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The APC promotes paralymic sports within Australia. It also selects and trains paralympic athletes to compete in the "Paralympic Games" that are held in conjunction with the [[Olympic Games]]. The next Paralympic Games will be held in London, England in 2012.
The APC promotes paralymic sports within Australia. It also selects and trains paralympic athletes to compete in the "Paralympic Games" that are held in conjunction with the [[Olympic Games]]. The next Paralympic Games will be held in London, England in 2012.
The APC has annual revenue of $23 million, of which $12.8 million comes from government grants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/sites/default/files/2010-2011%20APC%20Annual%20Report.pdf|title=2010-2011 Annual Report|accessdate=2012-02-10}} page 8</ref>
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In 2011, the APC started construction of a new headquarters building at Essendon Football Club’s new high performance centre at Melbourne Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/construction-underway-new-apc-and-essendon-hq|title=Construction underway at new APC and Essendon HQ|date=01/02/2012|accessdate=2012-02-10}}</ref>
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