About Melbourne Sports

(Melbourne, Victoria - VIC, Australia)

Melbourne is home to numerous superb sporting facilities and popular spectator sports include Australian Rules Football (AFL), cricket, soccer and rugby among others. Victoria is the centre of Aussie Rules Football and home to at least five major teams in the ARL.

For a true blue Aussie experience try to catch one of these games at the famed MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) during the southern winter.

ARL teams in this part of Victoria include Richmond, Collingwood and St. Kilda, each with their own loyal fan bases. The historic Cricket Ground hosts international test matches during the summer, while the city also boasts excellent facilities for water sports, golf, tennis and many other sports.

Each year Melbourne hosts the Australian Open Tennis Championships and the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, which have become huge events in the city's sporting calendar. Both occur in early March within weeks of each other and the Grand Prix is a permanent feature of Albert Park near St. Kilda.

Leisure Centres and Stadiums / Arenas

Eastern Indoor Sports Centre
Address: 1642 Ferntree Gully Road, Knoxfield, Victoria (VIC), Australia
Tel: +61 (0)1300 116 525
Website: www.easternindoor.com.au/

Eltham Leisure Centre
Address: 40 Brougham Street, Eltham, Victoria (VIC), Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 9439 2266
Website: www.eltham.ymca.org.au/

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Address: 375 Albert Road, Albert Park, Victoria (VIC), Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 9926 1555
Website: www.msac.com.au/

Olympic Leisure Centre
Address: 15 Alamein Road, Heidelberg West, Victoria (VIC), Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 9459 1193
Website: www.olc.vic.gov.au/

South Yarra Sports
Address: 679 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria (VIC), Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 9823 7116
Website: www.sysc.com.au/

State Netball Hockey Centre
Address: 10 Brens Drive, Parkville, Victoria (VIC), Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 8379 4250
Website: www.snhc.com.au/

Westgate Sports and Leisure Complex
Address: Corner of Dohertys Road and Grieve Parade, Altona North, Victoria (VIC), Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 9369 6888
Website: www.westgateindoorsports.com.au/