Sunshine Coast Stadium

Sunshine Coast Stadium

File:Sunshine Coast Stadium.jpg Image of the stadium, taken on 3 June
Location	Kawana Waters, Queensland
Coordinates
Owner	Queensland Government
Executive suites	4
Capacity	12,000
Record attendance	15,000
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes, northern end
Construction
Expanded	2011
Construction cost	$10 million (2011 expansion)
Tenants
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast F.C. Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Queensland Country (NRC) (2015–present)

Sunshine Coast Stadium, is a multi-sport venue located at Kawana Waters on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The stadium is the main venue a sporting precinct that also includes seven fields.

Development

Sunshine Coast Stadium was first expanded in 2007, at which time it became sponsored as Stockland Park. At the time, there were plans for the construction of a $22 million, 3,700 seat grandstand which would have allowed for the playing of both rectangular and oval based sports. However, following the withdrawal of State Government funds, the project was cancelled and plans were drawn up for a more modest stadium to be built on the site.

Following the cancellation of the earlier plan, a design was drawn up for the construction of a small grandstand on the western side of the main field. Following a construction period that lasted nearly nine months, the grandstand, named the Sunshine Coast Stadium, was opened on 3 June 2011. A main grandstand seating 1,050 spectators under cover is situated on the wing while temporary seating can be placed around the field for rectangular events pushing the seating capacity to 12,000. As part of the focus on sustainability at the stadium, it features a 30 kW solar power system on the stadium's roof.

The venue has hosted national events including a pre-season A-League fixture between the Queensland Roar and Wellington Phoenix as well as its attendance breaking pre-season NRL match between Manly Sea Eagles and Melbourne Storm, which attracted 8,119 spectators. On 29 October 2011, the stadium hosted a Cold Chisel concert, attracting 15,000 patrons