The Australian Boomers are set to return to Bendigo for one night only on February 22 for a FIBA Asia Cup 2025 qualifying game against Korea. The Boomers last played in Bendigo in August last year defeating Iran 98-68 in front of a sea of green and gold. Australia is the Asia Cup current defending […]
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BSL – Red Energy Arena is thrilled to announce the appointment of Craig Armstead as their General Manager – Sport. Craig joins the team with a wealth of experience as a sports administrator, including Regional Manager with AFL Central Victoria, General Manager for Wyndham Basketball Association and CEO at the Essendon District Football League. He
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Bendigo Stadium Limited (BSL) – Red Energy Arena was awarded the prestigious Sports and Entertainment (Regional) Award at the Community Clubs Victoria (CCV) 2023 Gala Awards. Held on Saturday, 29 July at Leonda by the Yarra, Bendigo Stadium Limited was awarded the winner’s trophy for Sports and Entertainment (Regional) at the CCV Awards Gala. The
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Last month, Basketball Australia released new figures about the interest of basketball in schools, showing record interest in basketball in 2022. There are now more than 124,000 students participating in the sport, and this is anticipated to grow in 2023! According to Basketball Australia, basketball was the number one chosen sport in the Sporting Schools
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The NBL1 Bendigo Braves, in partnership with the McKern Steel Foundation, are running the wellbeing initiative aimed at promoting healthy eating habits among local school children. As part of this initiative, players from the Bendigo Braves will be visiting schools in the area on Fresh Fruit Fridays, to distribute fresh fruit and promote healthy eating
This week is National Volunteer Week! For every day of the week, we’ll shine the spotlight on one of our many dedicated volunteers, who we wish to recognise and thank for all their efforts and hard work here at Red Energy Arena, and within our sporting community. The week-long event recognises the vital support that
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OUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY Community is at the heart of everything we do here at Red Energy Arena. It’s at the core of our values and a key priority in our planning and day-to-day business activities. From the smaller initiatives like hosting fundraising lunches, to the larger such as court accessibility – we continue to
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Red Energy Arena and McDonald’s have signed a two-year major partnership agreement. The partnership will see McDonald’s come on board as a major basketball sponsor at Red Energy Arena. From 2023, McDonald’s will sponsor the Youth League Bendigo Braves Program and the Bendigo Junior Classic. Ben Duncan, who is the McDonald’s licensee at Bendigo, Strath
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International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is held on 3 December each year. IDPwD aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. The theme for IDPwD 2022 is: ‘Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world.’ The annual theme provides an overarching focus on how
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From Biddy Ball at Red Energy Arena to the NBA, today marks Dyson Daniels’ first NBA game playing for the New Orleans Pelicans. To celebrate this momentous day, we have installed a Dyson Daniels height chart in the main concourse of the arena so young athletes and basketball fans can see how they stack up
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Kim Hampton had just finished several years on the basketball court with Bendigo Braves and Kilsyth Cobras, but she wanted a new challenge. While watching the para rowing at the Tokyo Olympics on television it all clicked. It wasn’t long before she was out on the water rowing on Lake Weeroona. Hampton had never rowed
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The Australian Boomers are set to bring the BOOM to Regional Victoria for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, on August 29. For the first time since 2018, Bendigo will turn green and gold for one night only as Australia host Iran at Red Energy Arena. After a busy two months of international basketball
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Champions IGA Bendigo Braves Womens Team Head Coach Mark Alabakov recently had the opportunity to participate in the AFL Next Coach Program. Mark was one of 12 coaches selected nationally to participate in the program for the 2022 intake, which is designed as a bridging course for Assistant Coaches and Players that wish to become Head Coaches. The course is
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Local Bendigo Braves players Mia Harvey and Dash Daniels will represent Victoria in the Australian Junior Championships this July in Perth. Mia and Dash both represent the Country Victoria team and have been selected to play in the Australian Junior Championships, a big win for Bendigo Basketball. “Having these two athletes representing at a National
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Red Energy Arena – a new look for the Bendigo Stadium Bendigo Stadium Limited (BSL) is excited to announce a new naming partner for the show courts. Currently known as the Bendigo Stadium, from June 2022 the facility will be relaunching as the Red Energy Arena. Red Energy is an Australian owned energy retail subsidiary of Snowy
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