The Places

At Olympic Park in the 1956 Australian Mile Championship, John Landy stopped mid-race to help fallen rival Ron Clarke to his feet and still won by 9 meters to claim the title

The place that brought the Australian Open and AC/DC to Victoria

Melbourne & Olympic Parks

The Evolution of Melbourne Park

A venue that can transform from a tennis court into a stage for the world's superstars

ExploreMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, On the Ground

The grounds where Don Bradman learnt to bat

Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame

The Story of a Boy Who Became the Pride of the Town

The history of Bradman Oval

Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame

The Captivating History of Cricket

As told by the Bradman museum and International Cricket Hall of Fame

ExploreBradman Oval, Bowral

ExploreInternational Cricket Hall of Fame

Inside the museum

Virtual tour

Inside Bradman Museum

Where cricket is brought to life

ExploreBradman Museum

The Places

Highlights from history

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Australia: Great Sporting Land

Explore the unifying spirit of Australian sport - from tales to traditions, larrikins to legends

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The bits you'd never normally get to see

Enter the inner sanctum

Sydney Cricket & Sports Grounds

Inside the Away Changing Room at Sydney Cricket Ground

Watch the Removal of the MCG Portable Cricket Pitch

Painting the Court at the Rod Laver Arena

From Cricket to Football in Four Days

Replacing the Turf at MCG

Transforming the SCG into a Baseball Field

Surf's up

Time to hit the beach

A History of the North Bondi SLSC Club Buildings

From a tent to an architectural delight: the development of the club and its award-winning buildings

Inside the Australian National Surfing Museum

Celebrate the history of surfing

The home of Australian sport

From football, to rugby, to the Olympics

Step up to the Crease at Melbourne Cricket Ground

A virtual tour of the oval

Australia's Home of Sport

The first cricket Test match between Australia and England was held here in 1877

How a Police Paddock Became Australia's Great Home of Sport

The evolution of Melbourne Cricket Club

How the MCG Radically Transforms Twice a Year

Pioneering the world’s first successful portable cricket pitch technology

Ostrich competitions and Olympic games

The History of Olympic Park

From wacky races to state-of-the-art space