Current Status
The venue was owned by the Seven Network and was officially closed in August 2002. In 2005, the Government of Western Australia unveiled plans for a new entertainment centre to be built on the site of the carpark for the existing centre. In 2006, the new centre was officially given the name of Perth Arena. This facility is currently under construction and the project is scheduled to be completed in 2012. Demolition of the disused venue began on 11 May 2011 (completed in December 2011) in preparation for the State Government's Perth City Link project and included tentative approvals for new residential and business towers on the site.
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