Queensland State Hockey Centre is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Brisbane, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It is currently used for field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 and is home to the Queensland Blades

Queensland Blades

The Blades are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing Queensland in the Australian Hockey League.The Blades have been the most successful team to play in recent years. Their home ground is the State Hockey Centre at Colmslie in Brisbane, Queensland.They have also competed under the name...

 who play in the Australian Hockey League

Australian Hockey League

The Australian Hockey League is Australia’s premier national domestic field hockey competition. Despite its non-professional nature, AHL is considered one of the strongest and most competitive national field hockey leagues in the world. The AHL consists of both men's and women's competition...

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Facilities

The Queensland State Hockey Centre includes two international standard water based synthetic hockey fields with international standard lighting. There is a covered grandstand, an electronic scoreboard, multiple change rooms, multiple large grass playing fields with lighting, a first-aid room. Other facilities include a hockey pro-shop, a covered courtyard with seating for 500 people, an external sound system and canteen facilities.