Heritage Bank Stadium

Heritage Bank Stadium is a stadium in Carrara, Australia that opened in 1987. Its recorded capacity is 50,000.

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Heritage Bank Stadium
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Key facts

Heritage Bank Stadium is a stadium in Carrara, Australia that opened in 1987. Its recorded capacity is 50,000. It is owned by Queensland Government and Stadiums Queensland. It is operated by Stadiums Queensland. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Australian rules football, Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne Football Club, Brisbane Lions, Carlton Football Club, Richmond Football Club, St Kilda Football Club, Cricket, Brisbane Heat, Rugby league, Gold Coast Chargers, Gold Coast Titans, Welsh Rugby Union, Nerang Bulls, Baseball:, East Coast Cougars/Gold Coast Cougars, Athletics, Gold Coast Football Club (AFLW), Gold Coast Football Club, 2017–18 Australian Athletics Championships.

Location
Carrara, Australia
Type
Stadium
Capacity
50,000
Opened
1987
Status
Active
Current owner
Queensland Government, Stadiums Queensland
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
5
Location of Heritage Bank Stadium
Heritage Bank Stadium

Heritage Bank Stadium is at latitude -28.006389, longitude 153.367222, in Carrara, Australia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Heritage Bank Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude-28.006389
Longitude153.367222
CityCarrara
RegionCarrara
CountryAustralia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Heritage Bank Stadium
201120192026Metricon Stadium (2011 to present)Heritage Bank Stadium (2023 to present)People First Stadium (2024 to present)

Heritage Bank Stadium has carried 6 recorded names. Carrara Oval (no sponsor) ran Present. Gold Coast Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Laver Oval (no sponsor) ran Present. Metricon Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2011 to present. Heritage Bank Stadium (sponsor: Heritage Bank) ran 2023 to present. People First Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2024 to present.

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Every recorded name of Heritage Bank Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Carrara OvalNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Gold Coast StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Laver OvalNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Metricon StadiumNone2011 to present3.0 million USD (about 3.0 million USD)5 yearsWikipedia, with citationSource
Heritage Bank StadiumHeritage Bank2023 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
People First StadiumNone2024 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Heritage Bank Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerStadiums Queensland1987 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerQueensland GovernmentPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorStadiums QueenslandPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Heritage Bank Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Australian rules footballAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Melbourne Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
North Melbourne Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Brisbane LionsAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Carlton Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Richmond Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
St Kilda Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
CricketAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Brisbane HeatAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Rugby leagueAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Gold Coast ChargersAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Gold Coast TitansAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Welsh Rugby UnionAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Nerang BullsAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Baseball:Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
East Coast Cougars/Gold Coast CougarsAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
AthleticsAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Gold Coast Football Club (AFLW)Australian Football League1987 to presentCurrentSource
Gold Coast Football ClubAustralian Football League1987 to presentCurrentSource
2017–18 Australian Athletics ChampionshipsAustralian Football League1987 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

35 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Heritage Bank Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setPeople First Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venuesname_currentCarrara StadiumHeritage Bank Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026sponsorships(created)not set1192026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHeritage Bank Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMetricon Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setLaver Oval2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setGold Coast Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCarrara Oval2026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set425882026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set425872026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set380062026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set380052026-09
28 September 2026venuescapacity25000500002026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720732392026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleCarrara_StadiumCarrara Stadium2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9222026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Carrara Stadium (revision 1372073239). Wikidata item: Q3534981.