Premiership in 1908 and 1909, the Newcastle Showground was used as the team's home ground. The Newcastle Showground has also been home to Motorcycle speedway on and off since 1926, including hosting the first five recognised Australian Solo Championships. The showground speedway also hosted the Australian Sidecar Speedway Championship in 2010. Originally a ½ mile () track, its length has been reduced in recent years by about half. Exhibition The seating in the venue is fully retractable providing 4,100 square metres of clear span exhibition space. Function The Centre is able to host functions catering up to 2,000 guests. References External links Basketball venues in Australia Boxing venues in Australia Defunct National Basketball League (Australia) venues Indoor arenas in Australia Music venues in Australia Netball venues in New South Wales New South Wales Swifts Newcastle Falcons (basketball) Newcastle, New South Wales Sports venues in New South Wales Sports venues completed in 1992 1992 establishments in Australia