The Entertainment Quarter

Facilities

The Market Canopy located in the heart of The Entertainment Quarter's Showring hosts a bi-weekly Market on every Wednesday and Saturday.

The Entertainment Quarter is home to restaurants, cafes, stores and activities.

EQ is the home of Sydney Roosters, Sydney FC, The New Sydney Kings basketball courts Hoops Capital and they are only weeks away from opening the new Sydney Swans HQ at the Royal Hall of Industries.

There are many live event spaces located at The Entertainment Quarter - including the 22,000 sqm Showring space, which has live events, large scale activations - like Magic Mike Live, Cirque, Van Gogh Alive and the Sydney Family Easter Show.

Activities include Hyperkarting (located on Level 5 of the carpark) - which has seen over 400,000 come through the track, the huge Hoyts Cinema, arcades at B. Lucy and Sons, bowling at Strike Bowling, laugh along at The Comedy Store and the new World Gym.

Education

The Entertainment Quarter is home to the Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS).

AFTRS relocated from its original location in North Ryde to a purpose built building in 2008, located adjacent to Fox Studios Australia and around the corner from the Hoyts Cinema. File:Australian Film Television and Radio School-Right view.jpg|Part of the AFTRS building's front facade File:AFTRS studio.jpg|A film studio at AFTRS File:AFTRS Entry.jpg|AFTRS Entry doors

Also located within the Entertainment Quarter is Brent Street Performance Arts Dance School – which sees over 1,000 students each year.

History

The Entertainment Quarter and Fox Studios Australia were originally the site of Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Sydney Showground, which hosted the annual Sydney Royal Easter Show. The Sydney Showground moved to Sydney Olympic Park in preparation for the 2000 Summer Olympics. It was developed by Lendlease and News Corp Australia. In 2004 it was sold to CFS Retail Property Trust. In 2014 it was sold to Gerry Harvey, John Singleton and Mark Carnegie.

Fox Studios Australia and the entertainment precinct opened at Moore Park in 1998. A theme park at this location was closed, and some of the facilities have found new uses in the Entertainment Quarter.

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Transport

The Entertainment Quarter is located near the Moore Park stop of the CBD and South East Light Rail. The multi-storey car park has capacity for 2,000 cars.

References

References

1. "Why AFTRS".
2. "Our history".
3. [https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/moore-park-entertainment-quarter-for-sale-valued-at-63m-20140408-36awe.html Moore Park Entertainment Quarter for sale, valued at $63m] ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' 8 April 2014
4. [https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/moore-park-eq-sold-to-gerry-harvey-john-singleton-and-mark-carnegie-for-80m/news-story/94177865d58eea1644c8f294e1702bf0 Moore Park EQ sold to Gerry Harvey, John Singleton and Mark Carnegie for $80m] ''[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Daily Telegraph]]'' 4 June 2014
5. [https://disneystudiosaustralia.com/history/ History] [[Disney Studios Australia]]