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I live nearby Caulfield Racecourse but I’d never been in the middle park where they plan to do most of the works. I went a couple of weeks ago to check it out and I was quite shocked how dilapidated the internal area was, it was terrible. I don’t see how any local person could not support this, given it would drastically improve the park lands.

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    4 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I live nearby Caulfield Racecourse but I’d never been in the middle park where they plan to do most of the works. I went a couple of weeks ago to check it out and I was quite shocked how dilapidated the internal area was, it was terrible. I don’t see how any local person could not support this, given it would drastically improve the park lands.

    Thats how I see it as well. It’s not even a park. There’s a glorified dam and hectares of grass interspersed with dirt tracks and bitumen/concrete. Melbournes presence in an elite facility for 17 hours a week could only be a boon for the area. It’ll come down to whether any powerful people in the community don’t want it or want it for something else. We should have an answer by the middle of the year. 

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    1 hour ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I live nearby Caulfield Racecourse but I’d never been in the middle park where they plan to do most of the works. I went a couple of weeks ago to check it out and I was quite shocked how dilapidated the internal area was, it was terrible. I don’t see how any local person could not support this, given it would drastically improve the park lands.

     

    1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

    Thats how I see it as well. It’s not even a park. There’s a glorified dam and hectares of grass interspersed with dirt tracks and bitumen/concrete. Melbournes presence in an elite facility for 17 hours a week could only be a boon for the area. It’ll come down to whether any powerful people in the community don’t want it or want it for something else. We should have an answer by the middle of the year. 

    Agree with both the above.  It's going to be an amazing upgrade to the area and the community will get a lot more benefits than what they're getting there.

    I have actually read a few comments from people against it on social media and following a couple pages out of interest.  Some of the straw clutching and rhetoric shared is just fear mongering and silly.

    The comments remain so far off the mark advising that a football club is just going to completely take the area over and there will no access.  It is clearly not true as we all know that even on the 17 hours a week we're using the ovals - the community will still have access to the rest of the entire area which will see massive improvements.

    It's such a common sense project IMO and will have amazing outcomes for the recreation community using it.

    I say this without my red and blue coloured glasses on.

     

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    1 hour ago, Deeko2 said:

     

    Agree with both the above.  It's going to be an amazing upgrade to the area and the community will get a lot more benefits than what they're getting there.

    I have actually read a few comments from people against it on social media and following a couple pages out of interest.  Some of the straw clutching and rhetoric shared is just fear mongering and silly.

    The comments remain so far off the mark advising that a football club is just going to completely take the area over and there will no access.  It is clearly not true as we all know that even on the 17 hours a week we're using the ovals - the community will still have access to the rest of the entire area which will see massive improvements.

    It's such a common sense project IMO and will have amazing outcomes for the recreation community using it.

    I say this without my red and blue coloured glasses on.

     

    You can get them off? Mine a permanently welded on.

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    6 hours ago, Dannyz said:

    Aaron Morrison, CEO of Racing Victoria, has said that he believes Melbourne FC can co-exist in MRC facilities if it delivers strong outcomes for racing. 
     

    Broad answer but sounded as though we have his support. 

    Sounds very condescending to my ears…

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    17 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Sounds very condescending to my ears…

    It very much is and we will have to continually demonstrate how we improve outcomes for the sport of racing given we've chosen this facility to sit within a racing track. 

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    1 hour ago, Dannyz said:

    It very much is and we will have to continually demonstrate how we improve outcomes for the sport of racing given we've chosen this facility to sit within a racing track. 

    We’re doing nothing for the racing club unless we pay a lease fee to them which I’m not sure we do. What we are doing can be seen as a benefit to the wider community who will have access to elite grounds every weekend of the year and at various times during the week. 

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    10 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    We’re doing nothing for the racing club unless we pay a lease fee to them which I’m not sure we do. What we are doing can be seen as a benefit to the wider community who will have access to elite grounds every weekend of the year and at various times during the week. 

    right

    if we get access, we will just be another tenant, like the racing club

    of course, it is in our interests at the moment to foster good relations with them so as they don't lodge any objections 

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    52 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    We’re doing nothing for the racing club unless we pay a lease fee to them which I’m not sure we do. What we are doing can be seen as a benefit to the wider community who will have access to elite grounds every weekend of the year and at various times during the week. 

    Without the support of the MRC & RV, the project simply won't go ahead. 

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    Sort of a relevant/irrelevant update ---Melbourne Victory , who like us had issues finding a home ground have made an announcement

    Committed to a Multi-campus strategy for the Women's, Pre-Academy and Academy programs teams - spread out North/East/South and West. But the Senior men's team are remaining at Gosch's Paddock/AAMI Park for now.

    Does that mean the Club’s administration will move from AAMI Park?
    No, our administration and A-League Men’s program are entrenched at our spiritual home, and we see our infrastructure project as only enhancing the access we have as a Club to elite facilities.

    So they haven't been able to find the perfect bit of land (and they also have no money) it seems they'll likely piggyback of local clubs for the above campuses. 

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    23 minutes ago, Supreme_Demon said:

    Hopefully once the Demons have chosen their new CEO we shall see further updates on the Home Base at Caulfield Racecourse.

     

    Isn’t Pert still completing this project?

    If there were updates the club can provide them.

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    On 11/02/2025 at 14:40, roy11 said:

    Sort of a relevant/irrelevant update ---Melbourne Victory , who like us had issues finding a home ground have made an announcement

    Committed to a Multi-campus strategy for the Women's, Pre-Academy and Academy programs teams - spread out North/East/South and West. But the Senior men's team are remaining at Gosch's Paddock/AAMI Park for now.

    Does that mean the Club’s administration will move from AAMI Park?
    No, our administration and A-League Men’s program are entrenched at our spiritual home, and we see our infrastructure project as only enhancing the access we have as a Club to elite facilities.

    So they haven't been able to find the perfect bit of land (and they also have no money) it seems they'll likely piggyback of local clubs for the above campuses. 

    We have money but it is not all going to the Caulfied project.

    We have not started our fundraising yet so give it time until the project is finalised in concept and approved. 

    Keeping the cart before the horse do to speak is our method. 
     

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    23 hours ago, 58er said:

    We have money but it is not all going to the Caulfied project.

    We have not started our fundraising yet so give it time until the project is finalised in concept and approved. 

    Keeping the cart before the horse do to speak is our method. 
     

    I believe they have started fundraising from the foundation heroes group. Always have a $10m commitment from a group of them from what I heard.

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    8 hours ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I believe they have started fundraising from the foundation heroes group. Always have a $10m commitment from a group of them from what I heard.

    If they’ve started fundraising they must be relatively confident of getting the project the required go ahead.

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    33 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    If they’ve started fundraising they must be relatively confident of getting the project the required go ahead.

    Well I don’t believe they have actually given them the funds right now, but they’ve committed it

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    40 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Well I don’t believe they have actually given them the funds right now, but they’ve committed it

    If I’m a wealthy supporter I’m only offering money if I know more than the public about the status of the project. 

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    8 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    If I’m a wealthy supporter I’m only offering money if I know more than the public about the status of the project. 

    Oh I’m sure they know more than we would…. FYI Peter Lawrence told me this

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    1 minute ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Oh I’m sure they know more than we would…. FYI Peter Lawrence told me this

    Told you that he knows more or that he’s committed money to the project?

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