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The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (originally known as the Swimming and Diving Stadium and now known commercially as the AIA Vitality Centre) is a sports administration and training facility located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Australia. The facility opened in 1956 as an aquatic centre for the 1956 Olympic Games. In 1983, the Olympic-sized pool was replaced with a parquetry floor and the facility became Melbourne's home of numerous basketball events until 1998, most notably as the home venue for several National Basketball League teams including the North Melbourne Giants and Melbourne Tigers. The venue served as Melbourne's primary indoor concert arena from 1984 to 1988, until completion of the Rod Laver Arena.

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  • Das Holden Centre ist eine Mehrzweckhalle in Melbourne, Australien. (de)
  • The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (originally known as the Swimming and Diving Stadium and now known commercially as the AIA Vitality Centre) is a sports administration and training facility located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Australia. The facility opened in 1956 as an aquatic centre for the 1956 Olympic Games. In 1983, the Olympic-sized pool was replaced with a parquetry floor and the facility became Melbourne's home of numerous basketball events until 1998, most notably as the home venue for several National Basketball League teams including the North Melbourne Giants and Melbourne Tigers. The venue served as Melbourne's primary indoor concert arena from 1984 to 1988, until completion of the Rod Laver Arena. The centre is the administrative and training headquarters of the Collingwood Football Club and Netball Club, who also train on the adjacent Olympic Park Oval. (en)
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  • October 1954
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  • Holden Centre (2015-22) (en)
  • Lexus Centre (2004-10) (en)
  • Olympic Swimming Stadium (1957-83) (en)
  • Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (1983-98) (en)
  • Swimming and Diving Stadium (1956) (en)
  • Westpac Centre (2010-15) (en)
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  • 1956-11-22 (xsd:date)
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  • 5500 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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  • Kevin Borland, Peter McIntyre and John and Phyllis Murphy (en)
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  • October 1954 (en)
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  • Holden Centre (en)
  • Lexus Centre (en)
  • Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (en)
  • Westpac Centre (en)
  • Olympic Swimming Stadium (en)
  • Swimming and Diving Stadium (en)
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  • McDougall & Ireland (en)
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  • AIA Vitality Centre (en)
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  • 1956-11-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust (en)
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  • Bill Irwin (en)
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  • Das Holden Centre ist eine Mehrzweckhalle in Melbourne, Australien. (de)
  • The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (originally known as the Swimming and Diving Stadium and now known commercially as the AIA Vitality Centre) is a sports administration and training facility located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Australia. The facility opened in 1956 as an aquatic centre for the 1956 Olympic Games. In 1983, the Olympic-sized pool was replaced with a parquetry floor and the facility became Melbourne's home of numerous basketball events until 1998, most notably as the home venue for several National Basketball League teams including the North Melbourne Giants and Melbourne Tigers. The venue served as Melbourne's primary indoor concert arena from 1984 to 1988, until completion of the Rod Laver Arena. (en)
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  • Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (en)
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  • AIA Vitality Centre (en)
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