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.

Tenants

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.

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre

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

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre

See also

List of indoor arenas in Australia

References

External links

Official website

Defunct National Basketball League (Australia) venues

Indoor arenas in Australia

Townsville Crocodiles

2018 Commonwealth Games venues

Basketball venues in Australia

Boxing venues in Australia

Sports venues in Townsville

Sports venues completed in 1993

Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre