Fact Sheet - Sporting venues and community benefits
General
- 38 different sports played which attract 1.5 million participants each year
- Home to NRL Bulldogs; AFL Sydney Swans; Netball Sydney TAB Swifts, Basketball West Sydney Razorbacks
- Home to Basketball Australia; Australian Paralympic Committee; Hockey NSW; Tennis NSW; NSW Institute of Sport; Department of Sport & Recreation, AFL (NSW/ACT) Commission Development Headquarters
Sydney International Tennis Centre
- Attracts 300 people per week with two to five year old children attending "buzzy-bee" programs
- Runs a "healthy active kids program" for 6-12 year olds
- Will host 24 tennis tournaments in 2004/05 from the "Sydney International" to junior tournaments
- Attracts around 2,000 people per week for general use of courts
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
- Attracts over 1 million visitors a year
- Hosts over 200 school swimming/athletics carnivals a year
- Hosts 14,000 school students a year attending swimming classes
Sydney Olympic Park Golf Driving Range
- Attracts approximately 3,000 golfers a week
- Runs tuition programs for local schools as part of their physical education curriculum
- Sponsors a junior golf foundation for children between 7-17 years
- Offers a family orientated outing involving mini-golf and supervised children's parties
Sports Halls
- Offers high quality facilities for 'developing sports' such as handball, judo, martial arts, volleyball, table tennis and badminton (both competition and participation level)
- Runs after-school and during-school sports programs
Archery Range
- Runs school programs
- Hosts national and state competitions
- Forms part of the the parklands
Telstra Stadium
- In 2003 1.6 million people visited Telstra Stadium for World Cup Rugby, NRL matches including the Grand Final, AFL matches and ING Cup cricket matches.
SuperDome
- Sydney SuperDome is the largest and most techonologically advanced indoor entertainment and sporting arena in Australia
- Holds 2 World records for attracting crowds:
- 2 October 1999 NBL Basketball Sydney vs Canberra with a crowd of 17,143
- 31 July 2004 Commonwealth Bank Netball Trophy Sydney Swifts vs Melbourne Phoenix with a crowd of 13,463