{"id":946089,"date":"2026-10-30T07:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/946089\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T07:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:10:16","slug":"silverdomes-12m-upgrade-gets-first-test-with-nbl-and-wnbl-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/946089\/","title":{"rendered":"Silverdome\u2019s $12m upgrade gets first test with NBL and WNBL games"},"content":{"rendered":"

The redeveloped Silverdome will face its first test this weekend, with a back-to-back basketball double-header bringing elite competition to the venue for the first time since its $12 million upgrade.<\/p>\n

The Tasmania JackJumpers play reigning NBL champions the Sydney Kings at the venue tonight before the Jewels take on the Flames on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The redevelopment of the Launceston entertainment venue includes a new multi-purpose sports floor, extra spectator seating, new lighting and a big screen. <\/p>\n

Change rooms have been refurbished, food and beverage areas upgraded and a new function room added.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Silverdome underwent a $12 million redevelopment completed a couple of weeks ago. Image \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

Stadiums Tasmania general manager of northern venues Casey Price said the work was finished a couple of weeks ago, on time and within budget.<\/p>\n

Sport Minister Nick Duigan said the venue had served the community for 40 years.<\/p>\n

\"\"Stadiums Tasmania general manager of northern venues Casey Price said the work finished on time. Image \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Silverdome is an essential part of Tasmania\u2019s sporting infrastructure and these upgrades will help secure its future for years to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

JackJumpers coach Scott Roth said the old lighting had left darkness and shadows on parts of the court and he believed the new lights were \u201cmore conducive\u201d to the court being lit correctly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the fan experience of being in here now is gonna be at another level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Jewels will play five of their 11 home games this season in Launceston and six in Hobart.<\/p>\n

\"\"Refurbished change rooms and upgraded food and beverage areas greeted crowds in Launceston. Image \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

Tourism Minister Roger Jaensch said the return of a Tasmanian team to the WNBL after 30 years was \u201ca significant moment\u201d for the state.<\/p>\n

Jewels vice-captain Keely Froling will miss Saturday\u2019s game with a calf injury, but said she was on track to return when the team plays at the Silverdome again in two weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s massive for us to have a home in the north and the Silverdome is going to be a really strong home as well, a place where the north can get behind us and celebrate their Jewels,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Price said Stadiums Tasmania would look at opportunities for short-term improvements and long-term capital investment across its venues, including UTAS Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The redeveloped Silverdome will face its first test this weekend, with a back-to-back basketball double-header bringing elite competition…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":946090,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-946089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/946090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}