55 minutes ago, Fritta and Turner said:

This should provide the Trust an annual income of $250,000 (guesstimate)

Not great to have a leased facility which is open to rent increases/redevelopment adjacent to our rent free ovals.

Hopefully it's a very long lease on the admin facility.

Ideally the whole facility would be one parcel but we aren't exactly in a wonderful bargaining position. Would it not be amusing if MRC and co also opened the project up to bids by Collingwood

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Not great to have a leased facility which is open to rent increases/redevelopment adjacent to our rent free ovals.

Hopefully it's a very long lease on the admin facility.

Ideally the whole facility would be one parcel but we aren't exactly in a wonderful bargaining position. Would it not be amusing if MRC and co also opened the project up to bids by Collingwood

How poor a second best, then, would the Olympic Park site be for us?

But 'Collingwood' at 'Caulfield'. Little more in common than their initial.

3 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Not great to have a leased facility which is open to rent increases/redevelopment adjacent to our rent free ovals.

Hopefully it's a very long lease on the admin facility.

Ideally the whole facility would be one parcel but we aren't exactly in a wonderful bargaining position. Would it not be amusing if MRC and co also opened the project up to bids by Collingwood

MRC dont own the land. It is Crown land. And use of the ovals will not be rent free.

4 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Would it not be amusing if MRC and co also opened the project up to bids by Collingwood

Geez DJ, you got some unspent 2025 panic dollars you need to get rid of before the year's out? 😁

Saw Richmond training at Waverley park or what is extremely of the same look. Weren’t we maybe looking there for training?

54 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Saw Richmond training at Waverley park or what is extremely of the same look. Weren’t we maybe looking there for training?

when was this?

1 hour ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Saw Richmond training at Waverley park or what is extremely of the same look. Weren’t we maybe looking there for training?

We were but the scuttlebutt is No Way.

1 hour ago, 2029_brownlow_medalist said:

when was this?

I saw a clip on TV, will try and find it and post.

On 16/12/2025 at 23:08, Harvey Wallbanger said:

(our Vice-President) is leading the project for the Board and has learnt a lot along the way about politics

Wow, sounds promising 🥴

3 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Wow, sounds promising 🥴

To me it sounds more like our VP was very naive on the intricacies of finding a new home.

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7 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

To me it sounds more like our VP was very naive on the intricacies of finding a new home.

Or took some carefully crafted statements from government as a rolled gold commitment to the project only to find it was anything but?

I wonder how the hawks are feeling having just moved into their 2nd home since 2000, it’s laughable Guerra was smirking when asked a question at draft wrap up, like an announcement was coming soon… yeah he’s not responsible of what’s occurred re our training base but just sounds another rinse & repeat of failures setbacks etc etc

13 hours ago, Demonsone said:

I wonder how the hawks are feeling having just moved into their 2nd home since 2000, it’s laughable Guerra was smirking when asked a question at draft wrap up, like an announcement was coming soon… yeah he’s not responsible of what’s occurred re our training base but just sounds another rinse & repeat of failures setbacks etc etc

The overconfidence from the club on this matter is what worries me the most. Seems like we didn't really know what we were talking about.

32 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

The overconfidence from the club on this matter is what worries me the most. Seems like we didn't really know what we were talking about.

"I have a cunning plan" ....

8 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

The overconfidence from the club on this matter is what worries me the most. Seems like we didn't really know what we were talking about.

Yes it’s frustrating but this is an absurd take and what’s playing out.

11 hours ago, At Least I Saw a Flag said:

"I have a cunning plan" ....

For when something is actually announced 🤣

On 17/12/2025 at 10:43, demoncat said:

As someone who works in government, and in an area that liases with multiple Minister’s offices, I can confirm that the timing of any public announcement of a government funded project is dictated entirely by the relevant Minister and the government at large

I think Green has likely gotten ahead of himself and was not familiar with how these processes work, hence the indication that an announcement was close when in actuality an announcement is entirely out of our hands

Having said that, the lack of announcement at the AGM doesn’t mean the work isn’t being done and that we’re not actually close to securing funding or approval for the project - we may just be waiting for government to commit and announcement a communication timeline/strategy

This is spot on. The machinery of government is at best described as a cesspit, a gathering of folk who are driven by their own egotistical motivations often suffering with moral decay.

Unfortunately our hands are clearly tied with Caulfield and that is to be expected when we dont have much capital to throw around.

One thing I can tell you, if Caulfield goes ahead track watchers will need industrial strength fly repellent.

Not helped by the heaps of grass cuttings and fresh compost on the track.

On 29/12/2025 at 17:56, Roost it far said:

Yes it’s frustrating but this is an absurd take and what’s playing out.

Absurd? The club all but promised an update at the AGM only to hose it down when it came time to deliver. So it all amounted to a bunch of hot air.

20 hours ago, Fritta and Turner said:

One thing I can tell you, if Caulfield goes ahead track watchers will need industrial strength fly repellent.

Not helped by the heaps of grass cuttings and fresh compost on the track.

I will happily apply liberally if we get to caulfield.

On 30/12/2025 at 11:11, Fritta and Turner said:

One thing I can tell you, if Caulfield goes ahead track watchers will need industrial strength fly repellent.

Not helped by the heaps of grass cuttings and fresh compost on the track.

Aerogard a possible sponsor?

Ivermectin is recommended by all types of wackos and cooked units.

On 26/12/2025 at 13:46, Demon Disciple said:

To me it sounds more like our VP was very naive on the intricacies of finding a new home.

Amen to that.

21 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

Absurd? The club all but promised an update at the AGM only to hose it down when it came time to deliver. So it all amounted to a bunch of hot air.

I was quite surprised at the lack of scrutiny at the AGM about this. It must be two years or so now that an announcement has been imminent. We've the board who cried wolf.