Queen Elizabeth Oval is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 stadium

Stadium

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 located in Bendigo

Bendigo, Victoria

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, Australia

Australia

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. The capacity of the venue is 18,000. In previous times more than 18,000 have flocked into the ground.

In 2011 the ground received a massive upgrade, after previously not being up to AFL standards. The upgrade included a new terraced seating section, capable of holding 900 people, new all weather resistant grass was also laid, the lights were upgraded to AFL standard, and a new electronic scoreboard and big screen was installed.

On 29 February 2008, at an NAB Challenge Cup game under lights, there was a blackout in the final quarter.

The venue also played host to a number of sports in the 2004 junior commonwealth games, it was also the main stadium during the event.