Arena) is a proposed entertainment and sporting arena which will be built on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
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History and construction
On 12 November 2011, it was announced that the Gold Coast would host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Gold Coast bid included an indoor facility in Coomera that would hold a capacity of 2500 people and would host the Wrestling event. The bid also included the creation of the 7500-seat Gold Coast Arena to be built in Southport. On 13 June 2014, the 2018 Commonwealth Games masterplan was finalised and the release revealed a new 7500-seat indoor arena to be built in Coomera that would be known as the Coomera Sports and Leisure Centre and/or Gold Coast Arena. The arena will measure 10,000 square-metres and construction will be complete in 2016.
Entertainment
The arena is expected to host music concerts shortly after completion in 2016.
Sport
The arena will play host to the netball and gymnastics events during the 2018 Commonwealth Games.