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PART THREE : LEGACY ASSETS FOR NSW
There are many examples of legacies to the State, which have resulted from the preparation for and
conduct of the Games. These include the many new and upgraded sporting venues, new and enhanced
transport and utilities infrastructure and the many initiatives and outcomes achieved in the delivery of
Games venues and facilities especially the redevelopment of Homebush Bay as Sydney Olympic Park and
the Millennium Parklands.
In this Section, the characteristics of the more prominent asset legacies to the State developed as part of
or in association with the Olympic program are outlined:
• Sydney Olympic Park - Plan of Development
• Sydney Olympic Park Infrastructure
• Integrated Water Cycle Development
• Sydney Olympic Park Hotel
• Millennium Parklands
• Bicentennial Park
• The Suburb of Newington
• Stadium Australia
• Sydney SuperDome
• Sydney Aquatic Centre
• Sydney Athletic Centre
• State Hockey Centre
• State Sports Centre
• NSW Tennis Centre
• Sydney International Archery Park
• Sydney International Equestrian Centre
• Dunc Gray Velodrome
• Sydney International Shooting Centre
• Sydney International Regatta Centre
• Penrith Whitewater Stadium
• Blacktown Olympic Centre
• Ryde Aquatic Centre
• Olympic Sailing Shore Base
Sydney Olympic Park - Plan of Development
Staging the “best Games ever” has left a legacy of world-renowned venues and environmental features.
The next stage of development at Sydney Olympic Park requires a new post Games perspective for the
operations and functionality of the site. The Sydney Olympic Park Authority, established from 1 July 2001,
is responsible for taking on this challenge and protecting the Games legacy.
Sydney Olympic Park is to be developed as one of the world’s leading sporting, entertainment,
recreational, environmental, education and exhibition precincts, with a long term objective of achieving a
viable and vibrant precinct.
In June 2001, the draft Sydney Olympic Park Masterplan was released for comment and provides for a
mixture of premium residential and commercial development opportunities. It describes the planning
framework for the precinct and covers land use, urban design, design guidelines/scenarios, statutory
planning framework, regional context, development in adjacent areas, and transportation. Coinciding with
this, proposals were invited for the development of the area as a preferred place to live, work and play.