The Entertainment Quarter is an entertainment precinct in the Eastern Suburbs of

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, Australia. The Entertainment Quarter sits beside

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in the suburb of Moore Park, three kilometres south-east of the

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. Located next to the

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and

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, and Disney Studios Australia (previously Fox Studios) which is home to over 50 film and TV studios located just a gate away – shooting everything from major motion pictures, to local film and TV productions. Inside the Entertainment Quarter is the

Hordern Pavilion Hordern Pavilion (known locally as The Hordern) is a building located in Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the grounds of the old Sydney Showground. Now known as a sports venue, dance party and music concert venue, the Hordern ...

- home to Live music and events for over 25 years. Also a live venue known as Liberty Hall (previously Max Watts).

Facilities

The Market Canopy located in the heart of The Entertainment Quarter's Showring hosts a bi-weekly Market on every Wednesday and Saturday. The Entertainment Quarter is home to restaurants, cafes, stores and activities. EQ is the home of

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, The New

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basketball courts Hoops Capital and they are only weeks away from opening the new

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HQ at the Royal Hall of Industries. There are many live event spaces located at The Entertainment Quarter - including the 22,000 sqm Showring space, which has live events, large scale activations - like Magic Mike Live,

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, Van Gogh Alive and the Sydney Family Easter Show. Activities include Hyperkarting (located on Level 5 of the carpark) - which has seen over 400,000 come through the track, the huge

Hoyts The HOYTS Group of companies in Australia and New Zealand includes HOYTS Cinemas, a cinema chain, and Val Morgan, which sells advertising on cinema screens and digital billboards. The company was established by dentist Arthur Russell in Melbo ...

Cinema, arcades at B. Lucy and Sons, bowling at Strike Bowling, laugh along at The Comedy Store and the new World Gym.

Education

The Entertainment Quarter is home to the

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(AFTRS). AFTRS relocated from its original location in

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to a purpose built building in 2008, located adjacent to Fox Studios Australia and around the corner from the Hoyts Cinema. File:Australian Film Television and Radio School-Right view.jpg, Part of the AFTRS building's front facade File:AFTRS studio.jpg, A film studio at AFTRS File:AFTRS Entry.jpg, AFTRS Entry doors Also located within the Entertainment Quarter i
Brent Street
Performance Arts Dance School – which sees over 1,000 students each year.

History

The Entertainment Quarter and Fox Studios Australia were originally the site of

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Sydney Showground, which hosted the annual

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. The Sydney Showground moved to

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in preparation for the

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. It was developed by

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and

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. In 2004 it was sold to CFS Retail Property Trust. In 2014 it was sold to

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and

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. Fox Studios Australia and the entertainment precinct opened at Moore Park in 1998.History

A theme park at this location was closed, and some of the facilities have found new uses in the Entertainment Quarter. Image:Entertainment Quarter Bent Street.JPG, Bent Street Image:Entertainment Quarter Cinema.JPG,

Cinemas Image:Entertainment Quarter Showground 3.JPG, Old Showring Image:Entertainment Quarter Showring Markets.JPG, Showring markets Image:Entertainment Quarter Hordern Pavilion.JPG,

Image:Royal hall of industry0004.jpg, Royal Hall of Industries Image:Entertainment Quarter Commemorative Pavilion.JPG, Commemorative Pavilion Image:Entertainment Quarter Showground 1.JPG, Old Showground Image:Entertainment Quarter Showground 2.JPG, Old Showground

Transport

The Entertainment Quarter is located near the Moore Park stop of the

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. The multi-storey car park has capacity for 2,000 cars.

References

External links

Official website
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