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This bid brochure is dedicated to the last 3 bids Australia has made to host the Olympic Games, the cities who were selected as Australia's candidature,
the countless volunteers who spent most of their time in advocating and promoting their respective bid,
as well all those involved who have strived to uphold the Olympic ideals.
May all of you ascend towards the dream!
We would like to thank our bid sponsors…
The Case for Melbourne.
Melbourne. A dynamic multicultural city, which is ready to host the world for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and 2024 Summer Paralympic Games. A mostly compact plan is envisioned utilising maximum use of existing venues, many of which were specifically built when Melbourne successfully hosted the XVIII Commonwealth Games in 2006.
Many of you may recall our bid to host the Centennial Olympic Games in 1996, that unfortunately did not come to fruition. Our bid for the 2024 will continue with that legacy, utilising many venues proposed for that bid as well as many more built post bid and many new exciting proposals. Most of which will be a legacy for sport in Melbourne and the state of Victoria.
Our bid will be much like that of the 1996 bid, but be exciting and fresh in the inclusion of Geelong as a key bid partner city. Geelong, a lovely waterfront city, the fastest growing in the state of Victoria, is located a modest 65km from Melbourne’s city centre. We have decided to showcase this city by including them to host several sports for our Olympic Games. Even when including the city of Geelong, our plan is a mostly compact one, where 69% of venues (Victoria based) are located within 10km radius of the proposed Athletes’ Village in the city proper, 18% in Melbourne’s outer suburbs (at a maximum of 36km from Athlete’s Village) and the remaining 13% in Geelong, which is already aforementioned as being 65km away.
4 core venues clusters are envisioned, Melbourne Olympic Park, Docklands, Parkville and Geelong. The remaining venues spread out in the city of Melbourne. Maximum travel time for both Athletes and spectators is expected to be around 60 minutes.
Many of you will be wondering, why after a mere 24 years should Australia (and Melbourne for that matter) wish to host the Olympics again? Well our answer is simple, most of you will recall our glorious hosting of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, which was euphemistically dubbed “the best ever”. We wish to bring on this legacy by welcoming you back to Australia indeed the city of Melbourne in an exciting new Olympics, one of which will indeed be dynamically different than that of the 1956 Games, the first of the Southern Hemisphere.
Dates of the Games.
We propose that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games be held in the start of September. The decision for this stems from the earliest time of ideal weather conditions outside the IOC season. Our proposed dates is for the Olympics to begin Friday September 6th and end Sunday September 22nd. By hosting the games in September (and Paralympics in October), the main football codes of Australia, AFL and NRL who would normally utilise this period for their finals series, need only to scrap their pre-season tournaments and shift their seasons back to start in February, in which a full season will end mid August, allowing for 3 weeks of final preparatory time for Olympic operations, whilst the A-League shifts their season to start in November.
A budget logically shared between Public and Private.
The 2024 Olympics will share the financial burden between public taxpayers and private investors. The construction and improvement of competition venues will be mostly taxpayer funded, as well as the operational costs of running the games and any necessary transport improvements. The Olympic Village, Media Village and Main Media Centre will be privately funded. Costs overall are expected at 3.2 billion dollars, split almost evenly between the two sources.
Numerous accommodation options for all.
Our proposal to tackle the growing need of accommodation for the Olympic Games is a well thought out process. Foremost, we propose that the world’s Media be located within a single village located in Docklands, approximately 5 minutes walk from our proposed Main Media Centre. A proposal of 21,000 rooms will be offered in high rise apartment complexes to serve the Media.
As for the Olympic Family and spectators, we offer to use our existing 25,000 hotel capacity rooms, propose the construction of an additional 4,000 rooms and utilise other forms of accommodation, such as approximately 10,000 cruise ship rooms, 7,100 student accommodation and proposal of our initiative from the 1996 bid, the “Australian Homes Programme”. This proposal will offer at least 30,000 individual rooms in an expected 30,000 homes to cover any shortfall for the Olympic Games, if need be. If one accounts the total, we offer just over 94,000 rooms, with around 70,000 for the Olympic Family and spectators.
Our ever growing transport network.
A lot has changed since 1956 and indeed our previous bid for 1996. We have plenty of ever growing infrastructure projects in place, which includes, Australia’s largest ever freeway and highway network within a city, 2 major International airports serving the city of Melbourne and Geelong, an extensive rail network of more than 16 lines (most of which stem out of the city centre), extensive bus routes and who can ever forget our iconic tramways, which is the most extensive in the world at over 350km of coverage throughout the city. We are constantly upgrading and improving our general infrastructure and come 2024, we will be ready to show the world our efficient transport network.
A village where all athletes are one.
Should we win the rights to host the 2024 Olympics, we will construct a mid rise apartment style Olympic Village in Albert Park, utilising former land once occupied by Melbourne’s Formula 1 circuit, which is currently being relocated to the suburb of Avalon in a purpose built track near Avalon International Airport, Melbourne’s secondary airport.
An Olympic Village, capable of housing up to 18,000 Athletes and Officials will be constructed. Upon completion, this will be one of the most compact villages envisioned, even when considering our mid rise concept. The location near the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre offers excellent training facilities for Athletes, whilst a proposed underground shopping complex will serve Athletes and Officials. The proposed village will be converted to public housing post Olympics and the underground complex turned into an underground shopping mall.
The proposed site is well located near the city centre and the proposed 69% of city based venues. Even when including the venues based in Geelong, the most Athletes and Officials will need to travel will be 60 minutes. Current improvements to transport infrastructure could easily make such travel times less.
Hotels* No. Rooms Hotels* No. Rooms No. Rooms5 star 19 4405 5 star 19 44054 star 58 10591 4 star 91 4226 149 148173 star 15 2200 3 star 90 2954 105 5154
1 and 2 star 1 and 2 star 14 816 14 816Ungraded Ungraded 6 269 6 269
Student Accommodation 3 1200 Student Accommodation 5 4700 8 5900Cruise Ships Cruise Ships
Australian Homes Programme** Australian Homes Programme** 10000 10000Total: 95 18396 Total: 206 22965 301 41361
Hotels* No. Rooms Hotels* No. Rooms No. Rooms5 star 3 835 5 star 3 768 6 16034 star 4 star 24 3450 24 34503 star 3 star 20 1248 20 1248
1 and 2 star 1 and 2 starUngraded Ungraded
Student Accommodation Student Accommodation 3 1200Cruise Ships 4 3600 Cruise Ships 2 800 6 4400
Australian Homes Programme** Australian Homes Programme** 20000 20000Media Village 1*** 21000 Media Village 1 21000
Total: 7 25435 Total: 52 27466 59 52901
Hotel Totals: 102 43831 Hotel Totals: 258 50431
Grand Total: 360 94262
*Includes Hotels, Motels and Serviced Apartments.
*** Comprising of 1 village, made up of several apartment towers.
Sources:Australian Bureau of Statistics
Visit Melbourne**Those included in existing accommodation are number of rooms/homes secured at applicant stage, which will be combined with rooms to be secured during the lead up to the games.
Total Chart 2.2 Planned Accomodation
Within a radius of 10-50 Km of city centre Within a radius of 10 Km of city centre
Chart 2.1 Existing AccomodationWithin a radius of 10 Km of city centre Within a radius of 10-50 Km of city centre Total
MELBOURNE 2024 Venues
Competition Sport(s)/ Gross Seating Original Date of Date of Last UpgradeVenue Discipline(s) Capacity Construction (If Applicable)
Sydney Olympic Stadium – Sydney Football – Preliminaries 83,500 1999 2003Perth Stadium – Perth Football – Preliminaries 60,000 2015 -Lang Park – Brisbane Football – Preliminaries 52,500 1993* 2003
Adelaide Oval – Adelaide Football – Preliminaries 50,000 1990* 2015Canberra Stadium – Canberra Football – Preliminaries 40,000 2016 -
Kardinia Park – Geelong Football – Preliminaries 35,000 2007* 2015Docklands Stadium Rugby 7's 53,359 1999 -Rod Laver Arena 14,820 2015
Margaret Court Arena Tennis 7,500 1988 2015Centre Court 2 & 3 3,000 2009
Basketball – Preliminaries 10,500Cycling – Track 4,500
Melbourne Convention Centre Weightlifting 5,541 2010 -
Competition Sport(s)/ Gross Seating Source of FinancingVenue Discipline(s) Capacity (Public/Private/Joint)
Start FinishState Netball and Hockey Centre – Field 1 Field Hockey 8,000 2001* 2006 2024 2024 3,000,000 Public
Badminton 4,750,000 PublicRhythmic Gymnastics
JudoTaekwondo
Royal Melbourne Exhibition Building Fencing 5,000 1880 1998 2024 2024 1,750,000 PrivateState Mountain Bike Course Cycling – Mountain Bike 5,000 1986 2005 2024 2024 700,000 Public
St. Kilda Yacht Club Sailing 3,000/Unlimited 1922 - 2024 2024 1,200,000 PublicRoyal Melbourne Golf Club Golf Unlimited 1926 1932 2024 2024 750,000 Private
TriathlonOpen Water Swimming
Royal Botanic Gardens Circuit Cycling – Road Course Unlimited - - 2024 2024 700,000 PublicMelbourne Marathon Course Athletics – Marathon Unlimited - - 2024 2024 700,000 Public
Docklands Precinct Athletics – Walks Unlimited - - 2024 2024 650,000 Public
Competition Sport(s)/ Gross Seating Source of FinancingVenue Discipline(s) Capacity (Public/Private/Joint)
Start FinishCeremonies
Melbourne Cricket Ground Athletics 2006, 2013 2022 2024 60,000,000 PublicFootball – Finals
Equestrian Cross Country 20,000Equestrian Jumping/Dressage 15,000
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium – Arena 1 Handball 14,000Melbourne Rectangular Stadium – Arena 2 Volleyball 14,000
National Water Sports Centre – Rowing Course Rowing 25,000 1990 - 2020 2023 30,000,000 PublicMelbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre – Commonwealth Pool Aquatics – Water Polo Finals 10,000 2006 - 2023 2024 12,000,000 Public
Aquatics – Water Polo PreliminariesAquatics – Synchronised Swimming 2019 2023 Public
Modern Pentathlon – SwimmingMelbourne Gun Club Shooting – Rifle and Shotgun 6,000 2005* - 2017 2019 7,000,000 Public
Melbourne International Shooting Club Shooting – Pistol 2,000 1976 2006 2021 2022 2,000,000 Public
Competition Sport(s)/ Gross Seating Planned or Source of FinancingVenue Discipline(s) Capacity Additional Venue Start Date Finish Date (Public/Private/Joint)
Basketball – FinalsGymnastics – Artistic and Trampoline
State Netball and Hockey Centre – Field 2 Field Hockey 20,000 Additional 2020 2023 18,000,000 PublicMelbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre – Olympic Pool Aquatics – Swimming 17,000**
Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre – Olympic Diving Pool Aquatics – Diving 5,000Parkville Community Centre Boxing 10,000 Planned 2021 2024 33,000,000 Public
State BMX Centre Cycling – BMX 6,000 Planned 2021 2023 9,000,000 PublicNational Water Sports Centre – Canoe/Kayak Slalom Course Canoe/Kayak Slalom 6,000 Planned 2021 2023 14,000,000 Public
Basketball – PreliminariesModern Pentathlon – Fencing
New Geelong Arena and Exhibition Centre – Exhibition Hall Modern Pentathlon – Shooting 6,000
Competition Sport(s)/ Gross Seating Source of FinancingVenue Discipline(s) Capacity Start Date Finish Date (Public/Private/Joint)
St. Kilda Beach Volleyball Arena Beach Volleyball 12,000 2023 2024 14,000,000 PublicOlympic Archery Centre Archery 6,000 2023 2024 3,500,000 Public
Modern Pentathlon – RidingModern Pentathlon – Running
* Denotes earliest construction of existing building(s) not earliest establishment/construction of stadium. Total: $681,650,000** Utilising optimum viewing of 12,000 seats, as well as diving seating for 5,000.
Approximately 72% of venues (minus interstate football venues) already exist.69% of Victoria based venues are in the city proper.18% of other Melbourne based venues are in outer suburbs. 13% of remaining venues are located in Geelong.
44 competition venues in total.39 venues located in the state of Victoria.
Works Required
Melbourne Multi-Purpose Venue 2000
6,200,000 Public
Chart 1.5 - Venues To Be Built - Temporary
Chart 1.1 - Existing Venues - No Permanent Works Required
Chart 1.2 - Existing Venues - Temporary Works RequiredTemporary Works Cost of Permanent
Works Required (In USD)
Original Date of Construction
Date of Upgrade (If Applicable)
Dates of Temporary
Olympic Lawn 6,000 2023 2024
Joint215,000,00020232019
Joint
Cost of Permanent Works Required
(In USD)
Construction
Public90,000,00020222018
12,800,000
Melbourne Arena
Planned
24,000
Additional
6,000New Geelong Arena and Exhibition Centre - Arena 2020 2023 54,000,000
-2010
Planned
Chart 1.4 - Venues To Be Built - PermanentConstruction Cost of Permanent
Works Required (In USD)
Kardinia Aquatics Centre 1966 20056,000
Joint45,000,00020232019
Chart 1.3 - Existing Venues - Permanent Works Required
Date of Upgrade (If Applicable)
Cost of Permanent Works Required
(In USD)
National Equestrian Centre 1984 1992 2018 2020 24,000,000 Public
107,000 (Olympics) 110,000 (Legacy)
1992 (Great Southern Stand)
Original Date of Construction
Permanent WorksDates of Permanent
Works Required
--UnlimitedSt. Kilda Foreshore Public700,00020242024
2024 2024 4,750,000 PublicMelbourne Exhibition Centre – Hall 5 7,000 1996 -
-
7,000WrestlingMelbourne Exhibition Centre – Hall 4
7,000 1996 -
20242024-1996
4,750,000 Public
Public4,750,000
2024 2024
Melbourne Exhibition Centre – Hall 2 Table Tennis 7,000 1996 - 2024 2024
Melbourne Exhibition Centre – Hall 1