On 12 November 2011, it was announced that the Gold Coast would host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The Gold Coast bid included an indoor facility in Coomera that would hold a capacity of 2500 people and would host the Wrestling event.
The bid also included the creation of the 7500-seat arena to be built in Southport.
On 13 June 2014, the 2018 Commonwealth Games masterplan was finalised and the release revealed a new 7500-seat indoor arena to be built in Coomera.
[citation needed] The arena hosted the netball and gymnastics events during the 2018 Commonwealth Games.