Territory Netball Stadium is an
Australia netball stadium located in
Marrara
Marrara is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
History
Shown on Goyder's original surveys of Darwin in 1869 was the swamp between the suburb and the Darwin International Airport, but like Leanyer, the name ...
, a suburb of
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin ( ; Larrakia: ) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. With an estimated population of 147,255 as of 2019, the city contains the majority of the residents of the sparsely populated Northern Territory.
It is the smalle ...
. The stadium is owned by the
Government of the Northern Territory
The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory wa ...
who in turn lease it to
Netball Northern Territory
Netball Northern Territory is the governing body for netball in the Northern Territory. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing Territory Storm who have competed in the Australian Netball League.
It i ...
. Since opening in January 2019, it has become the home venue of
Territory Storm
Territory Storm, also referred to as Northern Territory Storm or NT Storm, is an Australian netball team that represented Netball Northern Territory in the Australian Netball League. Territory Storm played in the ANL between 2008 and 2019. Betw ...
of the
Australian Netball League
The Australian Netball Championships, formerly the Australian Netball League, is an Australian netball competition. Since 2008 it has served as a second level competition, initially below the ANZ Championship and later below Suncorp Super Netb ...
.
Construction
Darwin-based building firm Sunbuild began construction in 2018. The
Government of the Northern Territory
The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory wa ...
and
Government of Australia
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federalism, federal parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster system, Westminster-sty ...
contributed $11.8 million and $8 million respectively towards the project. While under construction, the stadium was also referred to as the Darwin Indoor Netball Stadium.
On 24 January 2019, once construction was completed, the stadium was handed over to
Netball Northern Territory
Netball Northern Territory is the governing body for netball in the Northern Territory. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing Territory Storm who have competed in the Australian Netball League.
It i ...
who leased it from the Government of the Northern Territory.
Facilities
The venue features four netball courts including a main court with seating for 2,000. It also contains changing rooms, an umpires room, meeting rooms, a café and an underground car park.
Territory Storm
In 2019
Territory Storm
Territory Storm, also referred to as Northern Territory Storm or NT Storm, is an Australian netball team that represented Netball Northern Territory in the Australian Netball League. Territory Storm played in the ANL between 2008 and 2019. Betw ...
of the
Australian Netball League
The Australian Netball Championships, formerly the Australian Netball League, is an Australian netball competition. Since 2008 it has served as a second level competition, initially below the ANZ Championship and later below Suncorp Super Netb ...
began to play some of their home games at the new stadium.
Events hosted
References
{{Darwin, Northern Territory landmarks
2019 establishments in Australia
Sports venues completed in 2019
Netball venues in Australia
Volleyball venues in Australia
Sports venues in Darwin, Northern Territory
Netball in the Northern Territory
Territory Storm