Date: Tuesday 9 July 2024, noon
Non-Members welcome to attend
Site visit to Melbourne & Olympic Parks
Enjoy the chance to see inside the safety systems of some of Melbourne’s biggest event and sporting venues with Scott McMillan, Director of Safety at Melbourne & Olympic Parks on 9 July.
Melbourne & Olympic Parks (M&OP) is home to seven national, elite sporting teams and welcomes millions of visitors annually. The precinct is acclaimed for hosting the Australian Open, a range of sporting codes, as well as top international acts and musicians.
On the site visit, Scott will show the safety side of what goes into putting on some of its main sporting events. This includes discussing the challenge of providing safe delivery, in a short time frame and on a very large scale.
The original Olympic Park sporting arena, established in 1933, was demolished in 1946 for redevelopment to prepare the precinct to host field hockey and cycling events during the 1956 Olympic Games. By 1988, another significant redevelopment was underway to establish a purpose-built, multi-venue National Tennis Centre to host the Australian Open. In 2006 the precinct hosted various events for the Commonwealth Games.
Today the precinct is home to six of Melbourne’s premier venues: Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena, John Cain Arena, AAMI Park, CENTREPIECE and Kia Arena. A $972 million-dollar Melbourne Park Redevelopment has recently been completed by the Victorian Government.
Date: Tuesday 9 July 2024
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Attendees should plan to arrive at least 10 minutes in advance of the tour.
Where: Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne.
Attendees will be notified of the exact meeting point prior to the event.
How:
By public transport:
Tram 70 (Wattle Park) from Flinders Street and Richmond Stations. It stops at Rod Laver Arena (Stop 7B), John Cain Arena (Stop 7C) and AAMI Park (Stop 7D). Tram 48 (North Balwyn) and Tram 75 (Vermont South). These stop adjacent to the MCG on Wellington Parade.
By car:
Parking is available at the Eastern Plaza Car Park (Entrance D, Olympic Boulevard). Cost $7.50 Can be pre-booked at https://prebook.mopt.vic.gov.au/en/.
Cost: Financial members* free. Others $15
RSVP: COB Friday 5 July 2024. Online using our RSVP form
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RSVP: by Friday 5 July.
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