Perth Arena - Wikipedia Perth Arena Perth Arena Location Perth, Western Australia Coordinates 31 ° 56 ′ 54 '' S 115 ° 51 ′ 7 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.94833 ° S 115.85194 ° E ﻿ / - 31.94833 ; 115.85194 Coordinates : 31 ° 56 ′ 54 '' S 115 ° 51 ′ 7 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.94833 ° S 115.85194 ° E ﻿ / - 31.94833 ; 115.85194 Owner VenuesWest Operator AEG Ogden Capacity Basketball / netball : 14,846 Tennis : 13,910 Maximum capacity : 15,500 Construction Broke ground 2007 Opened 10 November 2012 ( 2012 - 11 - 10 ) Construction cost A $ 548.7 million Architect Ashton Raggatt McDougall, Cameron Chisholm Nicol Tenants Perth Wildcats ( NBL ) ( 2012 -- present ) Hopman Cup ( 2012 / 13 -- ) West Coast Fever ( ANZ ) ( 2013 -- 2016 ), ( NNL ) ( 2017 -- ) Website Official website Perth Arena is an entertainment and sporting arena in the city centre of Perth, Western Australia, used mostly for basketball matches. It is located on Wellington Street near the site of the former Perth Entertainment Centre, and was officially opened on 10 November 2012. The Perth Arena is the first stage of the Perth City Link, a 13.5 hectare major urban renewal and redevelopment project which involves the sinking of the Fremantle railway line to link the Perth central business district directly with Northbridge. The Perth Arena was jointly designed by architectural firms Ashton Raggatt McDougall and Cameron Chisholm Nicol. With its design based on the Eternity puzzle, the venue will hold up to 13,910 spectators for tennis events, 14,846 for basketball ( the arena 's capacity is capped at 13,000 for National Basketball League regular season games ) and a maximum of 15,000 for music or rock concerts. The venue has a retractable roof, 36 luxury appointed corporate suites, a 680 - bay underground car park, 5 dedicated function spaces, and touring trucks can drive directly onto the arena floor. Perth Arena is owned by VenuesWest ( which operates HBF Stadium, Bendat Basketball Centre, HBF Arena and others ) on behalf of The State Government of Western Australia and is managed by AEG Ogden. The inaugural General Manager of Perth Arena was David Humphreys, former General Manager of the Perth Entertainment Centre and Allphones Arena in Sydney. Humphreys died two months before the venue 's opening. AEG Ogden announced Steve Hevern as the interim General Manager on 3 October 2012. Anchor tenants of Perth Arena include the West Coast Fever, Perth Wildcats and the Hopman Cup. Contents 1 Construction 2 Entertainment 3 Sports 3.1 Basketball 3.2 Tennis 3.3 Netball 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Construction The arena under construction in February 2011, with underlying steel framework visible The tender for the project was won by Western Australian construction consortium BGC, and work commenced on the site in June 2007. The construction was marred by controversy in relation to the cost and time blowouts from the original $150 million estimate to $550 million. Auditor General Colin Murphy reported in 2010 that `` The initial estimates of the cost and opening date for the Arena were unrealistic and made before the project was well understood or defined. '' An example of the modifications to the original Arena design is the change of the carpark location from being built above the nearby railway line as a separate project to underneath the Arena itself. Entertainment Main article : Entertainment events at Perth Arena Inside Perth Arena at `` Plug Into Perth '' concert, 2 November 2012 Sports Basketball The Perth Arena hosted its first National Basketball League game on 16 November 2012 when the Perth Wildcats played ( and lost to ) the Adelaide 36ers in front of a crowd of 11,562. The attendance was the largest recorded in Western Australia, breaking the previous record of 8,501 set at the Burswood Dome in 2004. The arena has since hosted larger crowds, with the current record being 13,611 set during the Wildcats 95 - 84 loss to the Adelaide 36ers in a top of the table clash on 14 January 2017 during Round 15 of the 2016 -- 17 NBL season. With a capacity of 14,846, Perth Arena is the second largest venue currently in use in the NBL ( 2016 -- 17 ) behind the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney ( 18,200 ). The arena is also the 3rd largest venue ever used in the NBL behind Sydney and the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne ( 15,400 ). Tennis On 4 January 2017, a record crowd of 13,785 attended the venue for the Hopman Cup match between Germany and Switzerland. This was also the highest attendance for a tennis match in Western Australian history. Netball On 27 April 2013, the ANZ Championship netball played its first game at the Perth Arena when the West Coast Fever hosted the Melbourne Vixens, with the visiting Vixens running out 58 - 49 winners. The ANZ Championship returned to the venue on 12 May 2014 when the Fever hosted the NSW Swifts. The Fever have played four games at the Arena, in which all four have been defeats. The first International netball Test was played at the Arena on 30 October 2015 between Australia and New Zealand in the final test of the Constellation Cup. New Zealand were the winners, winning by 11 goals. The biggest crowd to a netball match at the Arena ( and in Western Australia ) was 12,845 which was recorded at the first international test held at the Arena. In 2016, The West Coast Fever signed an agreement to play more games at the venue starting at the Suncorp Super Netball in 2017. See also Lists of stadiums References Jump up ^ `` Govt settles BGC arena row ''. The West Australian. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Perth Arena price tag nears $550 m ''. PerthNow. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 28. Jump up ^ `` First look inside Perth Arena ''. The West Australian. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Perth City Link : Reconnecting the City ''. Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Perth Arena Events Mode : Tennis '' ( PDF ). VenuesWest. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Perth Arena Events Mode : Basketball '' ( PDF ). VenuesWest. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Perth Arena Design ''. AEG Ogden. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 29. Jump up ^ `` VenuesWest Media Release '' ( PDF ). VenuesWest. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Big player to head Perth Arena ''. The West Australian. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Perth Arena general manager David Humphreys dies before venue opening ''. Perth Now. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ `` STEVE HEVERN APPOINTED INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER AT PERTH ARENA ''. Australasian Leisure Management. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Wildcats owner says Perth Arena will change basketball ''. PerthNow. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Perth Arena to ensure Hopman Cup stays in WA ''. WA Today. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Perth Arena costs have ' blown out ', says WA auditor general ''. PerthNow. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ Chris Robinson ( 2012 - 11 - 21 ). `` Adelaide 36ers spoil Perth Wildcats ' debut game at the new Perth Arena ''. News Limited. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Record crowd at first home game ''. Basketball Australia. 2012 - 11 - 20. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Round 7 Stat Attack ''. Basketball Australia. 2012 - 11 - 20. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Perth Wildcats to open new venue with record crowd ''. Basketball Australia. 2012 - 11 - 17. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ 2016 - 17 NBL Round 15 Perth vs Adelaide Jump up ^ Russell Reid and Bridget Lacy ( 2017 - 01 - 04 ). `` Federer upset in Hopman Cup, France intend to spoil party ''. thewest.com.au. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 07. Jump up ^ Shannon Hampton ( 2017 - 01 - 07 ). `` Hopman Cup to stay after record crowds ''. thewest.com.au. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 07. Jump up ^ http://netball.com.au/diamonds-lose-test-but-retain-constellation-cup/. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Perth Arena. Perth Arena AEG Worldwide Perth Wildcats Est. 1982 in Perth, Western Australia as the Westate Wildcats Franchise History Arenas Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium Perth Entertainment Centre Challenge Stadium Burswood Dome Perth Arena League NBL Retired numbers ( 6 ) 6 7 14 15 21 30 NBL Championships ( 7 ) 1990 1991 1995 2000 2014 2016 NBL runners - up ( 5 ) 1993 2003 2012 2013 Rivals Adelaide 36ers New Zealand Breakers Important figures Mike Ellis Cal Bruton James Crawford Tiny Pinder Ricky Grace Andrew Vlahov Scott Fisher Alan Black Paul Rogers Shawn Redhage Kevin Lisch Damian Martin Trevor Gleeson Seasons ( 36 ) 1980s 1982 1984 1985 1986 1990s 1990 1991 1993 1998 -- 99 2000s 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2010s 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 West Coast Fever Established 1997 in Perth, Australia Seasons 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 Competitions Commonwealth Bank Trophy ( as the Perth Orioles ; 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Question: who did the government of western australia vest the ownership of perth arena to
Answer: VenuesWest