Sporting venues were well ahead available of Gold Coast 2018 ensuring that they were used and tested before the Games.
The Australian and Queensland Governments and the City of Gold Coast invested A$320 million to deliver new and upgraded venues.
The residential zone accommodated athletes and officials and also offered recreation, gym and medical facilities.
The International Zone consisted of retail services, shops and the main dining hall.
[21] Australian telecommunications company Optus opened a store in the International zone named "Yes Optus Store" which provided free calling services to the athletes and officials and other services such as phone charging and watching events of the Games in televisions.