The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct is a series of sports stadiums and venues, located in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. The precinct is situated around 3 km east of the Melbourne central business district, located in suburbs of Melbourne and Jolimont, near East Melbourne and Richmond.
It is considered to be Australia's "premier sports precinct" and regularly hosts some of the biggest domestic and international sporting events, including the AFL Grand Final (Australian rules football), Australian Open (tennis) and Boxing Day Test (cricket). The venues have also previously hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics (for which the Precinct served as the Olympic Park) and 2006 Commonwealth Games.[1][2][3]
The precinct comprises three areas: Olympic Park, Melbourne Park and Yarra Park.
- ^ Melbourne - Major Sporting Events Capital - Hotel.com.au
- ^ Melbourne & Olympic Parks (Overview)
- ^ 1956 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 12 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine pp. 41-2.