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| Former names | Indoor Sports Stadium (planning/construction) National Indoor Sports Centre (1981–95) |
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| Address | 26 Leverrier Street Bruce, Australian Capital Territory |
| Coordinates | 35°14′52″S 149°6′4″E / 35.24778°S 149.10111°E |
| Owner | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Capacity | 5,200
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1979 |
| Opened | 26 January 1981 |
| Renovated | 2015 |
| Construction cost | $6.3 million ($33.5 million in 2022 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Philip Cox & Partners |
| Structural engineer | Bond James Laron & Murtagh |
| Services engineer | SRG Limited |
| General contractor | John Holland Group |
| Tenants | |
| Canberra Cannons (NBL) (1981–2003) Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL) (1981–2012) UC Capitals (WNBL) (1984–present) AIS Canberra Darters (CBT) (2003–08) CRDL (WFTDA) (2008–present) Giants Netball (NNL) (2017–present) | |
AIS Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Canberra, Australia. Its capacity is 5,200 and it was built in 1980. The arena was opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, on 26 January 1981 and was originally named the National Indoor Sports Centre and was the inaugural home of the Australian Institute of Sport.
- ^ AU = 1850-1901: McLean, I.W. (1999), Consumer Prices and Expenditure Patterns in Australia 1850–1914. Australian Economic History Review, 39: 1-28 (taken W6 series from Table A1, which represents the average inflation in all of Australian colonies). For later years, calculated using the pre-decimal inflation calculator provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia for each year, input: £94 8s (94.40 Australian pounds in decimal values), start year: 1901.
- ^ "AIS Arena". Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.