Perth Arena
Sports and entertainment venue in Perth, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perth Arena (known commercially as RAC Arena)[5] is an entertainment and sporting arena in the city centre of Perth, Western Australia, used mostly for basketball matches. It is located on Wellington Street near the site of the former Perth Entertainment Centre, and was officially opened on 10 November 2012. Perth Arena is the first stage of the Perth City Link, a 13.5-hectare (33-acre) major urban renewal and redevelopment project which involves the sinking of the Fremantle railway line to link the Perth central business district directly with Northbridge.[6]
"RAC Arena" redirects here. For the arena in the United States, see Retriever Activities Center.
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Former names | Perth Arena (2012–2018) |
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Location | Perth, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°56′54″S 115°51′07″E |
Owner | VenuesWest |
Operator | AEG Ogden |
Capacity | 15,500[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | June 2007 |
Opened | 10 November 2012 (2012-11-10)[2] |
Construction cost | A$548.7 million[3][4] |
Architect | ARM & CCN |
Builder | WSP Group |
Project manager | Appian Group |
Structural engineer | Aurecon |
Services engineer | Wood & Grieve Engineers |
General contractor | BGC Construction |
Main contractors | Buss Construction |
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Website | |
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