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Melbourne Airport expansion threatens future of Essendon Football Club

Bombers fans chipped in $10m as part of The Hangar’s multimillion-dollar facelift in 2021 — but all that work could soon be undone.

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    28 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Melbourne Airport expansion threatens future of Essendon Football Club

    Bombers fans chipped in $10m as part of The Hangar’s multimillion-dollar facelift in 2021 — but all that work could soon be undone.

    Disband them then, problem solved.

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    now all we need is for someone to find a cache of yellow bellied parrots or growling frogs in dingley

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    One day when I open this thread or the Kozzie P thread, I will read we have signed.....blah blah blah. I am patient but I hope I haven't died yet.

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    34 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    Love it !!!!!

    Not half as much as me Bbo. 

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    1 hour ago, TRIGON said:

    Disband them then, problem solved.

    I wouldn't be smart about it.

    They will get kicked out of Tullamarine, find new land and build a new facility all before we get something in the MOPT.  

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    I'm going to go and stand on my own here but in some ways a facility down at Casey can be a good thing.  As a lifestyle option for a professional footballer living down the peninsula can be attractive. Works for Geelong.

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    3 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Melbourne Airport expansion threatens future of Essendon Football Club

    Bombers fans chipped in $10m as part of The Hangar’s multimillion-dollar facelift in 2021 — but all that work could soon be undone.

    Hi Redleg. I'm not prepared to pay $1 to Rupert Murdoch to view the article but I'm pretty sure that the new runway will run north to south and further west than the current runway so it's hard to see how that will affect The Hangar (unfortunately). Brimbank Council said the increase in air traffic would adversely affect the health of it's residents but wiping out a facility where Essendon supporters congregate would surely balance things out. 

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    I spoke with someone over the weekend who is well educated in AFL projects such as our challenges. They believed the new facility at AAMI cap park was looking good until fully quoted and Government then baulked due to cost. It was well above plan.

    same person a huge fan on Caulfield Racecourse for us. 

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    6 hours ago, illbarto said:

    I'm going to go and stand on my own here but in some ways a facility down at Casey can be a good thing.  As a lifestyle option for a professional footballer living down the peninsula can be attractive. Works for Geelong.

    Made that exact point so I am with you ill 

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    @Rab D Nesbitt I think the airport has plans to add not just a 3rd but also 4th runway in the future. The runway would also run east-west at the southern end forming like a # shape, with the taxiways running right through the EFC training grounds (and if they don’t, plans should be altered to make sure they do)

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    4 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

    @Rab D Nesbitt I think the airport has plans to add not just a 3rd but also 4th runway in the future. The runway would also run east-west at the southern end forming like a # shape, with the taxiways running right through the EFC training grounds (and if they don’t, plans should be altered to make sure they do)

    Well, that’s excellent news then. It also means there will be fewer flights coming over my house. 

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    There is no way the Essendon facility will be affected by any runway or taxiway changes. 
    R27L is to be North of it , through the taxi cab holding area. R34 L is to be W of existing R34.

    And given R27 L was meant to be built 30 years ago, it will probably be finished before we get a facility.

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    3 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

    There is no way the Essendon facility will be affected by any runway or taxiway changes. 
    R27L is to be North of it , through the taxi cab holding area. R34 L is to be W of existing R34.

    And given R27 L was meant to be built 30 years ago, it will probably be finished before we get a facility.

    Perhaps it is their offsite injection rooms that will be affected?

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    22 hours ago, 640MD said:

    One day when I open this thread or the Kozzie P thread, I will read we have signed.....blah blah blah. I am patient but I hope I haven't died yet.

     

    I bet you said the same thing about seeing our next flag... things can change quickly

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    For what it is worth I believe the MFC met with 'Spring St' earlier in the week.  About what I dont know but I would assume it is about our 'home base'.

    There is activity but is there progress?

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    In  relation to the home base saga.  I believe we are at loggerheads with ourselves. There are two sides to this subject, WANT and NEED

    We want to have all our training and admin departments in one place at the G , or as close as possible. But we dont need this for our club. There is a difference, I dont think in this day we can get the want. But I believe we can get the need.

    To me this is the Caufield race course. Now I am not privy to any of the costings,planing and all the gov [censored] but Caufield meets our need.

    By the way I dont live within 40ks of Caufield.

     

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    On 2/27/2023 at 5:51 PM, Stiff Arm said:

    They can walk to Tulla airport from their base!

    Shift Essendrug to the Site of "The Castle" or better still...... Bonnie Doon!

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    34 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Shift Essendrug to the Site of "The Castle" or better still...... Bonnie Doon!

    Point of order Mr Fence. Although the Bonnie Doon FC already wear the ugly Essendon gear we in the general vicinity do not want that malodorous rabble (EFC) anywhere near us. 

    Off to Tasmania with them I say.

     

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