The Playing Venue


The inaugural Australian Universities Rapid Championships 2006 will be held on Level 4 of the Wentworth Building (coordinates N19 on map). On the corner of Butlin Ave and City Rd, the Wentworth Building is situated right in the heart of the University of Sydney's main Darlington Campus. Nearby attractions include:

  • The City (5 mins bus ride away)
  • Broadway Shopping Center, including Coles and Bilo (D26 on map)
  • King St, Newtown, with its wide variety of restaurants (mostly cheap) and pubs (S10 on map)
  • Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, with many restaurants and cafes (D24 on map)
  • Internet access at Fisher Library (H20 on map) and internet cafes
  • Plenty of catering facilities on campus (including within Wentworth Building)
  • Victoria Park (H22 on map)
  • Victoria Park swimming pool (H22 on map)
  • The Main Quadrangle, Australia's first univerisity building (F17 on map)

The Wentworth Building,
view from across City Rd
The Main Quadrangle,
Sydney Uni's iconic building