Pizzey Park
Pizzey Park lake
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LocationMiami, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates28°03′49″S 153°25′35″E / 28.06350°S 153.42634°E / -28.06350; 153.42634
OwnerGold Coast City Council
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Burleigh Bears (Queensland Cup)
Burleigh Heads Bulldogs SC (Gold Coast Soccer)
Bond Pirates Rugby Club (GCDRU)

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

History

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

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

Facilities

Pizzey Park has sports fields for a wide variety of sports including: rugby league, rugby union, Australian Rules Football, soccer, netball, softball and athletics.[1][7]

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

The site includes the Miami Aquatic Centre featuring two outdoor heated 50-metre (160 ft) swimming pools and one indoor 15-metre (49 ft) teaching pool.[8]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Pizzey Park". Parks and recreation. Gold Coast City Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Our Natural Playground" (PDF). Gold Coast City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ Plaque at the entrance of Pizzey Park. Gold Coast City Council. 28°03′39″S 153°25′47″E / 28.0607°S 153.4297°E / -28.0607; 153.4297 (Pizzey Park Sporting Complex plaque)
  4. ^ "Pizzey Park Master Plan: Draft Report" (PDF). Gold Coast City Council. p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Australian Institute of Sport - Canoeing". Australian Canoeing. 17 September 2004. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Canoe facility approved for Pizzey Park". Gold Coast City Council. 27 September 1990.
  7. ^ "Pizzey Park - 80 Pacific Avenue, Miami" (PDF). Gold Coast City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Miama Aquatic Centre". Gold Coast City Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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