Marrara Indoor Stadium
Marrara Indoor Stadium is a Northern Territory Government facility located 11 kilometres from the city of Darwin and 1 kilometre from Darwin airport. Along with facilities for athletics, basketball, cricket, football and hockey, Marrara Indoor Stadium is part of the Marrara Sports Complex.
The stadium was officially opened on 25 February 1984.
Facilities
The Marrara Indoor Stadium is an air-conditioned venue with first class facilities. It has high technology air thrust parquetry sports flooring with dimensions of 48m x 25m and a ceiling height of 12.5m.
Its design concept allows for 12 sports to be played at international level, including badminton, basketball, boxing, gymnastics, indoor hockey, indoor soccer, indoor tennis, judo, martial arts, netball, volleyball and wrestling.
A wide range of non-sporting uses can also be accommodated, including boat shows, craft fairs, orchid and garden shows, national and international conventions and seminars, expos, concerts, dinner dances and other community uses.
Two dividing curtains, suspended from the ceiling, allow the Stadium to be used for both large and small events. The curtains are located to give clients the greatest possible flexibility in tailoring the facility to their needs.
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The Stadium has seating capacity for up to 1,347 people with 982 of these in gallery and bleacher seating and 365 in stalls at floor level. Larger numbers can be accommodated by special arrangement. Seating is available for spectators requiring wheelchair access.
The Stadium has four unisex changerooms, which open directly onto the main floor. A First-Aid room with medical items is also available.
A perspex-walled Control Room provides facilities for lighting, sound and scoreboard control. A meeting room suitable for small VIP functions or as an administrative control point is also available. In a seminar configuration it can hold 20 people.Umpires/referees have their own change and small meeting rooms located adjacent to the main floor.
The verandah bar is also available if required.
A soundproof Media Box is located high in the grandstand with views over the main floor. Outside broadcast van parking is located adjacent to the facility with cabling hatchways enabling access into the building and media box.
The Stadium’s mercury vapour sports lighting provides up to 1200 lux for television coverage of events.
Catering
Parking
The Stadium has car-parking space for 350 vehicles with an overflow capacity for another 300 vehicles. A coach pick-up and set-down lane suitable for up to five coaches is located 70 metres from the main doors.Four parking spaces for people with disabilities are provided with ramp access to the main doors.
For more information, please contact the Manager, Marrara Indoor Stadium on 8922 6856.