Pizzey Park

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Pizzey Park
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Pizzey Park
Location Miami, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 28°03′49″S153°25′35″E / 28.06350°S 153.42634°E / -28.06350; 153.42634
Owner Gold Coast City Council
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Burleigh Bears (Queensland Cup)
Burleigh Heads Bulldogs SC (Gold Coast Soccer)
Bond Pirates Rugby Club (GCDRU)

Pizzey Park is an open-air sports and recreation precinct in Miami, a suburb in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The 60-hectare (150-acre) site is owned and operated by the Gold Coast City Council. [1] [2]

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History

The Pizzey Park sporting complex was established on a 60 hectares (150 acres) site in 1969. It was named after the former Queensland Premier Jack Pizzey. [3] It was previously a garbage dump. [4]

The Australian Institute of Sport established their training facilities for canoe/kayak at Pizzey Park in June 1991 at a cost of $500,000. The park was expanded to accommodate this additional facility, extending westward into the neighbouring suburb of Mermaid Waters. [5] [6]

The Gold Coast City Council released the Pizzey Park Masterplan in 2021. This report was developed through consultation with the local community and other stakeholders, and seeks to guide the development of the park over a ten year timeframe with completion expected to occur by the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. [7] Ten priority projects have been identified within the masterplan aimed at achieving the stated goal of improving the quality of facilities, encouraging further community use and reducing areas of the park which lack functionality and accessibility. [8]

Facilities

Pizzey Park has sports fields for a wide variety of sports including: rugby league, rugby union, Australian Rules Football, soccer, netball, softball and athletics. [1] [9]

Skateboard and BMX facilities are available. The site also provides a network of tracks for walking, jogging and cycling, around a number of lakes as well as an off-leash dog park. [1]

The site includes the Miami Aquatic Centre featuring two outdoor heated 50-metre (160 ft) swimming pools and one indoor 15-metre (49 ft) teaching pool. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pizzey Park". Parks and recreation. Gold Coast City Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Our Natural Playground" (PDF). Gold Coast City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Plaque at the entrance of Pizzey Park. Gold Coast City Council. 28°03′39″S153°25′47″E / 28.0607°S 153.4297°E
  4. ↑ "Pizzey Park Master Plan: Draft Report" (PDF). Gold Coast City Council . p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Australian Institute of Sport - Canoeing". Australian Canoeing. 17 September 2004. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Canoe facility approved for Pizzey Park". Gold Coast City Council. 27 September 1990.
  7. ↑ "About – Pizzey Park Precinct" . Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Pizzey Park Master Plan". www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pizzey Park - 80 Pacific Avenue, Miami" (PDF). Gold Coast City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Miama Aquatic Centre". Gold Coast City Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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