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Government funding

Total expenditure by all three levels of government on sport and recreation activities in 2000-01 was $2,124.2m. Of this, Australian Government expenditure was $198.9m (9.4% of the total), state and territory governments spent $875.2m (41.2%) and local governments spent $1,050.1m (49.4%) (table 12.26). Of all government expenditure on sport and recreation activities, recurrent expenditure ($1,585.5m) was much larger than capital expenditure ($538.6m).

The Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in the 2000-01 financial year. While the Australian Government and New South Wales Government contributed most of the funding for this event, other state and territory governments also provided funds for hosting events and providing training venues for overseas athletes. The Australian Government contributed an estimated $71.8m, while the New South Wales Government provided $382.3m for this event.

12.26 GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR SPORT AND RECREATION - 2000-01
		Level of government
		Commonwealth	State and territory	Local	Total	Proportion of total
Category of funding		$m	$m	$m	$m	%
Administration and regulation
	Administration, policy and planning	29.8	74.2	37.3	141.2	6.6
	Regulation and control	39.7	20.3	4.6	64.6	3.0
	Total	69.5	94.4	41.9	205.8	9.7
Venues, grounds and facilities
	Venues and sports grounds(a)	14.5	185.8	410.1	610.5	28.7
	Recreation parks and waterways	-	94.4	587.4	681.8	32.1
	Total	14.5	280.2	997.5	1,292.2	60.8
Participation and special events
	Participation by clubs, teams and individuals	2.4	67.0	6.5	75.9	3.6
	Special events(b)	77.0	374.9	-	451.9	21.3
	Total	79.4	441.9	6.5	527.8	24.8
Other services
	Horse and dog racing	-	22.5	n.a.	22.5	1.1
	Coaching and training	24.4	26.5	n.a.	50.9	2.4
	Other support services	11.2	9.6	n.a.	20.8	1.0
	Total	35.5	58.6	4.2	98.4	4.6
Total		198.9	875.2	1,050.1	2,124.2	100.0
(a) Includes funding for Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games venues. (b) Includes funding for Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, excluding venues. Source: Sport and Recreation Funding by Government, Australia, 2000-01 (4147.0).