From 1993 until the end of the 2013–14 NBL season, the centre was the home arena of the Townsville Crocodiles basketball team. During Crocodiles games, the venue was commonly referred to as "The Swamp". Due to a downturn in attendance figures, the Crocs played at the Townsville RSL Stadium during the 2014–15 NBL season. In May 2015, the Crocodiles announced they would be returning to "The Swamp" for the 2015–16 season.[1]
In 2021, the centre is set to become the new home arena for the Townsville Fire women's basketball team, ahead of the 2021–22 WNBL season.[2] This move will see the centre now commonly referred to as "The Fire Pit".
townsville, entertainment, convention, centre, indoor, sports, arena, located, townsville, queensland, australia, capacity, arena, built, 1993, swampformer, namestownsville, entertainment, centrelocationentertainment, drive, breakwater, island, townsville, que. Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre is an indoor sports arena located in Townsville Queensland Australia The capacity of the arena is 5 257 and was built in 1993 Townsville Entertainment and Convention CentreThe SwampFormer namesTownsville Entertainment CentreLocationEntertainment Drive Breakwater Island Townsville QueenslandCoordinates19 15 2 S 146 49 39 E 19 25056 S 146 82750 E 19 25056 146 82750 Coordinates 19 15 2 S 146 49 39 E 19 25056 S 146 82750 E 19 25056 146 82750Capacity5 257ConstructionBroke ground1990Opened1993TenantsTownsville Crocodiles NBL 1993 2014 2015 2016 2018 Commonwealth GamesTownsville Fire WNBL 2021 present Contents 1 Tenants 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksTenants EditFrom 1993 until the end of the 2013 14 NBL season the centre was the home arena of the Townsville Crocodiles basketball team During Crocodiles games the venue was commonly referred to as The Swamp Due to a downturn in attendance figures the Crocs played at the Townsville RSL Stadium during the 2014 15 NBL season In May 2015 the Crocodiles announced they would be returning to The Swamp for the 2015 16 season 1 In 2021 the centre is set to become the new home arena for the Townsville Fire women s basketball team ahead of the 2021 22 WNBL season 2 This move will see the centre now commonly referred to as The Fire Pit See also EditList of indoor arenas in AustraliaReferences Edit Townsville Crocodiles confirm NBL future but may lose star Todd Blanchfield Welcome to the FIRE PIT wnbl basketball External links EditOfficial website Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre at Austadiums This North Queensland related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a sports venue in Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a building or structure in Queensland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre amp oldid 1122969415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
