Melbourne Multi-Purpose Venue

1. Outdoors
2. Education
3. Sports Venue & Stadium
4. Landmark & Historical Place

Description

The Melbourne Park Multi-Purpose Venue, currently also known by its sponsorship name as Hisense Arena, is an Australian sports venue that is part of the National Tennis Centre at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria.HistoryConstruction of the arena, which has a maximum capacity of 11,000 people, commenced in the late 1990s, and was completed in 2000. It was originally called the Multi-Purpose Venue, until the naming rights were sold to Vodafone. The arena features a cycling track which is covered over with seating for court events. The tennis court is a Plexicushion surface and the roof is retractable, making it one of the few venues where tennis can be played during rain.The arena has been used for netball for Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels games in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Melbourne Phoenix and the Melbourne Kestrels played their last home game there before merging to become the Melbourne Vixens who now use it for home games in the ANZ Championship.The largest netball attendance at the arena was set on 20 November 2004 when 10,300 saw the Australian national team defeat New Zealand 53 to 51.

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Summary

Melbourne Multi-Purpose Venue is Melbourne based place and this enity listed in Education category.