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Charles Happell writes:
A state-of-the-art complex has recently been built on the site that includes nine purpose-built villas which provide accommodation for touring groups or sporting teams, a FINA-approved 50-metre outdoor swimming pool, an IAAF-certified 10-lane 400-metre athletic track with 3,000 seater stadium, and an enormous gymnasium and health spa.
Here are some details of the sports centre:
http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_standard2.aspx?pid=98
Located in Sports Drive, Runaway Bay, some of its features include:
• international standard athletics track with world-class Mondo service
• weight-lifting pavilion
• separate areas for throwing events
• six-target archery range
• nine accommodation lodges with 320 beds
• fully equipped 1000 metre square state-of the-art gymnasium
• 50 metre Olympic swimming pool and 20 metre indoor pool
• 350 seat restaurant
• childcare centre
• sports medicine, science and rehabilitation rooms
• corporate and conference facilities
• synthetic-surface and natural glass surface rugby field
• sports and educational holiday camps
• two international standard beach-volleyball courts
The only bit that doesn’t sound too good is the rugby field with a glass surface.
Solar wrote:The facility at runaway bay is huge, I would kill for stkilda to have something similar.
Almost had it – give Casey Fields and its accompanying indoor leisure sports precinct located 700 metres away a few years and it will be close to comparable. Of the facilities listed:
• athletics track -
coming
• weight-lifting pavilion – not coming
(who cares?)
• separate areas for throwing events
(coming as part of the aths facility)
• six-target archery range
(maybe coming)
• nine accommodation lodges with 320 beds
(not ever!)
• fully equipped state-of the-art gymnasium -
under construction
• 50 metre Olympic swimming pool and 20 metre indoor pool -
under construction
• 350 seat restaurant -
coming
• childcare centre –
not currently planned
• sports medicine, science and rehabilitation rooms –
not currently planned
• corporate and conference facilities -
coming
• synthetic-surface and natural glass surface rugby field -
coming
• sports and educational holiday camps –
(not ever!)
• beach-volleyball courts –
already there (Casey Indoor Leisure Centre)
Plus also there, or coming, to Casey Fields:
•
soccer
• cricket
• tennis
• netball
• basketball (Casey Indoor Leisure Centre)
• ten pin bowling (Casey Indoor Leisure Centre)
• indoor tennis (Casey Indoor Leisure Centre)