The Hawks have been trying to forge a partnership with Canberra over the past two years, shifting home games to the city in a bid to tap into the NBL's audience. Sport Australia owns the Arena, but it's understood it loses money to oversee its operations and Colbeck said running the venue was not part of the AIS or Sport Australia's business purpose. I would love to see more NBL games played at the AIS and I love the idea of the Australia Day game potentially becoming a permanent fixture on the ACT calendar.”. It has since hosted some NBL and Super Netball games also. There were talks about Canberra, Newcastle and all sorts of areas ... we thought we could build on the success of playing a couple of games in Canberra. With respect to the latter sport, Giants Netball who compete in the National Netball League have played one home match since 2017. Kordahi wants to rebuild supporter in Wollongong, but the NBL is also keen for the franchise to explore other areas to grow the game. The ACT government wants to know what work needs to be done and is reluctant to inject funds to a venue it doesn't own, but closing the AIS Arena leaves the city without a premier concert, sport and exhibition centre. The Cannons would win three championships while in Canberra yet they never got to celebrate a home grand final win as their three NBL titles (1983, 1984 and 1988) were all won in Melbourne . The Hawks have been trying to forge a partnership with Canberra over the past two years, shifting home games to the city in a bid to tap into the NBL's audience. Photo: Supplied by Illawarra Hawks. The arena doesn't only host sporting events and can be configured in different ways. AIS Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Canberra, Australia. It has a capacity for 4,264 during concerts. #actvotes #ACTVotes2020, Chief Minister Andrew Barr has thanked his team and supporters. Why does Canberra have so many corflutes? Sign up for Canberra's best coverage of the Raiders and Brumbies, and all the other top sport news in the ACT and nationally, straight to your inbox. Hawks and Cairns players were pushed to their limit at the start of 2019, playing at the 39-year-old venue on a 41-degree day in Canberra. The Cannons would play here from 1981 to 2003 before the team moved to Newcastle to become the Hunter Pirates. #ACTvotes #ACTVotes2020, Canberra's most effective marketingGrow your business with us, Man faces court after multiple pursuits and attempting to ram police. "In due course we wanted to look at expanding our footprint. Tuggeranong could be an option for a pre-season game.

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