Attracting, developing and securing the right mix of events for Regional New
South Wales is a key part of the NSW Government's commitment to growing the NSW
visitor economy.
Destination NSW and Venues NSW work with various stakeholders to identify
and secure suitable world-class events for Hunter Stadium; this includes
holding regular meetings with the major sporting codes, major concert promoters
and Newcastle Tourism to discuss opportunities.
As the home ground of Newcastle Knights and Newcastle Jets FC, Hunter
Stadium hosts world-class sports events on a regular basis. In addition,
Destination NSW has secured a number of major events for Hunter Stadium, in
particular, the recent NRL ANZAC Test Match featuring the Australian Kangaroos
and New Zealand, held on 6 May 2016 and the 2017 Indigenous All Stars v NRL All
Stars match which will be played at Hunter Stadium in February 2017.
The NSW Government remains committed to securing and supporting more events
for Regional NSW to boost the visitor economy and maintain NSW's dominant
position as Australia's premier destination and events state.
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