Gold Coast Sports Precinct

The site of the precinct is on the former farming property 'Birribon' owned by the Cooper family and frequently visited by Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly.

In 1986 it was announced the Brisbane Bears were granted a licence to enter the Victorian Football League and Billionaire owner Christopher Skase decided to base the team at Carrara Oval.

By the beginning of the 1987 VFL season, the newly created Carrara Stadium would hold a maximum seated capacity of 16,500.

A newly formed Baseball team named the Gold Coast Clippers also began using Carrara Stadium in 1990 during the summer months.

The indoor stadium underwent major upgrades in 1996 to the tune of $800,000 in an attempt attract a bigger audience to Rollers' basketball games.

A newly created National Rugby League team known as the Gold Coast Chargers would take up tenancy at Carrara Stadium in 1996.