| Stadium Name: | Pizzey Park |
| Location: | Miami, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Owner: | Gold Coast City Council |
| Surface: | Grass |
| 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 60ha site is owned and operated by the Gold Coast City Council.[1] [2]
The Pizzey Park sporting complex was established on a 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]
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 50m (160feet) swimming pools and one indoor 15m (49feet) teaching pool.[8]