The expanded complex incorporates environmentally sustainable aspects including rainwater harvesting and strategically located orientation and shading devices, which had it nominated for a Royal Australian Institute of Architects award.
There are also clubs devoted to individual sports that operate under the auspices of MUSAAC, including four different codes of football, cricket, squash, swimming, volleyball and water polo.
The chief executive of Macquarie University Sport and Recreation at the time, Deidre Anderson, told the Sydney Morning Herald that clubs would need to become self-sufficient.
[6] The name "Macquarie University Sport & Aquatic Centre" (MUSAC) was coined for the newly established organization, coinciding with the extensive building programme, which included construction of the two swimming pools.
[7] The new centre had an increased focus on catering for the general community, to make up for the funding that previously came from students' compulsory fees.