All Synthetic in Victoria

The Tom Kelly Athletics Track is located in Doncaster in Melbourne’s east. The venue is named after respected athletics coach Tom Kelly, who was tragically killed in a hit and run accident in 2014 at the age of 80. The venue had previously been known as Rieschiecks Reserve and was established in 1977. Floodlighting was added to the venue in Read more…

The Sprint Athletics Centre is located in northern Melbourne suburb of Craigieburn. The track was opened in 2017 and is located in Craigieburn ANZAC Park which also contains Splash Aqua Park and Leisure Centre and  Craigieburn War Memorial. The venue is open to the public between 8am and 7pm daily when not booked and is managed by Hume City Council. Read more…

The George Knott Reserve is located in Clifton Hill in Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs. The six lane track is named after the former Mayor of the City of Collingwood, who represented Australia in the 10,000m walk at the 1948 Olympics. The track was resurfaced in 2018. Bookings for the venue are coordinated by Collingwood Harriers. Read more…

The Harold Stevens Athletics Track is located in Coburg in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. The venue was opened on 21 March 1971. A polyurethane track was laid in 1998 and last resurfaced in 2013. The track is named after Athletics Victoria life member Harold Stevens. The track has short straights approximately 78m long, with long bends. As a dedicated athletics venue, Read more…

The Casey Fields Regional Athletics Centre was opened on Saturday 9 April 2011. The track was originally red in colour but is now blue after being resurfaced in March 2024. The track is used for  training and competition, including the Little Athletics Victoria State Championships. The venue is managed by the City of Casey. The track is a Spurtan BV Read more…

Hagenauer Reserve is located in Box Hill in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The original track at the venue was opened in 1969, with a synthetic track laid in 1992. At the time, this was the second synthetic track in Melbourne, after Olympic Park. The track is home to Box Hill Athletics Club, who manage the venue. The venue regularly hosts Athletics Read more…

The La Birpa Athletics Complex is located in Bendigo. It was opened in 1999 and was previously called the La Trobe University Bendigo Athletics Complex. The track is a Rekortan surface and was last resurfaced in 2018. The venue also features Polytan SmarTracks technology, which provides for the automatic detection of time, speed, jump height, step count, and more. Athletes Read more…

Llanberris Athletics Reserve is located in Ballarat. The track is a Rekortan surface, last relaid in 2014. The original track surface in the 1960s was a compact sand based surface, which was later upgraded to rubberised bitumen. The track is regularly used for Athletics Victoria’s Shield competition. The venue is managed by the Ballarat Regional Athletic Centre, an incorporated body Read more…

The Moonee Valley Athletics Centre opened in 1973. The venue is also known as Aberfeldie Park and regularly plays host to Athletics Victoria Shield competition. The original track was rubberised bitumen. The venue underwent a major refurbishment in 2006. The track was last resurfaced in 2018. New lighting was installed at the venue in 2022. The venue is managed by Read more…

Lakeside Stadium is Melbourne’s premier athletics venue, located close to the Melbourne CBD in the suburb of Albert Park. Sporting facilities have been located on the site of Lakeside Stadium since 1878, with Lakeside Oval serving as the ground for Australian Rules club South Melbourne until 1981. The venue was converted to a soccer facility as Lakeside Stadium in 1995, Read more…