Bendigo Stadium (also known as Red Energy Arena under naming rights) is an Australian sports and entertainment centre in

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. The stadium is home to the

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(NBL1) and

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(WNBL). It held basketball matches during the

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and would have held netball during the

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, but Victoria withdrew their hosting rights in 2023. The stadium's facilities include ten indoor sports courts, major exhibition and function areas, a licensed clubroom and associated administration facilities. The stadium has the flexibility to be used for major sporting, cultural and entertainment events and has held such events as The Young Divas,

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, international basketball, netball, snooker and volleyball. The largest recorded attendance at the venue was on 3 March 2013 when Bendigo Spirit defeated the

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71–57 in the 2012-13 WNBL Grand Final. In May 2018, the venue was re-opened after a $23 million redevelopment was completed which upgraded the facilities and increased the venue's capacity.

Events

The stadium hosted its first

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match on 25 May 2019, when

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played

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in a 2019 Suncorp Super Netball Round 5 match. It was part of a double header that also featured Tasmanian Magpies play

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in an

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fixture. The facility co-hosted the

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where the

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won the gold medal. Bendigo also hosted Group 3 of The International Volleyball Women's Grand Prix in June 2016 over 3 days of which Australia competed against Cuba Columbia and Croatia The Arena has also hosted

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Games for

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during the

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, Including Throwdown V against the

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. It also hosted a Round 11 Match where the

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played Melbourne United in a Breakers Home Game. On 21 March 2022, it was announced that Bendigo Stadium would also host 2 further New Zealand Breakers Home Games during the 2021-22 NBL season, due to COVID-19 Protocols restricting the Breakers from returning to New Zealand. They played the

on 10 April 2022 and the

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on 12 April 2022, with the Breakers losing both Games.

References

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Official websiteBendigo Stadium (Austadiums)
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Events

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