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GOLD COAST CITYCANDIDATE CITY FILE

2018

VOLUME 2

Gold Coast City

THEME 8Sport and Venues

THEME 9Commonwealth Games Village

THEME 10Medical and Health Services

THEME 11Security

THEME 12Accommodation

THEME 13Transport

THEME 14Technology

THEME 15Media Operations

Robina Stadium

Australia has an international reputation for its capacity to conduct major sporting events which is reflected by the success of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, 2003 Rugby World Cup, the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games and the annual Australian Open Tennis Championships.

Gold Coast City is also recognised worldwide for its capacity to host major sporting events. As a key holiday destination for both domestic and international tourists, the City’s natural attractions, accommodation providers, public transport networks, major sporting infrastructure and associated services make it an ideal destination for sport and event-related tourism.

The City’s event credentials include the annual Gold Coast Airport Marathon, the annual Armor All Gold Coast 600, which is part of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, the biennial Pan Pacific Masters Games and the 2009 ITU World Triathlon Championships. In addition to these major international events, Gold Coast City is home to four national sporting teams: Gold Coast Titans (National Rugby League); Gold Coast Suns (Australian Football League); Gold Coast United (Football Federation of Australia); and Gold Coast Blaze (National Basketball League).

The Sports Programme

The Candidature File proposes a Sports Programme comprising 17 sports, including Para-Sports for elite athletes with disabilities. The Sports Programme reflects the Commonwealth’s 10 core sports and an additional seven optional sports. It has been carefully developed to provide a balance of sports, while considering potential athlete participation levels, spectator interest and international broadcast appeal.

The Sports Programme has been developed in consultation with the ACGA, national and international sporting bodies and anticipated Games broadcasters.

The Sports Programme may be refined in consultation with the CGF and the International Sport Federations.

Final programme scheduling will balance the interests of athletes with those of spectators and international viewers. The Games will be held over an 11 day period, including two weekends, with the Sports Programme providing compelling content to maximise ticket sales and ensure sustained interest and excitement for the duration of the Games.

The Venues

The Candidature File demonstrates the capacity of a regional city to host a major sporting event. The OC will provide venues that meet or exceed the benchmarks stipulated by the CGF and are viable, affordable and consistent with the needs of a vibrant, growing regional city.

The Games will be staged in a combination of newly built and enhanced existing venues, all satisfying International Sport Federation competition standards. Almost 80 percent of the venues required for the Games are already built, albeit upgrades may be required for current international competition standards. The works schedule will guarantee new buildings and those requiring upgrades will be completed well ahead of the Games.

New venues will comprise both permanent and temporary facilities. Permanent venues will be designed to align with the City’s long-term planning strategies and will leave an important infrastructure legacy for the community.

THEME 8Sport and Venues

Recent Federal, State and Local Government investment has provided major sporting infrastructure, including:

• Robina Stadium – a 27,400 seat rectangular stadium (Rugby 7s);

• Carrara Stadium – an oval-shaped stadium with a permanent capacity of 25,000 seats and designed to extend to a 40,000 seat stadium in Games mode (Athletics and Opening and Closing Ceremonies); and

• Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre – a central hub for competition and media (Netball, International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre).

If the Candidature is successful a range of community facilities will receive significant upgrades, including Gold Coast Aquatic Centre (Swimming and Diving), Gold Coast Hockey Centre (Hockey), and Runaway Bay Sports Centre (Squash). A number of new community facilities will be developed at Carrara (Badminton), Coomera (Wrestling) and Hinze Dam (Mountain Bike).

Shooting disciplines will benefit from an upgrade to Belmont Shooting Centre, while a new indoor velodrome will be developed for Track Cycling at Queensland State Velodrome. Both venues are located in Brisbane and will deliver long-term legacies for the respective sports, while ensuring their continued viability post the Games.

All Gold Coast City venues have been carefully planned to ensure maximum legacy benefits for the City’s sporting community, in addition to sustainable operation and maintenance costs.

The Games Village

As the focal point of the Games, the Village design will meet all requirements for athlete accommodation and associated services during the Games. An important infrastructure legacy, the Village will provide a vibrant and sustainable residential, commercial and entertainment precinct after the Games’ conclusion.

The Village will be located at Parklands, Southport, adjacent to Griffith University and Gold Coast University Hospital. The Village will accommodate 6,500 athletes and officials in residential towers, of no more than nine storeys. A substantial open-space area will be provided for the enjoyment of athletes and officials within a secure environment.

There will be a maximum of two athletes or officials per room, complying with the CGF guidelines (ratio 1:2) and a maximum of four athletes to a bathroom (ratio 1:4). Athlete and officials’ residential accommodation will offer a mix of single, double and three room apartments. The specific requirements of elite athletes with disabilities will be fully met within the Village design.

The Village plans have been reviewed by representatives of the Athlete’s Advisory Group, who have provided input into all aspects of the design to ensure the needs of athletes have been represented.

Accessibility

The Village will be located within a 20 minute drive of 80 percent of the competition and training venues and approximately eight kilometres from the coastal beach strip. The location of the Village has been carefully planned using transport-oriented design (TOD) principles. The new Gold Coast Rapid Transit light rail system will service the Village, connecting it to key activity centres, with the Village also easily accessible by key road and rail networks.

QUEsTION 8.1Based on the options for the Commonwealth Games programme use Table 8.1 to indicate:

• Dates and days of competition (by sport/discipline)

• Type and level of competition – including selected options for Para-Sports events to be integrated within the programme. See 8.18 for more information

• Finals (by sport/discipline)

• Total gold medals awarded each day and for each sport/discipline

• Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

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Gold Medal Events Preliminary Sessions and/or Heats2

Women only F (1): Final (1 medal awarded) QF: Quarter Final

Men and/or Women Men only Ceremonies SF: Semi Final B: Bronze Medal Play-off

Table 8.1 Competition Schedule and Gold Medal Events

Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Total Gold

Medals

Sport/Discipline Wed

4.4.18

Thurs

5.4.18

Fri

6.4.18

Sat

7.4.18

Sun

8.4.18

Mon

9.4.18

Tues

10.4.18

Wed

11.4.18

Thurs

12.4.18

Fri

13.4.18

Sat

14.4.18

Sun

15.4.18

Opening Ceremony

Closing Ceremony

Aquatics 5 5 9 5 11 7 3 2 3 2 52

Diving F (3) F (2) F (3) F (2) *(10)

Swimming SF/F (5)

SF/F (5)

SF/F (9)

SF/F (5)

SF/F (11)

SF/F (7)

*(42)

Athletics 3 8 9 7 8 9 9 53

Track & Field F (1) SF/F (8)

SF/F (7)

SF/F (7)

SF/F (8)

SF/F (8)

SF/F (9)

*(48)

Marathon F (2) *(2)

Walks F (2) F (1) *(3)

Badminton

1 5 6

F (1) QF/SF B F (5) *(6)

Basketball (Regional Sessions)

SF

Basketball (Finals)

1 1 2

SF F (1) F (1) *(2)

Boxing

10 10

QF QF SF F (10) *(10)

Cycling 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 18

Track F (3) F (3) F (3) F (3) *(12)

Time Trial F (2) *(2)

Road Race F (2) *(2)

Mountain Bike F (2) *(2)

Gymnastics1 1 1 2 5 5 1 1 4 20

Artistic F (1) F (1) F (2) F (5) F (5) *(14)

Rhythmic F (1) F (1) F (4) *(6)

Hockey

1 1 2

SF SF B/F (1) B/F (1) *(2)

Lawn Bowls

3 2 4 9

QF SF F (3) QF/SF F (2) QF SF/F (4)

*(9)

Netball

1 1

F (1) *(1)


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Gold Medal Events Preliminary Sessions and/or Heats2

Women only F (1): Final (1 medal awarded) QF: Quarter Final

Men and/or Women Men only Ceremonies SF: Semi Final B: Bronze Medal Play-off

Table 8.1 Competition Schedule and Gold Medal Events

Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Total Gold

Medals

Sport/Discipline Wed

4.4.18

Thurs

5.4.18

Fri

6.4.18

Sat

7.4.18

Sun

8.4.18

Mon

9.4.18

Tues

10.4.18

Wed

11.4.18

Thurs

12.4.18

Fri

13.4.18

Sat

14.4.18

Sun

15.4.18

Rugby 7s

1 1

QF SF/F (1)

*(1)

Shooting 1 1 4 3 5 2 1 17

Clay Target F (1) F (1) F (1) F (1) F (1) *(5)

Full Bore F (1) F (1) *(2)

Pistol F (2) F (1) F (2) *(5)

Small Bore F (1) F (1) F (1) F (1) F (1) *(5)

Squash

2 3 5 SF B/F (2) QF SF B/F (3) *(5)

Table Tennis

2 1 2 2 7

QF SF F (2) QF/SF/B/F

(1)

SF/F (2)

B/F (2) *(7)

Triathlon

2 2

F (2) *(2)Weightlifting

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 17F (2) F (2) F (2) F (2) F (2) F (2) F (2) F (1) F (2) *(17)

Wrestling

4 4 4 2 3 2 2 21F (4) F (4) F (4) F (2) F (3) F (2) F (2) *(21)

Total Gold Medals

15 16 22 21 38 25 22 22 21 26 15 2432

Note: *(): Total Gold Medals per discipline. For example: Aquatics has a combined total of 52 medals that consists of 10 Gold medals for Diving and

42 Gold Medals for Swimming.

1. Gymnastics included in the programme on the basis it is a senior gymnastic competition.2. Medal talley includes para-sports events

Triathlon © Events Queensland


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Gold Coast City’s Venue Strategy adopts the principles of locating both competition and training venues within 20 minutes travel time of the Village, where possible. This strategy ensures coordinated planning and a cost-effective, sustainable approach to the delivery of Games services for athletes, officials and spectators.

Of the competition and training venues, 80 percent are located within a 20 minute drive of the Village providing for the majority of the sports competition and training programme. Shooting and track cycling events will be conducted in Brisbane, approximately a 55 minute drive north of the City, and the preliminary matches of the men’s and women’s Basketball competition will be held in the regional cities of Cairns and Townsville.

Competition venues located within a 20 minute drive of the Village include:

• Broadbeach Bowls Club – Lawn Bowls; • Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre – Badminton;• Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition

Centre – Netball, International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre (forming the Main Media Centre);

• Gold Coast Hockey Centre – Hockey;• Carrara Stadium – Athletics, Opening and

Closing Ceremonies;• Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre – Wrestling;• Oxenford Studios – Table Tennis, Boxing; and• Runaway Bay Sports Centre – Squash,

Weightlifting.

Southport Broadwater Parklands at Southport, a site located approximately five minutes from the Village, will host a range of sporting and significant cultural events. Broadwater Parklands is well serviced by public transport, including the City’s new Gold Coast Rapid Transit light rail system, which will pass directly adjacent to the Parklands.

Events to be conducted at this location include:• Southport Broadwater Parklands (South) –

Road events start and finish (Marathon, Road Walks, Triathlon);

• Southport Broadwater Parklands (South) – Live Site;

• Gold Coast Aquatic Centre – Diving, Swimming; and

• Gold Coast Sports Arena – Gymnastics, Basketball Finals.

Gold Coast City venues located further than 20 minutes from the Village include:

• Merv Craig Sporting Complex – Elanora/Currumbin Valley – Cycling (Road Race and Time Trial) – 28 minutes;

• Hinze Dam – Cycling (Mountain Bike) – 34 minutes; and

• Robina Stadium – Rugby 7s – 25 minutes.

Brisbane-based venues at Belmont and Chandler, located within a 55 minute drive of the Village, will host:

• Queensland State Velodrome – Cycling (Track)• Belmont Shooting Centre – Shooting (Full Bore,

Clay Target and 10m, 25m, 50m).

Cairns Convention Centre and Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre will host the preliminary rounds of the men’s and women’s Basketball competition. Athletes and officials will be accommodated at designated Games hotels for the preliminary rounds and then flown to Gold Coast City for the finals.

Both Cairns and Townsville are major Queensland regional centres featuring communities which are strong supporters of sport in general, particularly basketball. Both venues meet the CGF guidelines and conducting the basketball programme in these locations will ensure support from Queenslanders throughout the State, through an association with the Games. This support will be enhanced by the development of Live Sites at both Cairns and Townsville.

Please note that the timelines indicated for the delivery of the following venues include pre-construction (design, approvals and tendering processes) as well as the actual construction period. A time allowance has also been made in the weeks/months immediately prior to the Games for the required temporary overlay provisions.

The quantum of this overlay varies for permanent and temporary venues and is dependent on the specifics of that particular venue.

Carrara Stadium

Venue: Existing, to be enhanced for the Games

Newly-redeveloped Carrara Stadium will play a central role in the Games, hosting the Athletics competition and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

The venue will be opened in May 2011 as the home of Gold Coast Suns (the City’s Australian Football League team). The Stadium’s seating capacity will be temporarily increased from 25,000 to 40,000 specifically for the Games, and will include the competition Athletics track.


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A new warm-up track will also be constructed immediately adjacent to the Stadium. After the Games finish, this track will continue to perform as the City’s main athletics centre in legacy mode.

The Stadium offers superior facilities including player change rooms, extensive food and beverage outlets, corporate hospitality and function rooms, management offices and media facilities including commentary and broadcast booths, TV presentation suite and press conference room and media lounge.

The Stadium’s temporary works will be completed well ahead of the start of the Games to allow test events to be conducted.

Carrara Stadium is owned by Stadiums Queensland on behalf of the Queensland Government.

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre


The existing Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, located at Broadbeach, is the City’s premier convention and exhibition venue and the largest regional convention centre in Australia. Completed in 2004, the venue comprises a 5,000 seat capacity arena, 6,000 square metres of exhibition space and more than 1,400 underground car park spaces. The venue also boasts the latest in wireless technology and 2,000 square metres of parklands and external space.

The venue will host the Netball competition, providing seating for 5,000 people (including some retractable seats). The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and Main Press Centre (MPC) will also be located in this venue, forming the Main Media Centre. The IBC will comprise 5,000 square metres of space and the MPC will comprise 2,000 square metres of floor area located on a temporary mezzanine, as advised by international experts.

This venue requires no major or permanent upgrades to meet Games requirements.

The venue is owned by the Department of Public Works on behalf of the Queensland Government.

Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre

Venue: New, permanent

This new Games’ Badminton competition facility will be built adjacent to Carrara Stadium. The Centre will be used for elite competition, training and sports development, as well as local community sports groups, leaving an important infrastructure legacy of approximately nine indoor courts and associated change room and office facilities.

A temporary field of play and seat capacity for 2,500 spectators will be installed for the duration of the Games.

Planning will commence in January 2012, with construction works due to be completed in December 2014, well ahead of the Games in 2018.

This venue will be owned by Gold Coast City Council.

Broadbeach Bowls Club


Broadbeach Bowls Club is the City’s premier lawn bowls facility and will host the Lawn Bowls competition on an upgrade and extension of the facility’s existing four greens. The club house (main) building will undergo a major refurbishment for the Games, creating high-quality services and facilities for athletes, the Games Family and media. The venue will also include temporary seating for 2,500 spectators. A significant amount of land is located adjacent to the facility to accommodate all other Games temporary overlay and operational requirements.

Planning will commence in January 2014, with construction works due to be completed in January 2016, well ahead of the Games.

Broadbeach Bowls Club is located on State reserve land under the trusteeship of Gold Coast City Council.

Robina Stadium


Robina Stadium is an existing, purpose-built football facility with a seating capacity of 27,400. This world-class venue is currently home to national professional rugby league and football (soccer) teams and is well-equipped with multiple player change rooms, extensive food and beverage outlets, corporate hospitality and function rooms, management offices and media facilities including commentary and broadcast booths, TV presentation suite and press conference room and media lounge.

The Stadium will host the Rugby 7s competition for the Games and will require minimal overlay in order to meet the requirements for staging this event.

Recently completed in 2007, the Stadium is adjacent to key amenities including Robina Town Centre, the City’s largest shopping centre, and Robina Hospital.

The Stadium is owned by Stadiums Queensland on behalf of the Queensland Government.


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Hinze Dam


Hinze Dam, located on the Nerang River, a 34 minute drive west of the Games Village, will host the Mountain Bike competition. Hinze Dam is owned and operated by Seqwater, South East Queensland’s (SEQ) bulk water provider. The Dam provides potable water to Gold Coast City and is a recreational resource for local residents.

New mountain bike trails suitable for international competition and satisfying Games requirements will be constructed. Once completed, the venue will have a spectator capacity of 2,000. These permanent upgrades will be completed by December 2016, well in advance of the Games, providing South East Queensland residents and athletes with world-class mountain biking facilities.

Hinze Dam and the surrounding recreational facilities are owned by Seqwater on behalf of the Queensland Government.

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre


Gold Coast Aquatic Centre will host the Swimming and Diving competitions.

The existing Centre comprises an eight-lane, 50 metre swimming pool and a diving pool with diving tower.

Facility redevelopment will include the addition of a new 10-lane, 50 metre swimming pool, along with space for change rooms, meeting rooms, event delivery and operations and permanent seating for 1,000 spectators. The redevelopment will also include additional temporary spectator seating, delivering 10,000 seats for swimming and 2,500 for diving events.

This facility upgrade will deliver an important infrastructure legacy to the community – a world-class competition and training venue for the region’s current and future elite athletes as well as the City’s residents.

This venue is owned by the Gold Coast City Council.

Gold Coast Sports Arena

Venue: New, temporary

Gold Coast Sports Arena is a large, temporary venue that will be built to accommodate the Gymnastics and Basketball Finals Competitions. Once complete, this high-quality venue will seat 7,500 spectators.

This relocatable facility will be made available to the Gold Coast City community for sporting, leisure and cultural pursuits after the Games finish, leaving an important infrastructure legacy for the City.

The temporary works required to meet Games requirements will commence in July 2017, with completion due in November 2017, ahead of the Games.

Gold Coast Sports Arena will be owned by the Gold Coast City Council.

Gold Coast Hockey Centre


The existing Hockey Centre at Labrador will undergo a major redevelopment to host the Hockey competition. This redevelopment will establish the Centre as Queensland’s premier hockey venue, providing a valuable, world-class competition and training venue for current and future athletes.

The two existing synthetic pitches will be reconfigured and a new synthetic pitch will be developed to provide three all-weather synthetic pitches. As part of the redevelopment, most of the support facilities required for the Games – including 5,000 spectator seats – will be provided as temporary overlay.

The redevelopment is scheduled for completion in April 2017, well ahead of the Games.

The Gold Coast Hockey Centre is owned by the Gold Coast City Council.

Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre


As part of the Bid, a new indoor community sports facility will be constructed to host the Wrestling competition. A temporary overlay will provide a 2,500 seat capacity, a field of play, as well as designated areas for athletes, competition officials and medical and physiotherapy support services.

This Centre, identified as part of the City’s long-term planning strategy, will provide a key piece of community infrastructure as a sports and recreation venue.

Planning will commence in January 2014, with construction works due to be completed by December 2016.

Gold Coast City Council owns the site.

Oxenford Studios


These state-of-the-art film and television production studios will host the Boxing and Table Tennis competitions. Facilities include eight studio buildings of various sizes, approximately 3,300 car park spaces, a field of play, designated areas for competition officials and referees and medical and physiotherapy support services.


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Both sports will share support facilities with spectator seating capacity of 2,700 to 3,000 for Boxing and 3,200 for Table Tennis, guaranteeing an exciting atmosphere for spectators.

The site is owned by Village Roadshow who have guaranteed access for the Games.

Runaway Bay Sports Centre


Runaway Bay Sports Centre will host the Squash and Weightlifting competitions.

The existing indoor sports hall will undergo a redevelopment to accommodate the Squash competition, providing temporary seating for 3,000 spectators. Adjacent to the squash facility, a temporary weightlifting hall will be constructed to accommodate up to 2,500 spectators.

The Squash and Weightlifting competitions will share athlete and official facilities and will be located within the same secure perimeter.

Permanent redevelopment works are scheduled to commence in June 2014 and are due for completion in July 2016, well ahead of the Games.

After the Games finish, the squash courts will provide community sports and elite training facilities for current and future athletes.

The Runaway Bay Sports Centre is owned by the Gold Coast City Council.

Queensland State Velodrome


The existing velodrome at Sleeman Sports Complex was the venue for the Track-Cycling competition during the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games.

The new venue will be built for the Games to include a new indoor cycling track and seating capacity for 4,000 spectators.

Planning is scheduled to commence in January 2015, with construction works due to be completed in December 2016.

Queensland State Velodrome and Sleeman Sports Complex are owned by Stadiums Queensland on behalf of the Queensland Government.

Belmont Shooting CentreVenue: Existing, to be enhanced for the Games

Belmont Shooting Centre is one of a limited number of shooting venues worldwide where all shooting disciplines can be accommodated within the one site.

The Centre was the shooting venue for the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games and remains the premier shooting venue in Queensland and Australia. The Centre has undergone expansion and upgrade works to ensure it remains the nation’s leading shooting venue.

The facility will be upgraded and refurbished for the Games to meet the requirements of the International Sport Federation, including electronic scoring. Once complete, the Centre will provide seating capacity for 3,000 spectators.

Works are scheduled for completion by December 2016.

The venue is owned by the Department of Communities on behalf of the Queensland Government.

Cairns and Townsville Convention Centres Venue: Existing, to be enhanced for the Games

Cairns Convention Centre together with Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre will host the preliminary rounds of the men’s and women’s Basketball competition. Both venues have extensive experience in hosting professional basketball competitions and other large sporting events, with each City currently supporting franchises within Australia’s National Basketball League.

Both venues are located centrally, provide car parking and are serviced by public transport. Cairns Convention Centre will provide seating capacity for 5,000 spectators, with Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre also providing seating for 5,000 spectators. Both venues offer extensive onsite services and facilities to manage large crowd events.

Cairns Convention Centre is owned by the Department of Public Works on behalf of the Queensland Government.

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre is owned by Breakwater Island Limited.


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Training Venues

Gold Coast City has access to an extensive range of modern indoor and outdoor sports training facilities, both publicly and privately owned, that will be available for training purposes before and during the Games.

The network of facilities comprises multi-purpose indoor training venues suitable for weightlifting, wrestling, netball, basketball, boxing, table tennis and badminton.

In addition, athletes will have access to a number of high-quality outdoor fields for training, along with a number of aquatic facilities for swimming and diving training.

Athletes will also have access to fully-equipped training gyms to ensure all their training needs are met.

VENUES

QUEsTION 8.2Use table 8.2 to list:

• All proposed competition venues

• Gross seating capacity of competition venues

• All proposed training venues.

Table 8.2 Venues

Sport/ Discipline

Competition Venues Access for Para-Sports

Training Venues Access for Para-Sports

Location of Competition Venue

Venue Name Gross Spectator Capacity*

Gross Seating Capacity

Yes No Venue Name Yes No

Athletics Carrara Carrara Stadium 40,000 40,000 Yes Carrara Stadium Runaway Bay Sports Centre Griffith University Carrara Athletics Centre

Yes

Marathon and Road Walks

Southport Southport Broadwater Parklands (South)

2,000 500 Yes Gold Coast Road Network

Yes

Badminton Carrara Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre

2,500 2,500 Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre

Basketball Southport Broadwater Parklands (North)


7,500 7,500 The Southport School

Cairns Cairns Convention Centre

5,000 5,000 Cairns Convention CentreMarlins Basketball Complex

Townsville Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre

5,000 5,000 Townsville Entertainment and Convention CentreMurray Sports Complex

Boxing Oxenford Oxenford Studios 2,700– 3,000

2,700–3,000

Ashmore PCYC

Cycling (Road Race)

Elanora/Currumbin Valley

Merv Craig Sporting Complex

2,000 500 Runaway Bay Sports Centre

Cycling (Track)

Chandler – Brisbane Queensland State Velodrome

4,000 4,000 Queensland State Velodrome

Cycling (Time Trial)

Elanora/Currumbin Valley

Merv Craig Sporting Complex


Diving Southport Gold Coast Aquatic Centre

2,500 2,500 Gold Coast Aquatic Centre

Gymnastics Southport Broadwater Parklands (North)


7,500 7,500 Gold Coast Sports Arena - Artistic

Bond University- Rhythmic

St.Hilda’s School

Hockey Labrador Gold Coast Hockey Centre

5,000 5,000 Gold Coast Hockey Centre


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Table 8.2 Venues

Sport/ Discipline

Competition Venues Access for Para-Sports

Training Venues Access for Para-Sports

Location of Competition Venue

Venue Name Gross Spectator Capacity*

Gross Seating Capacity

Yes No Venue Name Yes No

Lawn Bowls Broadbeach Broadbeach Bowls Club

2,500 2,500 Yes Paradise Point Bowls Club Musgrave Hill Bowls Club

Yes

Cycling (Mountain Bike)

Hinze Dam Hinze Dam 2,000 500 Hinze Dam

Netball Broadbeach Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

5,000 5,000 All Saints Anglican School

Rugby 7s Robina Robina Stadium 27,400 27,400 The Southport School Parkwood Sharks Oval

Shooting Belmont – Brisbane Belmont Shooting Centre

3,000 3,000 Belmont Shooting Centre

Squash Runaway Bay Runaway Bay Sports Centre

3,000 3,000 Runaway Bay Sports Centre

Swimming Southport Broadwater Parklands (South)


10,000 10,000 Yes Gold Coast Aquatic Centre The Southport School Bond University St.Hilda’s School

Yes

Table Tennis Oxenford Oxenford Studios 3,200 3,200 Oxenford Studios Gold Coast Table Tennis Centre

Triathlon Southport Southport Broadwater Parklands (South)


Weightlifting Runaway Bay Runaway Bay Sports Centre

2,500 2,500 Yes Games Village Runaway Bay Sports Centre

Yes

Wrestling Coomera Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre

2,500 2,500 Games Village St.Hilda’s School

TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPETITION VENUES 17

TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAINING VENUES 30

Note: *Certain venues (e.g. road events, shooting) may have different numbers for gross seating and gross spectator capacity.


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Road Race

VENUE LOCATION

QUEsTION 8.3Indicate on Map B, no larger than A3 (folded or double page) and giving the graphic scale used, the location of all competition and training venues, as well as the following non-competition venues:

• Commonwealth Games Village

• Any other Commonwealth Games Village being used for the respective sport (if applicable)

• Commonwealth Hotel(s) – see list of constituent groups in Theme 12 (Q 12.5.1)

• MPC

• IBC

Map B should also indicate key transport infrastructure, including any train and metro systems and major arterialroads.Thisshouldbeidentifiedaseitherpermanent (solid lines) or temporary (dotted lines).

Maps B1, B2, B3 etc (venue cluster and precincts maps).

Provide (a) separate map(s) (Maps B1, B2, etc) no larger than A3 (folded or double page) for any venue cluster(s) and precinct(s) in your concept.

Please make sure you observe the following colour code on all B maps requested above:

Colour Infrastructure

Blue Existing infrastructure (“infrastructure” for the purposes of these maps should include all Games-related buildings, transport links and any other buildings, development or environmental factors which will materially impact the Games)

Green Planned infrastructure (irrespective of the Commonwealth Games)

Red Additional infrastructure (necessary to host the Commonwealth Games)

Please note that all B maps must also be provided to the CGF in the following formats:

• 10 printed sets of Map B using a scale of 1:100,000

• 10 printed sets of Map(s) B1, B2 etc. using a scale between 1:10,000 and 1:20,000

• MapsB,B1,B2etc.inthescalesspecifiedabove.

VENUE WORKS

QUEsTION 8.4Complete tables 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3 and 8.4.4 to include all competition venues and the IBC and MPC according to their state of construction:

Table 8.4.1 Existing venues, no permanent works required

Table 8.4.2 Existing venues, permanent works required

Table 8.4.3 Venues to be built as new permanent structures – specify if venues are planned to be built irrespective of the Commonwealth Games or if they are additional venues required to host the Commonwealth Games

Table 8.4.4 Venues to be built as totally temporary venues

Indicate for each venue:

• Financing(ThesefiguresmustcorrespondtothefiguresprovidedinTheme6)

• An estimate of the cost (in year 2011 GBP) of all permanent work to be carried out

• An estimate of the cost (in year 2011 GBP) of all the temporary work to be carried out

• TheamounttobefinancedbytheOC(amount infiguresinyear2011GBPandpercentageof total cost)

• Theamounttobefinancedbyotherorganisations,whichshouldbespecified(amountinfigures in year 2011 GBP and percentage of total cost). Iftheotherorganisations’financingistobeunderwritten by government authorities, please use an asterisk (*) to indicate this as shown in the example in table 8.4.1

NB: In no case may any recognition or marketing rights be granted to private entities that may be financingvenueworks.

Please refer to the Block Plans File for the maps. Table 8.3 is a general venue location map only.


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5km

20km

25km

15km

10km

LIVE

LIVE

LIVE

LIVE

MMC

MAA

Paradise PointBowls Club

Parkwood Sharks Oval

Ashmore PCYC

Gold Coast Table Tennis Centre

Griffith University

Musgrave Hill Bowls Club

St Hilda’s School

The Southport School

All Saints College

Bond University

LEGEND

Existing Infrastructure, No Permanent Works Required

Existing Motorway

Planned Infrastructure, Irrespective of the Games

Additional infrastructure necessary to host the Commonwealth Games

Heavy Rail

Gold Coast Rapid Transit

Main Media Centre (MMC)

Games Village

Training Venues

Live SiteLIVE

Media Accommodation Area

MMC

MAA

Main Hotel Area, Including Media Accommodation

Athletics

Basketball

Badminton

Lawn Bowls

Boxing

Cycling

Gymnastics

Hockey

Netball

Rugby 7s

Shooting

Triathlon

Table Tennis

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Aquatics

Squash

0 2 4 6 8 10

km

Surfers Paradise

Main Beach

Mermaid Beach

Coomera

Oxenford

Nerang

Runaway Bay

Hope Island

Parkwood

Southport

Carrara

Merrimac

Robina

Coolangatta

Mudgeeraba

Beenleigh

Yatala

ADVANCETOWN LAKE

HINZE DAM

NORTHSTRADBROKE

ISLAND

Broadbeach

Miami

Burleigh Heads

Palm Beach

GOLD COASTINTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT(30 Mins)

PACIFIC

MO

TOR

WAY

PACIFIC M

OTORW

AY

PACIFIC MOTORWAY

SOUTH STRADBROKE

ISLAND

(Road)

(Mountain Bike)

GOLD COAST HIGHWAY

16km

12km

8km

4km

LIVE

Redland Bay

Cleveland

Wynnum

BRISBANEManly

Springwood

Coomera

Oxenford

Runaway Bay

Hope Island

Parkwood

Beenleigh

Yatala

NORTHSTRADBROKE

ISLAND

PEELISLAND

WELLINGTONPOINT

COOCHIEMUDLOISLAND

MACLEAYISLAND

RUSSELLISLAND

ST HELENAISLAND

BRISBANE INTERNATIONALAIRPORT(55 mins)

PACIFIC

MO

TOR

WAY

LOGAN MOTORWAY

PACIFIC MOTORWAY

SOUTH EA

ST FR

EEW

AY

GAT

EW

AY MO

TOR

WAY

GOLD COAST HIGHWAY

SOUTH STRADBROKE

ISLAND

(Track)

Darwin

Perth Adelaide

Melbourne

Hobart

Sydney

Brisbane

Canberra

Cairns

Gold Coast

Townsville

Map 8.3 Venue Location


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Table 8.4.1 Existing Venues, Minor Permanent Works RequiredVenue Sport(s) FINANCING OF WORKS Total

cost of Works GBP (millions) 2011

Original Date of Construction

WORKS SCHEDULE

Cost of Permanent Works Cost of Temporary Works Temporary Works

Total Perm Works GBP (millions) 2011

OC Other (specify) Total Temp Works GBP (millions) 2011

OC OTHER (specify)

Start Date Finish Date

GBP (millions) 2011

% GBP (millions) 2011



%


Netball 0.38 0.38 100 2.01 2.01 100 2.39 2004 Expanded December 2008

February 2018

March 2018


Main Media Centre

0.95 0.95 100 2.20 2.20 100 3.15 2004 Expanded December 2008

January 2018

March 2018

Robina Stadium Rugby 7s 0.35 0.35 100 0.44 0.44 100 0.79 March 2008 January 2018

March 2018

Cairns Convention Centre

Basketball 0.06 0.06 100 1.01 1.01 100 1.07 1996 Expanded October 1999

January 2018

March 2018

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre

Basketball 0.06 0.06 100 0.95 0.95 100 1.01 1993 Expanded in 1997

January 2018

March 2018

TOTAL 1.80 1.80 6.61 6.61 8.41

Note: A contingency allowance of GBP 1.76 million is applicable to the above figures. Currency conversion (AUD to GBP) using the exchange rate value of 0.63 (as at 8 February 2011).


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Table 8.4.2 Existing Venues, Permanent Works Required Venue Sport(s) Financing of Works Original

Date of Construction

Works Schedule

Permanent Works Temporary Works Total Cost of Works GBP (millions) 2011

Permanent Works Temporary Works



OC Other (specify)

Start Date

Finish Date

Start Date

Finish Date

GBP (millions) 2011




%

Carrara Stadium

Athletics 18.27 18.27 100 12.34 12.34 100 30.61 2011 with upgrade of infrastructure required

June 2017

December 2017

October 2017

March 2018


Lawn Bowls

1.20 1.20 100 1.51 1.51 100 2.71 1978 January 2014

January 2016

January 2018

March 2018

Belmont Shooting Centre

Clay Target 1.01 1.01 100 0.50 0.50 100 1.51 1982 January 2015

December 2016

January 2018

March 2018

Full Bore 0.50 0.50 100 0.50 0.50 100 1.00 1968 with extension in 2000 and upgrades in 2007

January 2015

December 2016

January 2018

March 2018

10m, 25m, 50m

3.65 3.65 100 0.69 0.69 100 4.34 1982 with upgrades in 1999/00

January 2015

December 2016

January 2018

March 2018


Aquatics (Swimming and Diving)

21.11 21.11 100 3.40 3.40 100 24.51 1965 with significant upgrade in 1998

June 2014

June 2016

January 2018

March 2018


Hockey 5.04 5.04 100 1.51 1.51 100 6.55 Synthetic turf first laid in 2008 with second field laid 2006

January 2017

April 2017

January 2018

March 2018


Squash 4.98 4.98 100 1.89 1.89 100 6.87 1994 June 2014

July 2016

January 2018

March 2018

Training Venues

0.63 0.63 100 5.67 5.67 100 6.30

Para Games Requirements

0.32 0.32 100 0.32

Legacy 2.52 2.52 2.52

Public Domain 5.04 5.04 5.04

Ecologically Sustainable Development

9.45 9.45 9.45 June 2014

December 2017

TOTAL 73.40 73.40 28.33 28.33 101.73


Table 8.4.3 Venues To Be Built – PermanentVenue (Specify if Venue is Planned or Additional)

Sport(s) Financing of Works Works Schedule

Permanent Works Temporary Works Total Cost of Works GBP (millions) 2011

Permanent works Temporary Works



OC Other (specify)

Start Date

Finish Date


GBP (millions) 2011




%

Carrara Athletics Centre Athletics (warm-up)

3.18 3.18 100 0.02 0.02 100 3.20 January 2016

December 2016

January 2018

March

2018

Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre (Planned)

Badminton 16.51 16.51 100 1.89 1.89 100 18.40 January 2012

December 2014

January 2018

March

2018

Hinze Dam (Planned) Cycling (Mountain Bike)

1.32 1.32 100 0.63 0.63 100 1.95 April 2015

December 2016

January 2018

March 2018

Queensland State Velodrome (Additional)

Cycling (Track)

22.08 22.08 100 5.04 5.04 100 27.12 January 2015

December 2016

January 2018

March

2018

Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre (Planned)

Wrestling 9.01 9.01 100 1.20 1.20 100 10.21 June 2014

June 2016

January 2018

March 2018

TOTAL 52.10 52.10 8.78 8.78 60.88



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Squash © Australian Sports Commission

Table 8.4.4 Venues To Be Built – TemporaryVenue Sport(s) Financing of Works Works schedule

Permanent Works Temporary works Total Cost of Works GBP (millions) 2011

Permanent Works

Temporary Works



OC Other (specify)

Start Date

Finish Date


GBP (millions) 2011




%

Oxenford Studios

Boxing 0.69 0.69 100 0.88 0.88 100 1.57 January 2018

March 2018

Table Tennis 1.01 1.01 100 2.64 2.64 100 3.65 January 2018

March 2018

Southport Broadwater Parklands (South)

Athletics (Marathon and Road Walks)

0.57 0.57 100 0.57 January 2018

March 2018

Triathlon 0.25 0.25 100 0.25 January 2018

March 2018

Merv Craig Sporting Complex - Elanora/Currumbin Valley

Cycling (Road Race and Time Trial)

0.25 0.25 100 0.25 January 2018

March 2018


Gymnastics/ Basketball Finals

16.07 16.07 100 4.22 4.22 100 20.29 September 2017

March 2018


Weightlifting 0.82 0.82 100 5.17 5.17 100 5.99 November 2017

March 2018

QPS Deployment Centre

Police 3.15 3.15 100 3.15

TOTAL 18.59 18.59 17.13 17.13 35.72


WORKS SCHEDULE

QUEsTION 8.5

For existing venues: Give the start and finish dates of any permanent work required.

For those permanent venues to be built:

Give the start and finish dates of permanent work.

For all venues: Give the start and finish dates of temporary Overlay works.

Provideguaranteesforthefinancingofworkfromtherelevantcompetentbodies,confirmingtheamounttobefinancedbythem(amountinyear2011GBPfiguresandpercentageoftotalcostofthevenue(s))and specifying for which venues.

Please refer to Tables 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3 and 8.4.4 for works schedule detail.

Please refer to the Guarantees File for the guarantee.


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VENUE USE

QUEsTION 8.6Candidate Cities are required, via a guarantee from each venue owner, and counter-signed by the Candidature Committee, to secure use of venues and control of all commercial rights (e.g. in-stadium signage, catering and concessions signage and services, venue naming rights, etc.) for the future OC, in relation to existing and hereafter developed Commonwealth Games venues (both competition and non-competition venues) for the period the OC has control of the venue.

TheguaranteemustconfirmthattheOCwillhavethe ossibility to rename and re-brand the venue for Commonwealth Games use, rather than using an existing name.

Standard language to be used in each venue owner guarantee will be provided to Candidate Cities via a separate circular.

Usetables8.6(a)and(b)toindicateforeachcompetition and training venue:

• Use of venue

• Current use

• Intended post-Games use of the venue

• Current ownership and operator (and Games-time operator, if known or different to current operator)

• Intended post-Games ownership

• Guarantee status (competition venues only)

• For use of venue

• For commercial rights

• IF agreement that a venue conforms/will conform withIFtechnicalspecifications(competitionvenues only).

For all competition venues, provide written guarantees from all current and future owners, which grant use of venue and control, to the OC, of all commercial rights in relation to existing or hereafter developed Commonwealth Games venues for the period the OC has control of the venue.

Standard text provided for this guarantee can be found in Part 3

Provide all agreements signed with IF’s concerning the use of competition venues for their respective sports.

The Government guarantees, with respect to the Games’ venues, and will obtain from each venue owner a guarantee, that the future OC will have exclusive use of the venues and all rights with respect to commercial rights during the period of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, should the Games be staged in Queensland, and agrees to abide by the terms of the CGF Constitution and Regulations and the Host City Contract throughout the term of the lease agreement with the OC and has obtained declarations from the National Sports Federation of each of the sports in the proposed sports programme concerning use of competition venues.

Please refer the Guarantees File for the guarantees.

Table 8.6 (a) Competition Venue Use and Ownership

Competition Venues Use of Venues Ownership Venues Guarantees International Federation Agreement

Venue Name (Existing/New Venue)

Names of Sports and Disciplines/ Number of Events

Current Use

Post-Games Use

Current Ownership

Post-Games Ownership

Venue Use Commercial Rights

International Federation Name

Yes No

Carrara Stadium (Existing Venue)

Opening Ceremony Closing Ceremony Athletics

Australian Football League

Australian Football League

Stadiums Queensland

Stadiums Queensland

Obtained - State Government


International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF)

Yes

Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre (New Venue)

Badminton N/A Community sports centre

N/A Gold Coast City Council

Obtained - Gold Coast City Council


Badminton World Federation (BWF)

Yes

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (Existing Venue)

Netball Main Media Centre

Convention Centre and Exhibition Centre

Convention Centre and Exhibition Centre

Queensland Department of Public Works




International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA)

Yes

Broadbeach Bowls Club (Existing Venue)

Lawn Bowls Lawn Bowls

Lawn Bowls

Gold Coast City Council




World Bowls Association (WBA)

Yes

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre (Existing Venue)


Swimming Diving

Swimming Diving





Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA)

Yes


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Current Use

Post-Games Use

Current Ownership




Yes No

Gold Coast Sports Arena (Temporary Venue)

Gymnastics

Basketball Finals

N/A Community Sport and Recreation


N/A Obtained - Gold Coast City Council


International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA)

Yes

Southport Broadwater Parklands (South) (Temporary Venue)

Triathlon


Recreation area

Recreation area





International Triathlon Union (ITU) International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)

Yes

Merv Craig Sporting Complex Elanora/Currumbin Valley (Existing Venue)


Local road network

Local road network





Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

Yes

Runaway Bay Sports Centre (Existing Venue)

Squash Community sports centre

Community sports centre





World Squash Federation (WSF)

Yes

Runaway Bay Sports Centre (Temporary Venue)

Weightlifting N/A N/A Gold Coast City Council




International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)

Yes

Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre (New Venue)

Wrestling N/A Community sports centre





Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees (FILA)

Yes

Oxenford Studios (Existing Venue)

Table Tennis Boxing

Film and television production studios

Film and television production studios

Warner Brothers

Warner Brothers

Obtained - Warner Brothers

Obtained - Warner Brothers

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) International Boxing Association (IBA)

Yes

Belmont Shooting Centre (Existing Venue)

Shooting (Clay Target, Full Bore, 10m, 25m, 50m)

Shooting range

Shooting range

Queensland Department of Communities Sport and Recreation

Queensland Department of Communities Sport and Recreation



International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)

Yes


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Current Use

Post-Games Use

Current Ownership




Yes No

Queensland State Velodrome (Existing Venue)

Cycling (Track)

Track cycling

Track cycling

Stadiums Queensland

Stadiums Queensland




Yes

Hinze Dam (New Venue)


N/A Mountain biking






Yes

Robina Stadium (Existing Venue)

Rugby 7s Australian Rugby League and Football

Australian Rugby League and Football

Stadiums Queensland

Stadiums Queensland



International Rugby Board (IRB)

Yes

Gold Coast Hockey Centre (Existing Venue)

Hockey Hockey Hockey Gold Coast City Council




International Hockey Federation (FIH)

Yes

Cairns Convention Centre (Existing Venue)

Basketball Convention centre

Convention centre





Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA)

Yes

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre (Existing Venue)

Basketball Convention centre

Convention centre

Townsville City Council

Townsville City Council

Obtained - Townsville City Council and Breakwater Island Limited

Obtained - Townsville City Council and Breakwater Island Limited

Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA)

Yes

Table 8.6 (b) Training Venue Use and Ownership

Training Venues Use of Venue Ownership


Name of Sport/Discipline/Event

Current Use Post-Games Use Current Ownership Post-Games Ownership

All Saints Anglican School

Netball School complex School complex All Saints Anglican School

All Saints Anglican School Limited

Ashmore PCYC Boxing Indoor community sports centre

Indoor community sports centre




Shooting Community rifle range

Community rifle range

Queensland Government


Bond University Swimming Gymnastics

University facilities University facilities Bond University Limited

Bond University Limited


Lawn Bowls Community lawn bowls

Community lawn bowls



Carrara Athletics Centre

Athletics N/A Athletics Gold Coast City Council


Carrara Stadium

Athletics Football oval Football oval Stadiums Queensland

Stadiums Queensland

Cairns Convention Centre

Basketball Convention centre Convention centre Queensland Government


Games Village Weightlifting Wrestling

Events park Indoor community sports centre




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Table 8.6 (b) Training Venue Use and Ownership

Training Venues Use of Venue Ownership


Name of Sport/Discipline/Event

Current Use Post-Games Use Current Ownership Post-Games Ownership


Wrestling N/A Indoor community sports centre





Community swimming complex

Community swimming complex




Netball Convention centre Convention centre Queensland Government


Griffith University Sports Centre

Athletics University facilities University facilities Griffith University Griffith University


Hockey Community hockey fields

Community hockey fields



Hinze Dam Mountain Bike N/A Mountain bike Queensland Government


Marlins Basketball Complex

Basketball Community basketball facility

Community basketball facility

Cairns Basketball Incorporated

Cairns Basketball Incorporated


Table Tennis Table tennis centre Table tennis centre Gold Coast City Council


Murray Sports Complex

Basketball Community sports centre

Community sports centre






Musgrave Hill Bowls Club Incorporated

Musgrave Hill Bowls Club Incorporated


Rugby 7s Football oval Football oval Queensland Government



Squash Indoor community sports centre

Indoor community sports centre




Athletics Cycling (Road Race and Time Trial) Triathlon

Educational sports centre

Educational sports centre



Robina Stadium Rugby 7s Football stadium Football stadium Stadiums Queensland

Stadiums Queensland


Cycling (Track) Community track cycling centre

Community track cycling centre

Stadiums Queensland

Stadiums Queensland

Paradise Point Bowls Club



Paradise Point Bowls Club Inc

Paradise Point Bowls Club Inc


Gymnastics Basketball

N/A N/A Gold Coast City Council


St Hilda’s School Wrestling Swimming Gymnastics

School complex School complex The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane

The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane


Rugby 7s Basketball Swimming

School complex School complex The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane

The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre

Basketball Convention centre Convention centre Breakwater Island Limited and Townsville City Council

Breakwater Island Limited and Townsville City Council

Oxenford Studios Boxing Table Tennis

Private complex Private complex Warner Brothers Warner Brothers


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Hockey

QUEsTION 8.7For each competition venue, provide the following block plans.

Note – sample block plans are available through the CGKMP.

QUEsTION 8.7.1One (1) block plan of the venue within the secure perimeter, including and labelling of information as per the CGF requirements. Use the colours indicated.

Colour Description

Blue Competition field of playWarm-up area(s)Athlete training (if applicable)Athlete areas (including athlete change rooms, athlete medical, physiotherapy/massage, athlete lounge)Athlete seatingDoping controlOther athlete areas (these do not need to be labelled individually by their function – label them as ‘other athlete areas’)International Federation AreasTechnical Officials Areas (including technical officials change rooms, technical officials meeting rooms, technical officials lounge)

Purple Games Family loungeGames Family parkingGames Family seating

Dark Green

Broadcast area(s), including Broadcast Compounds, Broadcast Tribune and Broadcast Technical Rooms

Light Green

Press Operation Area(s), including Venue Press Centre, Press Conference Room, Press Tribunes and Media Lounge

Orange Operational Areas, including Catering, Logistics, Merchandising, Accreditation, Venue Management, Site Management, Cleaning and Waste

Yellow Spectator circulation areas (including concessions and media area)Spectator seating

Red Venue entry and exist points, for each constituent group (athletes and team officials, technical officials, CGF, media, spectators, sponsors, staff)Secure perimeter fence line

Black Scoreboard(s)Video board(s)Graphic scale of planDirectional indicator for North

Please refer to the Block Plan File.

QUEsTION 8.7.2One (1) block plan which shows each venue and/or precinct in the context of the surrounding area. This should extend to transport terminals and show access routes to the venue/precinct. The plan should cover the radius which will have a direct impact on venue operations including transport, constituent access and operational requirements. All information must be labelled. Use the colours indicated.

Colour Description

Blue Competition field of play

Black Transport access routes to the venuePedestrian access routes to the venue (identified separately)Games parking area(s) (if applicable)Graphic scale of planDirectional indicator for North

Red Venue entry and exit points at the secure perimeter for each constituent group (athletes and team officials, technical officials, Games Family, media, spectators, staff)Secure perimeter fence line

White All remaining permanent and overlay structures. Do not label these structures.

Note: For outdoor venues, this block plan must also include contour lines.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

QUEsTION 8.8Use table 8.8 to indicate for each venue (competition venues + IBC + MPC) which organisation is responsible for the various phases in the development of the venue.


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DPW – Department of Public Works

OC – Organising Committee

GCCC – Gold Coast City Council

OCGC – Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination

Table 8.8 Responsibilities for Venue Development

Venue Feasibility Permanent Works – OCGC Temporary Infrastructure/Overlay – OC Pre-Games Operation (if applicable)

Feasibility Study

Approval of Feasibility study

Design Tender

Design Contract Approval

Construction Tender

Construction Contract Approval

Design Tender

Design Contract Approval

Construction Tender

Construction Contract Approval

Carrara

Stadium

Existing

venue

N/A DPW DPW DPW DPW OC OC OC OC Gold Coast

Football Club

Carrara

Athletics

Centre

Existing

venue

N/A DPW DPW DPW DPW OC OC OC OC Gold Coast

Football Club

Southport

Broadwater

Parklands

(South)

GCCC GCCC N/A N/A N/A N/A OC OC OC OC GCCC

Carrara Sport

and Leisure

Centre

DPW DPW DPW DPW DPW DPW OC OC OC OC GCCC

Gold Coast

Sports Arena


Cairns

Convention

Centre

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OC OC OC OC DPW

Townsville

Entertainment

and Convention

Centre

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OC OC OC OC Townsville

City

Council and

Breakwater

Island

Limited

Oxenford

Studios

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OC OC OC OC Warner

Brothers

Queensland

State

Velodrome

DPW DPW DPW DPW DPW DPW OC OC OC OC Stadiums

Queensland

Gold Coast

Aquatic

Centre


Gold Coast

Hockey

Centre

N/A N/A DPW DPW DPW DPW OC OC OC OC GCCC

Broadbeach

Bowls Club

N/A N/A DPW DPW DPW DPW OC OC OC OC Broadbeach

Bowls Club

Hinze Dam N/A N/A DPW DPW DPW DPW OC OC OC OC GCCC

Gold Coast

Convention

and Exhibition

Centre

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OC OC OC OC DPW

Robina

Stadium

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OC OC OC OC Stadiums

Queensland

Belmont

Shooting

Centre

DPW DPW DPW DPW DPW DPW OC OC OC OC Queensland

Rifle

Association

Runaway Bay

Sports Centre


Merv Craig Sporting Complex Elanora/Currumbin Valley

GCCC GCCC N/A N/A N/A N/A OC OC OC OC GCCC


GCCC GCCC DPW DPW DPW DPW OC OC OC OC GCCC


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Artist’s Impression: Upgraded Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Southport

TENDERING PROCESS

QUEsTION 8.9Regarding permanent construction and/or Games Overlay, for each organisation (e.g. OC, government) that will manage a tender for the construction of permanent or temporary venues, explain the tendering process, including major phases, timelines, protest and appeal procedures, environmental impact assessments and details of the possibility of foreign companies submitting tenders.

Is this process subject to any standing laws, codes or regulations by the city, region, country or other organisation? Is there a preparedness by government to amend existing legislation or adopt new legislation to allow for ‘fast tracking’ of Games developments in order to meet Games planning and staging requirements?

Procurement

It is proposed that all new sport venues will be procured by the OCGC through one authority, the Queensland Government Department of Public Works, ensuring simplified and effective delivery of these facilities.

The Department has significant experience in successfully procuring a large range of major government capital works including four recent stadia projects: Carrara Stadium and Robina Stadium in Gold Coast City and Lang Park Stadium and Brisbane Cricket Ground in Brisbane.

The Department is a large organisation with mature procurement policies and processes. In-house expertise covers all aspects of building procurement including project management, building design services, building costing and programming services, building surveying and certification, building construction capabilities, tendering, contract administration, legal services, accounting, auditing and project governance.

Comprehensive project management and reporting processes used by the Department on all building projects, including a requirement for detailed Project Execution Plans, will ensure all Games venues will be delivered within programme and budget targets.


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Tendering Process

The tendering process will comprise of five distinct phases:

• Formation of a Tender Review Panel comprising representatives from the Department and key stakeholders. This panel will oversee the preparation and approval of procurement strategy reports and the preparation of project specific tender documents including tender evaluation criteria and contracts. This procurement initiation stage for larger projects generally takes eight to 12 weeks;

• Facilitating Expressions of Interest (EOI) to undertake the required contracts – to be advertised on the Department‘s website and in the wider press, setting out the nature and scope of the works required. Queensland Government policy prescribes the form of the advertising. This will ensure all potential contractors have an adequate opportunity to bid for the contracts. The EOI stage is generally open for three weeks;

• Undertaking an EOI shortlisting process of the contractors that have submitted an EOI. This process will be conducted in line with evaluation criteria published with the invitation for EOIs and will address the financial capacity and technical ability of the contractors. At the conclusion of this phase, a shortlist of contractors will be invited to prepare and submit tenders. The shortlisting stage will be approximately two weeks;

• Providing comprehensive tender documents to shortlisted tenderers. The Department has developed a full suite of building tender/contract options, including traditional lump sum contracts suitable for smaller projects as well as non-traditional managing contractor forms currently used on building projects worth in excess of AUD $1 billion. Tender periods range from three weeks for smaller contract projects, to four to eight weeks for larger managing contractor tenders which may include concept design submissions; and

• Undertaking an evaluation phase by the Tender Review Panel once tenders have been received from the shortlist to identify the preferred tenderer. This will be undertaken in accordance with the process set out in the tender invitation documents. The Tender Review Panel will submit a tender acceptance recommendation to the authorised Department officer. The tender review/acceptance period depends on the size of project and contract type. Periods range from three weeks for a smaller contract project to four to eight weeks for a larger managing contractor tender.

Under Queensland law, all contractors tendering for the contracts will be required to be appropriately licensed by the Queensland Building Services Authority and, subject to the discretion of the Department, may also need to be appropriately prequalified on the Queensland Government’s Prequalification (PQC) System for building industry contractors. This is an extensive list of contractors that have the experience and capacity to conduct the full range of sporting venue works proposed. Information about the licensing requirement and prequalification will be provided during the EOI advertising process.

Appeals/Complaints

In the first instance, any appeals or complaints about the conduct of procurement activities must be referred to the government authority or agency concerned.

Where it is not possible to resolve the matter with the agency concerned, the appellant may seek assistance from the Queensland Government Chief Procurement Office to help to resolve the matter by facilitating open communication between the parties, however the Queensland Government Chief Procurement Office cannot override legally binding contracts.

External independent review of any procurement appeal or complaint is available through the Queensland Ombudsman. The Ombudsman can investigate the administrative actions of any government authority or agency and make recommendations to that entity for rectification.

Any allegations of official misconduct in relation to procurement must be referred to the Crime and Misconduct Commission as required by the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001.


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Where applicable, the following Australian Government organisations may also address appeals or complaints regarding procurement:

• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, regarding contraventions of the Trade Practices Act 1974; and

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission, regarding contraventions of the Corporations Act 2001.

Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) are carried out on all Queensland Government projects. EIA describes a variety of processes used to assess the environmental impacts of a proposed development and the ways of mitigating those impacts.

Submission of Tenders by Foreign Companies

Foreign companies will be encouraged to participate in the tendering process for Games facilities where they can demonstrate that they have the necessary financial capability and technical expertise to undertake the projects.

The Australian Government is party to a number of trade agreements specifically facilitating opportunities for foreign companies to bid for tenders in Australia. These include the:

• Australia New Zealand Government Procurement Agreement (ANZGPA);

• Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) – in particular Chapter 15: Government Procurement; and

• Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) – in particular Chapter 15: Government Procurement.

Other Australian Government provisions relevant to the participation of foreign companies include the:

• National Competition Policy;

• Trade Practices Act 1974; and

• National Prequalification System for Non-Residential Building (administered by the Australian Procurement and Construction Council).

Procurement in Queensland

Queensland’s procurement processes are well established, with the State Procurement Policy providing the framework for all Queensland Government procurement.

The policy is administered by the Queensland Government Chief Procurement Office which offers a range of resources to assist government in the application of the policy framework and support through the whole procurement cycle, from initial planning to contract management.

Complementing the State Procurement Policy is the Queensland Government’s Capital Works Management Framework. This framework is the Queensland Government’s key policy for managing risks in the planning and delivery of government building projects and, among other things, gives effect to the PQC for building industry consultants and contractors.

Fast Tracking

The Department is regularly required by client stakeholders and funding authorities to fast track projects. A recent example of ‘fast tracking’ on a large scale was an Australian Government’s global financial crisis construction stimulus initiative, the Building Education Revolution project, where the Department was responsible for the procurement of 1,500 school building projects worth in excess of AUD $1.9 billion (GBP £1.2 billion) within 12 months of the initiative’s announcement. Streamlined procurement strategies and approval processes were employed to ensure the Australian Government’s targets were achieved.

In addition to fast tracking the tendering process, the Queensland Government will introduce legislation to enable the 2018 Commonwealth Games Act to provide for the delivery of Games services and infrastructure within the timeframes required by the CGF.

VENUE SCHEDULE

QUEsTION 8.10For each venue, complete table 8.10 giving the days of use of the venue according to the completion schedule of the sport(s) in question and indicating session times.

If the venue is used for several sports, specify which ones, the days of use per sport, and how the schedule has accommodated this use


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Preliminary Sessions and/or HeatsGold Medal Events Regional Sessions Ceremonies

Table 8.10 Venue Schedule

Competition Venues

Sport/Discipline Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10

Day 11

Venue Name Wed 4.4.18

Thurs 5.4.18

Fri 6.4.18

Sat 7.4.18

Sun 8.4.18

Mon 9.4.18

Tues 10.4.18

Wed 11.4.18

Thurs 12.4.18

Fri 13.4.18

Sat 14.4.18

Sun 15.4.18

Carrara Stadium

Opening Ceremony

19.00– 22.00

Closing Ceremony 19:00– 22:00

Athletics

Track & Field

09:00– 13:30

10:00– 13:00

10:00– 14:00

10:00– 13:00

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Southport

Aquatics Diving

10:00– 12:00

10:00– 12:00

10:00– 12:00

10:00– 12:00

19:00– 21:00

19:00– 21:00

19:00 21:00

19:00– 21:00

Swimming

10:00– 13:00

10:00– 13:00

10:00– 13:00

10:00– 13:00

10:00– 13:00

10:00– 13:00

19:00– 21:30

19:00– 21:30

19:00– 21:30

19:00– 21:30

19:00– 21:30

19:00– 21:30


Marathon (Women)

08:00– 12:00

Marathon (Men) 08:30– 12:30

20km Walk (Women)

09:00– 14:00

20km Walk (Men) 09:30– 14:30

50km Walk (Men) 08:00– 13:00

Triathlon (Men) 09:00– 11:00

Triathlon (Women) 12:30– 14:30

Merv Craig Sporting Complex – Elanora/Currumbin Valley

Cycling Time Trial (Women)

08:00– 11:00

Time Trial (Men) 12:30– 15:30

Road Race (Women)

07:00– 10:00

Road Race (Men) 12:30– 17:00

Queensland State Velodrome, Chandler

Cycling Track

09:00– 11:00

18:00– 22:30

18:00– 22:00

18:00– 21:30

18:00– 22:00

Hinze Dam, Advancetown

Cycling Mountain Bike (Women)

10:30– 13:00

Mountain Bike (Men)

13:30– 16:30

Note: Para-sports included in sessions subject to CGF approval.


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Table 8.10 Venue Schedule

Competition Venues


Day 11


Thurs 5.4.18

Fri 6.4.18

Sat 7.4.18

Sun 8.4.18

Mon 9.4.18

Tues 10.4.18

Wed 11.4.18

Thurs 12.4.18

Fri 13.4.18

Sat 14.4.18

Sun 15.4.18


Badminton (Individual)

09:00– 15:00

09:00– 15:00

09:00– 15:00

09:00– 14:00

10:00– 15:00

16:30– 22:30

16:30– 22:30

16:30– 22:30

16:30– 21:30

16:30– 21:30

Badminton (Team)

09:00– 13:00

09:00– 13:00

09:00– 13:00

14:00– 18:00

14:00– 18:00

14:00– 18:00

14:00– 18:00

14:00– 18:00

19:00– 23:00

19:00– 23:00

19:00– 23:00

19:00– 23:00

19:00– 23:00

Gold Coast Sports Arena, Southport Broadwater Parklands (North)

Basketball

11:30– 16:00

11:30– 16:00

11:30– 16:00

11:30– 16:00

11:30– 16:00

11:30– 16:00

18:00– 22:30

18:00– 22:30

18:00– 22:30

18:00– 22:30

18:00– 22:30

18:00– 22:30

18:00– 22:30

18:00– 22:30

11:00– 15:30

Gymnastics

Artistic (Individual)

13:30– 16:00

19:00– 21:30

19:00– 21:30

19:00– 21:30

Artistic (Team)

13:30– 16:00

13:30– 16:00

19:00– 21:30

19:00– 21:30

Rhythmic (Individual)

12:30– 16:00

12:30– 16:00

Rhythmic (Team)

12:30– 16:00

18:00– 21:30

Oxenford Studios

Boxing

13:00– 17:00

13:00– 17:00

13:00– 17:00

13:00– 17:00

13:00– 17:00

13:00– 17:00

13:00– 17:00

15:00– 17:30

18:30– 22:30

18:30– 22:30

18:30– 22:30

18:30– 22:30

18:30– 22:30

18:30– 22:30

18:30– 22:30

19:00– 21:30

Table Tennis (Individual)

09:30– 15:00

09:30– 15:00

09:30– 15:00

09:30– 15:00

10:00– 15:30

14:00– 21:00

16:30– 21:30

16:30– 21:30

16:30– 21:30

16:30– 21:30

Table Tennis (Team)

09:30– 14:30

09:30– 14:30

09:30– 14:30

09:30– 14:30

09:30– 14:30

16:00– 21:00

16:00– 21:00

16:00– 21:00

16:00– 21:00

16:00– 21:00

Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Labrador

Hockey

11:00– 14:30

08:30– 12:00

08:30– 12:00

08:30– 12:00

08:30– 12:00

08:30– 15:00

08:30– 15:00

16:00– 19:30

13:30– 18:00

13:30– 17:00

11:00– 14:30

13:30– 17:00

13:30– 18:00

11:00– 14:30

10:30– 15:30

10:30– 15:30

19:00– 22:30

18:30– 22:00

16:00– 19:30

18:30– 22:00

19:00– 22:30

16:00– 19:30

17:30– 21:30

17:30– 21:30


Lawn Bowls

10:00– 21:00

10:00– 21:00

10:00– 21:00

10:00– 16:00

10:00– 21:00

10:00– 21:00

10:00– 21:30

10:00– 21:00

10:00– 15:30



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Boxing


Table 8.10 Venue ScheduleCompetition Venues


Day 11


Thurs 5.4.18

Fri 6.4.18

Sat 7.4.18

Sun 8.4.18

Mon 9.4.18

Tues 10.4.18

Wed 11.4.18

Thurs 12.4.18

Fri 13.4.18

Sat 14.4.18

Sun 15.4.18


Netball

09:00– 12:30

13:00– 16:30

13:00– 16:30

13:00– 16:30

13:00– 16:30

13:00– 16:30

13:00– 16:30

14:00– 17:30

13:00– 16:30

13:00– 16:30

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

19:00– 22:30

18:30– 22:00

18:30– 22:00

Robina Stadium

Rugby 7s

10:30– 15:00

12:00– 15:00

18:00– 22:30

18:00– 22:00


Shooting Clay Target 10:00–

16:3010:00– 15:30

10:00– 17:00

10:00– 16:30

10:00– 15:30

Full Bore 10:00– 16:00

10:00– 16:00

10:00– 13:00

Pistol 09:00– 13:30

09:00– 14:30

09:00– 14:30

Small Bore 09:00– 12:30

09:00– 15:00

09:00– 14:30

09:00– 13:00

09:00– 14:00


Squash (Individual)

10:00– 14:00

13:00– 16:00

13:00– 16:00

13:00– 16:30

13:00– 17:30

17:00– 21:30

18:00– 21:00

18:00– 21:00

18:00– 20:30

19:00– 22:00

Squash (Team)

11:00– 13:30

11:00– 14:30

11:00– 13:30

11:00– 13:00

11:00– 13:30

10:00– 15:00

18:00– 20:30

18:00– 21:30

18:00– 20:00

18:00– 20:00

18:00– 20:00


Weightlifting

14:00– 16:30

14:00– 16:30

14:00– 16:30

14:00– 16:30

14:00– 16:30

14:00– 16:30

14:00– 16:30

14:00– 16:30

18:30– 21:00

18:30– 21:00

18:30– 21:00

18:30– 21:00

18:30– 21:00

18:30– 21:00

18:30– 21:00

18:30– 21:00


Wrestling Freestyle

09:00– 13:00

09:00– 13:00

09:00– 13:00

09:00– 13:00

16:30– 19:30

16:30– 19:30

16:30– 19:30

16:30– 19:30

Wrestling Greco Roman

09:00– 13:00

09:00– 13:00

09:00– 13:00

16:30– 19:30

16:30– 19:30

16:30– 19:30



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ELECTRICAL POWER

QUEsTION 8.11Describe the existing local and regional utility grid and generating plants and their respective status and capacities.

Can the existing distribution system supply the anticipated Commonwealth Games demand in terms of load and reliability? If not, what improvements are planned?

Energex Limited (Energex) is a Queensland Government Owned Corporation (GOC) that builds, owns, operates and maintains the South East Queensland (SEQ) electricity distribution network. Energex provides distribution services to almost 1.3 million connections, delivering electricity to 2.9 million residents across the region. Energex’s network has an estimated asset value of AUD $8.8 billion (GBP £5.54 billion) and covers approximately 25,000 square kilometres. Energex’s assets include more than 53,000 kilometres of underground cables and overhead lines, over half a million power poles, approximately 43,000 distribution transformers, 295 zone and bulk supply substations, and approximately 325,000 street lights. Energex’s key focus is distributing safe, reliable and affordable electricity in a commercially balanced way that provides value for its customers, manages risk and builds a sustainable future.

Energex’s distribution network operates at voltages from 132kV to 415/240 volts, and forms part of the national grid comprising the electricity transmission and distribution networks connecting the eastern States of Australia including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Generation plant is distributed across all States comprising predominantly of fossil fuelled and gas fired plants, along with renewable sources including hydro and wind powered plants. The Australian Energy Market Operator is responsible for operation of the national electricity market and grid. Major generation plants are located near coal and gas rich resource areas of South West and Central Queensland.

The Australian Energy Regulator has recently approved Energex’s revenue determination for the period 2010–11 to 2015–16. The revenue determination will support capital and operating expenditures on the network of AUD $5.8 billion (GBP £3.65 billion) and AUD $1.6 billion (GBP £1.01 billion) respectively, during this period. These expenditures cater for ongoing growth and development in SEQ, as well as programmes for network reliability improvement, refurbishment and maintenance.

The existing electricity distribution system in SEQ, including the Games venues, is well-established. Energex’s network performance currently exceeds the minimum service standards for reliability of supply set by the industry’s state regulatory authority. Where improvements or additional capacity is required to meet requirements of Games venues, these will be agreed and coordinated with the development of facilities.

QUEsTION 8.12What will be the process for obtaining additional power beyond the capacity of the local system from other sources?

The process and pricing principles for extending or upgrading the network to connect new customers or increase supply capacity to existing sites is governed by National Electricity Law and State electricity legislation. Works required to upgrade power supplies to Games’ sites will fall into one of the following categories:

• Large connections (maximum demand at site is greater than 1 MVA) Customers in this category are required to fund ‘up front’ the cost of design and construction of dedicated connection assets and may elect to use either Energex or approved service providers for the service;

• Connections or upgrades to sites that are not large connections Generally the cost of standard connections or upgrades is factored into tariff charges. An up-front capital contribution is required in cases where the service upgrade is above and beyond the standard connection service; and

• Network augmentation The cost of upgrading the ‘shared’ or ‘up-stream’ network to cater for a new or upgraded capacity for a customer connection is normally factored into the customer’s tariff charges in accordance with the regulated pricing principles.

Lead times for the above works will vary depending on the size and scope of facilities, however Energex would not expect to experience any problems in meeting reasonable timeframes for these types of facilities.

Where there are temporary requirements for additional power, back-up supplies or outside broadcast facilities, the use of mobile generation can be considered to supplement grid supplies.


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Robina Stadium

QUEsTION 8.13Describe the state and private ownership of the local and regional distribution systems and how they are structured and managed.

There is no private ownership of either the distribution or transmission networks in Queensland.

The electricity generation, transmission and distribution businesses in Australia are now governed under National Electricity Law and National Electricity Rules. This law covers both economic and technical regulations for operation of the national grid and electricity markets. State-based regulations for the electricity industry also exist with respect to specific service standards, and technical and safety requirements.

Energex is a Queensland GOC responsible for the electricity distribution network in SEQ.

Powerlink Queensland, another State GOC, owns and operates Queensland’s electricity transmission grid.

The electricity retail function in Queensland is now a contestable service for all customer classes. A number of large companies operate in this market.

QUEsTION 8.14What is planned for the supply of high quality, filteredpowertospecialisedequipmentinlocationsGames wide?

The power quality performance of the transmission and distribution network is subject to statutory obligations under National Electricity Law and State regulations. These obligations establish limits for voltage variations, disturbances and harmonic emissions from the network and customer installations. The Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 61000 Series outlines these requirements. Energex will ensure network supplies to Games venues are engineered to meet these requirements.

Where venue facilities require power quality to be of a standard higher than the standards, power line conditioning equipment and uninterruptible power supplies will be available.

QUEsTION 8.15Provide a guarantee from the relevant authorities that all competition and major non-competition venues (IBC, MPC, Games Village) will be provided with sufficientenergysuppliesforconductoftheGames.



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TEST EVENTS

QUEsTION 8.16Provide a guarantee that the test event programme of the Organising Committee will conform to CGF requirements for testing and readiness including timingandappropriatefinancing.

The test event programme of the OC will be organised and held in accordance with the requirements of the CGF. Test events will be held between three to 18 months before the Games to ensure the facilities and associated management procedures for the delivery of Games events are appropriate for each sport and venue, and tested to meet the required standards.

The OC will submit the test event programme to the CGF for approval, including the proposed timing and level of event.


SPORTS EXPERIENCE

QUEsTION 8.17Use table 8.17 to list, in chronological order, all the international sports competitions that have been organised in your city, region and country over the last ten years (World Championships, multi-sports Games, Continental Championships and other world-level events).

Australia, Queensland and Gold Coast City each have a long history and international reputation for the ability to successfully organise and deliver major sporting and cultural events.

Table 8.17 Sports Competitions Organised in Gold Coast City, Queensland and Australia

Date Sport Level of Competition Location

Annually Tennis Australian Tennis Open Melbourne, Victoria

Annually Motor Sport Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island, Victoria

Annually Motor Sport Formula One Grand Prix Racing Carnival Melbourne, Victoria

Annually Surfing ASP Championship World Tour – Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Victoria

Annually Surfing ASP World Championship Tour – Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast City, Queensland

Annually Surf Life Saving Australian Championships Various Australian Locations

Annually Motor Sport V8 Supercar Championship Series – Amor All Gold Goast 600

Gold Coast City, Queensland

Annually Golf Australian Open Golfing Tournament Sydney, New South Wales

Annually Distance Running (Marathon)

Australia Masters Marathon Championships

Australian Defence Force Marathon Championships

Gold Coast Airport Marathon

Oceania Marathon Championships and Half Marathon Championships

Queensland Marathon Championships


Annually Golf LPGA Ladies Masters Golf Tournament Gold Coast City, Queensland

Annually Horse Racing Magic Millions Horse Racing Carnival Gold Coast City, Queensland

2011 Cricket Ashes Test Series Brisbane, Queensland

2011 Tennis ITF Fed Cup – Australia v. Italy Hobart, Tasmania

2011 Tennis ITF Caloundra International Pro Tour Caloundra, Queensland

2011 Surfing ASP Burleigh Pro Gold Coast City, Queensland

2011 Rugby 7s International Rugby 7s World Series Event Adelaide, South Australia

2011 Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Sydney, New South Wales

2011 Field Archery IFAA World Bowhunting Championships Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

2011 Cycling UCI World Cycling Tour Perth, Western Australia

2011 Distance Running (Marathon)

Great Ocean Road International Marathon Apollo Bay, Victoria

2011 Sailing Australasian Winter Championship Mooloolaba, Queensland

2011 Water Skiing Water Ski Racing World Championships Moreton Bay, Queensland


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Table 8.17 Sports Competitions Organised in Gold Coast City, Queensland and Australia

Date Sport Level of Competition Location

2011 Multi Sports 13th Australian Masters Games Adelaide, South Australia

2011 Golf PGA Tour – The President’s Cup Tournament Melbourne, Victoria

2010 Kite Surfing PKRA World Championships Grand Final Gold Coast City, Queensland

2010 Multi Sports Pan Pacific Masters Games Gold Coast City, Queensland

2010 Cycling UCI Road Cycling World Championships Melbourne, Victoria

2009 Triathlon ITU World Championships Grand Final Gold Coast City, Queensland

2009 Cricket ICC Women’s World Cup Sydney, New South Wales

2009 Cycling UCI BMX World Championships Adelaide, South Australia

2009 Multi Sports World Transplant Games Gold Coast City, Queensland

2009 Cycling UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Canberra, Australia

2009 Multi Sports World Masters Games Sydney, New South Wales

2008 Triathlon ITU Oceania Cup Gold Coast City, Queensland


2008 Tennis Australian Women’s Hardcourt Championships Gold Coast City, Queensland

2007 Basketball Oceania Basketball Championships (Best of three series) Brisbane, Queensland/Sydney, New South Wales/Melbourne, Victoria

2007 Hockey Oceania Cup Hockey Tournament Buderim, Queensland

2007 Roller Skating World Artistic Skating Championships World Junior Artistic Championships


2007 Tennis Federation Cup Draw Gold Coast City, Queensland


2007 Swimming XII FINA World Championships Melbourne, Victoria

2006 Multi Sports Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Victoria


2006 Triathlon Australian Sprint Triathlon Championships Gold Coast City, Queensland


2006 Surf Life Saving The Rescue 2006 Lifesaving World Championships Geelong/Lorne, Victoria

2005 Gymnastics 38th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Melbourne, Victoria

2005 Roller Skating Oceania Championships (In-line Hockey) Gold Coast City, Queensland

2005 Beach Volleyball Australian Beach Volleyball Championships Gold Coast City, Queensland




2004 Cycling UCI Track Cycling World Championships Melbourne, Victoria

2003 Roller Skating Oceania Championships (In-line Hockey, Speed, Artistic) Gold Coast City, Queensland


2003 Basketball Oceania Basketball Championships Devonport, Tasmania

2002 Multi Sports World Summer Masters Games Melbourne, Victoria


2001 Multi Sports Goodwill Games Brisbane/Gold Coast City, Queensland



2000 Multi Sports Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, New South Wales

2000 Surfing ASP Championship World Tour – Billabong Pro Gold Coast City, Queensland

2000 Surf Life Saving The Rescue 2000 Lifesaving World Championships Sydney, New South Wales


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Gold Coast Airport Marathon 2010

© Australian Sports Commission

PARA-SPORTS EVENTS

QUEsTION 8.18In November 2007, the CGF and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) signed a Cooperative Agreement designed to showcase world class sport opportunities for Para-Sport athletes. The agreement sets out the basis on which the competition programme for Para-Sports events will be included in the Commonwealth Games. The core Commonwealth Games Para-Sports will include the following sports in each addition of the Games:

• Athletics

• Lawn Bowls

• Powerlifting

• Swimming

In addition, the 2018 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee can choose to include the following additional Para-Sports:

• Cycling (Track)

• Table tennis

• Wheelchair Basketball.

The CGF, in co-operation with the IPC, will establish the Para-Sports events for 2018. The current quotas are fifteenmedaleventsandnomorethan300athletes.The current quotas will be reviewed after the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. During the Games, the IPC will have the responsibility for the technical control and direction of these events.

Use table 8.2 to indicate which proposed competition and training venues provide access suitable for Par-Sports events.

The Games Bid incorporates the core Para-Sports of athletics, lawn bowls, powerlifting and swimming into the Sports Programme.

The OC will work with the CGF and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to ensure that the Games will showcase para sportsmen and women better than ever done before.

Please refer to Table 8.2 for the Para-Sports venues.


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QUEsTION 9.1The Commonwealth Games Village is one of the largest projects an OC must undertake in preparing for the Commonwealth Games. The CGF’s requirements for the Commonwealth Games Village are laid down in the CGF Constitution and Regulations, the Host City Contract and the Games Manual on the Commonwealth Games Village and CGA Services. Post-Commonwealth Games legacy must also be carefully considered. Design for previous Commonwealth Games Villages have included new residential housing projects, campus-style villages and privately operated housing schemes. Local architectural and design companies should be encouraged to take part in designing the Commonwealth Games Village to help promote local culture and to publicise striking local architectural features and construction techniques.

Describe your concept for the Commonwealth Games Village, including the following elements:

• Owner

• Location (in relation to the city)

• Design

• Layout

• Type of accommodation

• Special considerations / operations

• Size of village (hectares)

• Post-Games use

• Accessibility considerations

Village site

Owner

The Queensland Government owns the 29.4 hectare Gold Coast Parklands site.

Location

The Village site is four kilometres west of the Gold Coast City’s CBD at Southport, eight kilometres north-west of Surfers Paradise and 70 kilometres south of Brisbane. Most Games venues are located within 30 kilometres of the Village (see Table 9.1.1).

Gold Coast Parklands is ideally situated as the Village location, providing extensive transport connections and minimal travel times to the majority of venues. The Smith Street Motorway provides a direct link to the Pacific Motorway, which connects to competition venues, training venues and Gold Coast International Airport, Brisbane International Airport and Brisbane Domestic Airport.

Vehicle movements to and from the Village and Games venues will be supported by major planned road upgrades, including widening of Smith Street Motorway from four to six lanes.

The Gold Coast Rapid Transit light rail system will be operational from 2014. The light rail system will include a new station opposite the International Zone, providing athletes with an effortless connection to Surfers Paradise, Southport and Broadbeach. An adjoining bus interchange will connect to local bus and train networks servicing Gold Coast City and Brisbane.

THEME 9Commonwealth Games Village

Table 9.1.1 Distance to Village from Games Venues

Venue Competition Kilometres (km)

Gold Coast Sports Arena – Southport Broadwater Parklands (North)

Gymnastics and Basketball Finals 3.1 km

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Southport Aquatics (Swimming and Diving)

3.6 km

Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Labrador Hockey 2.5 km

Southport Broadwater Parklands (South) Athletics (Marathon and Road Walks)Triathlon

4.3 km

Runaway Bay Sports Centre Squash and Weightlifting 7.5 km

Carrara Stadium AthleticsOpening and Closing Ceremonies

7.9 km

Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre Badminton 7.9 km

Oxenford Studios Boxing and Table Tennis 10.6 km

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach

Netball, Main Media Centre 11.1 km

Broadbeach Bowls Club Lawn Bowls 10.6 km

Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre Wrestling 16.2 km

Hinze Dam, Advancetown Cycling (Mountain Bike) 21.9 km

Robina Stadium Rugby 7s 16.6 km

Merv Craig Sporting Complex – Elanora/Currumbin Valley

Cycling (Road Race and Time Trial) 35.3 km

Belmont Shooting Centre Shooting(Clay Target, Full Bore, 10m, 25m 50m)

68.8 km

Queensland State Velodrome Cycling (Track) 67 km

Figure 9.1.2 Village Location

GOLD COAST CITY 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES – CANDIDATE CITY FILETHEME 9 – Commonwealth Games Village

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Design

The Gold Coast Parklands site is currently used primarily for harness racing events, community activities and the Gold Coast Show. In 2010, Racing Queensland Limited, which manages the State’s racing industry, announced the consolidation of the number of racing venues throughout Queensland. Consequently, harness racing events will cease at Parklands from 2013. Plans are being progressed to accommodate other existing Parklands’ community and commercial activities elsewhere within Gold Coast City.

These commitments will enable the site to be redeveloped for the Village in the short-term, and importantly as a knowledge-based, transit-oriented community in the longer term. The Village will be a catalyst for the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct, a 200 hectare hub of learning, research, health and knowledge activities.

The Village borders the new 750 bed Gold Coast University Hospital and a new private hospital. Construction of the hospital is scheduled to be completed in December 2012. Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus, which includes a new Griffith Health Centre, is located on the opposite side of Parklands Drive. The University’s campus currently accommodates 16,000 students and enrolments are forecast to grow to 30,000 by 2025.

The long-term Parklands Master Plan aims to bring together residential, educational, retail, health, recreation and business opportunities to create a vibrant community.

The strong legacy of the Village – essential infrastructure, housing, retail space, town square and parklands – will fast track development and be a catalyst for the development of the knowledge precinct.

A new ‘Main Street’ extends across the Village site between the light rail station and the central parklands. This area will be the focal point of Village life during the Games and will become the town centre after the Games.

Athletes and officials will be housed in apartment buildings built in accordance with the long-term Parklands Master Plan.

Athlete accommodation is located in a mix of apartment buildings and student accommodation. The residential precinct overlooks parks and gardens with views towards the iconic Gold Coast City skyline.

Numerous essential services will be located in two-storey retail and commercial buildings fronting Main Street, including the Commercial Centre, Polyclinic, Gym, CGA Service Centre and Sports Information Centre. After the Games, these spaces will provide opportunities for retail and commercial tenancies, with the retail component providing vitality to the Main Street. In the longer term, these low-rise buildings will be replaced to enable more intensive commercial knowledge-based uses.

The balance of Village support facilities will be developed as quality relocatable or temporary structures.

The Village will be pedestrian access only, except for site service vehicles and a looped electric bus service linking accommodation with essential services and the Transport Mall. Public parking will be available off-site in the neighbouring Gold Coast University Hospital commercial car park with 4,000 spaces.

The Village will be reflective of Gold Coast City’s relaxed lifestyle. Local designers have contributed to the Village design, promoting contemporary subtropical architecture and landscape design.

A network of people-focused streets and pedestrian and cycle routes will enable easy access between residences and destinations within the Village, while public and private open spaces will set the scene for casual interaction, relaxation and recuperation within the Residential Zone and celebration within the International Zone.

The design acknowledges the site’s past use for harness racing by converting the racing track into a six hectare central parkland. The central parkland includes a permanent lake, a wetland and recreational space.

Layout

The Village is divided into three zones (refer to table 9.11.1(b)).

The Residential Zone (22.75 hectares) contains:• Residential accommodation;• CGA offices and meeting rooms;• Nine Resident Service Centres located

throughout the residential precinct;• CGA Service Centre;• Sports Information Centre;• Chef de Mission Auditorium;• Main Dining Hall, Food Court, Staff Dining Hall

and Kitchen;• Polyclinic and Gym; and• Religious Centre.


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The International Zone (0.98 hectares) is located immediately opposite the light rail station and bus interchange. Facilities in the International Zone will include:

• Main Entry, VIP registration, Mayor and VIP Lounges and Guest Pass;

• Village Media Centre;• Commercial Centre;• Welcome Ceremony Plaza;• Village Accreditation Centre; and• Security Command Centre.

The Operational Zone (2.1 hectares) adjoins the Smith Street perimeter and will accommodate the following Village support facilities:

• Village Motor Pool, including drivers’ lounge, maintenance area, security escort staging area, vehicle refuelling and wash down;

• Village Operations Centre;• Support services and logistic compound;• Housekeeping; and• Laundry facilities.

Type of Accommodation

Independent consultants, Savills, undertook market sounding which informed the development of a mix of private and institutional housing as follows:Apartments/townhouses

• 95 one bedroom, one bathroom apartments• 813 two bedroom, two bathroom apartments• 37 three bedroom, two bathroom apartments• 42 three bedroom, three bathroom townhouses.

Student accommodation• 301 studios • 50 four bedroom, four bathroom units.

The apartments will be arranged in nine-storey apartment buildings overlooking the three-storey townhouses, which front the central parkland.

The studios and student units will be distributed across two nine-storey towers that rise from a shared common ground floor and first floor podium.

The CGF requirements for bedroom size, office space and living space will be met by converting some of the living space in all one, two and three bedroom apartments and townhouses into an extra bedroom for Games mode. The living space requirements for athletes and officials within the residential units will comply with CGF standards.

Overall:• A minimum of two and a maximum of 10

athletes will be allocated per dwelling;

• The athlete to bathroom ratio in the Residential Zone is 2.8:1;

• Appropriate living space relative to the number of athletes (minimum two square metres per athlete) is provided within apartments, townhouses and four bedroom, four bathroom student accommodation;

• The single bedroom student accommodation has common space of 22 square metres for every 16 units;

• 70 two bedroom apartments are allocated for CGA offices and meeting rooms across the Residential Zone; and

• The carpark basements of the apartment buildings contain 71 secure stores for CGA and Residential Zone storage and housekeeping services.

Size of Village

The Village area will be 25.83 hectares.

Post-Games Use

After the Games, the Village will become a master-planned, transit-oriented, knowledge-based community.

The Main Entry and International Zone will be transformed into a new Main Street-style town centre to service the Health and Knowledge Precinct. The serviced apartments/conferencing facility opposite the light rail station is a prominent feature of Main Street and will serve Health and Knowledge Precinct visitors and businesses.

The Welcome Ceremony Plaza will become the Town Square after the Games.

A line of two-storey buildings along Main Street housing the Polyclinic, Commercial Centre, Meeting Rooms, CGA Services Centre and Sport Information Centre, will become retail and office space following the Games. The Gym on the first floor of the Polyclinic Building will continue to trade after the Games.

The apartments, townhouses and student accommodation will ultimately house 2,100 residents.

The central parkland with recreation facilities will be publicly accessible by a network of cycle and pedestrian paths. This is a major legacy item for a community, where there is an acknowledged lack of public open space and recreation facilities.

Accessibility Considerations

The Village will be constructed to Australian Standards 1428 – Design for Access and Mobility, which comply with international accessibility standards (refer to Question 9.8 for more information).

There will be 200 wheelchair accessible apartments.


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QUEsTION 9.2Provide a guarantee that the authorities or owners concerned stating that the site chosen for the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village is in keeping with the city development plan and the standards to be met to obtain planning permission.

The Village development is consistent with State and Local Government planning policy for the Parklands site.

A framework of legislation and regulation will be established under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 to ensure that planning for the Village supports desired outcomes in terms of land use, public domain, design quality and public involvement in the planning and approval process.

A statutory authority with broad ranging powers will be responsible for the long-term Parklands urban development project as well as planning and providing for the Village base works.

The authority will produce a detailed Master Plan, in consultation with the OC and provide the Development Approvals for the Village according to the Master Plan.


QUEsTION 9.3Carry out an initial environmental impact assessment and provide a summary of the study, including possibilities of natural disasters.

The initial environmental impact assessment and other relevant studies must be presented to the CGF Evaluation Commission during its visit.

Initial Environmental Assessment

There are no environmentally relevant activities associated with the construction or operation of the Village.

In February 2010, GHD, a leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting company, completed an ecological assessment of the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct. There are no significant flora or fauna species, or endangered regional ecosystems present within the Village site; therefore no environmental permits are required.

Possibility of Natural Disasters

The Gold Coast City Local Disaster Management Plan 2009 identifies bushfire, storms and cyclones as the main natural hazards occurring in the City.

Bushfires and storm seasons are the spring and summer months from September to February, which do not coincide with the Games period.

The cyclone season is from November to April. Queensland has a highly-effective, integrated disaster management system in place should any natural disasters occur during the Village occupancy although the risk to the Games from a natural disaster is assessed as low.

QUEsTION 9.4Who will be responsible for the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village?

The OCGC will coordinate the planning of the Village, infrastructure provision including roads, water, sewerage, power and communications required to service the Village and permanent facilities built prior to the Games.

The OCGC, in liaison with the OC, will work with private consortia to develop the Village according to an agreed Master Plan.

The OC will be responsible for:• Procuring contractors to install the Games

Village overlay, including temporary partitions in one, two and three bedroom housing and town houses;

• Ensuring that furniture, fixtures and equipment are purchased and installed within CGF requirements prior to the Games; and

• Making good after the Games.

On completion of the restoration, the OC will hand the Village back to the OCGC to manage the long-term development of the site.

WORKS SCHEDULE

QUEsTION 9.5 Giveabreakdownofthefinancingandscheduleofwork separating permanent and temporary works by completing tables 9.5. Indicate for the Games Village:

• Financing(ThesefiguresmustcorrespondtothefiguresprovidedinTheme6)

• An estimate of the cost (in year 2011 GBP) of all the permanent work to be carried out

• An estimate of the cost (in year 2011 GBP) of all the temporary work to be carried out

• TheamounttobefinancedbytheOC(amount infiguresinyear2011GBPandpercentageof total cost)

• Theamounttobefinancedbyotherorganisations,whichshouldbespecified(amountinfiguresinyear2011GBP and percentage of total cost). If the other organisations’financingistobeunderwrittenbygovernment authorities, please use an asterisk (*) to indicate this as shown in the example in table 9.5.1

N.B. In no such case may any recognition or marketing rights be granted to private entities that maybefinancingvenueworks.

Provide(a)guarantee(s)forthefinancingofworkfromtherelevantcompetentbodies,confirmingtheamounttoefinancedbythem(amountinGBP2011and percentage of total cost) for the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village.



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Table 9.5.1 Village Works Schedule

VENUE FINANCING OF WORKS WORKS SCHEDULE

Permanent Works Temporary Works Total Cost of All WorksGBP 2011

Original Date of Construction

Permanent Works

Temporary Works

Total Permanent Works

Cost to OC

Cost to Other (State and Private Sector)

Total Temporary Works

Cost to OC Cost to Other (State and private sector)

Start Date

Finish Date

Start Date

Finish Date

GBP 2011

GBP 2011

% GBP 2011

% GBP 2011

GBP 2011

% GBP 2011

%

Village 293,130,148 0 0 293,130,148 100 49,713,839 49,713,839 100 0 0 342,843,987 N/A Sep 2013

Dec 2017

Dec 2017

Mar 2018

TOTAL 293,130,148 0 0 293,130,148 100 49,713,839 49,713,839 100 0 0 342,843,987

Note: Financing costs and developers margin have been excluded from the cost of works above.

QUEsTION 9.6If the national authorities are to subsidise construction of the Commonwealth Games Village, provide (a) guarantees(s) from the respective department stating the amount of funds to be allocated.

If the Commonwealth Games village or existing structures are to be rented , provide a guarantee stating rental costs.


QUEsTION 9.7 Should existing buildings and infrastructure be used in the Commonwealth Games Village, provide a guarantee stating the agreement of the owners to allow the use of the property for Commonwealth Games purposes, including possession and vacation dates.

Note that, in addition to the period of the Commonwealth Games, these dates should take intoconsiderationthetimerequiredforthefitoutandretrofitoftheVillage.

The State of Queensland owns existing buildings and infrastructure within the Village and guarantees the use of these properties for Games purposes.


QUEsTION 9.8 Provide a guarantee from the competent authorities stating with which international and national accessibility standards the Commonwealth Games Village conforms/will conform.

Australian Standards and Building Codes comply with international barrier free accessibility standards. Barrier free is defined as designing and constructing housing and its environment to allow for the needs of those with wheelchairs, impaired mobility, sight or hearing and people with prams.

Specifically, the Village will conform to the following Australian Standards:

• AS1428 Design for Access and Mobility;

• AS 2890 Parking facilities;

• AS 1735 Lifts, escalators and moving walks;

• AS 4299 Adaptable housing;

• AS 1680 Interior lighting;

• Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standard 2010;

• Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002;

• Building Code of Australia (BCA) 2010 – Access Code for Buildings; and

• Queensland Development Code MP3.3 – Temporary Accommodation Buildings and Structures.


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Artist Impression: Athletes Village

Meeting these standards will ensure everyone has access between the Residential Zone, Transport Mall, Main Dining Hall and other essential services in the Village.

There will be 200 wheelchair accessible apartments. Constructing to National Accessibility Standards means people with disabilities will be able to enter and move around the dwellings, access essential rooms and operate all fittings, services and controls.


QUEsTION 9.9Give a schedule for the various stages of the development of the Commonwealth Games Village, includingdesign,construction,fitout.

A critical analysis pathway should be provided from conceptiontothecompletionoffitoutsixmonthsprior to the Commonwealth Games.

Figure 9.9.1 Schedule

Please refer to page 40 and 41.

QUEsTION 9.10Provide (a) guarantees stating that the owner(s) grant(s) all rights with respect to commercial rights in relation to the Commonwealth Games Village (including but not limited to the terms and conditions listed in the “Clean Venue Appendix”) to the OC for the period the OC has control of the venue.

See “Clean Venue Appendix” in the Model Guarantees File.


PLANS

QUEsTION 9.11.1Provide a master plan of the Commonwealth Games Village (separate plan for each Village if more that one Village is proposed) site, indicating the proposed location of residential units, Residential Zone, Operational Zone, International Zone, Transport Terminals, and any training and recreational facilities.


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ID Task Name Duration Start Finish

1 Development Milestones 1489 days Wed 20/06/12 Fri 27/04/182 Gold Coast Public Hospital Complete & Operating 1 day Wed 20/06/12 Wed 20/06/123 Private Hospital Complete (say) 1 day Fri 20/06/14 Fri 20/06/144 Light Rail Line & Griffith Terminal Complete 1 day Wed 25/06/14 Wed 25/06/145 Lock down Games Village 0 days Tue 27/03/18 Tue 27/03/186 Pre-opening access 10 days Mon 2/04/18 Fri 13/04/187 Games commence 0 days Mon 16/04/18 Mon 16/04/188 Games close 10 days Mon 16/04/18 Fri 27/04/189 Establish Authority & Land Sales 182 days Mon 27/02/12 Tue 6/11/12

10 Village Land Authority Act approved 1 day Mon 27/02/12 Mon 27/02/1211 Authority control of site 1 day Mon 27/02/12 Mon 27/02/1212 Reconfiguration of Lots Approval 180 days Tue 28/02/12 Mon 5/11/1213 Land Sales marketing commencement 1 day Tue 6/11/12 Tue 6/11/1214 Land sales 804 days Wed 7/11/12 Tue 5/01/1615 Unit Development Land Sales 804 days Wed 7/11/12 Tue 5/01/1616 Land sales residential stage 1 70 days Wed 7/11/12 Tue 12/02/1317 Land sales residential stage 2 70 days Wed 2/10/13 Fri 17/01/1418 Land sales residential stage 3 70 days Fri 17/10/14 Mon 2/02/1519 Land sales residential stage 4 70 days Tue 22/09/15 Tue 5/01/1620 Student Accommodation Land Sales 95 days Tue 3/02/15 Mon 15/06/1521 Land sales student accom stage 95 days Tue 3/02/15 Mon 15/06/1522 Hotel and Services Apartments 140 days Mon 20/01/14 Fri 1/08/1423 Land sales 140 days Mon 20/01/14 Fri 1/08/1424 Infrastructure Roll Out 787 days Tue 28/02/12 Wed 25/03/1525 Infrastructure design 228 days Tue 28/02/12 Thu 10/01/1326 Approval process 137 days Fri 11/01/13 Mon 22/07/1327 Showgrounds relocation 1 day Fri 30/08/13 Fri 30/08/1328 Commence infrastructure works 1 day Mon 2/09/13 Mon 2/09/1329 Infrastructure works stage 1 174 days Tue 3/09/13 Wed 14/05/1430 Infrastructure works stage 2 111 days Thu 15/05/14 Thu 16/10/1431 Infrastructure works stage 3 107 days Fri 17/10/14 Wed 25/03/1532 Residential Construction 1249 days Wed 13/02/13 Fri 19/01/1833 Investor Product 1249 days Wed 13/02/13 Fri 19/01/1834 Stage 1 - 218 Units 520 days Wed 13/02/13 Tue 3/03/1535 Scheme Design (DA) 45 days Wed 13/02/13 Tue 16/04/1336 DA Approvals 30 days Wed 17/04/13 Tue 28/05/1337 Design (for construction) 90 days Wed 29/05/13 Tue 1/10/1338 Construction 340 days Wed 2/10/13 Tue 10/02/1539 Commissoning and settlements 15 days Wed 11/02/15 Tue 3/03/1540 Stage 2 - 126 Units 534 days Mon 20/01/14 Tue 23/02/1641 Scheme Design (DA) 45 days Mon 20/01/14 Fri 21/03/1442 DA Approvals 30 days Mon 24/03/14 Fri 2/05/1443 Design (for construction) 90 days Mon 5/05/14 Fri 5/09/1444 Construction 325 days Fri 17/10/14 Tue 2/02/1645 Commissoning and settlements 15 days Wed 3/02/16 Tue 23/02/1646 Stage 3 - 242 Units 520 days Tue 3/02/15 Wed 22/02/1747 Scheme Design (DA) 45 days Tue 3/02/15 Mon 6/04/1548 DA Approvals 30 days Tue 7/04/15 Mon 18/05/1549 Design (for construction) 90 days Tue 19/05/15 Mon 21/09/1550 Construction 340 days Tue 22/09/15 Wed 1/02/1751 Commissoning and settlements 15 days Thu 2/02/17 Wed 22/02/1752 Stage 4 - 359 Units & 42 Townhouses 515 days Wed 6/01/16 Fri 19/01/1853 Scheme Design (DA) 45 days Wed 6/01/16 Tue 8/03/1654 DA Approvals 30 days Wed 9/03/16 Tue 19/04/1655 Design (for construction) 90 days Wed 20/04/16 Tue 23/08/1656 Construction 350 days Wed 24/08/16 Fri 19/01/1857 Student Accommodation 642 days Tue 16/06/15 Fri 22/12/1758 Scheme Design (DA) 70 days Tue 16/06/15 Mon 21/09/1559 DA Approvals 30 days Tue 22/09/15 Mon 2/11/1560 Design (for construction) 127 days Tue 3/11/15 Thu 5/05/1661 Construction 415 days Fri 6/05/16 Fri 22/12/1762 Hotel & Serviced Apartments 780 days Mon 4/08/14 Thu 31/08/1763 Scheme Design (DA) 65 days Mon 4/08/14 Fri 31/10/1464 DA Approvals 30 days Mon 3/11/14 Fri 12/12/1465 Design (for construction) 150 days Mon 15/12/14 Tue 21/07/1566 Construction 505 days Wed 22/07/15 Thu 20/07/1767 Commissoning and settlements 30 days Fri 21/07/17 Thu 31/08/1768 Retail and Commercial Construction 600 days Fri 11/01/13 Thu 21/05/1569 Scheme Design (DA) 90 days Fri 11/01/13 Thu 16/05/1370 DA Approvals 40 days Fri 17/05/13 Thu 11/07/1371 Design (for construction) 90 days Fri 12/07/13 Thu 14/11/1372 Construction 350 days Fri 15/11/13 Thu 9/04/1573 Commissoning and settlements 30 days Fri 10/04/15 Thu 21/05/1574 Games Mode 135 days Wed 3/01/18 Tue 10/07/1875 Games Mode preperation 0 days Fri 5/01/18 Fri 5/01/1876 Games mode preperation commencement 0 days Fri 5/01/18 Fri 5/01/1877 Residential Unit Pre-games Adaptation 41 days Wed 3/01/18 Wed 28/02/1878 Stage 1 - 218 Units 39 days Fri 5/01/18 Wed 28/02/1879 Construct storage cages in basement 5 days Fri 5/01/18 Thu 11/01/1880 Relocate owner occupier FFE 5 days Fri 12/01/18 Thu 18/01/1881 Construct temporary works in units to form new bedrooms 25 days Fri 19/01/18 Thu 22/02/1882 Paint unit for games 20 days Wed 24/01/18 Tue 20/02/1883 Clean units 20 days Mon 29/01/18 Fri 23/02/1884 Install Games FFE 20 days Thu 1/02/18 Wed 28/02/1885 Stage 2 - 126 Units 39 days Fri 5/01/18 Wed 28/02/1886 Construct storage cages in basement 5 days Fri 5/01/18 Thu 11/01/1887 Relocate owner occupier FFE 5 days Fri 12/01/18 Thu 18/01/1888 Construct temporary works in units to form new bedrooms 25 days Fri 19/01/18 Thu 22/02/1889 Paint unit for games 20 days Wed 24/01/18 Tue 20/02/1890 Clean units 20 days Mon 29/01/18 Fri 23/02/1891 Install Games FFE 20 days Thu 1/02/18 Wed 28/02/1892 Stage 3 - 242 Units 39 days Fri 5/01/18 Wed 28/02/1893 Construct storage cages in basement 5 days Fri 5/01/18 Thu 11/01/1894 Relocate owner occupier FFE 5 days Fri 12/01/18 Thu 18/01/1895 Construct temporary works in units to form new bedrooms 25 days Fri 19/01/18 Thu 22/02/1896 Paint unit for games 20 days Wed 24/01/18 Tue 20/02/1897 Clean units 20 days Mon 29/01/18 Fri 23/02/1898 Install Games FFE 20 days Thu 1/02/18 Wed 28/02/1899 Stage 4 - 359 Units 20 days Mon 22/01/18 Fri 16/02/18

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ID Task Name Duration Start Finish

1 Development Milestones 1489 days Wed 20/06/12 Fri 27/04/182 Gold Coast Public Hospital Complete & Operating 1 day Wed 20/06/12 Wed 20/06/123 Private Hospital Complete (say) 1 day Fri 20/06/14 Fri 20/06/144 Light Rail Line & Griffith Terminal Complete 1 day Wed 25/06/14 Wed 25/06/145 Lock down Games Village 0 days Tue 27/03/18 Tue 27/03/186 Pre-opening access 10 days Mon 2/04/18 Fri 13/04/187 Games commence 0 days Mon 16/04/18 Mon 16/04/188 Games close 10 days Mon 16/04/18 Fri 27/04/189 Establish Authority & Land Sales 182 days Mon 27/02/12 Tue 6/11/12

10 Village Land Authority Act approved 1 day Mon 27/02/12 Mon 27/02/1211 Authority control of site 1 day Mon 27/02/12 Mon 27/02/1212 Reconfiguration of Lots Approval 180 days Tue 28/02/12 Mon 5/11/1213 Land Sales marketing commencement 1 day Tue 6/11/12 Tue 6/11/1214 Land sales 804 days Wed 7/11/12 Tue 5/01/1615 Unit Development Land Sales 804 days Wed 7/11/12 Tue 5/01/1616 Land sales residential stage 1 70 days Wed 7/11/12 Tue 12/02/1317 Land sales residential stage 2 70 days Wed 2/10/13 Fri 17/01/1418 Land sales residential stage 3 70 days Fri 17/10/14 Mon 2/02/1519 Land sales residential stage 4 70 days Tue 22/09/15 Tue 5/01/1620 Student Accommodation Land Sales 95 days Tue 3/02/15 Mon 15/06/1521 Land sales student accom stage 95 days Tue 3/02/15 Mon 15/06/1522 Hotel and Services Apartments 140 days Mon 20/01/14 Fri 1/08/1423 Land sales 140 days Mon 20/01/14 Fri 1/08/1424 Infrastructure Roll Out 787 days Tue 28/02/12 Wed 25/03/1525 Infrastructure design 228 days Tue 28/02/12 Thu 10/01/1326 Approval process 137 days Fri 11/01/13 Mon 22/07/1327 Showgrounds relocation 1 day Fri 30/08/13 Fri 30/08/1328 Commence infrastructure works 1 day Mon 2/09/13 Mon 2/09/1329 Infrastructure works stage 1 174 days Tue 3/09/13 Wed 14/05/1430 Infrastructure works stage 2 111 days Thu 15/05/14 Thu 16/10/1431 Infrastructure works stage 3 107 days Fri 17/10/14 Wed 25/03/1532 Residential Construction 1249 days Wed 13/02/13 Fri 19/01/1833 Investor Product 1249 days Wed 13/02/13 Fri 19/01/1834 Stage 1 - 218 Units 520 days Wed 13/02/13 Tue 3/03/1535 Scheme Design (DA) 45 days Wed 13/02/13 Tue 16/04/1336 DA Approvals 30 days Wed 17/04/13 Tue 28/05/1337 Design (for construction) 90 days Wed 29/05/13 Tue 1/10/1338 Construction 340 days Wed 2/10/13 Tue 10/02/1539 Commissoning and settlements 15 days Wed 11/02/15 Tue 3/03/1540 Stage 2 - 126 Units 534 days Mon 20/01/14 Tue 23/02/1641 Scheme Design (DA) 45 days Mon 20/01/14 Fri 21/03/1442 DA Approvals 30 days Mon 24/03/14 Fri 2/05/1443 Design (for construction) 90 days Mon 5/05/14 Fri 5/09/1444 Construction 325 days Fri 17/10/14 Tue 2/02/1645 Commissoning and settlements 15 days Wed 3/02/16 Tue 23/02/1646 Stage 3 - 242 Units 520 days Tue 3/02/15 Wed 22/02/1747 Scheme Design (DA) 45 days Tue 3/02/15 Mon 6/04/1548 DA Approvals 30 days Tue 7/04/15 Mon 18/05/1549 Design (for construction) 90 days Tue 19/05/15 Mon 21/09/1550 Construction 340 days Tue 22/09/15 Wed 1/02/1751 Commissoning and settlements 15 days Thu 2/02/17 Wed 22/02/1752 Stage 4 - 359 Units & 42 Townhouses 515 days Wed 6/01/16 Fri 19/01/1853 Scheme Design (DA) 45 days Wed 6/01/16 Tue 8/03/1654 DA Approvals 30 days Wed 9/03/16 Tue 19/04/1655 Design (for construction) 90 days Wed 20/04/16 Tue 23/08/1656 Construction 350 days Wed 24/08/16 Fri 19/01/1857 Student Accommodation 642 days Tue 16/06/15 Fri 22/12/1758 Scheme Design (DA) 70 days Tue 16/06/15 Mon 21/09/1559 DA Approvals 30 days Tue 22/09/15 Mon 2/11/1560 Design (for construction) 127 days Tue 3/11/15 Thu 5/05/1661 Construction 415 days Fri 6/05/16 Fri 22/12/1762 Hotel & Serviced Apartments 780 days Mon 4/08/14 Thu 31/08/1763 Scheme Design (DA) 65 days Mon 4/08/14 Fri 31/10/1464 DA Approvals 30 days Mon 3/11/14 Fri 12/12/1465 Design (for construction) 150 days Mon 15/12/14 Tue 21/07/1566 Construction 505 days Wed 22/07/15 Thu 20/07/1767 Commissoning and settlements 30 days Fri 21/07/17 Thu 31/08/1768 Retail and Commercial Construction 600 days Fri 11/01/13 Thu 21/05/1569 Scheme Design (DA) 90 days Fri 11/01/13 Thu 16/05/1370 DA Approvals 40 days Fri 17/05/13 Thu 11/07/1371 Design (for construction) 90 days Fri 12/07/13 Thu 14/11/1372 Construction 350 days Fri 15/11/13 Thu 9/04/1573 Commissoning and settlements 30 days Fri 10/04/15 Thu 21/05/1574 Games Mode 135 days Wed 3/01/18 Tue 10/07/1875 Games Mode preperation 0 days Fri 5/01/18 Fri 5/01/1876 Games mode preperation commencement 0 days Fri 5/01/18 Fri 5/01/1877 Residential Unit Pre-games Adaptation 41 days Wed 3/01/18 Wed 28/02/1878 Stage 1 - 218 Units 39 days Fri 5/01/18 Wed 28/02/1879 Construct storage cages in basement 5 days Fri 5/01/18 Thu 11/01/1880 Relocate owner occupier FFE 5 days Fri 12/01/18 Thu 18/01/1881 Construct temporary works in units to form new bedrooms 25 days Fri 19/01/18 Thu 22/02/1882 Paint unit for games 20 days Wed 24/01/18 Tue 20/02/1883 Clean units 20 days Mon 29/01/18 Fri 23/02/1884 Install Games FFE 20 days Thu 1/02/18 Wed 28/02/1885 Stage 2 - 126 Units 39 days Fri 5/01/18 Wed 28/02/1886 Construct storage cages in basement 5 days Fri 5/01/18 Thu 11/01/1887 Relocate owner occupier FFE 5 days Fri 12/01/18 Thu 18/01/1888 Construct temporary works in units to form new bedrooms 25 days Fri 19/01/18 Thu 22/02/1889 Paint unit for games 20 days Wed 24/01/18 Tue 20/02/1890 Clean units 20 days Mon 29/01/18 Fri 23/02/1891 Install Games FFE 20 days Thu 1/02/18 Wed 28/02/1892 Stage 3 - 242 Units 39 days Fri 5/01/18 Wed 28/02/1893 Construct storage cages in basement 5 days Fri 5/01/18 Thu 11/01/1894 Relocate owner occupier FFE 5 days Fri 12/01/18 Thu 18/01/1895 Construct temporary works in units to form new bedrooms 25 days Fri 19/01/18 Thu 22/02/1896 Paint unit for games 20 days Wed 24/01/18 Tue 20/02/1897 Clean units 20 days Mon 29/01/18 Fri 23/02/1898 Install Games FFE 20 days Thu 1/02/18 Wed 28/02/1899 Stage 4 - 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Figure 9.11.1a Village Master Plan

2.01 Meeting Rooms

2.07 Polyclinic

3.01 Residential Centre

3.02 Dining Facilities

3.03 Laundry Facilities

3.04 Recreation and Fitness Facilities

3.05 Sports Information Centre

3.06 Services Centre

3.07 Religious Centre

3.08 Chef de Mission Meeting Hall

4.01 Welcome Ceremony Plaza

4.02 Commercial Centre

4.03 Media Centre

4.04 Main Entry

5.01 Transport Mall

5.02 Motor Pool

5.03 Car Parking

5.04 Support Services and Logistics Compound

5.05 Village Accreditation Centre

5.06 Village Operations Centre

5.07 Security Command Centre

5.08 Housekeeping Services

Security Check Point

Security Check Point (internal)

Secure Perimeter

Internal Zone Perimeter


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Figure 9.11.1b Village Zones

QUEsTION 9.11.2Provide plans and cross sections, on a scale 1:200 and with the dimensions clearly marked, showing how the CGA units will be organised and indicating their positions within the site in Commonwealth Games mode also indicating the accessible facilities. (Separate plan for each Village if more than one Village is proposed.)

Organisation of Units

Figure 9.11.2 Organisation of Units and Cross Section


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Figure 9.11.2 Organisation of Units and Cross Section


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QUEsTION 9.11.3Provide plans and cross sections, on a scale 1:200 and with the dimensions clearly marked, showing how the apartments and rooms will be organised, including details of equipment and furnishings. (Separate plan for each Village if more than one Village is proposed.)

In Commonwealth Games mode also indicating the accessible facilities.

Organisation of Rooms

• One bedroom, one bathroom apartment• Two bedroom, two bathroom apartment• Three bedroom, three bathroom apartment• Townhouse• One bedroom student unit• Four bedroom, four bathroom student unit

Figure 9.11.3 One bedroom unit

Figure 9.11.3 Two bedroom unit


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Figure 9.11.3 Three bedroom unit

Figure 9.11.3 Four bedroom apartment

Figure 9.11.3 Studio unit


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Badminton © Australian Sport Commission

QUEsTION 9.12 Indicate the surface area in m2 (wall to wall) of the single and double rooms.

There are no single bedrooms in the Village. The surface area (wall to wall) of the double bedrooms ranges from 12 square metres to 18.6 square metres.

QUEsTION 9.13Use table 9.13 to indicate for the Commonwealth Games:

• Number of single rooms

• Number of double rooms

• Number of bedsPlease specify the percentage of rooms that are wheelchair accessible.

Table 9.13 Number of Rooms and Beds

Type of Room

Number of Rooms

Number of Beds

Number of Rooms

(% Wheelchair Accessible)

Single rooms 0 0 0

Double rooms 3,278 6,556 600 (18)

Total 3,278 6,556 600 (18)

QUEsTION 9.14Indicatetheamountofrawfloorspaceperpersonwithinthelivingareaofthevillage.(Rawfloorspace=totalfloorspaceofCGAaccommodationarea/number of people in the Village.)

Raw floor space per person within the living area of the Village is 15.5 square metres per person.

QUEsTION 9.15Provide a layout of the international and residential zones with emphasis on the location of the dining areas, access points and transport mall.

Please refer to page 48.


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QUEsTION 9.16Indicate maximum gradients and distances expected between major service and accommodation facilities in the Commonwealth Games Village.

The maximum gradient between major services and accommodation is 1:33.

The maximum distance between major services and accommodation is:• Residential to Transport Mall 375 metres;

• Residential to Main Dining Hall 350 metres;

• Main Dining Hall to Transport Mall 50 metres; and

• Main Dining Hall to International Zone 25 metres.

QUEsTION 9.17State the planned number of dining halls in the Commonwealth Games Village, the total surface area in m2 and the number of seats in each one.

Table 9.17 Planned Dining Halls

Item Number of Seats

Dining Area(Square Metres)

Operation Hours

Building Identification (Refer to Figure 9.11.1(a))

Main Dining Hall and Food Court(excl Kitchen and Storage Areas)

2,200 3,196 24 hours, 7 days per week

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Staff Dining Hall

600 750 24 hours, 7 days per week

3.02

Casual Dining Hall

200 200 24 hours, 7 days per week

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QUEsTION 10.1 Provide a graphical summary of the following health-related data for a) your city and b) your country over the last ten years:

• Birth rate per 1,000

• Death rate per 1,000

• Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births

• Morbidity rate (number of ill persons per head of population)

• Age distribution

• Hospitalisation rate per head of population.

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Queensland and Australia are global leaders in the research and practice of medicine. A comprehensive national health service and the best available medical facilities and teaching hospitals will guarantee world-class medical (including sports medicine) and health facilities for the Games.

THEME 10Medical and Health Services

Graph 10.1.3 Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births, Australia and Queensland (1999-2009)

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Epidemiological Challenges

Similar to other western developed countries, Australia faces broad epidemiological challenges. The most recent threats experienced were the avian and swine flu outbreaks, which continue to be taken seriously by health professionals and scientists responsible for maintaining Australia’s health.

To manage these and emerging epidemiological challenges, a rapid alert system for severe respiratory illness in adults has been developed by the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University, together with members of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, which is the peak professional body of thoracic physicians, scientists and other health care workers involved in lung disease.

QUEsTION 10.2Specify what legislation is in force in your country (region and city, if this is different) concerning the practice of medicine, and describe the organisation of the health service (general practice, hospitals, paramedical etc).

The Practice of Medicine

Members of the inaugural Medical Board of Australia (MBA) were appointed for three years by the Australian Workforce Ministerial Council on 31 August 2009.

The role of the MBA is to:• Register medical practitioners and

medical students; • Develop standards, codes and guidelines for the

medical profession;• Investigate notifications and complaints; • Conduct panel hearings and refer serious

matters to Tribunal hearings, where required; • Assess international medical graduates who

wish to practice in Australia; and• Approve accreditation standards and accredited

courses of study.

The MBA is supported by Boards in each State and Territory, which make individual registration and notification decisions based on national policies and standards set by the MBA. The National Board has formally delegated the necessary powers to the State and Territory Boards.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is responsible for the registration and accreditation of health professions across Australia, and is governed by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009.

Each health profession covered under AHPRA also has a National Board, responsible for standards and policies which must be met by registered health practitioners.

Professions regulated under AHPRA include chiropractic, dental, medical, nursing, midwifery, optometry, osteopathy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry and psychology.

From 1 July 2012, a further four health professions will be included in the AHPRA National Scheme. These include Indigenous health practitioners, Chinese medicine, medical radiation and occupational therapy.

Organisation of Health Services

Australia has two streams of health care delivery – public and private.

The public system is funded and coordinated by Federal, State and Territory Health Ministers, in turn supported by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC).

The private system is funded by individuals who use the system, and is regulated by the Private Health Facilities Act 1999.

Public Health Care Delivery

In Australia, States and Territories are responsible for:• Provision of hospital services;• Legislative powers relevant to the operation of

public hospitals; and• Licensing or registering private hospitals.

The responsible State Government department in Queensland is known as Queensland Health.

Patients generally make first contact with the health system through a general medical practitioner (GP), who can be chosen by the patient. Costs are reimbursed for all or part of the GP’s fee by Australia’s national health programme, known as Medicare.

GPs can refer patients to other specialist practitioners and professionals, hospitals and community-based health care organisations.

Public hospitals can be accessed by patients through emergency departments, where patients may present at their own initiative.

An ambulance service operates in Australia to assist in cases of emergency and, where required, can transport patients to their closest public hospital emergency department.

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Private Health Care Delivery

Patients can choose to be treated as private patients, whether they are in public or private hospitals. This means patients will meet the cost of their treatment either individually or through private health insurance.

Private patients treated in a private hospital can select their treating specialist. In doing so, patients will incur charges for all of the hospital’s services, although these may be subsidised by Medicare or private health insurance.

Ancillary Services

Ancillary medical and health services in Queensland and Gold Coast City include:

• Free 24-hour, telephone-based health advice services operated and staffed by trained and qualified health professionals; and

• The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), the fourth largest ambulance service in the world, which is organised into seven regions within Queensland and operates from 260 ambulance response stations throughout the State. The QAS delivers high quality emergency care, including response to major crowd events.

There are 897 medical practitioners, including GPs, in Gold Coast City and 28 specialists in trauma, many of whom have extensive sports medicine experience and provide immediate care at major crowd events.

QUEsTION 10.3 Give a general outline of the health care system currently in operation in your city and region.

Gold Coast City’s health care system, services and facilities support a population of 550,000 and is typical of those found throughout Australia’s major cities.

Primary care is largely provided by a strong network of community-based GPs (operating in group practice arrangements or independently), assisted by Federal and State community health programmes and non-Government agencies and complemented by allied health practitioners, including pharmacists and physiotherapists. Primary care services both support, and are supported by, public hospitals, private hospitals and health clinics.

Gold Coast City has the following health facilities available:

• Gold Coast Hospital (also a teaching hospital associated with Griffith University and Bond University and University of Queensland Medical Schools);

• Robina Hospital;• Carrara Health Centre;• Gold Coast Surgery Centre (for same-day surgery);• John Flynn Private Hospital;• Allamanda Private Hospital; and• Pindara Private Hospital.

Gold Coast City’s private hospitals offer a comprehensive range of health care services – including neuro and cardiac surgery – and numerous private health centres offer a range of same-day diagnostic and intervention/procedural services.

QUEsTION 10.4Describe your social system for managing medical expenses.

Explain the arrangements for foreign nationals visiting your country.

Australia’s Medical Expense System

Funding is provided by all levels of Government, health insurers and individual Australians.

More than two-thirds of Australia’s total health expenditure is funded by the three levels of Government – Federal, State and Territory, and local. The Australian Government’s major contribution includes the two national subsidy schemes, Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Medicare subsidises payments for services provided by medical practitioners, optometrists and other allied health professionals such as clinical psychologists. The PBS subsidises payments for a high proportion of prescription medications bought from pharmacies, with individuals contributing out-of-pocket payments for these services as well. The Australian Government and State and Territory Governments jointly fund public hospital services. The Australian Government also subsidises the cost of private health insurance for people who are eligible for Medicare.

These government arrangements aim to give all Australians, regardless of their personal circumstances, access to adequate health care at an affordable or no cost.


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Visitors to Gold Coast City

Overseas patients who present to Queensland public hospitals can receive care on a clinical needs basis. Foreign visitors may receive care classed as ‘medically necessary’ without cost, however may be required to pay for their care depending on their Medicare eligibility and insurance status.

The Australian Government has established Reciprocal Health Care Agreements (RHCA) with a number of countries, which generally provide foreign visitors public health care access in the host country on the same basis as their residents. Agreements may apply to permanent residents of the countries and/or citizens. Australia currently has a RHCA with a number of countries including three Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Malta.

International visitors will also have access to the QAS for emergency medical response. As costs are associated with using this service, it is recommended that international visitors obtain separate medical or travel insurance which includes ambulance coverage.

During the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, visiting medical staff were required to register and complete a number of forms for medical authorities. They were then allowed to treat their own athletes. The OC proposes to establish a similar arrangement.

QUEsTION 10.5Use tables 10.5.1 and 10.5.2 to list:

• Name and number of hospitals and teaching hospitals

• Distance of hospitals from the Commonwealth Games Village (in km)

• Number of beds

• List of departments by speciality (including sports medicine, physiology and biomechanical research laboratories for teaching hospitals)

• Major diagnostic equipment including radiology, biochemistry, cardiac, ophthalmology.

Type of Hospital Service Code Letter

Acute services/24-hour emergency department

E

Acute services/No emergency department A

Non-acute/support services S

Sports medicine SM

Burns treatment unit See note below Table 10.5.1

Neuro-surgery unit

Treatment of contaminated casualties (radiation)

Treatment of contaminated casualties (chemical/toxic)

Treatment of severely irradiated casualties

Table 10.5.1 Hospitals

Hospital Name Distance from Commonwealth Games Village(kilometres)

Number of Beds

List of Departments by Specialty

Diagnostic Equipment (Radiology, Biochemistry, Cardiac, Ophthalmology)

Robina Hospital(see note below)

21 364 by 2012 E, S, SM • Medical imaging• CT• MRI• Pathology• Biochemistry

Allamanda Private Hospital

4 252 A • Medical imaging• CT• Pathology• Biochemistry• Clinical measurements (cardiac)

John Flynn Private Hospital

38 317 E, S, SM • Medical imaging• CT• MRI• Pathology• Biochemistry

Pindara Private Hospital

7 269 E, S, SM • Medical imaging• Pathology• Biochemistry • Lung function lab • Clinical measurements

TOTAL 1,202

Notes:• Robina Hospital is also a teaching hospital for Bond University and Griffith University.• Brisbane metropolitan hospitals, one hour drive by motorway, offer access to specialist facilities including burns units, neuro-surgery

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Queensland Health will respond to the increased demand for health services associated with the Games by working closely with other agencies to maintain and enhance services where required.

Athletes, officials and Commonwealth Games Family members will have access to a range of services within the Village, located within the City’s rapidly evolving Health and Medical Precinct, including:

• A comprehensively staffed and equipped medical centre for athletes and officials, with sufficient staff to support the teams at all venues;

• 24-hour emergency medical services;• Additional accredited sports medical and allied

health practitioners;• Additional accommodation, within team units,

for athletes requiring limited medical care and supervised by the athletes’ own team doctor or the host medical team. Significant medical conditions requiring hospital admission will be treated at Gold Coast University Hospital;

• Dedicated pharmacy services with a rapid response process for event venues;

• Medical cover to support the primary healthcare needs of the Commonwealth Games Family, including a 24-hour telephone help line; and

• The opportunity to rest and recuperate, within the athlete recovery facility.

They will also have access to the following additional service:

• First aid provided by comprehensively staffed and equipped medical centres at major competition venues.

Table 10.5.2 Teaching Hospitals

Hospital Name Distance from Commonwealth Games Village(kilometres)

Number of Beds

List of Departments by Specialty

Diagnostic Equipment (radiology, Biochemistry, Cardiac, Ophthalmology)

Gold Coast Hospital (GCH)(See note below)

3 453 (See note below)

E, N, S, SM • Medical imaging• CT• MRI and interventional MRI• Pathology• Biochemistry• Audiology clinical measurements

(Cardiac) • Neuro-diagnostics• Ophthalmology/nuclear medicine

(PET in 2013)

Notes: • GCH will move to a new location in 2013 – the 750 bed Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) adjacent to the Village. • GCUH will be completed in 2012 and will be a tertiary facility that will include cardiothoracic surgery, neonatal surgery, oncology,

nuclear medicine, neonatal intensive care unit, trauma care and significantly expanded neurosurgery/neurosciences. • The GCH total available beds excludes bed alternatives.

QUEsTION 10.6Describe the operational procedure of your current emergency services.

Emergency medical calls can be made by dialling 000 to prompt the despatch of ambulance, police and/or fire services depending on the emergency.

QAS is equipped with the latest medical equipment and trained personnel to provide first aid or transport patients to their closest public hospital emergency department.

Alternatively, patients can access emergency departments of their own accord without charge.

As described in Question 10.4, the Australian Government has established RHCAs with a number of Commonwealth countries. This agreement also applies to emergency department care.

QUEsTION 10.7ExplainhowtheCommonwealthGameswillfitwithyourfirstaid,transportandemergencyservices.

Gold Coast City has significant experience and expertise in hosting major public events and working closely with government agencies responsible for coordinating support services, such as transport, first aid and emergency services, to ensure public safety at such events.

Responsibility for significant events such as the Games falls under the Queensland Government, which plans, coordinates and provides first aid, transport and ambulance resources throughout the state. Planning for such events follows existing guidelines and processes for ensuring public safety.


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Gold Coast University Hospital due for completion 2012

QUEsTION 10.8Describe existing plans for evacuation and assistance in the event of a natural disaster, specifying the chains of command and transfer of responsibilities.

How will these be affected by the Commonwealth Games?

If the chain of responsibility and command were to change due to the Commonwealth Games, please give details.

The Queensland Disaster Management System has three principal tiers to ensure technical and tangible assistance is quickly provided to assist disaster stricken communities.

Local Government is responsible for the management of a disaster at the community level and implementation of the Local Disaster Management Plan. If additional resources are required, Local Government can request support from their Disaster District Coordinator (the district’s senior Police Officer), which allows for rapid mobilisation of resources at a regional or district level. Should disaster district resources be inadequate or inappropriate, requests for assistance can be passed to the State Government via the State Disaster Coordination Centre. Finally, if State resources are inadequate or inappropriate, support from the Australian Government can be obtained via Emergency Management Australia.

All major sporting events and major venues have an established evacuation plan and procedure. Comprehensive and integrated emergency and evacuation plans will be in place for all Games venues. Activation of an evacuation plan is the responsibility of the event organiser in consultation with their Disaster District Coordinator. This is to ensure Police can coordinate the evacuation process and mitigate public risk.

All evacuation plans are guided by the application of an operational checklist within the Operational Planning Guidelines for Local Disaster Management Groups 2006 to provide for a consistent approach, while recognising the variance in local resources and capacity.

Responsibility for the Games evacuation plans will fall under the control of the District Disaster Management Group (DDMG), comprising representatives from Queensland Government departments which provide and coordinate whole-of-government support to disaster stricken communities.

The DDMG would be tasked with ensuring the Operational Planning Guidelines for Local Disaster Management Groups are consistent with the Queensland Government’s State Disaster Management Plan 2008.

The Games will be a unique event, DDMG will co-ordinate with the Games Main Operations Centre and Games Security Command to ensure evacuation procedures are designed, and have been tested, for their adaptability to a range of situations including cyclones and pandemic management.

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Describe the resources in your city, region and country to counter epidemiological risks, and list the organisations responsible for controlling this issue.

The Gold Coast Population Health Unit, an operational arm of the Gold Coast District Health Service, is responsible for the following:

• Undertaking epidemiology activities including collating, analysing, monitoring and disseminating information on health status and disease trends;

• Coordinating disease control initiatives across the area, including response to and notification of disease outbreaks;

• Monitoring and enforcing public health legislation and policies including emergency management, environmental toxicology, food safety, regulated drugs and poisons and tobacco control; and

• Collaboratively planning, implementing and evaluating population health programmes and projects including injury prevention and safety promotion, physical activity, public health nutrition, mental health promotion and cancer prevention.

Queensland Health is responsible for the health response to any disaster occurring within the State and Tweed District. The General Manager (Health Services) represents Queensland Health and is a member of the State Counter Disaster Organisation. As State Medical Controller, the General Manager (Health Services) is responsible for Counter Disaster Planning and the conduct of Health Counter Disaster Operations including response and recovery. District Medical Controllers are appointed through the General Manager. The Coordinator Emergency Management Services is responsible for maintenance of the State Health Disaster Plan and the establishment of policy on Counter Disaster matters. State Headquarters will coordinate operations occurring within South East Queensland or when the response required exceeds the capabilities/resources of any District Health Service.

The Queensland Health Disaster Plan aims to provide the principles, standards and structures which govern and optimise a health response. It also provides a systematic framework for the management of any large emergency and disaster event that requires a co-ordinated approach across health services, or through the response of other agencies.

Queensland Disaster Management System:

The Queensland Disaster Management System is a multi-tiered system of disaster committees and coordination centres at State disaster, District and Local Government Area level that, in partnership, ensures coordinated and effective organisational capacity to help prevent (mitigate) against, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters and major incidents in Queensland. The Queensland Disaster Management System operates on three distinct levels.

These are:• Local Government;• Disaster District; and• State Government.

A fourth level, the Australian Government, is also included in the disaster management system recognising that Queensland may need to seek national support in times of disaster. Each of the levels within the Queensland Disaster Management System has, as its basis, a committee structure supported by a Disaster Coordination Centre. These committees and coordination centres are activated when required to manage and coordinate support for disaster stricken communities. When not activated, these committees meet to prepare for and practice their role within the Queensland Disaster Management System.

QUEsTION 10.10Describe what investments in healthcare facilities are planned in your city and region over the next ten years, irrespective of the Commonwealth Games, and any additional investments which would be necessary should the city be selected to host the Commonwealth Games.

Provide a guarantee from the relevant national, regional and local authorities that these investment plans are practicable and compatible with the harmonious development of your country, region and city.

Gold Coast City’s rapid population growth is supported by significant investment in health and medical capital infrastructure including:

• AUD $274 million (GBP £172.6 million) Robina Hospital expansion (and AUD $36 million (GBP £22.7 million) Health Precinct), scheduled for completion in 2013;

• AUD $1.76 billion (GBP £1.11 billion) Gold Coast University Hospital construction, scheduled for completion in 2012. This 750 bed, tertiary-level hospital located adjacent to the Games Village will be equipped with the latest technology to assist staff in providing the highest level of care; and

• Gold Coast University Hospital will have a co-located private hospital, initially comprising 200 to 400 beds, and is planned for a staged build with commissioning of 200 beds to be commissioned in 2012.


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The Gold Coast Rapid Transit light rail public transport system is currently under construction to support the City’s growing population with delivery of Stage One scheduled for 2014. The route will link a number of key activity centres, including Gold Coast University Hospital, and will pass through the Village.

Please refer to the Guarantees File for the guarantees.

QUEsTION 10.11Specify which Hospital(s) would be used for the following constituents:

• Athletes

• International Federations (IFs), Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs), Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)

• For each Hospital, please indicate the number of beds available and the distance in km and travel time by car in minutes from the Commonwealth Village.

Gold Coast University Hospital and Robina Hospital will be designated Games hospitals for athletes, International Federations, CGAs and the CGF.

Table 10.11 Designated Gold Coast Hospitals and Distance from Village

Hospital Distance from

Games Village

(kilometres)

Number of beds

Time (minutes)

Gold Coast University Hospital

1 750 2

Robina Hospital 21 364 17

Robina Hospital underwent a major capital development in 2010 and further major refurbishment is scheduled for completion in 2013.

Gold Coast Hospital will relocate to the Gold Coast University Hospital site in 2012 to create a 750 bed tertiary facility providing services including trauma care, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosciences and neonatal intensive care.

Events located outside of Gold Coast City will have coordinated access to local public hospitals.

All designated Games facilities will be coordinated through the Games Medical Centre and managed by the Games Management Team.

QUEsTION 10.12How do you propose to recruit, select and train the personnel necessary for the health services required for the Commonwealth Games?

More than 76,000 people work for Queensland Health, the State’s public health employer.

Gold Coast City has commenced a training and recruitment process as part of the planned workforce expansion associated with the new Gold Coast University Hospital.

This additional qualified and experienced workforce will support the health services required for the Games.

QUEsTION 10.13Provide guarantees from the relevant national authorities and Commonwealth Games Association that:

• The national government has become a state party to the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport and is compliant with it;

• The organisations which are responsible for carrying out anti-doping activities in the candidate country i.e. both the CGA and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADO), if established, have each:

• Signed the WADA Code Acceptance form and sent it to the World Anti-Doping Agency;

• Adopted Anti-Doping Rules, sent them to WADA and hadthemcertifiedasbeinginlinewiththeCode;

• Implemented and enforced the rules in a Code-complaint way;

• Completed the on-line WADA questionnaire and submitted it to WADA.

• The WADA code in force as of 2018 will apply to the Commonwealth Games.

The Australian Government guarantees that:

• Australia is a State party to the UNESCO Convention against Doping in Sport and is compliant with it;

• Australia has signed the Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-Doping in Sport;

• The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA), Australia’s National Anti-Doping Authority, maintains World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) approved Anti-Doping Rules for national sporting organisations which are compliant with the WADA Code 2009;

• The Anti-Doping Rules have been implemented and enforced in a Code-compliant way; and

• ASADA has participated in the Code Compliance Questionnaire undertaken by WADA. The recent report from WADA confirms that Australia is fully Code-compliant.

Furthermore, the Australian Government guarantees that the WADA Code in force as of 2018 will apply to the Games.



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QUEsTION 10.14Does your country have any legislation on doping? Explain.

Does your country currently apply an anti-doping code? Explain.

Australia remains at the forefront of the global fight against doping in sport and its domestic anti-doping regime reflects world-best practice in deterrence, detection and enforcement.

The Australian Government has committed to the global fight against doping in sport by ratifying the UNESCO International Convention Against Doping in Sport, supporting the World Anti-Doping Code (including associated international standards relating to prohibited substances and methods, testing, laboratories, therapeutic use exemptions and privacy standards) and Australia’s National Anti-Doping Framework.

Australia has national legislation which deals with doping. The Australian Sports and Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006 implemented Australia’s obligations under the UNESCO Convention and the Code.

The Act established the ASADA as the Australian Government authority to implement anti-doping programmes which are consistent with the Code.

In addition, ASADA’s regulations contain the National Anti-Doping (NAD) Scheme which:

1. Sets out the anti-rule violations consistent with Article 2 of the Code;

2. Ensures sample collection and analysis is undertaken in accordance with the International Standards for Testing and International Standard for Laboratories;

3. Ensures results management accords with the principles set out in Article 7 of the Code; and

4. Ensures ASADA approves sports anti-doping rules which are Code-compliant.

QUEsTION 10.15 Is there a WADA accredited laboratory in your city?

Describe your plans for setting up/upgrading an anti-doping laboratory for the Commonwealth Games.

Give details and a schedule for procurement (equipment, facilities, personnel, etc).

Give a brief indication of the procedures envisaged for sample transportation.

Indicate the distance in km and travel time between the accredited laboratory, the Commonwealth Games Village and the venues.

The laboratory used at Games-time should be situated in (or in close proximity to) the Host City.

There is no WADA accredited laboratory in Gold Coast City.

The Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory (ASDTL) is the only WADA accredited laboratory in the Oceania region. The ASDTL is located in Pymble, Sydney and will be used for the Games in Gold Coast City.

The ASDTL is located approximately 840 kilometres from the Village (approximately 51 minutes air travel time).

To meet requirements set out by the CGF and WADA, all venues will be equipped with independent and experienced doping control officers and fitted with secure drug control units close to competition.

Test results will have a 24-hour turnaround, and will be transported overnight to the laboratory by secure courier routes using designated personnel. To guarantee security at all times, trained and experienced doping control officers together with dedicated air and road transport facilities will be used to transport samples from Gold Coast City to Sydney.

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QUEsTION 11.1Provide an analysis by a competent authority (specify which) of the general risks connected with the Candidate City/Country:

• Fire (buildings, industry, forests)• Intrusion into Commonwealth facilities• Civil disobedience• Crime• Technological risks to services essential to the

Commonwealth Games• Traffic• Naturalcatastrophes(earthquake,flood,volcano,

hurricane etc.)• Other catastrophes (chemical, biological, nuclear,

plane crash, serious land accidents etc)• Terrorism

• Majortrafficaccident,includingintunnels.

The response to Theme 11 and assessment of material risks to the Gold Coast City 2018 Commonwealth Games has been prepared by the Queensland Police Service (QPS), in consultation with relevant Queensland Government agencies including the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) and the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) as well as Australian Government agencies including the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Input was also received from an independent major event security risk management consultancy. Risks have been assessed using a methodology consistent with the ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard. The analysis and findings in Theme 11 have been endorsed by the Queensland Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services, and the Commissioners of the QPS, QAS and QFRS.

Fire (Buildings, Industry, Forests) – Prevention and Protection

Queensland has well-developed frameworks for the prevention of fires across all types of facilities, including sporting venues. This includes fire codes and planning approval processes consistent with world’s best practice.

The QFRS is a well-resourced, equipped and trained world-class organisation. It provides a service to the community which focuses on reducing fire risk and providing a best practice operational response to fires and similar incidents. This response is fully integrated with other emergency services and the QPS.

The QFRS will assess all Games facilities for compliance with the State’s fire safety regulations to ensure fire safety standards are maintained and risks of fire are reduced throughout the entire Games footprint. All venues will feature appropriate fire prevention and response measures such as emergency access/egress, fire detection and suppression systems and emergency evacuation systems. All venue evacuation plans will also be reviewed by the QFRS to ensure they are fit for purpose.

The QFRS will deploy dedicated fire and rescue resources to the Games Village and at strategic points throughout the Games footprint. Significantly, given the QFRS’s State-wide resources, this will be done with no adverse impact on the provision of fire prevention and response services to Gold Coast City or Queensland communities.

Major bushfires are rare in Gold Coast City and the region has well developed bush fire management plans. All Games facilities are outside major bushfire- prone areas and the Games are scheduled outside Queensland’s peak bushfire season.

With the combination of compliance assessment, and venues with appropriate fire prevention and response strategies the risk of fire affecting Games assessed as low.

THEME 11Security

Intrusion into Games facilities

The QPS will work with the OC to develop a security overlay which ensures a safe and secure environment is maintained for participants, officials and spectators at all Games competition and non-competition venues prior to and during the Games. Games venues will be protected through a range of security measures including, but not limited to;

• Clearance and lockdown of all venues;• A robust system of Games accreditation

and ticketing;• Screening of persons and vehicles at entry

points to high-risk venues and events;• Surveillance systems such as Closed Circuit

Television (CCTV) and alarm systems; and• A secure perimeter at all venues.

Security infrastructure will be deployed on the basis of assessed risk and will be augmented by the deployment of trained security and police personnel at all venues to provide a fully integrated security team. Venue design will incorporate Secured by Design (SbD) principles, with protective security effort focussed on high risk venues such as the Village, Games Family Hotel, the Main Stadium and Main Media Centre. Procedures to respond to any attempts at intrusion into Games facilities will be developed and rigorously trained and exercised prior to the event.

The security overlay planned for the Games will ensure the risk of intrusion into Games facilities remains low.

Civil Disobedience

Australia is a vibrant, multicultural and robust democracy which celebrates its diversity and respects the rights of its citizens to engage in peaceful protest. Queensland and Australia have an impressive history of successfully delivering major events free from major disturbance or acts of civil disobedience.

While significant or violent demonstrations are unknown in Gold Coast City, the QPS has well established procedures for responding to civil disobedience should it occur. This includes specially trained Public Safety Response Team personnel fully equipped to respond to disturbances. Elements of this team will be pre-deployed to Gold Coast City during the Games to ensure a rapid and effective response to any attempts to disrupt the event.

In addition, there is an extremely high level of public support for hosting the Games, both within Queensland and nationally. Australia is a sport-loving nation and the Games are a signature event for Australia. This enthusiasm for the event is contributing to the low prospect of any civil disobedience occurring during the Games. Of note, Australia has not experienced any large disruptive community protests to any sporting event in the last two decades and Gold Coast City regularly hosts significant sporting events without the occurrence of civil disobedience.

The combination of appropriate police preparedness, community engagement and the high level of community support for the Games will result in the risks to the event from civil disobedience remaining very low.

Crime

Queensland and Gold Coast City experience low levels of crime by international standards and the Gold Coast region is considered a very safe environment with crime rates trending down. Queensland’s level of overall reported crime decreased by 15.3 percent from 2005 to 2010. The level of reported crime in Gold Coast Police District decreased by 16.2 percent in the same period. The QPS is committed to maintaining this downward trend into the future to ensure that Queensland remains a safe and secure place to live, visit and do business.

The QPS is an armed service with currently over 9,000 sworn police officers; 1,393 police officers in the South Eastern Region (including 686 in Gold Coast City); and more than 3,000 additional officers in surrounding police regions. Under current resource projections, the QPS will grow to a police service of 11,843 sworn officers by 2018.

As Australia’s premier tourist destination, Gold Coast City is extremely experienced in providing a safe environment for all visitors to the region and is sensitive to the effect on local and international public perception of criminal incidents. The QPS is experienced in crime prevention and policing for major events, with the annual ‘Schoolies Week’ (where school leavers from all over Australia come to celebrate the end of secondary school) and the Armor All Gold Coast 600 Motor Race, which is a part of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, involving 170,000 spectators.

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The Queensland Government has committed the QPS to developing and implementing tailored crime prevention programmes in Gold Coast City specifically for the Games.

These will address potential crime issues in areas likely to be visited by Games Family and international visitors; and will see the deployment of additional police personnel at venues, entertainment areas, on public transport and any identified crime ‘hot spots’. Importantly, Games related resourcing will not adversely impact service delivery to the Queensland community.

The low crime environment and the implementation of planned Games crime prevention strategies will result in the risk to the Games from crime being low.

Technological Risks to Services Essential to the Games

Queensland’s telecommunications infrastructure provides modern, high-capacity and reliable services to Government, business and households in and beyond South East Queensland (SEQ). Investment into the region’s fixed, wireless and radio telecommunications infrastructure continues to enhance capability and mitigate against a range of risks arising from accidents, deliberate attacks or natural hazards. The Queensland Government is currently engaged in a series of initiatives to enhance radio communications across Queensland which will benefit all agencies and enhance interoperability across emergency services.

Gold Coast City’s electricity network is well-established and highly reliable. There is ample network capacity to service the Games venues and facilities and the City is very experienced in providing uninterrupted mission-critical services to high technology sporting events. Gold Coast City’s world-class technology framework provides excellent resilience across the entire spectrum of technology services relevant to the Games.

Any risks to technology service delivery for the Games will be mitigated by development of a robust Technology Security and Resilience Plan, which will be part of the overall Gold Coast 2018 Security Plan. This will provide for sufficient protection and redundancy in networks and infrastructure and electricity supply to provide for all mission-critical Games needs. This plan will leverage State and Australian Government Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategies, such as the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Strategy,

to ensure Queensland’s communications and information technology infrastructure will enhance the quality and experience of the Games for competitors, officials and spectators, and will support the provision of high-quality security and emergency services.

To ensure the technology risks to the Games are low, significant investment into preliminary planning to deliver interoperability has commenced in partnership with key Queensland Government agencies.

Traffic

Queensland and Gold Coast City have mature and efficient traffic management systems. During the Games, traffic will be managed by the Traffic Management Centre (TMC), jointly managed by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and Gold Coast City Council. The TMC covers an extensive area around the City and features an intelligent integrated traffic management system with advanced computing technology and communications to partner agencies such as the QPS. The TMC monitors 100 cameras strategically placed at major intersections (projected to increase to 120 cameras by 2018); augmented by 15 webcams that provide images to the general public. This system ensures constant monitoring of traffic flows in the region. The TMC also has a green wave capability which will be used to facilitate Games movements during the event.

During the Games, police liaison will be augmented by the deployment of full-time traffic police liaison officers from the Commonwealth Games Security Command Centre to the TMC; and the TMC will have direct linkages to the Games Transport Operations Centre (TOC), providing for a fully integrated traffic management solution for the event.

During the Games, the use of private cars will be discouraged with high priority placed on the efficient use of public transport. Translink, a Queensland Government Statutory Authority, manages all major bus interchanges, including those which link to the new Gold Coast Rapid Transit (GCRT) system. The GCRT is light rail with a priority route from Southport to Broadbeach. This 13 kilometre (16 station) dedicated light rail corridor will service the new Gold Coast University Hospital, Griffith University, the Village, Southport Medical Precinct and the fast growing commercial, retail and recreational centres of Southport, Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach. The GCRT and associated bus transport facilities will be secure, with CCTV and security personnel deployed at all GCRT stations and major bus interchanges.


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The QPS will support the implementation of dedicated Games-only transport lanes across key games corridors required as part of the Games Transport Management and Security Plan which coupled with enhancements to traffic management infrastructure and robust policing, will ensure traffic related risks for the Games are low.

Natural Catastrophes (Earthquake, Flood, Volcano, Hurricanes etc.)

The Gold Coast region is seismically stable with no active volcanoes. There is no history of significant earthquake events affecting the region. Major land and mudslides are highly unlikely in Gold Coast City, with strict planning regulations ensuring residential, corporate and sporting facilities cannot be situated in high-risk areas.

The region has a sub-tropical climate and consequently may be subject to severe weather events, such as storms and localised flooding. Although possible, cyclones impacting Gold Coast City are rare, with the last cyclone to directly impact the region being in 1954. Consequently it is not envisaged that cyclonic activity will directly affect the Games.

Australia – and Queensland in particular – is very experienced and practised in disaster management, with high capacity for effective prevention, preparedness and response and recovery systems.

Gold Coast City has invested significantly in disaster management. The City boasts a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art Disaster Coordination Centre, and a dedicated Disaster Management Unit which has developed pro-active local disaster prevention and management plans.

Under Queensland’s disaster management arrangements, Gold Coast City Council is responsible for coordinating operational responses to natural catastrophes, with assistance provided by the State’s emergency and disaster management agencies including the QPS, QFRS, QAS and the State Emergency Service (a volunteer emergency response organisation with approximately 250 Gold Coast City members).

District and State arrangements support the City in disaster management to augment Council resources, when exhausted, during response to a disaster event. These arrangements are regularly tested during exercises and in response to disaster events across the State.

Additionally, Australian Government assistance is available through the Commonwealth Disaster Plan (COMMDISPLAN) should Queensland’s resources become depleted by a significant event.

The City’s disaster management arrangements will be reviewed to ensure they integrate fully with Games contingency and operational plans. In addition, the City’s Disaster Management Unit will monitor levels of disaster risk throughout the Games and will be ready to activate and coordinate response arrangements if required.

The risk to the Games from a natural disaster is assessed as low.

Other Catastrophes (Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, Plane Crash, Serious Land Accident etc.)

Serious catastrophes are very rare in Gold Coast City.

Australia has no nuclear power generation facilities and consequently there is no risk of a nuclear accident affecting the Games.

Queensland has a regulated framework governing the carriage of hazardous material (HAZMAT) by road or rail. Incidents involving hazardous chemical or biological agents are rare in Gold Coast City, and any incidents are responded to through established and practiced arrangements for the response, management and recovery from any incident that does occur. An assessment of the risks posed through the transport, handling, storage and use of hazardous material in the City will be undertaken through a security risk assessment, and will identify any measures required to ensure such material does not pass close to Games facilities during the event. The City’s disaster management plans also serve to mitigate any risk of serious catastrophe such as chemical spills affecting the Games.

Incidents involving scheduled airline services in Australian skies are extremely rare and the aviation sector is well regulated and monitored. Both Brisbane and Gold Coast International Airports are world-class and neither has experienced a major incident involving passenger aircraft and, as existing international gateway airports, will also be able to accommodate flights servicing the Games safely and efficiently. Under Australia’s rigorous aviation security and safety regimes, both have comprehensive emergency management plans in place.

Rail travel in SEQ is extremely safe with few safety incidents experienced. The GCRT will be supported by the development of appropriate contingency plans which will be reviewed and tested prior to the Games.


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All incident management arrangements for Gold Coast City during the Games will be integrated with Games safety, security and operational planning, with this integration regularly tested in the lead up to the event.

The risk to the Games from other catastrophes is assessed as low.

Terrorism

As a multicultural society and vibrant democracy providing freedom of speech, human rights and equality for all citizens, Australia does not suffer from any significant internal terrorist threat and has not suffered from any protracted civil conflicts.

There have never been any terrorist attacks in Queensland, or any terrorist threats to major events in the State. Nevertheless, it is accepted that the Games may import a degree of terrorism risk owing to the high-profile nature of the event and the numbers of international visitors expected to flock to Gold Coast City during the Games.

Australia has highly developed counter-terrorism arrangements which feature excellent integration between all levels of Government. Integrated information and intelligence sharing networks across all relevant Australian and State agencies ensure information on terrorism threats is disseminated efficiently and acted upon effectively. Similarly, the Australian Government maintains excellent intelligence sharing networks with international partners and is viewed as a highly valued member of the international intelligence community.

A dedicated multi-agency Games Intelligence Centre (GIC) will be established for the Games to ensure any emerging threats to the Games are identified and actioned appropriately.

Australia also has highly developed terrorism response capabilities, including specialist QPS and Australian Defence Force units. These are deployed under Australia’s comprehensive National Counter-Terrorism Plan which coordinates the activities of State and Commonwealth agencies in countering terrorism threats.

The risk to the Games from terrorism is assessed as low.

Major Traffic Accident, including in Tunnels and Bridges

Australia’s road toll compares very favourably to that of other developed countries and road travel in Queensland is generally safe. Queensland invests significant effort in road safety, including visible policing, speed cameras, random drug and alcohol testing and community education which has led to a consistent decrease in road fatalities in the State. Major traffic crashes are responded to efficiently and effectively by Queensland’s emergency services. The coordinated response to accidents in Gold Coast City is assisted by the integration of the City’s TMC into police and emergency services response procedures together with extensive planning by agencies responsible for transport network performance.

SEQ, including Gold Coast City, is serviced by a number of modern motorways, tunnels and bridges. All major motorways and tunnels are supported by a CCTV network to assist in managing traffic flow and responding to incidents, and all major tunnels, in accordance with international standards, feature sophisticated monitoring and control systems to manage air quality, traffic flows, lane speeds and emergency response. These systems are supported by contingency plans to respond to major accidents and are regularly tested and exercised.

In addition, traffic reduction strategies will be pursued during the Games. This, in conjunction with the implementation of dedicated Games lanes where appropriate, will result in risk to the Commonwealth Games from a major traffic accident being low.


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QUEsTION 11.2Provide an analysis by a competent authority (specify which) of the situation with respect to any risks posed by activist minorities (religious, political, ethnic etc.) or terrorist groups in the country or region.Specify the measures envisaged for preventing acts of terrorism by international groups.

The risks posed to the Games from activist groups and terrorists have been assessed by the QPS using a methodology consistent with ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard. The QPS received input from appropriate partner agencies including ASIO, Australia’s domestic security service.

Issue-motivated groups are active in Australia and Queensland, reflecting Australia’s tolerance of political dissent. However, the vast majority of protests or actions by these groups are peaceful and major disruptions from political protests are rare and completely unknown in Gold Coast City this century. Australians typically support major sporting events and there is no information that the Games is of interest to any issue-motivated groups in Australia.

Australia has a low terrorism risk profile compared to many countries and has highly developed counter-terrorism capabilities. Australia, as an island continent, is able to secure its borders and has a high degree of control over persons seeking entry to the country.

This, coupled with effective intelligence, has allowed Australia to minimise the potential for foreign terrorists to enter the country. The activities of Australian authorities and their positive links with local communities results in a difficult operating environment for international terrorists in Australia. Queensland is noted for its lack of political tension and there have been no confirmed terrorism threats in Queensland to date.

Federal, State and Territory Governments work under an integrated cooperative framework for National Counter-Terrorism Arrangements. These cooperative relationships have developed, extended and enhanced routine policing and security coordination and operational activity. Capability development programmes under the National Counter-Terrorism Arrangements have significantly enhanced Government resources available to secure the Games.

These resources will be augmented by the establishment of a dedicated GIC which will integrate with operational security planning and support the delivery of a safe and secure Games.

The risk to the Games from protest action is assessed as low, with that from terrorism being low.

QUEsTION 11.3Identify the public and private organisations, including the Intelligence Services, which will be involved with security during the Commonwealth Games, and their respective responsibilities.

A robust and effective security framework will be developed in accordance with the Australian and Queensland Governments’ responsibilities to ensure a safe and secure Games. In accordance with a practised model for major event security, the Australian Government will coordinate the integration of appropriate federal security resources to support Queensland in meeting its responsibility for the operational delivery of protective security measures for the Games.

The Security Functional Area (Security FA) within the OC will deliver the routine event security aspects of the Games security operation. It will be responsible for implementing protective security for the event, including in-venue security, pedestrian and vehicle screening, perimeter security, guarding and patrolling of venues and asset protection.

The Security FA will develop contingency and escalation plans in conjunction with the QPS to coordinate the involvement of law enforcement agencies in operational security, when required.


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Table 11.3 Agency Responsibilities

Public

Agency Responsibilities

QPS The primary jurisdictional police agency responsible for coordinating policing during the GamesCoordination of all Government agency support to the Games security operation across Australian, State and Local GovernmentsRespond to terrorist threats or major incidents affecting the Games

ASIO Provide intelligence support to the Games to proactively assess terrorist and civil disorder threats to the event

Australian Government Department of Defence (DoD)

Responsible for the defence of Australia and its national interestsInvolved in domestic security planning and is an option once other State and Commonwealth capabilities are exceededHas a number of specialist capabilities and can provide specific security assistance to the States on an as required basis

AFP Support the QPS in the provision of close personal protection to dignitaries identified as being at risk.Provide police services at the Gold Coast and Brisbane International Airports (AFP has responsibility for providing police services at the 11 designated Australian airports as regulated in the Aviation Transport Regulations 2005)Assist the QPS through the provision of specialist police resources as negotiated

Australian Government Attorney–General’s Department (AGD)

Fund and develop security response training for GamesCoordinate national counter-terrorism arrangementsCoordinate national level disaster managementCoordinate of dignitary protection arrangements on behalf of Australian high office holders, visiting foreign dignitaries to Australia and certain members of the foreign diplomatic and consular community within AustraliaCoordinate of the whole-of-Government approach to security planning for major events requiring the integration of Australian Government resources with those of States and Territories

ACBPS Facilitate the legitimate movement of people, goods and aircraft into and out of Australia, while detecting unlawful activity at the borderUndertake appropriate border clearance processes for athletes, delegates, support personnel and visitorsPerform an intervention role in airports on behalf of other law enforcement and government agencies

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)

Protect Australia’s agriculture industries, human health, and its unique environment against exotic pests and diseases

Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC)

Identify and control entrants across the Australian borderCoordinate with the OC regarding visa requirements and Games accreditation for overseas visitors

Australian Government Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DoIT)

Provide strategic leadership and national consistency in transport securitySet and enforce a preventive security framework for aviation, air cargo and the maritime sectorWork with State and Territory Governments to implement effective and consistent preventive security measures in surface transport

Queensland Government Department of Community Safety (DCS)

Provide services covering all phases of emergency and disaster management – prevention, preparedness, response and recovery delivered by the QAS, QFRS and Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ)

QFRS Assess Games facilities for compliance with fire and life safety requirementsProvide response to fires, rescue and other major incidentsHazardous materials incident prevention and response

QAS Provide emergency pre-hospital care and patient transport services

EMQ Provide best practice disaster management and rescue servicesCoordinate Queensland’s emergency and disaster management arrangements and disaster mitigation programmesResponse and recovery services and coordination


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Public

Agency Responsibilities

OC Manage routine event securityDevelop specifications for security infrastructureProcure security equipmentManage contract private security guard force

Contract Private Security In-venue security and crowd control; perimeter protectionAccess control and pedestrian and vehicle screeningAsset protectionSecurity systems monitoring and response

Private Traffic Control Provide traffic management support to the QPS

Table 11.3 Agency Responsibilities

QUEsTION 11.4Provide a guarantee from the highest government authority of your country for the safety and the peaceful celebration of the Commonwealth Games. This guarantee must include the respective responsibilitiesofallrelevantauthorities(financial,planning, operational, etc.).In the event that the regional and/or local government(s) has (have) authority over public security, emergencies or any other aspect of security, the highest authority of the regional and/or local government(s) must also provide (a) written guarantee(s) in the same terms.

The Australian Government has the necessary resources to ensure a safe and secure event. Under a three tiered model for major event security planning, the various responsibilities of the Australian and Queensland Governments and the OC will be delivered under an overarching Security Master Plan for the event.Under this model, specific responsibilities for major event security planning can be divided between the OC, the Queensland Government and the Australian Government, into the three broad areas:

Tier 1 – Venue/Event Security

Security at the Tier 1 level is routinely provided within the venue by the event organiser or their subcontractor, with possible supplementation from local police.

Tier 2 – State Police/Government Overlay

Security at the Tier 2 level overlays Tier 1 and covers the immediate surrounds of the venue(s) and the associated urban domain, including routes between venues and accommodation. It is usually the responsibility of the State/Territory police and may be supplemented by other State/Territory agencies, including emergency services, and the Australian Government. Support from external agencies (including other States/Territories or the Australian Government) is coordinated by the relevant jurisdictional police.

Tier 3 – National Overlay

Security at the Tier 3 level is provided by the Australian Government. The Australian Government has constitutional responsibility for a number of security functions relevant to special events, including:

• Preventing and responding to politically motivated violence;

• Provision of intelligence derived from national and international sources;

• Protection of the national borders; • Aviation and airport security; • Support commitments to a response to terrorism

under the National Counter-Terrorism Plan; • Coordination and delivery of dignitary protection

services; and • Provision of support for emergency

management and those aspects of law enforcement for which the Australian Government is responsible.


QUEsTION 11.5Identify how the public and private organisations will be integrated and coordinated, both amongst themselves and with the OC, throughout planning and operations.

The central coordinating body for the security operation to protect the Games will be the Security FA, which will be established within the Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination (OCGC). The OCGC will report to the OC via an Interdepartmental Working Group chaired by the Director-General of the Queensland Government Department of the Premier and Cabinet and consisting of Director-Generals from relevant Queensland Government departments. A Head of Security will be appointed to the Security Functional Area and charged with ensuring all agencies and organisations involved in the security operation provide an integrated planning framework to protect the event.


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A Commonwealth Games Security Master Plan will be developed in conjunction with all stakeholders to enunciate the roles and responsibilities of agencies and organisations involved in the security operation. This will be supported by Games-wide and venue-level planning including concepts of operations and venue security plans.

The QPS will assume the lead role in coordinating the activities of Government agencies contributing to the security of the Games, and will work closely with the Security FA. QPS officers will be seconded to the Security FA during the planning and operational phases of the Games to ensure full coordination between the OC and Government in respect of Games security. Operational coordination in the lead-up to and during the event will be managed from a dedicated Games Security Command Centre, to be established by the QPS.

The Security FA will coordinate with all relevant areas within the OCGC (such as Venue Operations, Transport, Logistics and Venue Design) to ensure security planning is integrated within the overall Games operational concept and provides a security outcome consistent with the Games’ branding.

The Security FA will report to the OC via the Board of the Interdepartmental Working Group. This mechanism will provide oversight for the development of the security operation and assist in ensuring the full alignment of security and operational planning.

This close alignment will be continued throughout the operational period. A Security FA liaison officer will be posted in the Games Security Command Centre and a senior QPS officer will be posted to the Games Operations Centre (GOC).

Coordination of Local and State Government Organisations/Agencies

The QPS will work closely with the OC throughout the Games’ preparations to ensure the security overlay is effectively integrated with all facets of venue and event planning and operation. To achieve this level of integration, a QPS officer will be seconded to the Security FA once advice is received of the successful bid nomination and will work closely with the OC.

The QPS will also chair a multi-agency State Security Planning Group, comprising representatives of Local, State and Australian Government agencies and the Security FA to coordinate planning for the delivery of Games security. Australian Government agency support (Tier 3) will be coordinated by an Australian Government Security Working Group. These arrangements will ensure appropriate coordination and integration is provided across all levels of security planning responsibilities (Queensland and Australian Governments) together with the requirements of the OC.

QUEsTION 11.6Identify any existing key organisations that will not be involved in Commonwealth Games security.

All key organisations in Australia with responsibilities relevant to the security of the event will be involved in the planning and delivery of the Games security operation.

QUEsTION 11.7Will there be a department within the OC structure responsible for security matters?

What will be its functions and responsibilities vis-à-vis theorganisationsidentifiedinQuestion11.3?

The OC will establish an appropriately resourced and supported Security FA within the OC to coordinate the delivery of the security operation for the Games. The Security FA will be responsible for delivering routine event security services including vehicle and pedestrian screening, in-venue security and access control at all Games competition and non-competition venues.

This will include managing the private security guard force that will be deployed for the event. The Security FA will work closely with other areas within the OC, the QPS and other relevant agencies in developing and delivering the security operation for the Games.


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Minister for the Commonwealth Games(State Government)

Gold Coast City 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation

Organising Committee Board

Interdepartmental Working Group

Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination (OCGC)

Security Functional Area (FA)

State Security Planning Group(Chaired by QPS with membership

including Security FA and representatives from relevant Local, State and Australian

Government Agencies)

Australian Government Security Working Group

Transport• Road• Rail• Air

Operational Response• Counter-

Terrorism• Fire• Ambulance• Command

Control & Coordination (C3)

Specialist Support • Close Personal

Protection• Intelligence• Threat

Assessment• Bomb Response• Commonwealth

Support• Border Protection• Airports• Immigration

Workforce• Private security• Volunteers

Venues/Events• Competition• Non-competition

Queens Baton Relay• International• National• State

QUEsTION 11.8Provide organisation charts of Games security for the following:• Organisation of the planning phases• Organisation of the implementation phase.

Figure 11.8.1 Organisational Planning Model


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Commissioner QPS

Games Security Command Centre

(GSCC)

Police Venue Security Commander

Venue Security Manager

Venue Security

Private SecurityIntegrated Multi-Agency Resources

Traffic/Transport Support

Security and Emergency Response

VIP Security

Investigation

Airspace Protection and Maritime Security

Counter-Terrorism

Venue Manager (Venue Command Centre)

Incident Management

Games Operations Centre (GOC)

Including QPS Liaison Officer

Figure 11.8.2 Organisational Implementation Model – Queensland


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QUEsTION 11.9Provide estimates of the total police and emergency services human resources in the region and city.

For the purpose of this question, ‘city’ refers to resources in the South Eastern Police Region and ‘region’ refers to the QPS as a whole (State-wide).

Resources can be redeployed from other areas of Queensland, interstate or internationally (where agreements exist), if required.

The South Eastern Police Region is bordered by the Queensland and New South Wales border, the Southern Police Region to the west and Metropolitan South Region to the north, and includes Gold Coast City.

Table 11.9 Estimates of Total Police and Emergency Services Human Resources

Service/ Force

South Eastern Region State-wide (Queensland)

Officers/Personnel Number of Stations and Vehicles

Equipment/Resources Additional Resource Capability

QPS 1393 Police Officers

299 Support Staff

21 police stations

15 neighbourhood police beats

6 shop fronts

249 fleet vehicles

General duties

Criminal investigation

Traffic

Water Police

EORT

Dog Squad

Bike Squad

9,011 Police Officers

Specialist units:• Major Event Planning;• Disaster Management;• Counter-Terrorism;• Public Safety (Civil Order); • Special Emergency Response;• Close Personal Protection;• Search & Rescue;• Mounted Police;• Dive Squad; and• Railway Squad.

3,832 Support Staff

Police Recruits

341 police stations

58 neighbourhood police beats

47 shop fronts

2,316 fleet vehicles

QFRS 487 Fire Fighters and Operational Support Staff (full-time)

240 Fire Fighters (part-time)

3,200 Volunteer Fire Fighters

34 urban fire stations

70 urban and 155 rural fire appliances

40 operational support vehicles

89 rural fire brigades

Urban and rural fire appliances and crews with fire, rescue and hazardous materials response equipment

Specialist crews and appliances:

• BA HAZMAT;• Urban Search and Rescue;

and • Technical Rescue.

Regional Operational Coordination Centre and Regional Incident Management Teams

1,649 Fire Fighters (full-time)

1,760 Fire Fighters (part-time)

30,800 Volunteer Fire Fighters

362 Urban fire appliances

State Operations Coordination Centre and State Incident Management Teams

Specialist crews and appliances: • Scientific Unit;• BA HAZMAT;• Urban Search and Rescue; and• Technical Rescue.


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Service/ Force

South Eastern Region State-wide (Queensland)

Officers/Personnel Number of stations and vehicles

Equipment/Resources Additional resource capability

QAS 659 Ambulance and Paramedic Personnel

17 Support Staff

9 ambulance stations (Gold Coast City)

26 ambulance stations (South East Region)

52 accident and emergency vehicles (Gold Coast City)

41 operational/patient support vehicles

17 other vehicles

Special Operations Paramedics and equipment, who work alongside QFS in the inner cordon of HAZMAT, chemical, biological and radiation incidents, and urban search and rescue operations.

Regional Ambulance Coordination Centre and Incident Management Teams.

2,760 Ambulance and Paramedic Personnel

323 Support Staff

328 Ambulance Volunteers

770 accident and emergency vehicles

318 operational/patient support vehicles

100 Other vehicles

EMQ EMQ:

15 permanent staff

State Emergency Service (SES):• 956 members in

5 units;• 850 active; and• 106 reserve

members.

Headquarters at Gold Coast City

6 vehicles

6,800 volunteers

5 helicopters

72 Helicopter Rescue Staff (including Pilots, Crew and Engineers)

Table 11.9 Estimates of Total Police and Emergency Services Human Resources


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QUEsTION 11.10Provide an estimate of the total human resources that would be used in the operational implementation of security during the Commonwealth Games, specifying by staff type (e.g. police, emergency services, intelligence services, Armed Forces, volunteers, contract security etc.) and in what capacity.

What proportion of these will come from another region and will need varying degrees of logistical support?

Table 11.10 Total Security Resources

Total Security Resources

Service/Force

Officers/Personnel Locations Equipment - Resources Additional Resource Capability

QPS Based on planning to date and current threat levels it is estimated that, on average, approximately 2,063 police officers will be deployed on competition days

Deployed at all Games competition and non-competition venues, public space events, transport infrastructure and at key locations within the City

General duties police

Specialist policing including public order, counter-terrorism, VIP protection etc

Vehicles will be drawn from a State-wide fleet of 2,316 vehicles

Additional personnel and resources will be drawn from State holdings if required

Mutual aid from other policing jurisdictions will be requested if required

Assistant from the Australian Defence Force, in terms of specialist search capabilities and bomb disposal

QFRS Cover drawn from 487 operational fire fighters and operational support in the South Eastern Region, with further operational support from Region and State Headquarters staff, as required

Gold Coast Fire Stations, and other ‘at risk’ and strategic locations within the Games event footprint, specifically the Village

Urban and rural fire appliances and crews with fire, rescue and hazardous materials response equipment

Specialist crews and appliances: • BA HAZMAT; • Urban Search

and Rescue;• Technical Rescue; and• Regional Incident

Management Teams.

Specialist crews and appliances from State Operations and Brisbane Region: • Scientific Unit;• BA Hazmat;• Urban Search

and Rescue; and• Technical Rescue.

Mutual aid from fire and rescue agencies may be requested for any large-scale incidents occurring close to the Queensland and New South Wales border as per existing agreements

QAS Cover drawn from 659 Ambulance and Paramedic personnel in the South Eastern Region, with further support from Brisbane Region and State Headquarters staff, as required

Dedicated pre-positioned and rapid response ambulances at Games competition venues, the Village and entertainment venues will be available to cover the entire Games overlay

Existing ambulance stations will provide additional support to the dedicated ambulances if required

20–25 dedicated Games ambulance vehicles supported by ambulances that service Gold Coast City and surrounding communities

Specialist response (SORT/SRT) to work alongside personnel who work in the inner cordons of:• HAZMAT, chemical

biological and radiation incidents; and

• Urban search and rescue operation.

Additional resources can be sourced from the State holdings of:• 770 accident and

emergency vehicles; • 318 operational/patient

support vehicles; and• 100 other vehicles.

Private security

On average, 5,157 security officers will be deployed on competition days

All Games locations Licensed and experienced events security personnel

23,089 registered security officers in Queensland – unarmed (as at 18 February 2011)


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Service/Force

Officers/Personnel Locations Equipment - Resources Additional Resource Capability

Private Traffic Management

On average, 150 traffic management personnel will be deployed on competition days (G1 – G12)

All Games locations Licensed and experienced traffic management personnel

27,000 licensed traffic management personnel in Queensland (as at 22 February 2011)

AFP AFP personnel and resources to achieve planned outcomes

Games airport venues, other national gateways and locations identified in risk planning

AFP Officers AFP would look to provide additional resources necessary to achieve planned outcomes determined in liaison with State and Federal agencies

Australian Government Department of Defence

Australian Defence Force (ADF)

Specific ADF personnel to support the civil response, as required

Locations identified in risk planning

Specialist domestic security response

The Department of Defence may commit further ADF resources dependant on the circumstances and the existing State and Federal response

Table 11.10 Total Security Resources

QUEsTION 11.11Does legislation permit a single management structure that will be effective whatever the origin of the human and technical resources that are used, and without functional or territorial restrictions?

Australian and Queensland legislation allows the formation of a unified command structure to coordinate the delivery of Australian and State resources for the protection of the Commonwealth Games, working in close cooperation with the OC. This model was successfully used to secure the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

QUEsTION 11.12If necessary, is your government willing to makemodificationstothelaws,standardsandadministrative procedures considered necessary within the legislative organisation of the country to achieveanefficientstructureandasecurityoperationthat is appropriate to the special circumstances of the Commonwealth Games?

Should Gold Coast City be selected as the Host City for the Games, the Queensland Government will introduce the appropriate enabling legislation to facilitate the delivery of infrastructure and the successful staging of the Games. This legislation will cover all aspects of the Games where existing legislation does not provide necessary powers.

Australia has experience in developing and implementing the required legal framework, including the introduction of specific legislation, as enacted for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the annual motor race event currently known as the Armor All Gold Coast 600, which is part of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, and the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. All levels of government will work together to satisfy their obligations to the Games and any new legislation required to address requirements will be introduced within the necessary time frames.

QUEsTION 11.13Is it possible to limit and exercise effective control over the use of air space affected by the Commonwealth Games and, if so, how?

Effective control of the use of airspace affected by the Games can be guaranteed.

The Australian Government has legislative control of Australian airspace and airport security and can use these powers to effectively control access to and movement through airspace associated with the Games. Air Services Australia, the Government authority charged with controlling airspace, can enforce bans or restrictions to all aircraft under air navigation regulations. Games-related airspace restrictions will be determined on a risk basis and confirmed to Government, industry participants and General Aviation by notifications including Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS).


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During the period where airspace restrictions are in place, the Australian Government will work with appropriate State agencies to provide a capability to deter and respond to any act of unauthorised entry into restricted airspace.

The AFP is the primary law-enforcement agency responsible for ensuring security at Australia’s

11 major gateway airports. Law-enforcement in Australia’s aviation environment includes deterring, preventing and responding to threats of terrorism, investigating serious and organised crime in the aviation sector and performing a community policing role at airports. Gold Coast International Airport and Brisbane International Airport will be declared non-competition Games venues for the event and secured accordingly.

QUEsTION 11.14Usetable11.14tolist,inchronologicalorder(mostrecentfirst),theexperienceofyourcity,regionandcountryover the last ten years in the organisation of security for major international events (particularly sports events).

Table 11.14 Experience of Major Events – Gold Coast City, Queensland and Australia

Year Event Duration of Event (days)

Number of Participants

Number of Dignitaries and VIPs

Number of Attending Spectators

Number of Security Personnel

Gold Coast City – Events

2009 Beach Cricket (international event) 6 33 50 18,000 42

2009 Coolangatta Gold 1 543 0 5,000 10

Biennial Pan Pacific Masters Games 10 11,189 (2010)

0 N/A 0

Biennial Australian University Games 6 7,144 5 10,000 20

Gold Coast City – Annual Events

2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600 3 28 40 170,073 350

1979–2009 Gold Coast Airport Marathon 2 25,000 10 50,000 100

1991–2008 Indy Car Race 4 20 60 300,000 528

2009 Super GP Car Race 3 60 40 180,000 350

1991 and 2009 ITU Triathlon World Championships 4 46,000 30 30,000 80

1998–2008 Australian Women’s Hard Court (tennis) 7 32 N/A 13,036 N/A

1997–2006 Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships

5 8,100 10 80,000 15/day

1990–2009 Ladies Masters (golf) 4 151 N/A 30,000 5/day

Annual Schoolies Week 16 90,000 5 N/A 1,600

Annual New Year’s Eve Festivities 1 N/A N/A 114,600 364

Annual V Festival (music event) 1 N/A 10 11,000 52

Annual Gold Coast Triathlon 1 5,000 5 10,000 23

Annual Big Day Out (music event) 1

Seasonal Australian Football League (AFL) – 5 games

Fortnightly 2 teams 10 9,800 16/game

Seasonal National Rugby League (NRL) – 13 games

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Queensland – Events

2007 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Finance and Trade Meetings(Cairns and Coolum)

11 (Cairns) 4 (Coolum)

400 (Cairns)200 (Coolum)

21 N/A 250 QPS 75 security per day

2006 Queens Baton Relay (Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games)

7 700 runners 81,555 (Opening Ceremony)

400 QPS50 Victorian Police

2003 Rugby World Cup 9 matches (Brisbane)3 matches (Townsville)

20 nations 464088 2,800 QPS

2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

4 800 51 heads of state

N/A 4,000 QPS

2001 Goodwill Games 13 1,300 400 240,000 1,000 QPS

2000 Football (soccer) Competition (Sydney Olympic Games)

10 210,000 1,800 QPS3,500 Security

Queensland – Annual Events

Annual Bridge to Brisbane Fun Run

1 50,000 5 5,000 80 QPS20 SES

Annual Brisbane International (tennis)

7 192 20 82,257 56 QPS140 Security






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2010 UCI World Road Cycling Championships 5 423 150 300,000 event

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2009 Pacific Island Forum – Queensland 4 300 delegates

16 heads of state

N/A 150

2008 World Youth Day – Sydney 6 250,000 400,000 on final day

23,000 New South Wales Police

2007 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting – Sydney

7 6000 21 heads of state

N/A 41,000 New South Wales Police

2006 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 12 4500 400 1,554,402 sold4,098,390 total attendance

36,472 Victorian Police

2000 Sydney 2000 Olympic Games 16 10,651 8,500,000 11,300 per day at peak period

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Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa

QUEsTION 12.1State what point of reference you have chosen as the Commonwealth Games centre in the Candidate City (e.g. CGF hotel (s), main stadium etc) and explain why. This point of reference must be used to answer the questions below.

Carrara Stadium has been selected as the centre of the Games. Carrara Stadium is the location of the Main Athletics Stadium (Athletics Competition) and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and will accommodate the greatest number of athletes, officials and spectators throughout the duration of the Games.

QUEsTION 12.2The questions in Theme 12 require you to categorise hotels according to the internationally accepted star rating system (5 star, 4 star, 3 star, 2 star) described in the Games Manual on Accommodation.

Provide a statement from your national tourist board, giving the equivalent rating used in your country and a description of the standard of hotel in each category.

In addition, provide table 12.2, duly completed and guaranteed by your national tourist board detailing the total hotel room capacity in and around your point of reference in the Candidate City.

Provide similar tables for any other city hosting a Commonwealth Games event that would have specificaccommodationrequirements(usethecompetition venue as the point of reference in this case), but only include accommodation within a 10 km radius (b,c,d, etc.).

Accommodation standard ratings and descriptions are provided by AAA Tourism, the national tourist body of Australia’s Auto Clubs. It is the only official accommodation certification scheme in Australia offering consistent ratings for approximately 10,000 properties nationwide. AAA Tourism plays an important role in the Australian tourism industry’s commitment to delivering quality visitor experiences.

AAA Tourism is recognised by Tourism Australia as providing suitable, consistent accommodation ratings and is the Australian equivalent of the international standard.

Properties are inspected and awarded the following star ratings:

Table 12.2.1 AAA Tourism Rating System

Star rating Description

5 STAR Apartment hotel Outstanding establishments characterised by luxury apartments offering an exceptional standard of facilities, furnishing and guest services. 24-hour room service and housekeeping, dishwasher, valet parking, in-house laundry and secretarial services.

4 STAR Apartment hotel Very well-appointed accommodation reflecting stylish decor throughout and a high standard of facilities and guest services. Minimum of 16-hour room service and house-keeping, plus air-conditioning.

3 STAR Apartment hotel Well-appointed and comfortable accommodation with a good range of facilities and services.

2 STAR Apartment hotel Basic accommodation with clean and reasonably well-maintained range of facilities and guest services.

1 STAR Apartment hotel Simple and clean, no frills-style accommodation with cooling facilities but limited room facilities.

THEME 12Accommodation

Table 12.2 Total Hotel Room Capacity

Star Category

0–10Km Radius From Point of Reference 10–50km Radius From Point of Reference

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5 STAR 3,033 200 0 415 0 0

4 STAR 5,713 2,792

3 STAR 2,118 318

2 STAR 51

TOTAL 10,915 200 0 3,525 0 0

Note: *Planned = hotels for which construction authorisations have already been signed. ** Additional = hotels for which construction authorisations have not yet been signed.

AAA Tourism also promotes and manages star-rated accommodation properties in Australia. Green stars are additional to the current star rating and are given to businesses that achieve practical environmental standards. Green stars make it possible for customers and the industry to identify tourism businesses committed to reducing the environmental impacts of their operation.

In addition to the AAA Rating Scheme, several accommodation providers within Gold Coast City self-assess and comply with International Brand Standards of recognised international hotel chains.

Examples include Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove, Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa, Hotel Grand Chancellor, QT Gold Coast and Pepper’s Hotels operated by Mantra Group. The standards of accommodation and services provided by these operators are of a recognised, international quality and Gold Coast Tourism believe these properties are fully warranted for inclusion in the Candidature.

Australia’s range of accommodation includes:

Table 12.2.2 Australia’s Range of Accommodation

Accommodation type Definition

Apartment Hotel A self-contained unit with one or more bedrooms or suites, and a dining area with cooking facilities. The Apartment Hotel may also include outlets that serve food and drink which may or may not be operated by the Apartment Hotel.

Backpackers Backpackers offer inexpensive, often shared accommodation in a dormitory-style with beds or bunks. Private accommodation is also available. Backpackers generally offer shared self-catering, toilet and showering facilities.

Bed and Breakfast Bed and Breakfast accommodation is provided by hosts and is generally separate to the main house. Breakfast can be served by the host or offered as a self-catering option. Breakfast should be included in the tariff.

Guesthouse A Guesthouse must have a minimum of five rooms and separate communal lounge and dining areas. Breakfast and dinner may be included.

Hotel Hotels usually offer a large range of sole occupancy rooms. Hotels are often multi-storey buildings and usually offer dining options such as bars, cafes and restaurants and/or room service, as well as a range of services including security or valet parking.

Houseboat Houseboats are self-contained floating homes, offering separate bedrooms or suites and dining and facilities.

Motel or Motor Inn Motels or motor inns offer studio-style rooms with private bathrooms and car parking. Meals are often available for guests.

Resort Resorts are often set on spacious grounds and offer private rooms and suites, dining options including restaurants and bars, shopping and recreational services.

Self-Catering Self-Catering will offer a sole occupancy unit consisting of one or more bedrooms or suites with a dining area and cooking facilities. Self-catering accommodation may be in the form of apartments, chalets, hotels, houses, cottages and cabins.

Tourist or Caravan Park

Tourist or Caravan Parks usually offer guests the option of pitching a tent or hitching a caravan to a powered or unpowered site. Tourist or Caravan Parks often offer shared cooking, laundry, toilet and shower facilities.

Gold Coast City’s current total accommodation capacity is 65,000 beds. There is constant investment in new accommodation products together with

reinvestment in existing tourist accommodation and associated businesses.

Please refer to the Guarantees File for the ratings system statement from Gold Coast Tourism.

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The preliminary rounds of the Basketball Competition will be located in Cairns and Townsville, with initial competitor numbers estimated to total approximately 250. With team officials and spectators added, the accommodation requirement can be limited to three hotels in both Cairns and Townsville. Cairns and Townsville are international tourism destinations in North Queensland: Cairns has 10,600 hotel rooms and Townsville has 3,000 hotel rooms of varying star-rated categories.

Athletes will be accommodated in one hotel, Games Family and officials in a second and media accommodated in a third hotel. Three hotels have been sourced in both Cairns and Townsville for these purposes.

QUEsTION 12.3Provide a map indicating the location of existing hotels within a 10km radius of your point of reference. Show hotel numbers on a map in BLUE: 1Complete table 12.3.

Table 12.3 Existing Hotels Within a Radius of 0–10km

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Guarantees Obtained

Number of Rooms

% of Total

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5 STAR59 Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise - Gold Tower 108 0 0

130 Hilton Surfers Paradise 419 100 24 David Kelly/General Manager

73 Jupiters Gold Coast 594 209 35 Violeta Herrero/Associate Director of Sales

74 Meriton Serviced Apartments Gold Coast 181 0

134 Peppers Broadbeach 499 34 7 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

14 Palazzo Versace 204 200 98 Michael Gibson/Revenue Manager

86 RACV Royal Pines Resort 330 25 8 Shuzo Yamanaka/Senior Sales Manager - International & Leisure

133 Sheraton Mirage Resort & Spa** 293 230 78 Leon Thomson/Director of Sales & Marketing

71 Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach 295 250 85 Nicholas Clarke/Director of Sales & Marketing

15 Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa 329 230 70 Peter Brampton/General Manager

4 STAR50 Artique Resort 120 0

64 Biarritz Apartments 46 0

65 Boulevard North Apartments 41 0

63 Breakers North Apartments 43 0

76 Breakfree - Savannah Resort 105 0

60 Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise 270 190 70 Linda Collis/Area Director Sales & Marketing

89 Diamond Sands Resort 55 0

68 Freshwater Point 125 0

30 Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise 404 235 58 Linda Collis/Area Director Sales & Marketing

66 La Grande Apartments 34 0

80 Mantra - Bel Air 175 28 16 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

72 Mantra - Broadbeach on the Park 60 16 27 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

35 Mantra - Circle on Cavill 166 136 82 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

23 Mantra - Crown Towers 124 52 42 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

42 Mantra - Legends Hotel 403 176 44 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

67 Mantra - Phoenician 128 33 26 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

82 Mantra - Sierra Grand 108 29 27 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

21 Mantra - Sun City Resort 183 70 38 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

54 Mantra - Wings Resort 76 26 34 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

79 Montego Sands Resort 16 0

18 Oscar on Main Resort 38 0


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46 Q1 Resort & Spa 150 80 53 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

88 Quality Hotel Mermaid Waters 104 0

137 QT Gold Coast 296 280 95 Scott Barratt/Financial Controller

87 Radisson Resort Gold Coast 280 200 71 Gerard Knight/General Manager

9 Sandcastles on the Broadwater 45 0

11 Sea World Resort & Water Park 405 250 62 Nicole Pender/Corporate, Event & Leisure Sales

69 South Pacific Plaza 56 0

12 Southport Tourist Park 248 0

61 Surf Parade Resort 85 0

56 Surfers Aquarius 87 0

51 Surfers Beachside Holiday Apartments 40 0

49 Surfers Century Oceanside Apartments 50 0

62 The Breakers 36 0

20 The Meriton on Main Beach 34 0

70 The Wave Resort 71 0

32 Towers of Chevron Renaissance 310 0

25 Trilogy Surfers Paradise 41 0

33 Vibe Hotel Gold Coast 199 0

45 Watermark Hotel & Spa Gold Coast 388 388 100 Don Cox/Group General Manager

17 Xanadu Resort 68 0

3 STAR26 International Beach Resort 120 0

53 Alexander Holiday Apartments 33 0

48 Anacapri Holiday Resort Apartments 41 0

75 Aruba Surf Resort 37 0

85 Ashmore Palms Holiday Village 65 0

77 Best Western Broadbeach Travel Inn Apartments

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10 Blue Waters Apartments 85 0

52 Breakfree - Acapulco Resort 45 0

39 Breakfree - Beachcomber Surfers Paradise 64 0

24 Breakfree - Beachpoint Resort 70 0

36 Breakfree - Cosmopolitan 36 0

81 Breakfree - Diamond Beach Resort 118 31 26 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

28 Breakfree - Imperial Surf 64 24 38 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

47 Breakfree - Longbeach Apartments 41 15 37 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

19 Breakfree - Maldives 35 0

31 Breakfree - Moroccan 68 31 46 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue


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#Hotel Name Total

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Number of Rooms

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3 STAR78 Breakfree - Neptune Resort 45 11 24 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales &

Revenue44 Breakfree - Peninsula 70 31 44 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales &

Revenue84 Diamond Cove Resort 53 0

136 Hotel Grand Chancellor Surfers Paradise** 404 200 50 John Tarrant/Director of Sales

13 Harbour Side Resort 46 0

37 Islander Resort Hotel 98 0

34 La Promenade 24 0

83 Mermaid Beach Park View 17 0

135 Paradise Centre Apartments** 77 30 39 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

43 Paradise Island Resort 74 0

22 Paradise Isles 37 0

58 Paros on the Beach 29 0

27 Quarterdeck Apartments 35 0

41 Surf Regency Apartments 35 0

40 Surfers Del Rey 21 0

55 Surfers Hawaiian Prestige Apartments 17 0

57 The Penthouses Apartments Gold Coast 21 0

16 YHA 27 0

2 STAR38 Sunset Court 17 0

29 Surfers City Motel 34 0

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QUEsTION 12.4 Provide a map indicating the location of existing hotels within a 10-50km radius of your point of reference. Show hotel numbers on map in BLUE: 1Complete table 12.4.


#Hotel Name Total

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5 STAR4 Azzura Greens Resort 159 0

132 Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove** 247 150 61 Kimberley Furnell/Director of Sales

1 Peppers Ruffles Lodge & Spa 9 0

4 STAR104 Blue C Apartments 50 0

113 Breakfree Paradiso 30 0

94 Burleigh Beach Tower 42 0

5 Cedar Creek Lodges 28 0

2 Couran Cove Island Resort 215 0

92 Currumbin Sands Beachfront Apartments 40 0

95 Gemini Court Holiday Apartments 65 0

3 Gold Coast Holiday Park & Motel 238 0

102 Kirra Beach Apartments 50 0

105 Kirra Surf Apartments 30 0

106 Mantra - Coolangatta Beach 86 29 34 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

114 Mantra on Salt Beach 275 0

107 Ocean Plaza Resort 70 0

100 O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat 66 0

110 Outrigger Twin Towns Resort 240 200 83 Niel Mason/General Manager

115 Peppers Salt Resort & Spa 304 34 11 Kent Davidson/Group Director of Sales & Revenue

108 Points North Apartments 59 0

112 Pyramid Holiday Park 169 0

98 Royal Palm Apartments 60 0

93 Sands Mediterranean Resort 65 0

90 Sands Turtle Beach Resort 254 0

96 Swell Resort Burleigh Beach 110 0

101 The Mouses House 11 0

6 The Polish Place 5 0

7 Treasure Island Holiday Park 130 0

111 Tweed Ultima 100 0

3 STAR99 Binna Burra Mountain Lodge 26 0

91 Grande Florida Beachside Resort 99 0

109 Greenmount Beach Resort 120 0

103 Meridian Tower 28 0

97 Oceanside Cove Holiday Apartments 15 0

8 Windsurfer Resort 30 0

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QUEsTION 12.5Provide a map indicating the location of hotels to be constructed within a 10km radius of your point of reference.

Mark planned hotels for which construction authorisations have already been given in GREEN on the map: 1Mark additional hotels for which construction authorisations have not been signed by are required to host the Commonwealth Games in RED on the map: 1

Complete table 12.5.

There are currently no development plans pending approval that are considered necessary to meet the CGF’s requirements or the anticipated Games visitation requirements.

The City already has sufficient accommodation product necessary to meet the requirements of the CGF and anticipated Games visitation. One development project planned that will add to the City’s existing accommodation capacity and tourism appeal is Jupiter’s Hotel and Casino. This project is a AUD $350 million (GBP £220.5 million) redevelopment which will include a new 5-star 200-room boutique hotel, new entertainment facilities and renovation of current suites and penthouses, due for completion in 2014. No commitments have been sought from this development.

Table 12.5 Hotels To Be Constructed Within a Radius of 0–10km

# Hotel Name Total# of Rooms

Construction Timelines Guarantees Obtained

Start Date Finish Date Number of Rooms

% of Total Signed by (Body/Name)

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131 Jupiters Hotel Boutique Tower 200 2014

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TOTAL 200 0

QUEsTION 12.6Provide a map indicating the location of hotels to be constructed within a 10-50km radius of your reference.

Mark planned hotels for which construction authorisations have already been given in GREEN on the map: 1Mark additional hotels for which construction authorisations have not been signed by are required to host the Commonwealth Games in RED on the map: 1

Completetable12.6.

There are no hotels planned to be constructed within a 10-50 kilometre radius of the reference at the time of Candidature submission and therefore Map 12.6 and Table 12.6 have not been provided.


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QUEsTION 12.7Provide a map indicating the location of proposed other accommodation (if applicable) within a 0-50km radius of the Commonwealth Games Main Stadium. This may include condominiums, villages other than the Commonwealth Games Village.

Mark existing accommodation in BLUE on the map: 1Mark planned accommodation for which construction authorisations have already been signed in GREEN on the map: 1Mark additional accommodation for which construction authorisations have not been signed but are required to host the Commonwealth Games in RED on the map: 1

Please note that the Commonwealth Games Village is addressed in Theme 10.

Complete table 12.7.

If existing buildings/ships are being used as part of other accommodation, provide guarantees from the owners concerned, including:

• Useofvenue

• Possessionandvacationdates

• Rentalcosts,ifany

• Financialguaranteesforanyupgradetothebuilding(s), if applicable.

Table 12.7 Other Accommodation Within a Radius of 0–50km

Category # Name of Accommodation Total # of

RoomsGuarantees Obtained

Number of Rooms

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Signed by(Body/Name)

Backpackers 116 Aquarius Backpackers 17 0

Backpackers 117 Arrival Accommodation 18 0

Tourist/caravan park 118 Broadwater Tourist Park 28 0

Tourist/caravan park 119 Burleigh Beach Tourist Park 10 0

Backpackers 120 Coolangatta Sands Hostel 23 0

Backpackers 121 Coolangatta YHA Backpackers 22 0

Backpackers 122 Islander Backpackers Resort 50 0

Tourist/caravan park 123 Kirra Beach Tourist Park 6 0

Backpackers 124 Komune Resort 19 0

Tourist/caravan park 125 Main Beach Tourist Park 19 0

Tourist/caravan park 126 Ocean Beach Tourist Park 6 0

Tourist/caravan park 127 Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park 31 0

Campus accommodation 128 The Southport School 300 0

Backpackers 129 Trekkers Backpackers 13 0

TOTAL 562 0

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Surfers Paradise

BiggeraWaters

TweedHeads

Palm Beach

Kingscliff

Main Beach

Miami


Hope Island

South Stradbroke

Beaudesert

Oxenford

Nerang

Mermaid Beach

Mudgeeraba

Merrimac

Highland Park

Tugun

Banora Point

Tweed Heads West

Bogangar

Pottsville

Cudgen



Pacific Pines

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Beenleigh

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Map 12.7 Other Accommodation Within a Radius of 0–50km


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QUEsTION 12.8Provide a map of the total Games-time room inventory in your city by superimposing all previous maps on each other.

Complete table 12.8, listing hotels in numerical order by hotel reference number.

Table 12.8 Total Games-time Room Inventory

Hotel Reference Number

Hotel Name

Star Category

Total # of

Rooms

Number of guaranteed

rooms*

% of Total Number of Rooms in the Hotel

Location **

Construction Status ***

1 Peppers Ruffles Lodge & Spa 5 9 0 10–50km Complete2 Couran Cove Island Resort 4 215 0 10–50km Complete3 Gold Coast Holiday Park & Motel 4 238 0 10–50km Complete4 Azzura Greens Resort 5 159 0 10–50km Complete5 Cedar Creek Lodges 4 28 0 10–50km Complete6 The Polish Place 4 5 0 10–50km Complete7 Treasure Island Holiday Park 4 130 0 10–50km Complete8 Windsurfer Resort 3 30 0 10–50km Complete9 Sandcastles on the Broadwater 4 45 0 0–10km Complete10 Blue Waters Apartments 3 85 0 0–10km Complete11 Sea World Resort & Water Park 4 405 250 62 0–10km Complete12 Southport Tourist Park 4 248 0 0–10km Complete13 Harbour Side Resort 3 46 0 0–10km Complete14 Palazzo Versace 5 204 200 98 0–10km Complete15 Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa 5 329 230 70 0–10km Complete16 YHA 3 27 0 0–10km Complete17 Xanadu Resort 4 68 0 0–10km Complete18 Oscar on Main Resort 4 38 0 0–10km Complete

19 Breakfree - Maldives 3 35 0 0–10km Complete20 The Meriton on Main Beach 4 34 0 0–10km Complete21 Mantra - Sun City Resort 4 183 70 38 0–10km Complete22 Paradise Isles 3 37 0 0–10km Complete23 Mantra - Crown Towers 4 124 52 42 0–10km Complete24 Breakfree - Beachpoint Resort 3 70 0 0–10km Complete25 Trilogy Surfers Paradise 4 41 0 0–10km Complete26 International Beach Resort 3 120 0 0–10km Complete27 Quarterdeck Apartments 3 35 0 0–10km Complete28 Breakfree - Imperial Surf 3 64 24 38 0–10km Complete29 Surfers City Motel 2 34 0 0–10km Complete30 Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise 4 404 235 58 0–10km Complete31 Breakfree - Moroccan 3 68 31 46 0–10km Complete32 Towers of Chevron Renaissance 4 310 0 0–10km Complete33 Vibe Hotel Gold Coast 4 199 0 0–10km Complete34 La Promenade 3 24 0 0–10km Complete35 Mantra - Circle on Cavill 4 166 136 82 0–10km Complete36 Breakfree - Cosmopolitan 3 36 0 0–10km Complete37 Islander Resort Hotel 3 98 0 0–10km Complete38 Sunset Court 2 17 0 0–10km Complete39 Breakfree - Beachcomber Surfers Paradise 3 64 0 0–10km Complete40 Surfers Del Rey 3 21 0 0–10km Complete41 Surf Regency Apartments 3 35 0 0–10km Complete42 Mantra - Legends Hotel 4 403 176 44 0–10km Complete43 Paradise Island Resort 3 74 0 0–10km Complete44 Breakfree - Peninsula 3 70 31 44 0–10km Complete45 Watermark Hotel & Spa Gold Coast 4 388 388 100 0–10km Complete46 Q1 Resort & Spa 4 150 80 53 0–10km Complete47 Breakfree - Longbeach Apartments 3 41 15 37 0–10km Complete48 Anacapri Holiday Resort Apartments 3 41 0 0–10km Complete49 Surfers Century Oceanside Apartments 4 50 0 0–10km Complete50 Artique Resort 4 120 0 0–10km Complete51 Surfers Beachside Holiday Apartments 4 40 0 0–10km Complete52 Breakfree - Acapulco Resort 3 45 0 0–10km Complete53 Alexander Holiday Apartments 3 33 0 0–10km Complete54 Mantra - Wings Resort 4 76 26 34 0–10km Complete55 Surfers Hawaiian Prestige Apartments 3 17 0 0–10km Complete56 Surfers Aquarius 4 87 0 0–10km Complete


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Hotel Reference Number

Hotel Name

Star Category

Total # of

Rooms


rooms*


Location **


57 The Penthouses Apartments Gold Coast 3 21 0 0–10km Complete58 Paros on the Beach 3 29 0 0–10km Complete59 Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise - Gold Tower 5 108 0 0 0–10km Complete60 Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise 4 270 190 70 0–10km Complete61 Surf Parade Resort 4 85 0 0–10km Complete62 The Breakers 4 36 0 0–10km Complete63 Breakers North Apartments 4 43 0 0–10km Complete64 Biarritz Apartments 4 46 0 0–10km Complete65 Boulevard North Apartments 4 41 0 0–10km Complete66 La Grande Apartments 4 34 0 0–10km Complete67 Mantra - Phoenician 4 128 33 26 0–10km Complete68 Freshwater Point 4 125 0 0–10km Complete69 South Pacific Plaza 4 56 0 0–10km Complete70 The Wave Resort 4 71 0 0–10km Complete71 Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach 5 295 250 85 0–10km Complete72 Mantra - Broadbeach on the Park 4 60 16 27 0–10km Complete73 Jupiters Gold Coast 5 594 209 35 0–10km Complete74 Meriton Serviced Apartments Gold Coast 5 181 0 0–10km Complete75 Aruba Surf Resort 3 37 0 0–10km Complete76 Breakfree - Savannah Resort 4 105 0 0–10km Complete77 Best Western Broadbeach Travel Inn Apartments 3 66 0 0–10km Complete78 Breakfree - Neptune Resort 3 45 11 24 0–10km Complete79 Montego Sands Resort 4 16 0 0–10km Complete80 Mantra - Bel Air 4 175 28 16 0–10km Complete81 Breakfree - Diamond Beach Resort 3 118 31 26 0–10km Complete82 Mantra - Sierra Grand 4 108 29 27 0–10km Complete83 Mermaid Beach Park View 3 17 0 0–10km Complete84 Diamond Cove Resort 3 53 0 0–10km Complete85 Ashmore Palms Holiday Village 3 65 0 0–10km Complete86 RACV Royal Pines Resort 5 330 25 8 0–10km Complete87 Radisson Resort Gold Coast 4 280 200 71 0–10km Complete88 Quality Hotel Mermaid Waters 4 104 0 0–10km Complete89 Diamond Sands Resort 4 55 0 0–10km Complete90 Sands Turtle Beach Resort 4 254 0 10–50km Complete91 Grande Florida Beachside Resort 3 99 0 10–50km Complete92 Currumbin Sands Beachfront Apartments 4 40 0 10–50km Complete93 Sands Mediterranean Resort 4 65 0 10–50km Complete94 Burleigh Beach Tower 4 42 0 10–50km Complete95 Gemini Court Holiday Apartments 4 65 0 10–50km Complete96 Swell Resort Burleigh Beach 4 110 0 10–50km Complete97 Oceanside Cove Holiday Apartments 3 15 0 10–50km Complete98 Royal Palm Apartments 4 60 0 10–50km Complete99 Binna Burra Mountain Lodge 3 26 0 10–50km Complete100 O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat 4 66 0 10–50km Complete101 The Mouses House 4 11 0 10–50km Complete102 Kirra Beach Apartments 4 50 0 10–50km Complete103 Meridian Tower 3 28 0 10–50km Complete104 Blue C Apartments 4 50 0 10–50km Complete105 Kirra Surf Apartments 4 30 0 10–50km Complete106 Mantra - Coolangatta Beach 4 86 29 34 10–50km Complete107 Ocean Plaza Resort 4 70 0 10–50km Complete108 Points North Apartments 4 59 0 10–50km Complete109 Greenmount Beach Resort 3 120 0 10–50km Complete110 Outrigger Twin Towns Resort 4 240 200 83 10–50km Complete111 Tweed Ultima 4 100 0 10–50km Complete112 Pyramid Holiday Park 4 169 0 10–50km Complete113 Breakfree Paradiso 4 30 0 10–50km Complete114 Mantra on Salt Beach 4 275 0 10–50km Complete115 Peppers Salt Resort & Spa 4 304 34 11 10–50km Complete116 Aquarius Backpackers 17 0 0 0–10km Complete117 Arrival Accommodation 18 0 0 0–10km Complete

Table 12.8 Total Games-time Room Inventory


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Table 12.8 Total Games-time Room InventoryHotel Reference Number

Hotel Name

Star Category

Total # of

Rooms


rooms*


Location **


118 Broadwater Tourist Park 28 0 0 0–10km Complete119 Burleigh Beach Tourist Park 10 0 0 0–10km Complete120 Coolangatta Sands Hostel 23 0 0 10–50km Complete121 Coolangatta YHA Backpackers 22 0 0 10–50km Complete122 Islander Backpackers Resort 50 0 0 0–10km Complete123 Kirra Beach Tourist Park 6 0 0 10–50km Complete124 Komune Resort 19 0 0 10–50km Complete125 Main Beach Tourist Park 19 0 0 0–10km Complete126 Ocean Beach Tourist Park 6 0 0 0–10km Complete127 Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park 31 0 0 10–50km Complete128 The Southport School 300 0 0 0–10km Complete129 Trekkers Backpackers 13 0 0 0–10km Complete130 Hilton Surfers Paradise 5 285 100 35 0–10km Complete131 Jupiter's Hotel Boutique Tower 5 200 0 0 0–10km Planned132 Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove** 5 247 150 61 10–50km Complete133 Sheraton Mirage Resort & Spa** 5 293 230 78 0–10km Complete134 Peppers Broadbeach 5 499 34 7 0–10km Complete135 Paradise Centre Apartments** 3 77 30 39 0–10km Complete136 Hotel Grand Chancellor Surfers Paradise** 3 404 200 50 0–10km Complete137 QT Gold Coast 4 296 280 95 0–10km CompleteTOTAL 15287 4253Note: *Indicates number of guaranteed rooms.

**Indicates self-rated accommodation. ***Existing, planned (new construction – construction authorisation already signed) or additional (new construction – construction authorisation not yet signed but required for the Games).


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Surfers Paradise

BiggeraWaters

TweedHeads

Palm Beach

Kingscliff

Main Beach

BrunswickHeads

Miami


Hope Island

South Stradbroke

Beaudesert

Oxenford

Nerang

Mermaid Beach

Mudgeeraba

Merrimac

Highland Park

Tugun


Bogangar

Pottsville

Cudgen



Pacific Pines

Eagle Heights

Beenleigh

Redland Bay

Indooroopilly

Brisbane

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Map 12.8 (c) Surfers Paradise Area – Total Games-time Room Inventory

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Beaudesert

Oxenford

Nerang

Mermaid Beach

Mudgeeraba

Merrimac

Highland Park

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Cudgen



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Map 12.8 (d) Burleigh Heads Area – Total Games-time Room Inventory

Map 12.8 (e) Coolangatta Area – Total Games-time Room Inventory

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QUEsTION 12.9For the Commonwealth Games Family Hotel(s), clearly stipulate the maximum room rate for all room types (single, double/twin and suite) in GBP 2018 and including breakfast(s) and taxes, applicable to the following population:

Commonwealth Hotel(s) Rate Population – 200 rooms

CGF Life Vice Presidents

CGF Management (President, Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer)

IOC and IPC Presidents and Secretaries General

IF President/Secretary General

CGA President/Secretary General

CGF Group Administration

CGF Commission (Medical, Ethics, Athletes)

CGF Advisors, Experts, Consultants, Agents

CGF Partners and Suppliers

CGF Guests (including CGF Members’ guests)

Commonwealth Hotel(s) Rate Population – 200 rooms

GAISF

Future OCs (President, Director General, Mayor, Executive members)

Previous OCs (President, Director General)

Bid Cities (Executives)

CAS

WADA

Provide a guarantee that should the price of such rooms in 2018 be higher than the price stated in your Candidature File, the OC must pay the difference (this must be clearly indicated in your budget).

The Government guarantees any price difference for rooms stated at certain prices in the Candidature File for the Games Family Hotels and the eventual prices.

Accommodation providers have submitted a flat room rate by room type that is applicable for all user groups of the Commonwealth Games Family.


Table 12.9 Family Hotels

#Hotel

Location(0–10km) (10–50km)

Room Allocation Rate 2011 Rate 2018Room Type Number of

RoomsAUD GBP AUD GBP

5 STAR

14 Palazzo Versace 0-10km All room types available 200 370 233 475 299

73 Jupiters Gold Coast## 0-10km Superior King 61 229 144 280 176

Superior Twin 100 229 144 280 176

Corner Balcony King 20 279 176 340 214

Corner Balcony Twin 4 279 176 340 214

Club Suite King 11 439 277 535 337

Club Suite Twin 4 439 277 535 337

115 Peppers Salt 10-50km Hotel 78 225 142 286 180

One Bedroom 81 300 189 382 241

134 Peppers Broadbeach 0-10km One Bedroom 4 265 167 337 212

One Bedroom Ocean 5 315 198 401 253

Two Bedroom 6 335 211 426 268

Two Bedroom Ocean 17 385 243 490 309

Three Bedroom Skyhome 2 750 473 954 601

133 Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa**

0-10km Garden Room 230 550 347 827 521

15 Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa

0-10km Hinterland Room 115 445 280 565 356

Ocean View Room 115 445 280 565 356

71 Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach

0-10km Classic Room 100 450 284 600 378

Superior Room 150 510 321 650 410

Apartment 50


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4 STAR

30 Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise 0-10km Standard 60 329 207 419 264

Superior 125 349 220 444 280

Deluxe 50 369 232 469 295

Superior Suite 5 409 258 519 327

110 Outrigger Twin Towns Resort 10-50km Hotel 20 169 106 215 135

Deluxe 70 189 119 240 151

One Bedroom 40 203 128 260 164

Two Bedroom 70 273 172 345 217

11 Sea World Resort and Water Park

0-10km Resort Room 120 220 139 285 180

Deluxe Resort Room 30 260 164 330 208

Studio Room 60 260 164 330 208

Deluxe Queen View 10 300 189 380 239

Deluxe King Room 10 300 189 380 239

Deluxe Queen 20 285 180 365 230

87 Radisson Resort Gold Coast 0-10km Guest Room Double 50 229 144 290 183

Guest Room Twin 60 229 144 290 183

Golf View Double 30 249 157 315 198

Golf View Twin 20 249 157 315 198

Garden Spa Double 8 289 182 369 232

Garden Spa Twin 22 289 182 369 232

Ultima Suite 10 349 220 445 280

35 Mantra Circle on Cavill 0-10km One Bedroom 40 235 148 299 188

One Bedroom Ocean View 50 275 173 350 221

Two Bedroom 11 315 198 401 253

Two Bedroom Ocean View 28 353 222 449 283 Three Bedroom 7 653 411 831 524

46 Q1 Resort and Spa 0-10km One Bedroom 30 265 167 387 244


Two Bedroom 10 325 205 513 323

Two Bedroom Ocean View 12 355 224 552 348

Three Bedroom 8 555 350 856 539

137 QT Gold Coast 0-10km Mountain View Double 48 280 176 356 224

Mountain View Twin 112 280 176 356 224

Ocean View Double 120 320 202 407 256

21 Mantra Sun City 0-10km Hotel 11 170 107 216 136

One Bedroom 18 197 124 301 190


Two Bedroom 8 291 183 370 233


Two Bedroom Deluxe Spa 6 423 266 638 402

Three Bedroom 4 621 391 940 592

42 Mantra Legends Hotel 0-10km Hotel Twin/Studio 58 160 101 254 160

Hotel Deluxe Twin/Studio 100 190 120 242 152

Hotel Ocean Deluxe 13 210 132 317 200

Spa Suite 5 240 151 355 224



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4 STAR

23 Mantra Crown Towers 0-10km One Bedroom 15 185 117 235 148


Two Bedroom 10 255 161 324 204


Three Bedroom 8 375 236 477 301

54 Mantra Wings 0-10km One Bedroom 8 175 110 233 147

Two Bedroom 14 235 148 299 188

Two Bed Penthouse 1 385 243 490 309

Three Bedroom 3 345 217 439 277

82 Mantra Sierra Grand 0-10km One Bedroom 4 220 139 280 176

One Bedroom Executive 6 250 158 318 200

Two Bedroom 8 280 176 356 224

Two Bedroom Executive 3 310 195 394 248

Three Bedroom 8 380 239 483 304

72 Mantra Broadbeach on the Park

0-10km One Bedroom 6 196 123 249 157

Two Bedroom 8 273 172 347 219

Three Bedroom 2 376 237 478 301

67 Mantra Phoenician 0-10km One Bedroom 21 180 113 229 144

Two Bedroom 12 245 154 312 197

80 Mantra Bel Air 0-10km One Bedroom 11 160 101 304 192

One Bed Ocean 4 190 120 242 152

Two Bedroom 5 205 129 261 164


106 Mantra Coolangatta 10-50km One Bedroom Ocean 10 195 123 248 156


Three Bedroom Ocean 2 295 186 375 236

114 Mantra on Salt Beach 10-50km Hotel 50 155 98 247 156

One Bedroom 92 217 137 326 205

45 Watermark Hotel and Spa 0-10km Standard Double/Twin 110 340 214 391 246

Superior Double/Twin 108 355 224 408 257

Superior Queen 24 355 224 408 257

Deluxe Double/Twin 24 376 237 432 272

Deluxe King 64 376 237 432 272

Club Double/Twin 10 405 255 465 293

Club King 44 406 256 465 293

Suite King 4 605 381 695 438

33 Vibe Hotel Gold Coast 0-10km Room 100

3 STAR

81 Breakfree Diamond Beach 0-10km One Bedroom 2 150 95 191 120

Two Bedroom 20 200 126 254 160

Three Bedroom 9 250 158 318 200

78 Breakfree Neptune One Bedroom 9 135 85 172 108

Two Bedroom 2 195 123 248 156

31 Breakfree Moroccan 0-10km One Bedroom 5 150 95 191 120

Two Bedroom 23 210 132 267 168




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Sea World Resort © Village Roadshow Themeparks

#Hotel




3 STAR

135 Paradise Centre Apartments** 0-10km One Bedroom 12 150 95 191 120

Two Bedroom 15 210 132 267 168

Three Bedroom 3 295 186 375 236

44 Breakfree Peninsular 0-10km One Bedroom 1 150 95 191 120

Two Bedroom 25 210 132 267 168

Two Bedroom Deluxe 4 225 142 286 180

Three Bedroom 1 295 186 375 236

47 Breakfree Longbeach 0-10km One Bedroom 8 140 88 178 112

Two Bedroom 6 200 126 254 160

Three Bedroom 1 280 176 356 224

28 Breakfree Imperial Surf 0-10km One Bedroom 3 140 88 178 112

Two Bedroom 10 200 126 254 160

Two Bedroom Deluxe 10 215 135 274 173

Two Bedroom Penthouse 1 260 164 331 209

136 Hotel Grand Chancellor Surfers Paradise**

0-10km Single 100 150 95 185 117

Double/Twin 100 170 107 205 129

TOTAL 4,151Note: Exchange rate to GBP accurate as at 24 February 2011.

** Indicates self-rated accommodation. ## All rates at Jupiters provide for 2 people per room, including breakfast. For single rate, deduct $20.



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QUEsTION 12.10For the constituent hotel(s), give the maximum room rate in GBP 2011 and 2018 for all room types for all populations not covered by the Commonwealth Games Family hotel(s) rate stated in Q 12.10. Describe how such room rates will be indexed to 2018 and controlled.

Gold Coast Tourism, the City’s tourism authority, has requested hotel operators apply a 3.5 percent consumer price index to rate levels applicable in 2011.

While commercial terms of operation will apply, Gold Coast Tourism has secured rate indications for 2018 with acknowledgement that the rates provided are at maximum level.

The Queensland Government guarantees any price difference for rooms stated at certain prices in the Candidature File for the Games Family Hotels and the eventual prices.


Table 12.10 Constituent Hotels

#Hotel

Location Room Allocation Rate 2011 Rate 2018(0-10km) (10-50km)

Room Type Number of Rooms

AUD GBP AUD GBP

5 STAR

73 Jupiters Gold Coast## 0-10km Superior King 83 229 144 280 173

Superior Twin 205 229 144 280 173

Accessible Rooms Twin 4 229 144 280 173

Corner Balcony King 4 279 176 340 211 Corner Blacony Twin 4 279 176 340 211

Executive King 44 329 207 380 235

Executive Twin 30 329 207 380 235

Pacific View Suite 1 639 403 775 480

Club Grande Suite 1 639 403 775 480

King Terrace Suites 6 639 403 775 480

Ocean Terrace Suites 6 839 529 975 604

132 Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove** 10-50km Single 75 238 150 294 182

Double 75 256 161 319 198

86 RACV Royal Pines Resort 0-10km Double/Twin 25 190 120 370 229

115 Peppers Salt 10-50km Hotel 78 225 142 286 177

One Bedroom 81 300 189 382 237

134 Peppers Broadbeach 0-10km One Bedroom 4 265 167 337 209


Two Bedroom 6 335 211 426 264


Three Bedroom Skyhome 2 750 473 954 591

133 Sheraton Mirage Resort & Spa** 0-10km Garden Room 230 550 347 857 531

130 Hilton Surfers Paradise 0-10km Twin Room 100 909 573 1080 680

4 STAR

60 Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise 0-10km Superior 60 339 214 431 272

Superior Ocean 85 359 226 456 287

Superior King Deluxe 15 389 245 494 311

Executive Ocean Suite 10 409 258 519 327

Deluxe Spa 20 379 239 482 304

11 Sea World Resort and Water Park 0-10km Resort Room 120 220 139 285 180

Deluxe Resort Room 30 260 164 330 208

Studio Room 60 260 164 330 208

Deluxe Queen View 10 300 189 380 239

Deluxe King Room 10 300 189 380 239

Deluxe Queen 20 285 180 365 230


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#Hotel



AUD GBP AUD GBP

4 STAR

87 Radisson Resort Gold Coast 0-10km Guest Room Double 50 229 144 290 183

Guest Room Twin 60 229 144 290 183

Golf View Double 30 249 157 315 198

Golf View Twin 20 249 157 315 198

Garden Spa Double 8 289 182 369 232

Garden Spa Twin 22 289 182 369 232

Ultima Suite 10 349 220 445 280

110 Outrigger Twin Towns Resort 0-10km Hotel 20 169 106 215 135

Deluxe 70 189 119 240 151

One Bedroom 40 203 128 260 164

Two Bedroom 70 273 172 345 217

35 Mantra Circle on Cavill 0-10km One Bedroom 40 235 148 299 188


Two Bedroom 11 315 198 401 253


Three Bedroom 7 653 411 831 524

46 Q1 Resort and Spa 0-10km One Bedroom 30 265 167 387 244


Two Bedroom 10 325 205 513 323


Three Bedroom 8 555 350 856 539

21 Mantra Sun City 0-10km Hotel 11 170 107 216 136

One Bedroom 18 197 124 301 190


Two Bedroom 8 291 183 370 233


Two Bedroom Deluxe Spa 6 423 266 638 402

Three Bedroom 4 621 391 940 592

42 Mantra Legends Hotel 0-10km Hotel Twin/Studio 58 160 101 254 160

Hotel Deluxe Twin/Studio 100 190 120 242 152

Hotel Ocean Deluxe 13 210 132 317 200

Spa Suite 5 240 151 355 224

23 Mantra Crown Towers 0-10km One Bedroom 15 185 117 235 148


Two Bedroom 10 255 161 324 204


Three Bedroom 8 375 236 477 301

54 Mantra Wings 0-10km One Bedroom 8 175 110 233 147

Two Bedroom 14 235 148 299 188

Two Bedroom Penthouse 1 385 243 490 309

Three Bedroom 3 345 217 439 277


Three Bedroom 8 380 239 483 304

82 Mantra Sierra Grand 0-10km One Bedroom 4 220 139 280 176

One Bedroom Executive 6 250 158 318 200

Two Bedroom 8 280 176 356 224


Three Bedroom 8 380 239 483 304



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AUD GBP AUD GBP

4 STAR72 Mantra Broadbeach on the Park 0-10km One Bedroom 6 196 123 249 157

Two Bedroom 8 273 172 347 219

Three Bedroom 2 376 237 478 301

67 Mantra Phoenician 0-10km One Bedroom 21 180 113 229 144

Two Bedroom 12 245 154 312 19780 Mantra Bel Air 0-10km One Bedroom 11 160 101 304 192


Two Bedroom 5 205 129 261 164

Two Bedroom Ocean 8 235 148 299 188106 Mantra Coolangatta 10-50km One Bedroom Ocean 10 195 123 248 156


Three Bedroom Ocean 2 295 186 375 236

114 Mantra on Salt Beach 10-50km Hotel 50 155 98 247 156

One Bedroom 92 217 137 326 205

45 Watermark Hotel and Spa 0-10km Standard Double/Twin 110 340 214 391 246

Superior Double/Twin 108 355 224 408 257

Superior Queen 24 355 224 408 257

Deluxe Double/Twin 24 376 237 432 272

Club Double/Twin 10 405 255 465 293

Club King 44 406 256 465 293

Suite King 4 605 381 695 438 3 STAR81 Breakfree Diamond Beach Resort 0-10km One Bedroom 2 150 95 191 120 Two Bedroom 20 200 126 254 160 Three Bedroom 9 250 158 318 20078 Breakfree Neptune** One Bedroom 9 135 85 172 108 Two Bedroom 2 195 123 248 15631 Breakfree Moroccan 0-10km One Bedroom 5 150 95 191 120 Two Bedroom 23 210 132 267 168 Two Bedroom Ocean 3 250 158 318 200135 Paradise Centre Apartments 0-10km One Bedroom 12 150 95 191 120 Two Bedroom 15 210 132 267 168 Three Bedroom 3 295 186 375 23644 Breakfree Peninsular 0-10km One Bedroom 1 150 95 191 120 Two Bedroom 25 210 132 267 168 Two Bedroom Deluxe 4 225 142 286 180 Three Bedroom 1 295 186 375 23647 Breakfree Longbeach 0-10km One Bedroom 8 140 88 178 112 Two Bedroom 6 200 126 254 160 Three Bedroom 1 280 176 356 22428 Breakfree Imperial Surf 0-10km One Bedroom 3 140 88 178 112 Two Bedroom 10 200 126 254 160 Two Bedroom Deluxe 10 215 135 274 173 Two Bedroom Penthouse 1 260 164 331 209136 Hotel Grand Chancellor Surfers

Paradise**

0-10km Single 100 150 95 185 117

Double/Twin 100 170 107 205 129 TOTAL 3504Note: Exchange rate as at 8 February 2011 of AUD $1.00 to GBP £0.63.

** Indicates self-rated accommodation. ***Indicates that breakfast is not included in this rate. ## All rates at Jupiters provide for 2 people per room, including breakfast. For single rate, deduct $20.



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QUEsTION 12.11What are your plans to control room rates in hotels to be constructed and in existing hotels to be refurbished?

As additional hotel stock becomes available, rates will be negotiated and hotel rooms reserved for the Games.

Hotel room rates will be guaranteed. Hotels that offer unallocated stock will do so at rates no greater than the tariff published.

MINIMUM STAY

QUEsTION 12.12The CGF prefers that no minimum stay is proposed. However, if a minimum stay is envisaged in your accommodation plan, the CGF requirement is to allow different waves of room blocks throughout the Games period. If applicable, describe your plan for minimum stay and room block waves.

Most Gold Coast City hotel operators have indicated that no minimum length of stay will be applicable during the Games. Some apartment and hotel operators have indicated a minimum three, five or seven night stay will be required. Gold Coast Tourism recommends that no minimum stay is applicable, however commercial discretion remains with the accommodation management group.

HOTEL GUARANTEES

QUEsTION 12.13Provide guarantees for a minimum of 4,000 rooms in the following star categories:

• 5Star–200rooms

• 4Star–1,400rooms

• 3Star–2,100rooms

• 2Star–300rooms

from individual hotels and other accommodation owners listed in tables 12.3 to 12.7 guaranteeing, for all constituent groups:

• Roomavailability

• Roomrate

• Minimumstay/roomblockwaves,ifapplicable

• Timelinesandfinancingofhotelupgrades,ifapplicable

• Pricecontrolsforservicesotherthanroomrates

• Thataccommodationcontractsarebindingthrough to the Games

Please note that, following election as the Host City, the OC will be required to develop a detailed contract with each hotel/accommodation owner. Further, a differentcontractwillberequiredfortheofficialCGFFlagship Hotel for the Games Family Hotel(s).

Guarantees have been obtained from hotel/accommodation owners, as listed in Tables 12.3 and 12.4, to satisfy the room requirement of 4,000 rooms across a range of accommodation standards.

If elected as the Host City, the OC will develop detailed contracts with each hotel/accommodation owner, as well as a separate contract for the official CGF Flagship Hotel for the Games Family Hotel(s).

Please refer to the Guarantees file for the guarantee.

QUEsTION 12.14In addition, provide guarantees from the competent authorities for all hotels and other accommodation to be constructed (planned and additional), guaranteeing:

• Constructionauthorisation

• Workstimelines

• Financing

• Managementcompany

There are currently no development plans pending approval that are considered necessary to meet the CGF’s requirements or the anticipated Games visitation requirements.


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SPECTATORS

QUEsTION 12.15Provide details regarding your accommodation plan for spectators during the Commonwealth Games.

Annually, the City is host to 10.5 million daytrips, domestic and international overnight visitors which includes 3.3 million overnight domestic and 826,000 international visitors. Up to 110,000 international and domestic visitors will attend Gold Coast City for the Games and stay in the City during the Games, as well as the period before and after the Games.

From the point of reference, Carrara Stadium, the accommodation plan will provide the following during the Games, well exceeding the expected number of spectators:

• 10,915 existing hotel rooms within a 10km radius,

• Additional 3,525 existing hotel rooms within a 50km radius, and

• 65,000 existing hotel beds.

Gold Coast Tourism will be an important partner in managing the Games Accommodation Plan. As the City’s official tourist agency, it represents almost 500 members including accommodation venues, theme parks and attractions, tour operators, restaurants and cafes, entertainment venues, transport providers and professional support services as well as almost 27,000 commercial businesses.

Gold Coast Tourism also provides booking assistance to domestic and international travellers through online reservations, email, telephone and customer service centres and will continue to do so in the lead-up to the Games. In 2010, it assisted in excess of 200,000 of accommodation and tourism enquiries.

Spectators may also choose to base their accommodation in Queensland’s capital, Brisbane, which is 70 kilometres, or less than one hour’s drive, from Gold Coast City. Brisbane’s Central Business District offers more than 38,000 hotel beds and is directly linked to Gold Coast City by a number of public transport options, including rail and bus, as well as an eight lane motorway linking the two cities in under one hour.

In response to Question 3.2, the Queensland Government has provided a declaration ensuring no major events will be scheduled during the Games. This will ensure there is no significant clash of major sporting or cultural events that may compete with accommodation requirements for Games spectators.

QUEsTION 12.16Provide a brief explanation of how your accommodation plan is linked to public transport arrangements.

Games hotels are centrally located to take advantage of Gold Coast City’s public transport network and included within the transport plan. The concentration of Games hotels are located in key activity areas already serviced by accessible public transport options, including rail and bus networks. As with all events conducted in Gold Coast City, accommodation maps are linked to transport maps and information which will be distributed throughout the City’s hotels. Most hotels have information and activities desks that provide public transport systems information. Transport information will also be available at main entry and exit points such as airports and train stations.

Gold Coast Tourism has extensive experience working closely with event organisers, tourism operators and transport authorities regarding transport arrangements for major events. Specific maps will be produced for spectators providing information on how to use the public transport network to travel to venues, or around the City, by bus or train, and how to get around each venue.

Spectators will have access to an enhanced public transport network through the delivery of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit (GCRT) light rail system, due for completion in 2014.

The GCRT light rail system will provide a flexible, accessible, frequent and reliable service linking key activity centres, including the Games Village, the Gold Coast University Hospital, Griffith University, Southport Medical Precinct and the City’s fast growing commercial, retail and recreational centres. This infrastructure is an important part of the Gold Coast City Transport Plan.

The City also has extensive fleets of coaches, limousines, taxis and hire cars as part of its tourism infrastructure.

Public transport costs will be included in Games ticket prices to encourage spectators to maximise the numerous public transport options when travelling to competitions.


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QUEsTION 12.17If applicable, list any other accommodation possibilities which could be envisaged. (e.g. youth hostels, university campus, campsites, etc.).

What would be the capacity of this additional accommodation?

Gold Coast City offers an abundance of additional accommodation in the form of youth hostels, backpacker hotels and caravan and camping sites, providing additional affordable accommodation options.

Table 12.17 Additional Accommodation Options

Accommodation type Accommodation name CapacityBackpackers/Hostel Aquarius Backpackers Gold Coast 17 fixed rooms

Coolangatta Sands Hostel 111 single bedsCoolangatta YHA Backpackers Bed & Breakfast

2 private rooms11 double/twin/family rooms60 single beds

Trekkers Backpackers Surfers Paradise 13 fixed roomsArrival Accommodation Hostel 18 fixed rooms

Villa Caravan Camping Gold Coast Tourist Parks Broadwater 28 fixed rooms243 powered sites

Gold Coast Tourist Parks Burleigh 28 fixed rooms52 powered sites18 unpowered sites

Gold Coast Tourist Parks Kirra Beach 6 fixed rooms153 powered sites26 unpowered sites

Gold Coast Tourist Parks Main Beach 19 fixed rooms123 powered sites

Gold Coast Tourist Parks Ocean Beach 6 fixed rooms53 powered sites

Gold Coast Tourist Parks Tallebudgera Creek 31 fixed rooms291 powered sites34 unpowered sites


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QUEsTION 13.1Based on your general Games concept and your city and regional transport systems, explain your Games transport strategy.

State your objectives as well as general transport strategies and policies in relation to Games clients and the general public.

Key attributes of Transport Strategy

1. Multi-modal public transport focus, supported by ‘Park and Ride’• Public transport will be the dominant means

of accessing Games events for spectators, volunteers and staff.

• The strategy incorporates the three public transport modes of heavy rail, a light rail rapid transit system and a dedicated bus network.

• There will be no provision for, or promotion of, private car access to major venues within the key Games clusters.

• Park and Ride facilities will service regional attendees, with sites nominated for the North and South of the City. Refer to Question 13.8 response for further details.

2. Compact venue footprint and venue clustering• All major venues and facilities are located

within the Gold Coast City footprint. Travel times between venues will be relatively short, in comparison with the norm for Games events.

3. Customised strategies for each constituent group • The Games Family will enjoy separate transport

fleets dedicated to each constituent group. Their transport routes will be segregated from the public access to ensure safety and reliability.

• Spectators and the Games workforce will access events via an especially enhanced public transport network.

4. Utilisation of existing and planned core transport infrastructure, supplemented by dedicated Games-only transport lanes• The M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway), Gold Coast

Highway and Southport-Burleigh Road axis will form the core of the north-south Games road network. Hope Island Road, Smith Street Motorway and Nerang-Broadbeach Road will provide the key east-west connectors. Already-planned investments in priority infrastructure on these routes prior to 2018 will ensure appropriate capacity.

Conversion of existing transit and general traffic lanes into Games lanes is proposed for Smith Street Motorway, Nerang-Broadbeach Road, sections of the Gold Coast Highway, and other supporting corridors as necessary.

Table 13.1 summarises the indicative requirements for the vehicular transport fleet.

THEME 13Transport

* Explanation of CGF Transport Privileges Terminology:

T1 – Personal car with driver (Heads of State, CGF and CGA Presidents, Secretary Generals and Senior Executive of the CGF, and OC.)

T2 – Pre-booked/On-call car (CGF Staff, distinguished and Honoured Guests of the CGF, Mayor of the Host City, Secretaries General of the IF’s, special guests of the CGA and members of Federation Technical Committees.)

T3 – Team bus (Athletes, team officials, administrative and medical personnel, and press attaché.)

T4 – Media

Table 13.1 Transport Strategies for Different Constituent Groups

Constituent group Transport strategies Group size Vehicles – Resources

Games Family

Athletes and team officials Compact venue footprint and venue clustering (lower travel times)Games lanesDedicated transport fleet for Games Family groups

6,000 130 buses

Media (T4) 3,000 100 buses

Technical officials 1,200 50 minivans

T1 300 300 cars

T2 2,000 400 cars/minivans

T3 1,900 500 cars/minivans

CGAs 300 cars

Spectators and workforce

Spectators Public transport focus with Park and Ride sites at key locations and Games lanes

110,000 Up to 280 buses

Workforce 50,000

Transport Objectives

Safety and efficiency• Athletes arrive at venues safely, efficiently, and

punctually; • Safe and efficient transport services that meet

and exceed the expectations of the Games family, spectators and workforce; and

• Games and non-Games travel needs are met without conflict.

Public transport focus• Spectator travel provides a positive public

transport experience helping facilitate sustained increases in public and active transport mode shares in Gold Coast City – providing a lasting legacy of the Games.

Customised travel strategy for the Games Family• A positive transport experience for the Games

Family (the T1, T2, T3 and T4 constituent groups*) through responsive, flexible and customised transport services from arrival in the City to departure.

Balance • A strategic Games transport solution that can be

supported through smart investment in transport infrastructure that will also benefit the future needs of the City.

Lasting legacy • A transport strategy that facilitates the move

toward a more sustainable transport network for the people of Gold Coast City (SEQ), and the wider South East Queensland region.

GOLD COAST CITY 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES – CANDIDATE CITY FILETHEME 13 – Transport

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QUEsTION 13.2 (A) Which authorities (state, region, city, etc) will be responsible for managing transport activities in the Commonwealth Games region during the Commonwealth Games? What will their respective responsibilities be?

The Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will be the lead agency for managing transport activities before and during the Games.

TMR will be responsible for coordinating its partner agencies and:

• Coordinating Games Family, spectator and workforce transport;

• Coordinating traffic management;• Providing priority for Games Family vehicles

while keeping the city moving;• Providing exemptions management related to

traffic and public transport; and• Coordinating the dissemination of up-to-

the-minute transport information and guidance to the OC, incident management and the general public.

Table 13.2 Agency Roles and Responsibilities During Planning and Operational Periods

Authority Responsibility

Planning Operational

Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR)

Overall leadership and coordination of Transport Control Group (through Director – Games Transport)Funding arrangements Infrastructure funding and deliveryProvision of guarantees

Overall leadership and coordination of Transport Control Group (Director – Games Transport)Traffic Management Centre (TMC)Coordination of Games Family transport services, and public/spectator transport servicesOverall transport agency and stakeholder coordinationProvision of enforcement and congestion management resources

Gold Coast City Council (GCCC)

Participate through Senior Executive role on the Board of Authorities Contribute to development of transport plan and protocols, through Transport Control Group discipline teamsContribute to development of increased coverage of streams and relevant support infrastructure Deliver local road infrastructure

Participate through Senior Executive role on the Board of Authorities Contribute to implementation of transport plan and protocols, through Transport Control Group discipline teamsProvision of skilled staff to support the TMCProvision of back-up TMC facilitiesImplement and enforce the Transport PlanProvision of transport management resources

Translink Participate through Senior Executive role on the Board of Authorities Contribute to development of transport plan and protocols, through Transport Control Group discipline teamsPlan spectator public transport planningPlan vehicular fleets support facilities and logisticsSchedule servicesDevelop information and communication packages

Participate through Senior Executive role on the Board of Authorities Contribute to implementation of transport plan and protocols, through Executive representation within Transport Control Group discipline teamsImplementation of Spectator Transport Plan and servicesManagement of Park and Ride operations in conjunction with TMCManagement and implementation of public transport services and facilities communication task

Queensland Police Service

Participate through Senior Executive role on the Board of Authorities Contribute to development of transport plan and protocols

Participate through Senior Executive role on the Board of Authorities Provision of regulatory-based field traffic management and enforcement

Taxi Council, Limousine and Coach Industry

Contribute to development of transport plan and protocols Provision of vehicular fleets, staffing and coordination


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Transport Command and Control Centre Team, including operational management coordinators and operators from partner authorities and Transport Security Command

OCGC Transport Organisation

Board of AuthoritiesDG TMR = Chair

Transport Control Group

• Managers for each theme of activity• Directly responsible to Director Games Transport

Integrated planning and implementation

• Managers for each theme of activity• Directly responsible to Director Games Transport

DG TMR

Director Games Transport

Director Games Security

Transport Security Command

Security Control Group

Transport Security

Transport services – spectators

Transport Services

Team

Network Operations

Network Operations

Team

Venue Management

Static Venue Team

Transport services – Games Family

Games Family

Transport Team

Infrastructure • permanent • temporary

Transport Infrastructure

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QUEsTION 13.2 (b) How will these different authorities be integrated and coordinated with the Organising Committee from the strategic planning phase to Games-time trafficmanagement?

The authorities identified in Table 13.2 will be integrated via a Transport Control Group (TCG) led by TMR and chaired by the TMR-appointed Director – Games Transport. The Transport Control Group will identify:

• The key roles, responsibilities and communication protocols for each of the participating authorities; and

• A planning schedule noting key activities, milestones and interfaces with the OC.

The authorities will be integrated at two working levels: • Senior executive level – a Board of Authorities

will act in an advisory capacity to the Director-General (TMR) and Director – Games Transport; and

• Operational executive/management level – senior representatives of each authority will participate in key roles within the relevant discipline teams that report through the Transport Control Group.

During the strategic planning phase, the TCG, in consultation with the OC, will develop a detailed structure for the management, communication and implementation of traffic management throughout the operational phase of the Games.

Events will be targeted during the lead-up to the Games to enable these protocols to be tested and refined under real-time operating conditions.

QUEsTION 13.2 (C) Underwhichauthoritywillyourtransportandtrafficmanagement command and control centre be operated at Games time?

Provide a guarantee from the responsible authority.

The existing Traffic Management Centre (TMC) located at Nerang, Gold Coast City, will be operated at Games time under the authority of TMR.

This operation will be undertaken in partnership with Gold Coast City’s Traffic Management and Operations team.

The responsibilities are illustrated in Figure 13.2.


QUEsTION 13.2 (D) What coordination is planned between the Games transportandtrafficcommandcentre(s)andtheGames security command centre?

Planned coordination between the TMC and the Security Command Centre (SCC) includes:

• Cross representation on the respective management committees and regular, direct coordination between the executive management of each centre (once appointed);

• Transport plans and security plans will embed site-establishment and decision-making protocols that respect the relative requirements and imperatives of each discipline to ensure that both functional and secure operations are maintained at all times;

• Under operational conditions, it is intended that any required departures from the established transport and/or security plans are undertaken only upon consultation and agreement between the two command centres; and

• Direct lines of communication shall also be maintained between the Director – Games Transport and the Director – Games Security.

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SUPPLY

QUEsTION 13.3Use table 13.3 to list:

• Your existing transport infrastructure (motorways, major urban arterial network, suburban rail, subway, light rail public transport systems and othertransportsystemswithsignificantcapacity)

• All transport infrastructure developments planned irrespective of the Commonwealth Games but having a direct impact on Games venue accessibility

• Any additional transport infrastructure necessary to host the Commonwealth Games.

Please differentiate between the transport infrastructure within the city boundary and from the city boundary to outlying venues.

The infrastructure items in table 13.3 should be attributed a unique colour-coded number and listed in alphabetical order (see table 13.3).

Any infrastructure project comprising different attributesshouldbeidentifiedseparately.Forexample, a 20km road, of which 15km is made up of two lanes and 5km is made up of three lanes, should be listed as two projects, e.g.:

2a) 2 lanes of 15 km

2b) 3 of 5 km

For all project transport infrastructure (planned and additional), provide guarantees containing:• Required authorisations• Bodies responsible for projects• Construction timelines• Financing.



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Type of Transport Infrastructure

(Motorways, major urban arterial network, suburban rail, light rail, public transport systems)

Within City boundary

From City boundary to outlying venues

Length (kilometres) + capacity

(no. of traffic lanes or tracks)

Construction/upgrade Source of financing

(Public/private/ joint)

Body responsible

Construction date

Date of upgrade

Cost of upgrade (if not yet completed) in GBP 2011

Existing MotorwayE1 Gateway Motorway 6 lanes

8.0 kmE2 M1 Pacific Highway

(Motorway)6 lanes14.0 km

E3 M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway)

8 lanes33.55 km

8 lanes1.15 km


6 lanes6.05 km


4 lanes25.35 km

TMR 2010 2013 74.97 million Public

E6 M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway)(Tugun Bypass)

4 lanes5.80 km

Major urban arterial networkE7 Gold Coast Highway 4 lanes

6.98 kmE8 Gold Coast Highway

(*HOV Lanes)2 lanes4.31 km


E9 Gold Coast Highway (*HOV Lanes)

6 lanes6.34 km

E10 Gold Coast Highway 4 lanes12.14 km

E11 Smith Street 2 lanes0.48 km

E12 Smith Street (*HOV Lanes)

6 lanes1.31 km

E13 Smith Street 4 lanes5.64 km


E14 Burleigh Connection Road

4 lanes5.75 km


E15 Southport-Burleigh Road 4 lanes17.92 km

E16 Gold Coast – Springbrook Road

4 lanes23.13 km

E17 Gold Coast – Springbrook Road

2 lanes7.29 km


E18 Nerang-Broadbeach Road

2 lanes0.75 km


4 lanes1.37 km

E20 Nerang-Broadbeach Road(*HOV Lanes)

6 lanes7.18 km


4 lanes2.48 km


E22 Southport-Nerang Road 2 lanes1.37 km

E23 Southport-Nerang Road 4 lanes8.06 km

E24 Hope Island Road 4 lanes6.94 km




Table 13.3 Existing, Planned and Additional Transport Infrastructure


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Body responsible

Construction date

Date of upgrade


Existing E27 Labrador-Carrara Road 4 lanes9.62 km

TMR 2011 Beyond 2014

63.63 million Public

E28 Stewart Road 4 lanes2.30 km

E29 Tamborine-Oxenford Road

2 lanes17.43 km

2 Lanes4.74 km


E30 Helensvale Road 4 lanes1.83 km

E31 Helensvale Road 2 lanes4.64 km

GCCC 2012 2016 6.93 million Public

E32 Musgrave Avenue 2 lanes2.40 km

GCCC 2012 2016 In excess of 2.52 million

Public

E33 Lae Drive 4 lanes1.38 km

E34 Napper Road 4 lanes2.82 km

E35 North Street 4 lanes0.44 km

E36 Cotlew Street 4 lanes4.36 km

E37 Government Road 2 lanes2.99 km

E38 Kumbari Avenue 2 lanes1.37 km

E39 Wardoo Street 4 lanes3.69 km

E40 Slayter Avenue 4 lanes0.79 km

E41 Slayter Avenue 2 lanes1.30 km

E42 Benowa Road 4 lanes0.93 km

E43 Benowa Road 2 lanes2.90 km

E44 Ashmore Road 4 lanes6.16 km

E45 Salerno Street 4 lanes0.85 km

E46 Via Roma 2 lanes0.93 km

E47 Nielsens Road 4 lanes3.72 km

E48 Birmingham Road 4 lanes1.20 km

E49 Markeri Street 4 lanes4.18 km

E50 Markeri Street 2 lanes0.48 km

E51 Cottesloe Drive 4 lanes1.69 km

E52 Cottesloe Drive 2 lanes1.02 km

E53 Cheltenham Drive 4 lanes2.47 km

E54 Sunshine Boulevard 4 lanes3.56 km

E55 Pacific Avenue 4 lanes1.04 km

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Body responsible

Construction date

Date of upgrade


Existing Suburban RailE57 Brisbane to Varsity Lakes 89.73 km

(Brisbane to Varsity Lakes)

Queensland Rail

Robina to Varsity Lakes extension completed December 2009

Public

BusE58 Robina Bus Hub – 14 Robina to

Surfers Paradise-13 km

E59 Carrara Bus Hub – 16 Carrara to Surfers Paradise -17.8 km

Carrara - Watpac

2011 Part of 90.85 million for stadium redevelopment

Federal/State/GCCC

Note: Currency conversion from Australian Dollars to British Pounds using the currency conversion rate of 0.63 (as at 8 February 2011). Infrastructure listed in Table 13.3 currently exists. As such, the table has only been populated where upgrade works are under construction, and/or incomplete at this point in time.

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Body responsible

Construction date

Date of upgrade


Planned Motorways

P1 M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway) additional lanes and interchange upgrades – Nerang to Varsity

6 lanes10.65 km

TMR 2010 2015 1246.14 million

Public

Major Urban Arterial Network

P2 Gold Coast University Hospital and Knowledge Precinct access improvements/upgrade


P3 Smith StreetM1 Pacific Highway (Motorway) to Olsen Avenue – additional lanes

6 lanes TMR 2014 2018 44.1 million Public

P4 Gold Coast Airport Access Upgrade


Suburban Rail

P5 Coomera to Helensvale second track

8.2 km Queensland Rail

2014-15 2018 226.8 million Public

Light Rail

P6 Gold Coast Rapid Transit light rail project – Griffith University to Broadbeach

One route with 2 tracks; 13 km

TMR Early 2011 Late 2013

630 million Public (Australian, State Governments and Gold Coast City Council)

Bus

P7 Nerang-Broadbeach Road bus lanes

5th and 6th lanes7.75 km


Park and Ride

P8 Boowaggan Road Park and Ride

Park and Ride facility

TMR/GCCC 2014 2018 14.43 million Public

P9 Gold Coast Northern Park and Ride Infrastructure

Park and Ride facility

TMR / TTA 2014 2018 42.21 million Public

Note: Currency conversion from Australian Dollars to British Pounds using the currency conversion rate of 0.63 (as at 8 February 2011).


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Source of financing

(Public/ private/ joint)Body

responsibleConstruction date

Date of upgrade


Additional Urban Arterial Network

P9 Southport-Burleigh Road – intersection upgrades

TMR 2020 2026 Un-estimated

Public

Motorways

N/A

Rail

N/A

Bus

N/A

QUEsTION 13.4 Complete the maps requested in Q8.3 as follows:

Superimpose your city’s transport infrastructure, as listed in Table 13.3, on maps B, B1, B2 etc.

Please label each infrastructure item on the map with the unique number attributed to it in Table 13.3 and observe the following colour code:

Pale blue Existing infrastructure, no permanent works required

Blue Existing infrastructure, permanent works required

Green Planned infrastructure (irrespective of the Games)

Red Additional infrastructure (necessary to host the Games)

Should your main international airport not appear on this (these) map(s), please use an arrow to indicate its direction and the additional distance to the airport.

Please note that all B maps must also be provided to the CGF in the following formats:

• 10 printed sets of Map B using a scale of 1:100,000

• 10 printed sets of Map(s) B1, B2, etc. using a scale between 1:10,000 and 1:20,000.

Please refer to Map 13.4 on page 120.

AIR TRANSPORT

QUEsTION 13.5For your main international airport, as well as any other airport you intend to use for the Commonwealth Games, complete table 13.5.

If applicable, specify what airport capacity improvements will be made for the Commonwealth Games.

What are the types and lengths of surface transport links from the airport(s) to the Commonwealth Games Family hotel, the Games Village and the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) / Main Press Centre (MPC)?

For all projected capacity improvements provide guarantees containing:

• Required authorisations

• Bodies responsible for projects

• Construction timelines

• Financing.



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5km

20km

25km

15km

10km

LIVE

LIVE

LIVE

LIVE

MMC

MAA

Paradise PointBowls Club


Ashmore PCYC


Griffith University


St Hilda’s School


All Saints College

Bond University

LEGEND


Existing Motorway

Planned Infrastructure, Irrespective of the Games

Additional infrastructure necessary to host the Commonwealth Games

Heavy Rail



Games Village

Training Venues

Live SiteLIVE


MMC

MAA


Athletics

Basketball

Badminton

Lawn Bowls

Boxing

Cycling

Gymnastics

Hockey

Netball

Rugby 7s

Shooting

Triathlon

Table Tennis

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Aquatics

Squash

0 2 4 6 8 10

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Surfers Paradise

Main Beach

Mermaid Beach

Coomera

Oxenford

Nerang

Runaway Bay

Hope Island

Parkwood

Southport

Carrara

Merrimac

Robina

Coolangatta

Mudgeeraba

Beenleigh

Yatala

ADVANCETOWN LAKE

HINZE DAM

NORTHSTRADBROKE

ISLAND

Broadbeach

Miami

Burleigh Heads

Palm Beach

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Redland Bay

Cleveland

Wynnum

BRISBANEManly

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Coomera

Oxenford

Runaway Bay

Hope Island

Parkwood

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Yatala

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Cairns

Gold Coast

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Map 13.4 Transport Infrastructure


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Airport data

Table 13.5.1 Airport Data

Gold Coast International Airport – Games arrivals and departures, freight, charter flights

Capacity Existing 2011 Planned 2018

Number of terminals 2 2

Number of international departure gates 4 6

Passengers/hour 3,500 (limited to curfew hours only) 3,500

Runway movements/hour 40 40

Night flight ban After 11pm–6am After 11pm–6am

Brisbane International Airport – Games arrivals and departures, freight, charter flights

Capacity Existing 2011 Planned 2018

Number of terminals 3 3

Number of international departure gates 13 20

Passengers/hour 5,100

(Average arrivals and departures)

7,000

(Average arrivals and departures)

Runway movements/hour 50–54

(Average landings and takeoffs)

50–54

(Average landings and takeoffs)

Night flight ban 24-hour operations 24-hour operations

Airport Capacity Improvements

There are no required airport capacity improvements at either Gold Coast City or Brisbane International Airports to service the Games.

However, the following capacity improvements at Brisbane International Airport are planned and under construction:

• Common User Satellite The Common User Terminal will have a new ‘satellite’ gate lounge completed, allowing for seven aircraft to park at this facility, (increased from four); and

• Multi-level Car Park Construction is underway of a nine-level car park that will increase the total number of spaces within the Domestic Terminal Precinct to 9,000.

In addition, the number of domestic and international terminals will be expanded, with completion anticipated prior to 2018.

At Gold Coast International Airport, the following capacity improvements are planned and/or under construction:

• Additional international and national departure gates and aircraft parking capacity;

• More apron and terminal facilities planned to the South;

• Larger fuel storage capacity;• High Intensity Airport Lighting (HIAL) and

proposal for additional Navaids;• Stage 1 Business Park; and • Airport Hotel.

Table 13.5.2 Surface Transport Links from Gold Coast International Airport to Key Games Venues

Location Distance from airport(kilometres)

Surface transport links

CGF hotel* 27.7 Via M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway), Southport Burleigh Rd, Nerang Broadbeach Rd and the Gold Coast Highway

Games Village 36 Via M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway), Southport Burleigh Rd and Smith Street Motorway

Main Media Centre 28.1 Via M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway, Southport Burleigh Rd, Nerang Broadbeach Rd and the Gold Coast Highway.


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Table 13.5.3 Surface Transport Links from Brisbane International Airport to Key Games Venues

Location Distance from airport

(kilometres)

Surface transport links

CGF hotel* 88.6 Via Gateway Motorway, M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway) and Gold Coast Highway. Brisbane International Airport is also connected to the heavy rail network, which extends from the Airport to Brisbane City down to Gold Coast City.

Village 86.3 Gateway Motorway and M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway). Brisbane International Airport is also connected to the heavy rail network, which extends from the Airport, to Brisbane City down to Gold Coast City.

Main Media Centre 86.3 Gateway Motorway and M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway). Brisbane International Airport is also connected to the heavy rail network, which extends from the Airport, to Brisbane City down to Gold Coast City.

Note: *Location of the CGF Hotel assumed to be in Surfers Paradise.

QUEsTION 13.6Usetable13.6tolistthenumberofweeklynationalandinternationalscheduleddirectflightsduringtheCommonwealth Games period, indicating the split between continents and cities serviced.

Table 13.6 Flight Network 2011 (Gold Coast International Airport and Brisbane International Airport)

Gold Coast International Airport

Continent Cities served Number of weekly flights

Australasia Sydney 175

Melbourne (Tullamarine) 112

Melbourne (Avalon) 7

Adelaide 21

Newcastle 17

Canberra 7

Hobart 7

Perth 7

Cairns 7 (March to July – 14 weekly)

Townsville 7

Mt Isa / Darwin 2

Auckland 19

Christchurch 3

Queenstown 2

Subtotal 393

Asia Osaka 7

Tokyo 7

Kuala Lumpur 7

Subtotal 21

TOTAL 414

Brisbane International Airport

Australasia Barcaldine 2

Biloela 9

Blackall 2

Birdsville 2

Bundaberg 28

Cairns 83


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Australasia Charleville 2

Cunnamulla 2

Emerald 27

Fraser Coast (Hervey Bay) 21

Gladstone 41

Hamilton Island 14

Longreach 3

Mackay 88

Moranbah 10

Mount Isa 11

Quilpie 2

Rockhampton 82

Roma 14

St George 2

Thargomindah 2

Townsville 77

Toowoomba 2

Whitsunday Coast (Proserpine) 14

Windorah 2

Avalon (Geelong) 14

Hobart 7

Launceston 7

Melbourne 211

Canberra 63

Coffs Harbour 12

Lord Howe Island 2

Newcastle 58

Port Macquarie 12

Sydney 292

Tamworth 12

Moree 5

Adelaide 59

Alice Springs 2

Darwin 25

Karratha 2

Perth 42

Port Hedland 2

Auckland 48

Christchurch 25

Dunedin 4


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Australasia Hamilton 4

Queenstown 7

Wellington 14

Subtotal 1,471

Asia Bangkok 5

Brunei 6

Denpasar 7

Hong Kong 14

Kuala Lumpur 5

Manila 3

Mumbai 3

Phuket 2

Seoul 4

Singapore 36

Taipei 6

Subtotal 91

Pacific Apia 1

Espiritu Santo 1

Honiara 5

Nauru 2

Nadi 14

Norfolk Island 2

Noumea 3

Port Vila 6

Port Moresby 13

Subtotal 47

Middle East Dubai 14

Abu Dhabi 3

Subtotal 17

North America Los Angeles 9

Subtotal 9

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MOTORWAYS, MAIN ROADS AND PARKING

QUEsTION 13.7Referring to table 13.3 and map B (Question 13.4), explain the motorway and main road network which will play a key role during the Commonwealth Games.

Are there alternative ways to reach the competition and non-competition venues?

Gold Coast City has a mature, strategically-planned road network, specifically designed to support large seasonal and event-based influxes of visitors to the City. A strong grid of north-south and east-west arterial roads provides multiple, easily accessible alternative routes during regular major sporting and cultural events.

The grid will be used to effectively separate general city traffic from Games traffic. Further, it will allow for tailored routes for spectators and the Games Family.

The principal Australian national highway, the Pacific Highway (the M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway) on Map 13B), provides a fully grade-separated, motorway-standard north-south spine connection to the major Games venues. The M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway) will also provide the main north-south, high-speed bus connections to and from the Park and Ride sites. Most of the venues and other Games facilities are located only a short distance from the M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway).

A range of other north-south arterials support the Pacific Highway, including:

• Gold Coast Highway (refer to Map 13B) – a four to six lane arterial road that will have high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes by 2018;

• Southport–Burleigh Road (refer to Map 13B) – a four-lane arterial road providing north–south connectivity;

• Olsen Avenue (refer to Map 13B) – a four-lane, fully divided sub-arterial road; and

• Gateway Motorway, north of Gold Coast City – a six-lane fully grade-separated motorway that connects to Brisbane. The Gateway Motorway connects directly to the M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway).

The main east-west connection will be the Smith Street Motorway, a four to six lane semi-grade separated motorway-standard road that will connect directly from the M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway) to the Games Village and the venue cluster at Southport. Other main east–west connections include:

• Brisbane Road – a four-lane semi-divided arterial road, with existing HOV lanes;

• Nerang-Broadbeach Road (west) – a four to six lane, fully divided arterial road that connects to Carrara Stadium (Main Stadium) from the M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway) to the west, and Olsen Avenue, Bundall Road, the Gold Coast Rapid Transit light rail bus interchange and the Gold Coast Highway to the east;

• Neilsens Road, Nerang-Broadbeach Road and Hooker Boulevard – four-lane semi-divided arterial roads that will have HOV lanes by 2018; and

• Gold Coast-Springbrook Road a divided four-lane arterial road that will provide a connection to the southern Park and Ride site at Boowaggan Road (refer to Question 13.8) and will also provide an alternative connection for the Nerang-Broadbeach Road and Neilsens Road links.

All HOV lanes will be in place by 2018 and will be temporarily converted for use as Games lanes.

Multiple alternative routes are available for all venues, with many incorporated within pre-existing traffic management plans for established Gold Coast City events.

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Artist’s Impression: Gold Coast Rapid Transit Light Rail due for completion December 2013

QUEsTION 13.8 Use table 13.8 to indicate what is currently available in terms of main parking areas (location and capacity) and what you estimate are the additional needs during the Commonwealth Games at competition and non-competition venues (capacity).

As outlined in Question 13.1, Games spectators and workers will access venues by public transport with additional bus services operating from Park and Ride venues.

Available at-venue parking space will be dedicated to Games-specific transport requirements, including bus set down and coach layover.

At-venue parking capacity at all Games venues in Gold Coast City will be more than sufficient to meet the secure parking needs of the Games Family and Games logistics (refer to Table 13.8). This is demonstrated on the venue site plans in Theme 8.

It is estimated that the Games will generate demand for between 4,000 and 6,500 spectator Park and Ride spaces adjacent to the perimeter of the core Games footprint at any one time. These will primarily be provided for the southern and central Gold Coast City at the planned Boowaggan Road Park and Ride site at Merrimac and via one, or more, potential sites to the north.

Current candidate sites include redevelopment of a disused quarry site at Molendinar and/or a number of other sites that are adjacent to the M1 Pacific Highway (Motorway) and the heavy rail corridor (refer to Map B).

The Boowaggan Road Park and Ride site has been planned to accommodate the needs of Carrara and Robina Stadiums. Outside of the Games period, this site will also be regularly utilised for Park and Ride access to major national and international sporting and cultural events and daily mass-transit needs. The Boowaggan Road Park and Ride site will provide around 1,600 spaces.

The potential Molendinar Park and Ride site is a former quarry and is currently un-utilised public land. Conceptually it is intended that this site would be developed for use as public space, with a short-term use of Park and Ride to support the Games. The site could provide 3,000 to 4,000 spaces.

As infrastructure legacy, this would provide an ongoing commuter Park and Ride facility, integrated with valuable open space redevelopment. Alternative sites are also being considered at Helensvale, Coomera and Southport. An additional smaller Park and Ride site will be located at Coomera.

Spectators travelling from Brisbane will be encouraged to take advantage of the thousands of Park and Ride car spaces at stations along the extensive suburban rail network and the Brisbane to Gold Coast City inter-city rail line.


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Table 13.8 Main Parking Areas

Venue Sport/Event Gross seating capacity (from Theme 8)

2011* 2018#

Parking location (distance from venue)

Number of cars

Number of buses

Number of cars

Number of buses

All competition venues


Shooting (Clay Target, Full Bore, 10m, 25m, 50m)

3,000 1,500 850 N/A 400 22


Lawn Bowls 2,500 Immediately adjacent

170 4 *** 13


Badminton 2,500 N/A N/A 2 0 20


Wrestling 2,500 Immediately adjacent

130 4 200 9

(250m* east) 4 325



2,000 Immediately adjacent

N/A 4 N/A N/A


Squash 3,000 Immediately adjacent

140 5 140 13


Netball 5,000 Underneath the building

1,400 (undercover)

14 1,400 undercover

16


Aquatics (Diving andSwimming)

2,500 10,000

Immediately adjacent

24 (and on-street parking)

23 24 (and on-street parking)

71


Hockey 5,000 Immediately adjacent

80 2 80 29

Carrara Stadium

Athletics (Track and Field)Opening and Closing Ceremonies

40,000 300m (Alabaster Drive)

960 2 960 280

200m (Western Grass car park)

3,000 2 3,000

100m(VIP Car Park)

500 (overflow – 200 car park spaces)

2 500 (overflow – 200 car park spaces)

100m (Eastern Car Park)

120 2 120


Gymnastics Basketball Finals

Gymnastics7,500 Basketball 7,500

Immediately adjacent

On street 23 On street 37


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Table 13.8 Main Parking Areas

Venue Sport/Event Gross seating capacity (from Theme 8)

2011* 2018#

Parking location (distance from venue)

Number of cars

Number of buses

Number of cars

Number of buses

All competition venues

Hinze Dam Cycling (Mountain Bike)

2,000 Immediately adjacent

150 0 250 9

Oxenford Studios

BoxingTable Tennis

2,700 – 3,000 3,200

Rail Station Park and Ride

300 N/A 100 17


Cycling (Track) 4,000 Immediately adjacent

530 N/A 530 36

Robina Stadium

Rugby 7s 27,400 No car parking provided

0 11 0 138


Weightlifting 2,500 Immediately adjacent

140 5 140 13


Athletics (Marathon and Road Walks) Triathlon

2,000 On street N/A 23 N/A 14

Non-competition venues**

Village N/A N/A N/A 8 280 102

CGF hotel(s) N/A TBA TBA N/A N/A N/A

Main Media Centre

N/A On-site 1,400 (undercover)

14 As required 46

Note: * The parking spaces that currently exist at identified sites are noted. These will not be available for spectator use during Commonwealth events. # Transport planning will ensure adequate secure parking to support games family and operational needs within venue site plans. ** Final non-competition vehicle numbers to be confirmed.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

QUEsTION 13.9 Referring to table 13.3 and Map B (Q13.4) explain the public transport network lines (suburban rail, subway, light rail, waterways and high capacity bus ways, if applicable) which will play a key role during the Commonwealth Games.

Are there alternative ways to reach the competition and non-competition venues?

Table 13.3 and Map 13B illustrate Gold Coast City’s tri-modal public transport network. The bus network carries the majority of local trips, and links to two north-south rail spines – a light rail line along the high activity coastal strip and a dual function intercity/ suburban rail line to the west of the City.

High-capacity bus and rail services form the core of TransLink’s metropolitan networks and are branded as ‘UrbanLink’ services. Express services from outer metropolitan areas are branded as ‘ExpressLink’ and connections between Brisbane, Gold Coast City and the Sunshine Coast are ‘CoastLink’.

The extensive bus network serves local east-west and north-south movements along the main road corridors, feeding to the rail lines for longer and/or higher volume trips. The Gold Coast City bus network is supported by a programme of bus and HOV priority lanes that will be in place on key corridors by 2018 (refer to Map 13B).

The elements and their role in the network will be:


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Network Element and Games Role

Network element Games Role

Gold Coast Rail Line

Inter-city access to Games precinctLocal access from rail station catchmentsConnection to Brisbane AirportConnection to designated Park and Ride/shuttle-hub facilities Connection to Games venues:• Boxing and Table Tennis Competitions, Oxenford Studios• Rugby 7s Competition, Robina Stadium.

Gold Coast Rapid Transit (GCRT)

Local accessConnection to Games venues and facilities:• Village• Accommodation Precinct • Swimming Competition and Live Site at Southport Broadwater Parklands (South)• Lawn Bowls and Netball.

Bus network(Core UrbanLink network)

Local access to all venues and facilitiesConnection to rail and light rail linesConnection to Gold Coast International AirportAccess to non-Games related places of interest for interstate and international visitors.

Games shuttles (rail and bus)

Connection from Games transit hubs at Park and Ride facilities and rail stations to all Games venues and facilities.

By 2018, all TransLink buses will be low-floor, wheel-chair accessible buses that meet the highest emission standards.

The interconnecting structure of the existing transit network, and the flexibility of the grid-based road network (refer to Question 13.8), will allow alternative service options and/or diversion paths for existing and Games-specific services.

QUEsTION 13.10 Use table 13.10 to provide information on the fleetandrollingstockoftheprincipaltransportcompanies, including mode (e.g. train, bus, ferry), type (eg. Light rail, 12m bus) together with planned increases until 2018 and additional capacities provided at Games time.

Whatpartofthefleetis/willbeoflowemissiontype?

Forallprojectedfleetandrollingstock(plannedandadditional) provide guarantees containing:

• Bodies responsible for projects

• Financing.


Table 13.10 Fleet and Rolling Stock

Relevant infrastructure project number as attributed in Table 13.1, if applicable

Mode Type Average age (in years)

Stock Passengers/hour

% Low Emission

2011 2018 Existing 2011

Planned total by 2018

Additional Games-time stock

TOTAL stock 2018

Current 2011

2018 Current 2011

2018

GCRT Light rail 2.65m width, 35m length, low floor light rail

4 years N/A 15 vehicles 0 15 vehicles

2,350 (peak)

N/A (electric)

Brisbane to Varsity Lakes

Rail 6 car, heavy rail

6 years 173 cars 527 cars 4,000 total pax/hr/dir.

8,000 total pax/hr/dir.

N/A (electric)

N/A Bus 12m 6 3 2,500 3,100 400 3,500 1,400 2,900 25 45

Taxi Sedan, Wagon, Tarago, Maxi Taxi

Maximum of 6 years

Maximum of 6 years

352 442–458 N/A 442–458 N/A N/A 29% are hybrids

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DISTANCES AND JOURNEY TIMES

QUEsTION 13.11 Use Table 13.11 to indicate distances in kilometres and average and peak-hour journey times by bus and in minutes in 2011 and at Games-time.

If another mode of transport will be used, either instead of or in addition to buses, for any particular journey, please include this information in the table.

Table 13.11 Distances and Journey Times in 2010 and 2018/Competition Venues

All distances in

km and journey

times in minutes

and by bus

Year Gateway International

Airport

(Gold Coast City)

Main Hotel Area Village Carrara Stadium Media

Accommodation

(Broadbeach)

Main Media Centre

Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak

Gateway International Airport

2011 27.7 33 35 36 46 48 31.6 38 40 27.7 33 35 28.1 33 35

2018 33 35 46 48 38 40 33 35 33 35

Main Hotel Area 2011 27.7 33 35 11.5 17 19 9.5 15 17 0.4 1 3

2018 33 35 17 19 15 17 1 3

Games Village 2011 36 46 48 11.5 17 19 7.9 12 14 11.5 17 19 11.1 17 19

2018 46 48 17 19 12 14 17 19 17 19

Carrara Stadium 2011 31.6 38 40 9.5 15 17 7.9 12 14 9.5 15 17 9.9 15 17

2018 38 40 15 17 12 14 15 17 15 17

Media Accommodation

2011 27.7 33 35 11.5 17 19 9.5 15 17 0.4 1 3

2018 33 35 17 19 15 17 1 3

Main Media Centre

2011 28.1 33 35 0.4 1 3 11.1 17 19 9.9 15 17 0.4 1 3

2018 33 35 1 3 17 19 15 17 1 3

Aquatics 2011 34.8 48 50 8.1 12 14 3.6 8 10 10.8 17 19 8.1 12 14 7.7 12 14

2018 48 50 12 14 8 10 17 19 12 14 12 14

Archery 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2018

Athletics (Track and Field)

2011 31.6 38 40 9.5 15 17 7.9 12 14 9.5 15 17 9.9 15 17

2018 38 40 15 17 12 14 15 17 15 17


2011 35 51 53 7.1 9 11 4.3 9 11 11.8 18 20 7.1 9 11 6.7 9 11

2018 51 53 9 11 9 11 18 20 9 11 9 11

Badminton 2011 31.6 38 40 9.5 15 17 7.9 12 14 9.5 15 17 9.9 15 17

2018 38 40 15 17 12 14 15 17 15 17

Basketball (Finals)

2011 34.4 50 52 8.4 12 14 3.1 6 8 10.5 17 19 8.4 12 14 8 12 14

2018 50 52 12 14 6 8 17 19 12 14 12 14

Billiards and Snooker

2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2018

Boxing 2011 42.5 38 40 23.1 30 32 10.6 12 14 13.1 18 20 23.1 30 32 23.5 30 32

2018 38 40 30 32 12 14 18 20 30 32 30 32

Canoeing 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2018

Cycling (Track) 2011 98.7 75 85 79.4 70 80 67 49 59 69.2 55 65 79.4 70 80 79.8 70 80

2018 75 85 70 80 49 59 55 65 70 80 70 80


2011 15 17 20.2 29 31 35.3 28 30 27.5 23 25 20.2 29 31 20.6 29 31

2018 15 17 29 31 28 30 23 25 23 31 29 31


2011 40.8 42 44 21.2 30 32 21.9 34 36 15.8 25 27 21.2 30 32 21.6 30 32

2018 42 44 30 32 34 36 25 27 30 32 30 32

Fencing 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2018

Gymnastics 2011 34.4 50 52 8.4 12 14 3.1 6 8 10.5 17 19 8.4 12 14 8 12 14

2018 50 52 12 14 6 8 17 19 12 14 12 14

Hockey 2011 36.1 44 46 10.6 16 18 2.5 3 5 8.9 13 15 10.6 16 18 10.2 16 18

2018 44 46 16 18 3 5 13 15 16 18 16 18

Judo 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2018


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Wrestling

Table 13.11 Distances and Journey Times in 2010 and 2018/Competition VenuesAll distances in

km and journey

times in minutes

and by bus

Year Gateway International

Airport

(Gold Coast City)

Main Hotel Area Village Carrara Stadium Media

Accommodation

(Broadbeach)

Main Media Centre

Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak Km Ave Peak

Lawn Bowls 2011 29.5 37 39 1.3 2 4 10.6 16 18 10.4 17 19 1.3 2 4 0.9 2 4

2018 37 39 2 4 16 18 17 19 2 4 2 4

Netball 2011 28.1 33 35 0.4 1 3 11.1 17 19 9.9 15 17 0.4 1 3

2018 33 35 1 3 17 19 15 17 1 3

Rowing 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2018

Rugby 7s 2011 26.4 31 33 11 20 22 16.6 25 27 10.4 17 19 11 20 22 11.4 20 22

2018 31 33 20 22 25 27 17 19 20 22 20 22

Sailing 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2018

Shooting* 2011 100.6 76 86 81.1 70 80 68.8 53 63 71.2 59 69 81.1 70 80 81.5 70 80

2018 76 86 70 80 53 63 59 69 70 80 70 80

Squash 2011 44.6 35 37 16.3 23 25 7.5 11 13 14 18 20 16.3 23 25 15.9 23 25

2018 35 37 23 25 11 13 18 20 23 25 23 25

Table Tennis 2011 42.5 38 40 23.1 30 32 10.6 12 14 13.1 18 20 23.1 30 32 23.5 30 32

2018 38 40 30 32 12 14 18 20 30 32 30 32

Ten Pin Bowling 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2018

Triathlon 2011 35 51 53 7.1 9 11 4.3 9 11 11.8 17 19 7.1 9 11 6.7 9 11

2018 51 53 9 11 9 11 17 19 9 11 9 11

Weightlifting 2011 44.6 35 37 16.3 23 25 7.5 11 13 14 18 20 16.3 23 25 15.9 23 25

2018 35 37 23 25 11 13 18 20 23 25 23 25

Wrestling 2011 48 40 42 28.5 31 33 16.2 17 19 18.5 21 23 28.5 31 33 28.9 31 33

2018 40 42 31 33 17 19 21 23 31 33 31 33

* Closest airport to the shooting competition venue (Belmont Shooting Centre) and track cycling venue (Queensland State Velodrome) is Brisbane Airport at 19.5 kilometres and 23 minutes. Gold Coast International Airport has been used to maintain consistency with the table.

Note 1: 2018 travel times are anticipated to be similar to that in 2011. This is due to a combination of factors including:• The Games being held over school holidays resulting in fewer vehicles on the road;• The Games Transport Strategy, which includes integrating ticketing and prohibits spectator parking at venues, thereby enforcing use of

public transport to access venues and events; • Ability for Games traffic to use dedicated Games lanes on major roads (existing and future HOV lanes); and• Delivery of road upgrades on major routes and the GCRT light rail system providing greater capacity on the City’s transport network.

Note 2: Alternative travel modes including heavy rail and light rail will be predominately used by spectators and has not been considered in these calculations.

Note 3: Travel time improvements associated with Games lanes have not been incorporated into this table.

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QUEsTION 13.12Use Table 13.12 to indicate distances in kilometres and average journey times by bus and in minutes between the training venues and the Commonwealth Games Village at Games time.

Table 13.12 Distances and Journey Times/Training Venues

Training venue Sport/Discipline/Event Average journey time

Kilometres Minutes

All Saints Anglican School Netball 15.4 19

Ashmore PCYC Boxing 3.4 5

Belmont Shooting Centre Shooting 68.8 53

Bond University Swimming Gymnastics

16.6 33

Broadbeach Bowls Club Lawn Bowls 10.6 16

Carrara Athletics Centre Athletics 7.9 12

Carrara Sport and Lesiure Centre

Badminton 7.9 12

Carrara Stadium Athletics 7.9 12

Games Village Weightlifting Wrestling

N/A N/A


Wrestling 16.2 17

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre Aquatics (Swimming and Diving) 3.6 8


Netball 11.1 17

Gold Coast Hockey Centre Hockey 2.5 3

Gold Coast Sports Arena Gymnastics Basketball

3.1 6

Gold Coast Table Tennis Centre Table Tennis 6.6 13

Griffith University Sports Centre Athletics 1.4 4

Hinze Dam Cycling (Mountain Bike) 21.9 34

Marlins Basketball Complex Basketball 1.5 4

Murray Sports Complex Basketball 7.3 12

Musgrave Hill Bowls Club Lawn Bowls 2.5 6

Oxenford Studios Boxing Table Tennis

10.6 12

Paradise Point Bowls Club Lawn Bowls 11.2 17

Parkwood Sharks Oval Rugby 7s 1.2 2

Queensland State Velodrome Cycling (Track) 67 49

Robina Stadium Rugby 7s 16.6 25

Runaway Bay Sports Centre Squash 7.5 11

Runaway Bay Sports Centre Athletics Cycling (Road Race and Time Trial) Triathlon

7.5 11

St Hilda’s School Wrestling Swimming Gymnastics

4.3 8

The Southport School Rugby 7s Basketball Swimming

5.6 12


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MOTORISATION RATES

QUEsTION 13.13 Use Table 13.13 to provide automobile and motorcycle motorisation rates in 2011 and 2018.

Table 13.13 Motorisation Rates

Motorisation rate Gold Coast City Metropolitan Area South East Queensland Region

2011 2018 2011 2018

Automobile motorisation rates (cars per 1,000 people)

648 658 626 636

Motorcycle motorisation rate (motorcycles per 1,000 people)

38 47 39 47

QUEsTION 13.14

What is the share (%) of public transport journeys in relation to all motorized journeys in 2011 and 2018 for your city and region?

Table 13.14 Mode Share

Mode share (% of motorised trips) Gold Coast City (Metropolitan area) South East Queensland Region

2011 2018 2011 2018

Private vehicle 93.5 91.4 89.7 88.4

Public transport (bus, light rail and heavy rail) 6.5 8.6 10.3 11.6

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TRANSPORT DEMAND AND CONSTITUENT REQUIREMENTS

QUEsTION 13.15 Use table 13.15 to estimate the average and maximum number of spectators for each venue per day and per session.

Considering the origin of spectators, explain the transport resources allocated to them.

Refer to Question 13.8 for details on the public transport and supporting Park and Ride Strategy.

Table 13.15 Spectators

Venue Sport/Event Number of spectators per day

Number of spectators per

session

Ave* Max Ave** Max

Carrara Stadium Athletics (Track and Field) 72,000 80,000 36,000 40,000

Opening and Closing Ceremonies

40,000 40,000

Southport Broadwater Parklands (South) Athletics (Marathon and Road Walks)

1,800 2,000 1,800 2,000

Triathlon 1,800 2,000 1,800 2,000

Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre Badminton 6,750 7,500 2,250 2,500

Gold Coast Sports Arena Basketball Finals 6,750 7,500 6,750 7,500

Gymnastics (Artistic) 13,500 15,000 6,750 7,500

Gymnastics (Rhythmic) 13,500 15,000 6,750 7,500

Cairns Convention Centre Basketball Preliminaries 9,000 10,000 4,500 5,000

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre Basketball Preliminaries 9,000 10,000 4,500 5,000

Merv Craig Sporting Complex Elanora/ Currumbin Valley

Cycling (Time Trial) 1,800 2,000 1,800 2,000

Cycling (Road Race) 1,800 2,000 1,800 2,000

Queensland State Velodrome Cycling (Track) 3,600 4,000 3,600 4,000

Hinze Dam Cycling (Mountain Bike) 2,250 2,500 2,250 2,500

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre Aquatics (Swimming and Diving) 18,000 20,000 9,000 10,000

2,250 2,500

Gold Coast Hockey Centre Hockey 13,500 15,000 4,500 5,000

Broadbeach Bowls Club Lawn Bowls 2,250 2,500 2,250 2,500

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Netball 9,000 10,000 4,500 5,000

Robina Stadium Rugby 7s 49,320 54,800 24,660 27,400

Belmont Shooting Centre Shooting (Clay Target) 2,700 3,000 900 1,000

Shooting (Full Bore) 900 1,000

Shooting (Pistol) 900 1,000

Shooting (10m, 25m, 50m) 900 1,000

Oxenford Studios Table Tennis 5,800 6,400 2,900 3,200

Boxing 5,400 6,000 2,700 3,000

Runaway Bay Sports Centre Squash 5,400 6,000 2,700 3,000

Weightlifting 4,500 5,000 2,250 2,500

Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre Wrestling 4,500 5,000 2,250 2,500

Note: *Assumes average spectator rate of 90% for event sessions (except Opening and Closing Ceremonies which assumes 100% average rate) ** Assumption of 90% (except Opening and Closing Ceremonies which assumes 100% average rate).


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QUEsTION 13.16 Provide a guarantee that CGF requirements for all transport systems will be met including those by the relevant authorities and the Organising Committee as outlined in the Commonwealth Games Manuals.


TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

QUEsTION 13.17Listyourmainstrategicandoperationalobjectiveswithregardtotrafficmanagementandperformanceduringthe Commonwealth Games.

What constraints will be inherent to the project and what contingency plan will you implement in case of a major transport accident, unexpected demand peaks, event rescheduling and adverse weather?

Table 13.17.1 Strategic Objectives –Traffic Management and Performance

Objective Intent Measure

Strategic

Balanced Non-Games trips maintain reasonable travel timesNon-Games access to businesses and properties is maintained

Travel times (speed and reliability)Parking availabilityIndividual traffic control plans, and access to accommodation

On time Athletes, Games Family and spectators all arrive on time for every eventGames staff arrive ontime for shifts and can get home afterwards Incidents are identified early and alternative routes allocated

Travel times for all on-road Games tripsWorker attendance and travel time/modeMeasure of complaints and responsivenessTime from incident to implementation of alternative routeTravel time when alternative routes applied

Safe All Games trips are made safely Incident/accident rate

Secure All Games trips, especially by athletes and Games Family, are made without exposure to criminal, dangerous or anti-social activity

Incident rateNumber of interactions – exposure pointsResponse times to incidentsEffectiveness of response

Efficient Games traffic uses road capacity opportunities – inter-peak, off-peak and counter-peak Minimal disruption to normal traffic flow patterns

Pre-plan Park and Ride ticket allocation and rationalise service supportTraffic counts/monitoring

Effective Interventions are timely and effectiveInterventions address issue(s) without creating others

Travel time benefits of Games lane provisionsModelling of travel time reliabilityVenue access management and protocolsFleet management for Games Family, booking systems, complaints management and processes

Co-ordination Minimal conflict between routes for different Games trip types (Games Family, media, spectators, workers, services)

Cross conflictsCompetition for capacityRoute variation


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Table 13.17.1 Strategic Objectives – Traffic Management and Performance

Table 13.17.2 Traffic Management and Performance Constraints During the Games

Objective Intent Measure

Operational

Prepared The Traffic and Transport Command and Control Centre (TTCC) is fully prepared to proactively manage traffic operations

All transport stakeholders and agents are trained and informed about plans, roles, limits, responsibilities, chain of authority and communication paths Alternative route planning – two to three level scenario-based alternative route strategyRobust and tested incident/exception management plans Agreed and tested management and coordination protocols

Informed TTCC maintains accurate, real-time information about traffic operations across the network

Continuous and unbroken information streams Information is current and accurate

Responsive Interventions are timely and appropriate to incident/exception

Incidents identified early Alternative routes allocated

Smart Use of the most effective technology, expertise and practice to efficiently manage traffic operations

Skills matching to technologyTechnology – back-up systems

Dynamic Progressive assessment of immediate and intermediate term solutions

All activity and outcomes recorded for post-event and post-Games evaluationReal-time reporting and analysis process

Constraints Comment Contingency

Major transport accident

Gold Coast City is Queensland’s second largest city. As with any city, traffic accidents do occur that can disrupt the network

Interventions to be made as per established traffic management protocols

Unexpected demand peaks

The Games will be held during a school holiday period. It is estimated that peak traffic volumes in most Australian cities is reduced by up to 30 percent during school mid-semester holidays

Incorporate secondary routes within transport plan.Employ demand management measures including: • The Games will be held over school holidays resulting

in fewer vehicles on the road; • Car pooling; • Encourage and facilitate tele-working and flexible

working hours; and• Public education and trip reduction programmes such

as TravelSmart.Prepare a management plan and strategy to ensure Games Family transport priorities and travel time reliability are maintained

Event rescheduling

Inclement weather conditions among other things may necessitate revisions to event schedules

Event traffic management plans will be adequately flexible to enable schedule revisions to be accommodated

Adverse weather – storm front/flooding

South East Queensland (SEQ) has an exceedingly mild sub-tropical climate. The Games will be held in autumn, a time when adverse weather is least likely. The most likely adverse weather event that could impact on traffic management would be a storm front. Such weather patterns are well-understood and highly predictable

The Games will be held in the dry season - a time when adverse weather is least likely. Transport infrastructure in Gold Coast City is designed and built to withstand the climatic extremes anticipated. Appropriate alternative routes and management plans will be implemented


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QUEsTION 13.18Describe the measures planned to facilitate CommonwealthGamestrafficflow,punctualityand reliability, such as breakdown response units orCommonwealthGamestrafficlanes,aswellasnormaltrafficrestrictions.

Should your measures include Games lanes, please indicate these on Maps B, B1, B2, etc

Measures include:• Selecting routes between the Village and venues

that optimise travel time, safety and reliability;• Assigning Games lanes on key road corridors

(refer to Question 13.1);• Reducing background traffic levels through

timing of events (school holidays), and implementation of a marketing campaign regarding alternative transport options;

• Implementing planned traffic management measures under coordination with TTCC and the Security Command Centre, including coordination of breakdown response deployment; and

• Enforcing additional parking and traffic restrictions to mitigate conflict with Games traffic requirements.

QUEsTION 13.19 Do you plan to link ticketing to transport access and parking? If so, how?

Yes. Games tickets will include free travel on any public transport service within the Games defined precinct and free access to the allocated Park and Ride hubs. This approach will be managed through the current integrated ticketing system.

QUEsTION 13.20 Describe the intelligent information technologies and communication equipment designed to control andcommandtraffic,takingintoaccountweatherconditions, delays, accidents, diversion routes special security requirements etc.

Information Technology

The existing State-operated TMC uses STREAMS – an award-winning integrated intelligent transport system that integrates traffic signal management, incident management, motorway management, vehicle priority, traveller information and parking guidance across the entire Gold Coast City road network.

This software will allow the TMC to optimise road network performance through a holistic and systematic approach to traffic management. From this Centre, adjustments can be made to respond to changing traffic conditions.

STREAMS is supported by strategically-placed CCTV cameras and public reporting facilities, which the TMC uses to identify and resolve incidents within moments.

This Centre has capacity to control the key State and local Government roads and intersections. The intent will be to ensure that routes operated under the conduct of the games are incorporated within this CCTV coverage network.

Communication Equipment

Gold Coast City has excellent communication infrastructure with full, continuous and strong mobile phone coverage, a fibre-based spine for its communications architecture and no major topographic or anthropogenic sources of interference with shortwave radio communications.

TMR maintains a real-time traffic information service (www.131940.qld.gov.au) that offers information to the public via a website or telephone. There are also well established traffic communication paths to television and radio outlets.

Capacity exists to provide a secure live audio visual feed to the Security Command and Centre.


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TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE

QUEsTION 14.1 Describe the market’s level of openness to competition in the area of telecommunications.

Australia has a competitive telecommunications market. The regime has a regulatory framework that promotes the long-term interests of end-users of carriage services, efficiency and international competitiveness of Australia’s telecommunications industry.

Licensed carriers provide the transmission infrastructure on which carriage and content services are provided to the public. Carriers are required to hold a carrier licence and may use whatever technology they choose to deliver telecommunications services. Carrier licences are open, that is, not subject to time or geographic limits.

A carriage service provider, in general, supplies, or proposes to supply, listed carriage services (that is, carriage services between two or more points at least one of which is located in Australia) to the public using network units owned by a carrier or units covered by a nominated carrier declaration.

A person who supplies listed carriage services to the public, using the infrastructure owned by a carrier, is a carriage service provider and is not required to hold a carrier licence or any other form of licence. However carriage service providers are required to meet specific obligations outlined in various Acts of Parliament.

QUEsTION 14.2 How many licences have been awarded for:

• Settingupfixedtelephonynetworks• Supplying second generation (e.g., GSM) and third

generation (e.g. UMTS) mobile telephony services.

Setting up Fixed Telephony Networks

Supplying Second and Third Generation Mobile Telephony Services.

At 1 March 2011, there were approximately 187 licensed carriers. Carriers may use any technology to deliver services e.g. fixed or mobile. The licence issued is very broad. Companies with mobile networks include Telstra, Optus and Vodafone-Hutchison Australia.

QUEsTION 14.3 Indicate whether a regulatory body exists for the market, whether this body is tied to government authorities and who issues the licences.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is a statutory authority within the Australian Government Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

The ACMA is responsible for the licencing and regulation of:

• Broadcasting; • The Internet; • Radio communications; and • Telecommunications.

The ACMA was established by the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 and commenced operations on 1 July 2005.

THEME 14Technology

Venue C

Venue A

Venue B

Inter-capital and international links

Principal Ethernet switching nodes at capital cities

Local multi-gigabit Ethernet switching nodes

Local access solutions

QUEsTION 14.4 Describe the existing infrastructure and technology networks linking competition and non-competition venuesthatwillsupportthetrafficnecessaryforthe organisation of the Commonwealth Games (telephony, data network, audio and video circuits).

Indicate the existence of any alternative path for back-up purposes. This information must be obtained from potential telecommunications providers.

Provide diagrams showing the infrastructure described above.

Telstra Corporation Ltd (Telstra), Australia’s largest telecommunications carrier, has world-class technology deployed throughout the country, with extremely high resiliency. Commencing in 2005, Telstra upgraded its principal core technologies with sophisticated multi-gigabit Ethernet-based IP/MPLS switching technology, providing two physically diverse and fully redundant Ethernet switching nodes in Gold Coast City, linking with physically diverse links to the principal nodes located in Brisbane. These nodes are connected to Sydney via three fully diverse links and interfaces with various international switching stations connecting into Asia and the Pacific. Telstra’s core network is designed to achieve 99.999 percent reliability, and supports a diverse range of voice, audio, video and data products.

Figure 14.4 indicates the link topology between local access exchanges, to the Ethernet switching nodes, and links to the principal switches and interfaces.

Figure 14.4 Link Topology

© Telstra Corporation Limited

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Telstra provides the majority of Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) services in Australia, with unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage. Precincts are located within the metropolitan architecture footprints to allow most venue sites to be connected in fully redundant fibre services with direct access to Ethernet aggregation nodes that collect customer traffic permitting gigabit transmission per service.

Telstra commenced the upgrade to support high-definition digital broadcasting in 2000, commencing at primary sporting and broadcasting venues, and has a great experience connecting multiple venues to each other, the country, and the world, as demonstrated during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

In addition to existing networks, the Australian Government has established NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) to build and operate a new high-speed National Broadband Network (NBN) providing fibre to the premises to 93 percent of Australia. The Network is planned to be completed by December 2020. The Network will be rolled out simultaneously in many areas of Australia. It is likely that many areas of Gold Coast City will be connected by 2018.

QUEsTION 14.5 For each competition and non-competition venues, describe the current capacity (number of simultaneously supported communications) of the mobile network by carrier.

Indicate whether all the roads linking all competition and noncompetition venues are also fully covered by these carriers.

There is currently High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) enabled mobile coverage at all competition and non-competition venues via the Next G® Network. In addition, all vehicular routes linking the competition and non-competition venues have full coverage on this network.

The Next G® (3GSM 850MHz) network is Australia’s largest and fastest national mobile broadband network, providing a 3G HSPA+ enabled mobile voice, video and broadband coverage to more than 99 percent of the Australian population.

From 24 August 2010, customers with an USB Modem experience typical customer speeds of 1.1Mbps-20Mbps in all capital central business districts (CBD) and selected metropolitan, regional and rural areas. Next G® customers using Elite devices experience typical user speeds of 550kbps-8Mbps downlink and 300kbps-3Mbps uplink in all capitals (five kilometres from the CBD) and selected regional areas.

The majority of the Games venues and surrounding areas are enabled for Ultimate® and Elite services.

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Table 14.5 Venue Coverage and Capacity

Proposed Venue Crowd Coverage Capacity

Belmont Shooting Centre 3,000 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Broadbeach Bowls Club 2,500 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Cairns Convention Centre 5,000 Existing 3G Coverage Adequate capacity

Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre 2,500 Existing 3G Coverage Adequate capacity

Carrara Stadium 40,000 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Coomera Sport and Leisure Centre 2,500 Existing 3G Coverage Adequate capacity

QPS Deployment Centre - Existing 3G Coverage Adequate capacity


2,000 Existing 3G Coverage Adequate capacity

Village 6,500 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre 12,500 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre 5,000 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Gold Coast Hockey Centre 5,000 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Gold Coast Sports Arena 7,500 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Hinze Dam 2,000 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Road Event Coastal Strip Public area Existing 3G Coverage Adequate capacity

Oxenford Studios 2,700–3,200 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Queensland State Velodrome 4,000 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Robina Stadium 27,400 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Runaway Bay Sports Centre 3,000 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Runaway Bay Sports Centre – temporary building

2,500 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Southport Broadwater Parklands (South) 2,000 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre 5,000 Existing 3G Coverage Augmentation required

Carrara Athletics Centre 500 Existing 3G Coverage Adequate capacity

A number of venues may require capacity augmentation to support high quality service to the estimated crowd sizes. It is anticipated that much of this additional infrastructure is likely to already be deployed as part of normal network growth management ahead of the event.

In addition, the Gold Coast area is one of the areas at the forefront of Telstra’s network technologies (as evidenced by the availability of Ultimate and Elite services). It is highly likely that further advances in network technology and speeds will occur prior to the Games.


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QUEsTION 14.6 Ifadditionalinfrastructureforfixedandmobilenetworks is required to support the organisation of the Commonwealth Games, describe this infrastructure and list which carriers are prepared to build it.

Will these carriers charge the OC to build this additional infrastructure or will the OC only be charged for the usage service based on standard tariffs in effect in the country at Games time?

Telstra prefers to deploy fibre technologies to provide high-grade fixed voice, audio, video and data services, and is constantly upgrading its network capacities and capabilities. With an extensive network already constructed, the existing network capacity will be able to be leveraged, and many of the venues will require only minor network upgrades to support the event, depending on the service demand of the day. Most of the principal venues are in close proximity to core fibre paths that would permit diverse fibre access.

The competitive nature of Australia’s telecommunications environment means product and pricing regimes are based on commercial agreements of the day.

With regard to Next G® coverage, Telstra and the OC will consider the prevailing commercial climate before determining if any applicable upgrade or financial assistance with build costs is required. However, it is considered that existing coverage will be sufficient.

FREQUENCY CONTROL

QUEsTION 14.7 Indicate the body(ies) responsible (and any ties) for controlling and allocating the frequencies necessary for radio transmissions.

The ACMA is the statutory authority responsible for management of the radio frequency spectrum in Australia. The coordination of radiocommunications services i.e. frequency assignment in support of apparatus licensing is performed by the ACMA as well as private agencies accredited by the ACMA under the Accredited Persons (AP) Scheme. For spectrum intensive events, requiring temporary access to spectrum, it is usual practice for the ACMA to undertake the frequency coordination work.

QUEsTION 14.8 Provide (a) guarantee(s) from the competent body(ies) that it (they) is (are) prepared to allocate the necessary frequencies for the organisation of the Commonwealth Games.


QUEsTION 14.9 Provide (a) guarantee(s) from the relevant authorities that there will be no fee charged to the following constituent groups for the reservation and services of allocated frequencies during the Commonwealth Games:

• Athletes

• CGF

• OCs

• CGAs

• IFs

• Media

• Broadcasters

• Commonwealth Games partners.


PRIVATE RADIO NETWORKS

QUEsTION 14.10 Are there frequencies allocated to trunk radio type services?

The ACMA has allocated frequencies in the VHF high band (148-174 MHz), 400 MHz band and 900 MHz band for use by trunk radio services within 150 kilometres of Gold Coast City.

QUEsTION 14.11 How many types of trunk radio networks are in operation and what is the level of local and regional coverage?

There are two commercial providers of trunked radio services in Gold Coast City: Motorola Australia (900 MHz band) and Telstra Corporation (400 MHz band).

The Queensland Government as well as other companies such as Biscom (ACN 051 272 658 Pty Ltd) and Vertel Telecoms may also operate trunked radio networks in Gold Coast City.

QUEsTION 14.12 How many subscribers are there to such networks?

Within South East Queensland (SEQ), Motorola Australia wholly built, owns and operates a network called Zeon Digital. The network has extensive coverage and is built on the ETSI standards TETRA platform and is a digital trunked network (8,000 Mhz) built to public safety standards. Features of the network include GPS with emergency duress, telephone interconnect messaging services and Trackzeon, the web interface for the described applications.


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Motorola has over 4,000 subscribers to the SEQ network who are business critical subscribers for Local Government, emergency services, transport and independent commercial enterprises.

Telstra wholly built, owns and operates a UHF network within SEQ (including Brisbane, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast City) called Telstra Fleetcoms. The trunking network has extensive coverage and is built on the globally accepted open standard for trunking known as MPT1327, thus allowing multiple radio product brands to be utilised on the network. Telstra MPT 1327 networks are utilised by Local

Governments, emergency services, transport and independent commercial enterprises within SEQ and throughout most States. Features of the network include emergency duress, telephone interconnect messaging services, group calls and can cater for many aftermarket solutions such as GPS, AVL and SCADA. Telstra SEQ Fleetcoms network has over 3,500 subscribers and is supported by a 24x7 Customer Service Centre with dedicated on-call technicians helping maintain the network to the highest service levels.


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QUEsTION 15.1Describe your concept for the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and Main Press Centre (MPC), including the following elements:• Location,size,adjacentcompounds,transport

hubs, parking and facilities

• StatewhethertheIBCandMPCareexistingfacilities or to be constructed

• ExplainthereasonforyourchoiceofIBCandMPC

• Specifytheintendedpost–GamesuseoftheIBCand MPC, including legacy considerations

• Specifywhowillfinancetheconstructionof the facilities.

Provide all guarantees obtained for the use and/or construction of the IBC and MPC from the owner(s) concerned, including possession and vacation dates. This guarantee must also state that the owner(s) grant(s) all commercial rights in relation to the IBC and MPC (including but not limited to the terms and conditions listed in the “Clean Venue Appendix”) to the OC for the period the OC has control of the venue(s).

(Please note that these dates should take into considerationthetimerequiredforboththefitoutandretrofitoftheIBCandMPC).

The Queensland Government guarantees the provision and availability of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and Main Press Centre (MPC) and that all commercial rights in relation to the IBC and MPC will be granted to the OC for the period that the OC has control of the venues.


The IBC and MPC will be co-located at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC). This site is located in the heart of the City, within walking distance of the world renowned Gold Coast City’s beaches and the Broadbeach Accommodation and Entertainment Precincts.

This precinct includes Jupiters Hotel and Casino, Oasis Shopping Centre, Niecon Plaza, over 100 restaurants and Pacific Fair, Australia’s largest regional shopping centre with 300 stores, cinemas and an abundance of dining.

An existing facility, the GCCEC is the City’s premier indoor venue for sport, entertainment and exhibitions/conventions. While hosting the IBC and MPC, the Centre will also host the Netball competition. The Centre is easily secured.

The venue’s proximity to the City’s accommodation and dining precincts will guarantee safe and easy access for all media personnel in a relaxed and friendly environment.

The location of the IBC and MPC at Broadbeach places media representatives in the central hub of the City with easy access to competition venues and the Village. More than 80 percent of competition venues, including the Village, will be within a 20 minute drive of the IBC and MPC.

Located adjacent to the Gold Coast Highway, the Centre is serviced by bus and shuttle services and will have access to the Gold Coast Rapid Transit light rail system, meeting all media transport needs to and from airports, Games venues and the Village.

Media representatives will be provided with excellent work facilities, access to support services, and a safe and efficient transport system to all competition and non-competition venues. The Games media and news services will provide fast, accurate and reliable information services for all media representatives.

Size

The Candidature Committee has received advice from specialist broadcast and media advisors that, based on advances in technology and media work practices, the current guidelines of the CGF for IBCs and MPCs are generous. Therefore, based on this advice the following resources will be provided:

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Main Press Centre

A 2,000 square metre MPC will be located within the exhibition space of the GCCEC, on a mezzanine floor directly above the IBC. The MPC will provide facilities for:

• Up to 400 work spaces;• Up to 100 results and online desks;• Office space;• Media conference room; and• Smaller meeting spaces and facilities.

The co-location of the MPC and IBC provides the opportunity to maximise common use areas such as dining and meeting facilities, ensuring efficient services and cost-effective rates for the media. The Centre’s current telecommunications and technological capabilities are world-class and will satisfy media requirements.

International Broadcast Centre

The 5,000 square metre IBC will be located on the ground floor within the exhibition space of the Centre. The IBC will have a capacity for up to 1,000 rights-holding broadcasters and staff.

A satellite farm will be provided on parkland immediately adjacent to the IBC and MPC, with clear lines of sight to the southern satellite arc for international communications.

International optic fibre connectivity is readily available.

There will be full access for broadcasters prior to the Games to enable appropriate fit-out and testing in a very well-equipped Centre with power and air-conditioning available.

Adjacent Compounds

A media warehouse and field shop will be located within close proximity to the IBC and MPC for broadcast venue equipment storage and supply services.

Facilities

The co-location of the IBC and MPC at the GCCEC will allow for 24-hour venue catering services and common access to key services such as shops, banks, postal and medical services.

The IBC and MPC are also within a five-minute walk of Jupiters Casino, offering further dining and entertainment services together with 5-star accommodation. The Centre is centrally located to provide easy access to an extensive range of accommodation options at 5-star, 4-star and 3-star ratings along with entertainment and dining options in the Broadbeach Precinct and throughout the City.

Funding

The GCCEC is an existing venue which opened in June 2004. As such, the cost efficiency of a basic fit-out and overlay in this well-equipped Centre will be the only funding requirement for the provision of the IBC and MPC. This cost will be met by the OC and is included in the OC budget.

Legacy

The GCCEC will remain Australia’s premier regional exhibition and convention centre after the Games. The conduct of the Games will raise the international profile of the Centre and enhance the credentials of Gold Coast City as a permanent sporting, convention and exhibition destination.

ACCOMMODATION

QUEsTION 15.2Brieflydescribeyourconceptformediaaccommodation (this description should correspond to the list provided in Q12.4).

If you plan to use a Media Village(s), specify its (their) location, size, capacity, type of structure (existing, permanent, temporary) room sizes and intended post-Games use/legacy.

There is a variety of accommodation, from 5-star to 3-star hotels, depending on the needs of the various constituent groups. Hotels, serviced apartments and short-term rentals are all available within close proximity to the IBC and MPC.

Jupiters, immediately adjacent to the IBC and MPC, is a 5-star hotel and casino complex with 594 rooms. A further 200 rooms are planned and due for completion by 2016. In addition, the 5-star Sofitel Hotel is located immediately opposite the IBC and MPC and offers 296 hotel rooms. A variety of resort-style accommodation apartments are also available within Broadbeach and a short distance of the IBC and MPC which provide a variety of styles and standards including 4-star (675 rooms) and 3-star (148 rooms) to meet all media requirements.

These accommodation options will allow media representatives to work, rest and play within a short distance of the IBC and MPC while being within a short travel distance of Games competition venues and the Village.

Most hotel operators have indicated that no minimum length of stay will be applicable during the Games. Some apartment and hotel operators have indicated a minimum three, five or seven night stay will be required. Gold Coast Tourism recommends that no minimum stay is applicable, however commercial discretion remains with the accommodation management group.

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Separate accommodation will be coordinated for media representatives covering the preliminary Basketball competition in Cairns and Townsville. Both cities are major regional centres in Queensland, and as popular tourist destinations offer a variety of accommodation options.

All accommodation facilities will remain as accommodation services after the Games.

Please refer to Question 12.4 for further details.

TRANSPORT

QUEsTION 15.3Brieflydescribeyourconceptformediatransport,including:• Airportto/fromMediaAccommodation

• CompetitionVenuesto/fromCompetitionVenues

• IBC/MPCto/fromCompetitionVenues

• MediaAccommodationto/fromIBC/MPC

• MediaAccommodationto/fromCompetitionVenues.

A coordinated, effective and 24-hour transport system will be provided to accredited media personnel for the duration of the Games.

Upon arrival at Brisbane and Gold Coast International Airports, media personnel will be assisted through customs and immigration through specifically designated service areas, avoiding any unnecessary delays. Accreditation for media arriving at Brisbane Airport’s International Terminal will be provided at the airport, while those arriving at the Domestic Terminal will receive their accreditation at the designated media hotel(s).

Bus shuttle services will transport media personnel from the Brisbane or Gold Coast International Airport to their accommodation, with shuttle frequency based on demand, arrival times and the dates during the Games. Designated transport services will also be provided from designated media hotels to the IBC and MPC, all competition venues and the Village from the IBC and MPC at intervals no more than 20 minutes apart.

Media transport services will be available for the following accredited groups:

• Host Broadcaster;• Rights holders; • Non-rights holding broadcasters; and• Written press.

Transport will be provided free of charge to all accredited media. Media representatives will be required to produce their accreditation prior to accessing this free transport service.

The location of the IBC and MPC at the GCCEC will ensure an efficient media transport service to and from all Games venues. A media transport hub will be established at the IBC and MPC, on-site at the Centre.

The media hub will provide the following services:• Shuttle bus service to and from the airports for

media arrivals and departures;• Regular shuttle services (circular link) between

main media hotels and the IBC and MPC;• Frequent shuttle services on designated routes

to Games venues, every 20 minutes;• Scheduled services from media accommodation

to Brisbane-based venues (Track Cycling and Shooting competitions); and

• Regular shuttle services to Games Family hotels and the Village.

The Gold Coast Rapid Transit light rail system will also provide an efficient mode of transport to and from competition venues located along the coastal strip (between Broadbeach and Southport) and a connection to the Village. Similarly, all public bus services will be available free of charge for media to travel to and from venues.

Where media representatives require specialised transport services for personnel and equipment, arrangements will be made for them to hire these services through the OC.

In the regional areas of Cairns and Townsville shuttle services will be provided from the respective airports and media accommodations to the nominated venues.

MEDIA CONCEPT

QUEsTION 15.4Provide a map, no larger than A3, folded or double page and giving the graphic scale used, indicating:• IBC

• MPC

• Mediaaccommodation

• Mediatransport

• Allcompetitionvenues

• CommonwealthGamesVillage.

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MMC

MAA

LEGEND


Existing Motorway

Heavy Rail



Games Village

Live SiteLIVE


MMC

MAA

Athletics

Basketball

Badminton

Lawn Bowls

Boxing

Cycling

Gymnastics

Hockey

Netball

Rugby 7s

Shooting

Triathlon

Table Tennis

Weightlifting

Wrestling


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Squash

Games Lane

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Surfers Paradise

Main Beach

Mermaid Beach

Coomera

Oxenford

Nerang

Runaway Bay

Hope Island

Parkwood

Southport

Carrara

Merrimac

Robina

Coolangatta

Mudgeeraba

Beenleigh

Yatala

ADVANCETOWN LAKE

HINZE DAM

NORTHSTRADBROKE

ISLAND

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Burleigh Heads

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Coomera

Oxenford

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REGULATIONS AND TAXES

QUEsTION 15.5Would broadcasters or the HBO, and their personnel, normally be subject to union regulations or labour laws? Explain.

The Host Broadcaster (if Australian-based) and domestic broadcasters and their personnel are subject to, and protected by, a range of employment laws. These laws protect the rights and working terms and conditions of media personnel and are available upon request.

The Australian Government has advised that Australian labour laws will not apply to broadcasters or the Host Broadcaster, if necessary, in their employment of staff from outside Australia when staff are employed to carry out work on a temporary basis. Where staff are employed from within Australia and they are members of a particular trade union, trade union regulations and laws will apply to those staff.

QUEsTION 15.6Would broadcasters or the HBO, and their personnel, normallybesubjecttospecifictaxesforbroadcastingwork such as taxes on production and/or equipment? Explain.

There are no specific and direct taxes for broadcasting work in Australia. Journalists entering Australia for Games-related business will not be subject to Australian income tax as the income they earn will be subject to taxation in their country of origin.

If journalists perform work for Australian-based companies within Australia for the Games, their income will be subject to Australian income tax regulations.

During the course of their business at the Games, broadcasters and the HBO would be subject to GST on transactions that occur within Australia. Goods and Services Tax (GST) is applicable on most transactions within Australia. It is a tax on private final consumption or consumer expenditure and applies to transactions within and imports to Australia.

A company or entity which is in business and makes taxable supplies of goods and or services must register for GST where it meets the registration turnover threshold of AUD $75,000 (GBP £47,250). For not-for-profit entities, the turnover threshold is AUD$150,000 (GBP £94,500).

A GST-registered supplier of goods and services is required to charge GST on taxable supplies made in the course of its enterprise activities and remit the amount to the Australian Taxation Office. The GST rate in Australia is currently 10 percent. Where an entity purchases goods or services which it uses as business inputs, it is entitled to claim the GST it paid in the form of an input tax credit from the Australian Taxation Office. In this way, the amount payable is a net amount. Similarly, where a company or entity purchases items for private or domestic purposes it is unable to claim the GST in relation to those purchases. In addition, if the company or entity makes input tax supplies, for example, it leases houses or lends money, it cannot claim the GST paid on inputs enabling it to make these supplies.


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