FACTSHEET For more information please refer to melbourne2006.com.au 16 SPORTS, 24 DISCIPLINES, 71 NATIONS 15 – 26 MARCH 2006 THE COMMONWEALTH COMES TO MELBOURNE Melbourne will proudly host the XVIII Commonwealth Games in 2006. It will be the largest sporting event ever staged in Melbourne. Games Overview When is it on? What else can I see? Photo 3 • 15 – 26 March 2006 • Opening and Closing Ceremonies • 12 days (inclusive of Opening Ceremony) • Cultural program in Melbourne’s cultural precinct, including Federation Square, What will the weather be like? Birrarung Marr, Alexandra Gardens and • March is typically a month of mild, Southbank fine and stable weather • Average daily temperature 240C Where are the athletes staying? • Average daytime humidity 68% • Parkville, four km from CBD • Average monthly rainfall 40 – 45mm • Open for 25 days; 5 – 29 March 2006 Photo 4 • 20 hectare site Who’s coming? • Medium density design • Nations 71 • 6000 capacity in Games mode • Athletes 4500 • High level of athlete comfort –international • Team officials 1500 zone and residential zone • Technical officials 1200 • Less than 15 minutes to city centre Media Where can I get more info? • Host Broadcast and Rights Holders 1400 www.melbourne2006.com.au • Non-Rights Holders 1700 Or contact us via: Photo 5 Telephone: +61 3 9613 2006 What’s on? Facsimile: +61 3 9613 2000 • 16 sports, 24 disciplines Email: [email protected] Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Venues SPORT DISCIPLINE VENUE Aquatics Diving Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Swimming Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Synchronised Swimming Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Athletics Track & Field Melbourne Cricket Ground Marathon start and finish at Melbourne Cricket Ground Walks Docklands Precinct Badminton Melbourne Exhibition Centre Basketball Finals Melbourne Park Preliminaries Ballarat Minerdome Preliminaries Traralgon Sports Stadium* Preliminaries Bendigo Stadium Preliminaries Geelong Arena Boxing Melbourne Exhibition Centre Cycling Track Melbourne Park Road Royal Botanic Gardens Mountain Bike State Mountain Bike Course (Lysterfield Park) Gymnastics Artistic Rod Laver Arena (Melbourne Park) Rhythmic Rod Laver Arena (Melbourne Park) Hockey State Netball Hockey Centre Lawn Bowls State Lawn Bowls Centre Netball Preliminaries State Netball Hockey Centre Finals Melbourne Park Rugby 7s Telstra Dome Shooting Clay Target Melbourne Gun Club (Lilydale) Full Bore Wellsford Rifle Range (Bendigo) Pistol, Small Bore Melbourne International Shooting Club Squash Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Table Tennis Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Triathlon St Kilda Foreshore Weightlifting Melbourne Exhibition Centre Opening Ceremony Melbourne Cricket Ground Closing Ceremony Melbourne Cricket Ground * Venue to be confirmed .