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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
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Home>About DISC
 Management Structure
| The Darebin International Sports Centre (DISC) is located at John Cain Memorial Park in Darebin Road, Thornbury and is home of the State Lawn Bowls Centre, State Cycling Centre and State Football Centre.
The Centre is one of the most important sporting precincts in Victoria and hosted the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Lawn Bowls Competition and the Asia Pacific Games.
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| The total construction cost of the Centre, was approximately $19 million dollars and was made possible by funding from the State Government, Melbourne Olympic Park Trust, Football Federation Victoria, Darebin City Bowls Club and Darebin City Council.
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| Facilities at DISC |
| 4 grass international standard lawn bowls greens | | Indoor synthetic bowls green in velodrome centre | | 3 synthetic international standard soccer pitches, with lighting | | 250m indoor banked timber cycling track (velodrome) | | Bar/bistro | | Upstairs function room overlooking bowls greens and indoor velodrome | | Sporting administration offices | | Change rooms | | Meeting rooms | | Permanent bowls and velodrome spectator seating | | On-site car parking
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| Management Structure | | DISC is owned and maintained by Darebin City Council and key facility user groups have specific responsibilities and management obligations for aspects of facility operation:
- Cyclesport Victoria – velodrome track operations and programming and maintenance and indoor green bookings in consultation with Darebin City Bowls Club;
- Darebin City Bowls Club – bowls operations and programming, bar/function activity management, bowls green maintenance, outdoor green bookings and indoor green bookings in consultation with Cyclesport Victoria;
- Bowls Australia - headquarters for the national peak body for lawn bowls; and
- Football Federation Victoria – soccer operations and programming. Operation of retail merchandise area .
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| Council is responsible for overall coordination of cleaning contracts, asset maintenance, security, safety and risk management, marketing and sponsorship at the DISC. Licensees are required to deliver and fund the operational aspects of their respective sports.
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Darebin City Council
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