BID BOOK

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A.1: General overview and motivation

Named the “World’s Ultimate Sports City” in 2006, 2008, and 2010,

Melbourne, a modern and dynamic metropolis with a population of 4,442,918

inhabitants, is the perfect host for the Olympic Games in the 21st century. We

are a city that loves sports, with 15 professional and semi-professional teams,

host of several successful world-class sports events each year (including the

Australian Open of Tennis and the Australian F1 Grand Prix). Named the

World’s “most liveable city” by The Economist Intelligence Unit every year

since 2011, we are a growing city, which could overcome Sydney as Australia’s

largest city before somewhere between 2028 and 2050, according to different

studies.

Australia is a country that looks towards the future, part of the booming

Asia-Pacific region. Hosting the games in Australia will help cement even more

the Olympic Games in this part of the world.

Building on the legacy of the 1956 Olympic Games, Australia hosted a

great number of international events, including recently the 2000 Olympic

Games in Sydney, the 2003 IRB Rugby World Cup, the 2006 Commonwealth

Games in Melbourne and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

As a an important nation in the Olympic movement, Australia has won

a total of 468 medals at the Summer games, and took part in every edition of

the games since 1896 (including twice as part of Australasia), and constantly

ranking in the Top 10 since Barcelona 1992.

Hosting the Olympics in Melbourne would send a great message of mo-

dernity and sustainability to the World.

A.2: Concept, plan and legacy.

We plan to host environment-friendly games, with a lasting impact on the local communities of Melbourne. Relying mostly on existing venues, the few new permanent facilities we will build will be designed to have a purpose after the Games and improve the life of the residents of the city.

Venues will be spread over four clusters, organized around four iconic parks of the city. The main cluster will be in Melbourne Park, the location of a number of important sports venues including Melbourne Cricket Ground, which will host the ceremonies and track and field. Albert Park and Royal Park will host various sports in existing and temporary venues while a new urban Olympic Park will be created in Fishermans Bend. The new park of approxi-mately 90ha, would be part of a major urban regeneration project of over 250ha, planned over the next 35 years. It aims to attract 40,000 jobs and 80,000 inhabitants. After the games, the Olympic Park will be the central point of this new district, and serve as a catalyst for its development. Most of the new facilities will be converted into housing, commercial or office space, cultural and sports venues for the community.

A: MOTIVATION AND LEGACY

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We plan, especially by the creation of the new Olympic Park, to improve infrastructure in an under-developed part of the city. After the games, every-thing that has been built will find a purpose within the local community.

Out of the 10 new venues, 6 (60%) will be permanent, but with tempo-rary elements for most of them, and 4 (40%) will be temporary.

A.3: Dates of the games.

The proposed dates for the Olympic Games in 2028 are from Friday, Sep-tember 22th to Sunday, October 8th. How ever, som e prelim inary events would take place on the days before the opening ceremony.

The Paralympic Games would take place from Wednesday, October 18th to Sunday, October 29th.

These dates are similar to the period during which the 2000 Olympic Games took place in Sydney and allow the games to unfold during a warmer period than the traditional northern hemisphere summer months (July and August) while not disturbing the international sports calendar in unreasonable ways.

To avoid any clash, other sports events will be moved. The AFL season, which traditionally culminates with the Grand Final at Melbourne Cricket Ground on the last Sunday of September or the first Sunday of October, will end earlier, on Sunday, September 17th, and the Grand Final will be moved to ANZ Stadium in Sydney. The NRL, which usually ends with its Grand Final on the last Sunday of September, will take a break during the games and have its two final weeks on October 15th and 22nd.

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B.1: General overview

Our plan is compact, with most venues concentrated in four clusters or-

ganized around city parks. The idea is to make the venues accessible by public

transport and by walk. 75% of the venues (excluding Football venues outside

the city) will be located within a 5-km radius around the Olympic Village, the

International Broadcasting Centre/Main Press Centre, and the Media Village.

All the new permanent venues will be part of the legacy of the games. The

new Olympic Park will become an urban park, at the centre of the new Fisher-

mans Bend district.

The Olympic Velodrome will have its capacity decreased to 3,000 perma-

nent seats and become Victoria’s major centre for the practice of track cycling

as well as indoor athletics.

The Olympic Swimming Centre will be designed with legacy in mind as

well: the temporary seating and temporary roof will be dismantled and the

venue will become an outdoor swimming pool for local residents and competi-

tions. The indoor warm-up pool, part of the complex, will provide an alterna-

tive to local residents in the winter.

The Olympic Community Centre will house two arenas during the games.

In legacy mode, the building will be converted into a multi-purpose building

housing a new Olympic Museum, two small performance art venues, shops

and a movie theatre complex.

The International Broadcasting Centre and Main Press Centre, partially

temporary, will be converted into an office building after the games.

B.2: Map of venues

B: VENUES

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B.4: Table of venues

Venue name Capacity Events (Olympics) Events (Paralympics)

EXISTING VENUES, no permanent work required

Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,000 Ceremonies, Athletics Ceremonies, Athletics

Stadium Australia (Sydney) 84,000 Football (prelims.)

Docklands Stadium 53,359 Rugby Sevens, Football (finals.)

Lang Park (Brisbane) 52,500 Football (prelims.)

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 30,050 Football (prelims.)

Princes Park 27,000 Cricket

Canberra Stadium (Canberra) 25,000 Football (prelims.)

Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre 15,000* Equestrian Equestrian

Rod Laver Arena 14,820 Gymnastics (artistic, trampo-

line), Basketball (finals) Wheelchair Basketball

Melbourne Park Tennis Centre from 10,500 to 200 Tennis Wheelchair Tennis

State Netball and Hockey Centre 10,000 and 5,000 Field Hockey Football (5-a-side)

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 4 8,000* Handball (prelims.), Judo Goalball

Lakeside Stadium 7,500* Lacrosse

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 6,000* Boxing Judo, Taekwondo

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 2 5,541 Weightlifiting Powerlifting

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 3 5,000* Badminton, Gymnastics

(rythmic) Badminton

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 5 5,000* Table Tennis, Taekwondo Table Tennis

Melbourne Showgrounds 5,000* Cycling (BMX)

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre - Outdoor Pool 5,000* Swimming (water polo)

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre - Sports Hall 5,000* Squash Boccia

Melbourne International Shooting Centre 3,000* Shooting (rifle and pistol) Shooting

Melbourne Gun Club 3,000* Shooting (clay target)

State Mountain Bike Course 2,000* Cycling (mountain bike)

PLANNED VENUE, to be built regardless of the Games

Perth Stadium (Perth) 60,000 Football (prelims.)

ADDITIONAL VENUES, permanent

Olympic Swimming Centre 15,000* Swimming (swimming, synchro-

nised diving) Swimming

Olympic Community Centre 1 15,000* Volleyball Volleyball (sitting)

Olympic Community Centre 2 10,000* Basketball (prelims.), Handball

(finals) Wheelchair Rugby

Olympic Velodrome 5,000* Cycling (track) Cycling (track)

Victoria Rowing/Canoeing Centre - Flatwater Course 12,000* Rowing, Canoeing (flatwater) Rowing, Paracanoe

Victoria Rowing/Canoeing Centre - Whitewater Course 8,000* Canoeing (whitewater)

ADDITIONAL VENUES, temporary

Royal Park Arena 16,000 Beach Volleyball

Albert Park Archery Fields 5,000 Archery

Royal Botanic Gardens 1,500 Cycling (road) Cycling (road)

St Kilda Beach 1,500 Triathlon, Swimming (open wa-

ter) Paratriathlon

St Kilda Harbour general admission

only Sailing

*includes temporary seating

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ROYAL MELBOURNE

SHOWGROUNDS >

< MELBOURNE

CONVENTION AND

< ROYAL PARK

^ MELBOURNE CRICKET

GROUND

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MELBOURNE PARK>

ROYAL EXHIBITION

BUILDING >

< ALBERT PARK

< DOCKLANDS STADIUM

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C.1: Temperature and precipitations

For the month of September:

- Record high: 31.4°C

- Average high: 17.3°C

- Average low: 8.0°C

- Record low: -0.5°C

- Rainfall: 58mm

- Average rainy days: 14.9

- Average relative humidity: 53

- Mean monthly sunshine hours: 171.0

C: WEATHER

B.5: Olympic Village

Located right next to the Olympic Park in Fishermans Bend, the Olympic

Village will house almost all the athletes competing in the games, as well as

team officials. In line with the villages of the previous games, it will have a ca-

pacity of 17,000 beds.

In legacy mode, the Olympic Park will be turned into a housing complex,

part of the Fishermans Bend development, with part of the flats becoming af-

fordable and student housing.

C.2: Meteorological challenges

As the games would take place in early spring, the city can face heavy

rains or cold temperatures close to 0°c, although this is very rare.

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D.1: Presentation

Melbourne has an extensive road network, with the longest freeway net-

work in Australia. But public transport is the main transit mode in our plan.

Melbourne has the world’s largest tram network, with 245 kilometers of tracks

over 28 routes. The city also has an important suburban rail network, with 16

lines, operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. The train network is planned to

undergo major renovations and expansion in the following years. And all the

improvements that would be made before the games are already planned.

During the games, each major venue cluster would be located close to at

least one train station.

A rail link between Melbourne Airport and the city is currently planned

and the project will be accelerated if Melbourne hosts the games, so that the

new line can open before 2028.

D.2: Airport

Melbourne has two major airports; The main airport used during the

games will be Melbourne Airport. It offers flights to Asia, North America, Afri-

ca, and Europe, thanks to 30 airline carriers. It welcomed over 31 million pas-

sengers in 2013.

D.3: Proposed arrangements during the games

Traffic will be limited in Melbourne during the games, by implementing

driving restrictions based on license plate numbers.

Olympic ticket holders will be given free rides on Metro Trains and Yarra

Trams to go to and get back from the Olympic Venues. Visitors who come to

the city by car will park in temporary spaces on the outskirts of the city and get

to the venues by public transport. Venues not accessible by public transport

will have a system of hybrid bus shuttles to get to the nearest train station.

An extensive network of Olympic lanes will be created on existing roads

of the city for athletes, officials, members of the Olympic family and the media,

to facilitate transit within the city.

D: TRANSPORT

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E: ACCOMODATION

E.1: Hotel rooms

By the end of 2011, Melbourne had 26,555 hotel rooms. With an average

growth of 1,000 new rooms every year, the city is expected to reach 35,000

rooms by 2024.

To offer more accommodation, cruise ships will be provided to house

part of the visitors.

E.2: Media accomodation

A Media Village with a capacity of 20,000 beds will be built in the Fisher-

mans Bend area, right next to the International Broadcasting Centre/Main

Press Centre, the Olympic Park and the Olympic Village.

After the games, it will be turned into housing as part as the regeneration

project of this part of the city.

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F: TICKETING, MARKETING AND CEREMONIES

F.1: Ticketing

Ticket price will be affordable, so that as many Australians as possible

can take part in the action.

A portion of tickets will be given away to schools from across the country,

so that young people can enjoy the Olympic experience as well.

F.2: Marketing

We plan to involve Olympic sponsors in innovative transmedia experi-

ences, while respecting the Olympic Charter.

The Olympic branding will be modern, dynamic, evocative of Australia

art and identity.

The proposed slogan for the games is: “Faster, Higher, Stronger, All to-

gether.” It evokes the Olympic motto and the idea of a world united in peace.

F.3: Ceremonies

The opening ceremony will focus on the arts and culture of Australia and

Melbourne, as the city is considered to be the country's cultural capital and an

international centre for performing arts and visual arts. The ceremony will

have evocations of forms of art such as dancing, painting, opera, theatre, cine-

ma, and of course music, with a modern and spectacular twist. A large part of

the ceremony will focus on aboriginal arts and heritage.

A segment will be dedicated to the 'art of nature', celebrating the beauti-

ful landscapes and wildlife of Australia.

The closing ceremony will have more of an international feel and will be a

celebration of the accomplishment of the athletes during the games. It will also

have a message of peace and unity.