Browne Park is a rectangular football stadium located in the Rockhampton

Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....

 suburb of Wandal

Wandal, Queensland

Wandal is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about four kilometres north-west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Wandal had a population of 4,188....

, Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

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. The stadium has been the home of rugby league football in Central Queensland since the 1980s and today also hosts rugby union and soccer matches. It hosted a match of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup

2008 Rugby League World Cup

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.

Central Comets

The Central Queensland Comets play all home games at Browne Park in Rockhampton. Browne Park is seen as the home of rugby league in Central Queensland and is located between George Street (Bruce Highway) and Murray Street.

Redevelopments

In 2004 Browne Park was transformed into arguably Queensland's best regional rugby league venue. The field was moved just on 10 meters towards the Albert Street (hill end) boundary to accommodate the redevelopment of the Rockhampton Leagues Club. This process saw the introduction of a new irrigation system, new lighting towers and new entrance to the ground.

At the end of the 2006 season, construction began on a new grandstand along the George Street side of the field. The undercover George Street Grandstand, now completed, has 614 colourful bucket seats, and being closer to the field makes for a great viewing experience. Browne Park now has a seating capacity

Seating capacity

Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...

 of approximately 5,200.

Lighting

The lighting at Browne Park has three levels - training, match and professional - with the latter providing in excess of 600 lux on illumination. The towers are in excess of 40m tall with 16 bulbs affixed to each tower.

Other uses

Browne Park is also host to all forms of rugby league ranging from juniors and primary schools to the seniors that compete in the domestic Rockhampton competition and the Central Queensland Extended League competition. That facility would host at least a game a day on average, which is not bad given that rugby league is played for only 6 months of the year.

Apart from the regular season Rugby League games, Browne Park hosted the Capricorn Cougars Football for the second season in 2007, as well as the Bundaberg Rum Bush Fund Legends of League Charity Match in early October 2007.

Browne Park hosted the 7th Place Playoff of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in November. The test match, in which Tonga

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 thrashed Scotland

Scotland national rugby league team

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, attracted a crowd of almost 6,000. With Centenary Celebrations also set for Rockhampton, Browne Park is sure to find a place among the best regional facilities in Australia.

Accessibility

Walking	Pedestrian access Pedestrian A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using roller skates or skateboards are also considered to be pedestrians. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case... Browne Park is within walking distance of the CBD Central business district A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...  area of Rockhampton.
Bus	Bus access Capricorn Sunbus Sunbus is the principal provider of public transportation at Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. It operates bus routes under the new QConnect scheme in regional Queensland.-Service Area:... Browne Park is close to bus-stops for the Route 3 - Capricorn Sunbus Capricorn Sunbus Sunbus is the principal provider of public transportation at Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. It operates bus routes under the new QConnect scheme in regional Queensland.-Service Area:... . The bus route is West Rockhampton (via Base Hospital - outbound) — Glenmore Schools (via city - inbound) 3A Capricorn Sunbus Capricorn Sunbus Sunbus is the principal provider of public transportation at Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. It operates bus routes under the new QConnect scheme in regional Queensland.-Service Area:... . The bus route is West Rockhampton (via Lion Creek Road - outbound) — Glenmore Marketplace (via city - inbound). 4A Capricorn Sunbus Capricorn Sunbus Sunbus is the principal provider of public transportation at Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. It operates bus routes under the new QConnect scheme in regional Queensland.-Service Area:... . The bus route is Botanical Gardens (via Base Hospital - outbound) — Glenmore Shopping Centre (via city - inbound). Buses runs every 30 minutes, from 6am - 6pm with special services to 9pm on game days. Shuttle bus services are provided by Youngs Bus Service Youngs Bus Service Young's Bus Service is the principal provider of public transportation of the entire Rockhampton Region in Queensland, Australia. It will operate bus routes under the new QConnect scheme in regional Queensland as of June 2008.- Service Area :...  on match days and for special events, typically from the CBD Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... , Yeppoon Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon is a coastal resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia. Located on Keppel Bay, at the 2006 census, Yeppoon had a population of 13,284.-Geography:... , Emu Park Emu Park, Queensland Emu Park is a small town located slightly south of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emu Park had a population of 2,967.Home of the famous Singing Ship Monument, the Emu Park land area was first discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770. It overlooks the islands of Keppel Bay,... , and Mount Morgan Mount Morgan, Queensland Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Dee River, 38 kilometres south of the city of Rockhampton, and is 680 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane. The Burnett Highway passes through the town... . Browne Park is situated on the bus inbound side of Murray Street.
Car	Parking is available at Browne Park and around the complex, there is no charge for parking.