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PART FOUR : NSW GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GAMES SUPPORT SERVICES The cost of OCA's site operations role was $99.9 million and the cost of Games support was $61 million. Key aspects of OCA's role included: Co-ordination of operations for events before the Games OCA was responsible for the operational management of Homebush Bay during major sporting events prior to the Games. These events, although not officially part of the Sydney 2000 test event program, provided significant tests of the venues and of the precinct itself in terms of crowd management, safety and transport issues. Several important matches in Australia’s various football codes were held in Stadium Australia before crowds in excess of 100,000 people. OCA was also responsible for providing operational oversight of the precinct during the Royal Easter Show, the largest annual event in NSW, attended by more than one million people every year since its inception at Sydney Olympic Park in 1998. Concept of Operations Plans Through its extensive knowledge of the site OCA played an active role with SOCOG and other Sydney 2000 organisations in developing ‘concepts of operations’ for Sydney Olympic Park, and used this knowledge to the benefit of operations at all other venues. These plans dealt with issues such as transport management, crowd management, access, parking and security. Venue Operations Following changes to the delivery of Olympic services in January 2000, OCA became part of venue management, providing a number of venue operational services such as environment operations, spectator services, catering, cleaning and waste management, in addition to its site services (buildings) role. OCA executives played key roles in Sydney 2000’s Main Operations Centre during both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Management of Common Domain At Games-time OCA played the lead role in management of the Common Domain, the areas surrounding venues at Sydney Olympic Park. This included planning for and managing pedestrian flows and capacities, training of the Games workforce and staffing as well as the development of spectator management strategies and guidelines and liaison with all other agencies servicing the site. OCA also developed guidelines in conjunction with the IOC in relation to news-gathering activities in the common domain by accredited non-rights holding media groups. Integration of Media and Communications OCA was integral to the development of operational plans and procedures for integrated media and communications and for the development of the Sydney Media Centre, which was the main facility for nonaccredited media to access Games-time information. Ongoing Maintenance and Operating Responsibility OCA was initially responsible for the ongoing maintenance, operational responsibilities and management of the NSW Government’s assets at Homebush Bay and at other sites. The Sydney Olympic Park Authority took over this responsibility for the Homebush Bay precinct on 1 July 2001. Refer to Part One: Financial Contribution by NSW Government, Financial Statement Note 16 for information on the future maintenance of other permanent Games venues. Environmental Initiatives The recurrent or operational cost associated with OCA's environmental programs was $9.6 million (other than related to construction and remediation). In fulfilling its construction and development tasks OCA was required by its Act to consider the environmental guidelines for the Games and to ensure that all development work was undertaken in an environmentally sensitive manner. This obligation was taken very seriously and construction work undertaken for the Games was based on ecologically sustainable development principles, and measures were put in place for waste management. 47
PART FOUR : NSW GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GAMES SUPPORT SERVICES At the centrepiece of the environment program was the full remediation of the Homebush Bay site. Homebush Bay has been transformed from a degraded industrial area into one of the world’s great sporting and recreational parks through one of the most extensive remediation projects in Australian history. Key OCA environmental initiatives included: • Development of the 430 hectare Millennium Parklands, which will eventually include 40 km of pedestrian and cycle trails. • Planting 100,000 shrubs and 7,000 trees at Homebush Bay. • Building of the largest solar-powered suburb in the world by use of photovoltaic cells on all permanent houses in the Olympic Village. • The use of PVC was minimised. • Introduction of recycled and purified water for toilet flushing and landscape watering. • Extensive use of natural light and natural ventilation in building design. • Protection of native flora and fauna including the preservation of the endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog. • Extensive use of recycled building material. These initiatives resulted in major environmental achievements including a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by about 10,000 tonnes per year compared to similar facilities and over 2.9 million kilograms of building waste being recycled during construction and renovation. Legacy The following legacies have arisen from OCA's involvement in the Olympic and Paralympic Games: • A provision of the OCA legislation was that Olympic venues and facilities were suitable for use after the Olympic Games and met the long term requirements of Sydney. OCA’s venue procurement and construction policy provided for the long term provision of venues for the various Olympic sports. This legacy requirement has resulted in state of the art venues being placed in key areas of western Sydney as well as SOP. • The development of SOP has provided a legacy of world class sporting facilities for NSW. The surrounding parklands provide a recreational legacy for the State. • The development and promotion of transport infrastructure has established public transport as a critical support to major events at SOP. • Invaluable experience gained from all OCA programs will assist with preparation for future major events. • The facilities at SOP feature world-class environmental initiatives recognised internationally. 48
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