Pizzey Park is an open-air sports and recreation precinct in Miami, a suburb in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The 60-hectare (150-acre) site is owned and operated by the Gold Coast City Council.[1][2]
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Location | Miami, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
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Coordinates | 28.06350°S 153.42634°E / -28.06350; 153.42634 |
Owner | Gold Coast City Council |
Surface | Grass |
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Burleigh Bears, Queensland Cup Burleigh Heads Bulldogs Soccer Club, Gold Coast Soccer Bond Pirates Rugby Club, Gold Coast and District Rugby Union |
The Pizzey Park sporting complex was established on a 26 hectares (64 acres) site in 1969. It was named after the former Queensland Premier Jack Pizzey.[3] It was previously a garbage dump.[citation needed]
The Australian Institute of Sport established their training facilities for canoe/kayak at Pizzey Park in June 1991 at a cost of $500,000. The park was expanded to accommodate this additional facility, extending westward into the neighbouring suburb of Mermaid Waters.[4][5]
Pizzey Park has sports fields for a wide variety of sports including: rugby league, rugby union, Australian Rules Football, soccer, netball, softball and athletics.[1][6]
Skateboard and BMX facilities are available. The site also provides a network of tracks for walking, jogging and cycling, around a number of lakes as well as an off-leash dog park.[1]
The site includes the Miami Aquatic Centre featuring two outdoor heated 50-metre (160 ft) swimming pools and one indoor 15-metre (49 ft) teaching pool.[7]
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See also | Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games |