Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre is an indoor sports arena located in

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. The capacity of the arena is 5,257 and was built in 1993.

Tenants

From 1993 until the end of the 2013–14 NBL season, the centre was the home arena of the

Townsville Crocodiles The Townsville Crocodiles were an Australian professional men's basketball team based in the North Queensland city of Townsville. They competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played their home games at the Townsville Entertainmen ...

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

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during the

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. In May 2015, the Crocodiles announced they would be returning to "The Swamp" for the 2015–16 season. In 2021, the centre is set to become the new home arena for the

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women's basketball team, ahead of the

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. This move will see the centre now commonly referred to as "The Fire Pit".

References

External links

Official website
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