Coomera Indoor Sports Centre is an Australian entertainment and sporting arena which was built on the

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History and construction

On 12 November 2011, it was announced that the Gold Coast would host the

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. The Gold Coast bid included an indoor facility in

Coomera Coomera is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), ...

that would hold a capacity of 2500 people and would host the

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event. The bid also included the creation of the 7500-seat 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. The arena will measure 10,000 square-metres and construction will be complete in 2016.Gold Coast Commonwealth Games stadium announced, to be completed at Coomera by 2016
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Sporting events

The arena hosted the

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and

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events during the

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History and construction

Sporting events

See also

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