Eureka Stadium

Eureka Stadium
Interactive map of Eureka Stadium
Former namesNorthern Oval #1
AUSTAR Arena
AddressMidland Highway
Wendouree, Victoria
Coordinates37°32′22″S 143°50′53″E / 37.53944°S 143.84806°E / -37.53944; 143.84806
OwnerCity of Ballarat
OperatorCity of Ballarat
Seating typeIndividual
Capacity11,000 (5,127 seated)
Record attendance10,412 (23 April 2022)
Field size160 m × 129 m (525 ft × 423 ft)
Public transitBus CDC Route 30 and CDC Route 12
Construction
Broke ground1990 (1990)
Opened1990 (1990)
Renovated2016–17, 2020–21, 2025-26
Expanded2017
Construction cost$21.976 million (AUD) (Stage 1); $6.35 million (AUD) (Stage 2); and $80 million (AUD) (Stage 3 (Including the regional athletics centre))
ArchitectStages 1 and 2 Peddle Thorp (Melbourne), Stage 3 Cox Architecture and Morton Dunn
BuilderStage 1 - AW Nicholson Constructions, Stage 3 - Kane Constructions and AW Nicholson Constructions
Project managerStage 1 - Atelier Projects
Tenants
North Ballarat Football Club (VFL/BFL) (1990–)
GWV Rebels (Talent League Boy/Talent League Girls) (1993–)
North Ballarat Cricket Club (BCA) (1993–)
Western Bulldogs (AFL) (2017–)
Western Bulldogs (AFLW) (2022-)
GWS Giants (AFL) (2021)
Western United FC (A-League Men) (2019-2024)
Melbourne Storm (NRL) (Trial 2022)
Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby Pacific) (2020) /Trial (2019)

Eureka Stadium (known under naming rights as Mars Stadium) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in the Victorian suburb of Wendouree, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) north of the Ballarat city centre. It is part of the Eureka Sports Precinct.

As of 2026, Eureka Stadium is the home of the North Ballarat Football Club in the Ballarat Football Netball League (BFNL) and the North Ballarat Cricket Club in the Ballarat Cricket Association (BCA). The Western Bulldogs have also hosted Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's (AFLW) matches at the ground since 2017.