It's been a long time coming, but Ballarat's newest stadium is officially open to the public.
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The Ballarat Sports and Events Centre will host community-level games of football and netball from today onwards, in a big milestone for Ballarat.
Works on the $24 million stadium started in in March, 2018.
The launch of the stadium coincides with a new golden era of Ballarat basketball.
The Ballarat Miners are about to launch their finals campaign after locking in top spot on the NBL1 ladder and participation rates in the sporet are as high as they've ever been.
MAJOR STEPS ON PATH TO UPGRADE
2004-05: Minerdome upgrades to host basketball for Commonwealth Games in March 2006.
2010: Indoor sports groups enter talks to address critical court shortage.
March 2012: Plans for new six-court facility in Wendouree made public.
May 2013: Council commits to deliver major new indoor sports facility in five-year plan.
2014: Labor state government delivers $9 million, Council $5 million.
2015-16: Project knocked back three times for federal grant.
July 31, 2017: Federal government announces $10 million for project.
March 2018: First sod turned on project.
November 2018: $5.2 million state boost for stage two.
July 2019: Stadium opens
