Brisbane Sports Venues

Originally constructed for the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre was installed with a new athletics track in 2001 to cater for the Goodwill Games.

During its colourful history, the stadium has been known as the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium and, more recently, ANZ Stadium, and is the former home of the Brisbane Broncos NRL Club.

The Davis Cup has twice been played at the stadium, with a temporary court installed and seating rearranged to suit the event.

Suncorp Stadium is a state-of-the-art 52,500 seat venue with capacity for a wide range of uses. The seating stands' cauldron-like design and proximity to the field ensures patrons get close to the action and are immersed in the atmosphere. The stadium plays host to international rugby league, rugby union and football matches, as well as outdoor concerts.

Suncorp Stadium is fully licensed, boasting 32 bars and 24 food and beverage outlets. Merchandise outlets are located at the north and south entrances, and there is also a permanent Stadium Shop.

See the bronze statue of the 'Emperor of Lang Park', Wally Lewis - a tribute to a wonderful career spanning more than 30 years as player and skipper of Queensland Rugby League. Walk the Queensland State of Origin 'Walk of Fame', where each player is immortalised with a personal plaque featuring their name and the number of times they played for Queensland.

The stadium is also home to the Lang Park PCYC Community and Sporting Complex.

Sports fanatics will think they've died and gone to heaven at the Sleeman Sports Complex. Originally built to host the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the venue has been continually upgraded, and has since hosted the 1994 World Masters Games and the 2001 Goodwill Games.

The venue boasts a state-of-the-art indoor aquatic centre featuring an Olympic size pool, a moveable bulkhead enabling the centre to adapt to host short course events, a world class diving pool, and seating for more than 4,300 spectators.

The centre also boasts a 3,000 seat cycling velodrome and a fully equipped gymnastics training hall. The 2,630 seat indoor sports arena is suitable for basketball, volleyball and badminton, and is home to the Queensland Firebirds netball team.

Various function rooms - including an intimate 1,500 seat theatre - and special facilities are available for general hire, and are suitable for conferences, concerts and special functions.

The fully equipped H2O Fitness Club will help you achieve your fitness goals, and the Puddleducks childcare facility can look after the littlies while you work out.

Regular activities include swimming and swimming lessons, diving, aqua pilates and water aerobics. Sporting fixtures are held for indoor soccer, cycling, basketball, swimming, and a number of other sports.

The Brisbane Entertainment Centre also features Queensland's largest contemporary indoor sporting venue.

A number of sports are regularly played at the centre, including netball, basketball, volleyball, badminton, indoor soccer and 'Toddler Tennis'. The venue also hosts a wide variety of martial arts clubs.

The centre also hosts seasonal 'social' fixtures of basketball, netball and badminton, and is home to the Northside Wizards basketball, Boondall indoor soccer and Queensland volleyball teams.

Facilities at the fully air-conditioned centre include electronic scoring, team dressing rooms equipped with showers and changing facilities, a fully licensed bar and snack facilities, meeting room facilities, disabled facilities, and extensive car parking.

The RNA Showgrounds is home to Brisbane's renowned agricultural exhibition show, the 'Ekka'. Held over 10 days each August, the Ekka is Queensland's largest carnival with plenty of shows, rides and displays.

Over the course of its 130 year history, the Ekka ground has hosted 'inter-colonial' tennis games, cricket and rugby league matches, athletics, trotting, cycling and speedway racing.

During the second World War, the Exhibition Grounds became a staging camp for the Armed Services. The legendary Don Bradman debuted at the Exhibition Ground when it was the venue for first class cricket from 1893 to 1931.

Nowadays, the Exhibition Ground is used mainly for equestrian events, speedway racing and, of course, the Ekka.