Great Barrier Reef Arena
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| location = [[Mackay, Queensland]], Australia |
| location = [[Mackay, Queensland]], Australia |
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| establishment = 1948 (official opening) |
| establishment = 1948 (official opening) |
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| seating_capacity = 10,000 |
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| firstodidate = 28 February |
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The '''Great Barrier Reef Arena''' (also known as the '''Ray Mitchell Oval''' and '''Harrup Park''') |
The '''Great Barrier Reef Arena''' (also known as the '''Ray Mitchell Oval''' and '''Harrup Park''')name=Aust/> is an [[Australian rules football]] and [[cricket]] ground in the city of [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. |
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The ground is part of the Harrup Park sports and entertainment precinct on Juliet Street in South Mackay, about two kilometres south of the Mackay CBD. The precinct includes several cricket grounds, as well as facilities for athletics, tennis, croquet, basketball and table tennis.{{cite web |title=Welcome to Harrup Park |url=https://harruppark.com.au/ |website=Harrup Park |access-date=19 April 2026}} |
The ground is part of the Harrup Park sports and entertainment precinct on Juliet Street in South Mackay, about two kilometres south of the Mackay CBD. The precinct includes several cricket grounds, as well as facilities for athletics, tennis, croquet, basketball and table tennis.{{cite web |title=Welcome to Harrup Park |url=https://harruppark.com.au/ |website=Harrup Park |access-date=19 April 2026}} |
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Harrup Park was owned and developed by the Mackay Cricket Association in the 1940s. It was named after Mr A. L. Harrup, the president of the association at the time, and the main ground was named after the vice-president, Ray Mitchell, who was also one of the people who bought the land for the development. The ground was officially opened in September 1948.{{cite journal |title=Harrup Park new name for Juliet St ground |journal=Daily Mercury |date=24 August 1948 |page=4 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171189513}}{{cite journal |title=Opening of Harrup Park |journal=Daily Mercury |date=13 September 1948 |page=2 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171438500}} |
Harrup Park was owned and developed by the Mackay Cricket Association in the 1940s. It was named after Mr A. L. Harrup, the president of the association at the time, and the main ground was named after the vice-president, Ray Mitchell, who was also one of the people who bought the land for the development. The ground was officially opened in September 1948.{{cite journal |title=Harrup Park new name for Juliet St ground |journal=Daily Mercury |date=24 August 1948 |page=4 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171189513}}{{cite journal |title=Opening of Harrup Park |journal=Daily Mercury |date=13 September 1948 |page=2 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171438500}} |
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The ground and its facilities were extensively redeveloped and enlarged as part of the Queensland government's COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan, beginning in 2021.{{cite web |title=Mackay’s Elite Sport Redevelopment |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/93344 |website=Queensland Government |access-date=19 April 2026}} |
The Ray Mitchell Oval was renamed Great Barrier Reef Arena in 2018. The ground and its facilities were extensively redeveloped and enlarged as part of the Queensland government's COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan, beginning in 2021.{{cite web |title=Mackay’s Elite Sport Redevelopment |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/93344 |website=Queensland Government |access-date=19 April 2026}} |
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== Australian rules football == |
== Australian rules football == |
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