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Canberra International Sports and Aquatic Centre (CISAC) is a privately owned sport centre located in Bruce, a suburb of Canberra, Australia. CISAC is home to the CISAC swim academy and the Ginninderra Marlins swimming club. CISAC is one of the largest multi-tenancy health and leisure facilities in Australia.
In Australia, sport is an important part of the country's culture and dates back to the early colonial period. The first of the country's mainstream sports to become established in order of their organisation were cricket, Australian rules football, rugby union, tennis, soccer, basketball, netball and rugby league.
Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre is a multi-purpose arena and sports facility located at Carrara on Queensland's Gold Coast in Australia, capable of seating 5,000 fans. The centre is located adjacent to the Carrara Indoor Stadium and forms a part of the Gold Coast Sports Precinct .
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The event held in both Australia and New Zealand was expected to inject $360 million directly into both economies. [ 3 ] Several Australian state and territory governments have established major event organisations to assist in the bidding and financing for major international sporting events in Australia.
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Sport came to Australia in 1810 when the first athletics tournament was held, and soon cricket, horse racing and sailing clubs and competitions started. Australia's lower classes played sports on public holidays, with the upper classes playing more regularly on Saturdays. [2] Sydney was the early hub of sport in the colony. [3]
More than just a library, it is Australia's premier information resource centre for sport and its related disciplines. The NSIC is funded by the Australian Sports Commission and is housed in the Corporate Services Building of the Australian Sports Commission at the Australian Institute of Sport campus in Canberra.