Part 1: The Event: The greatest peacetime event / Richard Cashman ; Hallmark events / Kevin M. Dunn and Pauline M. McGuirk -- Part 2: Winning and Designing the Games: Winning the bid / Angela Burroughs ; Design / Ron Newman -- Part 3: Staging the Games: Australian identity / Frank Farrell ; Urban design / James Weirick ; Environment / Deo Prasad ; Transport / John Black ; Security / Alan Thompson ; The media / Reg Gratton ; Marketing and sponsorship / Amanda Johnston ; Drugs / Mark Duncan ; Tourism / Ray Spurr -- Part 4: The Other Games: The cultural Olympiad / Debra Good ; The Paralympics / Anthony Hughes -- Part 5: Beyond the Games: Legacy / Richard Cashman ; Costs and benefits / Richard Cashman and Anthony Hughes