27 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

i still have my doubts that will ever happen...with a roof on it

Not just you having doubts. Plenty of opposition in Tassie to the cost, and those cost estimates are blowing out enormously:

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104810698
 

If we had have spent less time with gambling investments, kissing our own buns, when not fighting about losses, and whatever, and more time doing some more cajoling the benefits of MFC working with MCC we might not be in the position either.

2 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

yes, yr negativity towards anything, everything is well understood

however, as has been made clear by the mfc many times over, this is about more than just a home base for us but about community-based engagement and projects in order to enable that home base to happen

i will wager that we will be at our caulfield based within the next decade; i.e. before 2035

Wow you are way more negative than me. I Was thinking 2031.

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

i'll wager it is completed before the tassie stadium

What odds are you offering DC?

4 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

fulsomely

Is this intended to be an oblique reference to 'Folsom Prison Blues'? 

We'd need Cash for that.

2 hours ago, old dee said:

What odds are you offering DC?

waste of time, od, you and i will be gone before tassie completed

On 13/01/2025 at 17:32, Roost it far said:

Worldwide experience suggests that once a city goes beyond 5 million people it starts to really struggle. Transport delays, infrastructure and services all come under too much strain to keep up with the expansion. Add to that pollution and it doesn’t bode well. You only have to take a drive and our once manicured parks and our roadsides you’ll see the weeds, long grass and rubbish building up. We’ve spent all our money on big projects rather than cleverly offering other alternatives. I’m just about to buy up near Bendigo, a beautiful city with all the services at easy reach. City be gone!

Really what’s this got to do with Melb footy?  Or are you in election mode already. There are 8 others and Geelong and crowds at sport during summer and racing carnival have been great plus support at outside events in the other cities has been whole hearted and prolific. 

Councils are responsible for upkeep on local roads and parks etc but State and Federal Govts. for highways and link roads.

Please tell me what this has to do with AFL footy and MFC and our season ahead.

Nothing to do with employment either for our younger players local  or other wise. 

Let’s move on and get back to the footy as the major importance. 

48 minutes ago, 58er said:

Really what’s this got to do with Melb footy?  Or are you in election mode already. There are 8 others and Geelong and crowds at sport during summer and racing carnival have been great plus support at outside events in the other cities has been whole hearted and prolific. 

Councils are responsible for upkeep on local roads and parks etc but State and Federal Govts. for highways and link roads.

Please tell me what this has to do with AFL footy and MFC and our season ahead.

Nothing to do with employment either for our younger players local  or other wise. 

Let’s move on and get back to the footy as the major importance. 
 

ok

Edited January 15Jan 15 by Roost it far

On 14/01/2025 at 18:19, george_on_the_outer said:

Not just you having doubts. Plenty of opposition in Tassie to the cost, and those cost estimates are blowing out enormously:

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104810698
 

No surprises there with the already huge initial costs blowing out. No-one saw that coming 😜

Hardly an expert in this area but I find it hard to get my head around the AFL demanding that they build a stadium to a certain level in order to have a team but then impose big fines to the Tas government if not half completed by Oct 2027 and completed by the 2029 season. 

With the Tassie government capping their commitment at $375 million they're going to have to sell quite a bit of land..

3 hours ago, layzie said:

No surprises there with the already huge initial costs blowing out. No-one saw that coming 😜

Hardly an expert in this area but I find it hard to get my head around the AFL demanding that they build a stadium to a certain level in order to have a team but then impose big fines to the Tas government if not half completed by Oct 2027 and completed by the 2029 season. 

With the Tassie government capping their commitment at $375 million they're going to have to sell quite a bit of land..

The grab I saw from Albo's presser also indicated that the Federal commitment to the Tassie stadium was a fixed figure ($240 m) so (1) not a surprising comment and (2) throws a large issue back to the Tasmanian State government. Instructive for us as the Caulfield project develops - assuming there will be a sizeable (much smaller than Tassie of course) contribution from the Feds? 

5 hours ago, layzie said:

With the Tassie government capping their commitment at $375 million they're going to have to sell quite a bit of land..

The concept is akin to the jewel and its surrounds. Very popular for NFL grounds.

Take an industrial site, build a stadium and then sell the surrounding land to investors who then build and lease franchised restaurants and sports bars etc to various operators.

If done well you get a new entertainment complex. If done badly you have a group of uninviting windswept fast food joints attracting business maybe ten times per year.

It's useful to remember that the original owners of Docklands in Melbourne lost a fortune.

2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

The concept is akin to the jewel and its surrounds. Very popular for NFL grounds.

Take an industrial site, build a stadium and then sell the surrounding land to investors who then build and lease franchised restaurants and sports bars etc to various operators.

If done well you get a new entertainment complex. If done badly you have a group of uninviting windswept fast food joints attracting business maybe ten times per year.

It's useful to remember that the original owners of Docklands in Melbourne lost a fortune.

a bit different with macquarie point though, jim. it is essentially part of the cbd. but i don't know if there is much state owned land around it to sell/develop. the adjacent cenotaph area is probably locked up in a trust. might be difficult.

Demolition work has started on the new school site.

11 hours ago, Fritta and Turner said:

Demolition work has started on the new school site.

That would not be the school, as I don’t believe the property has been transferred yet. Possibly clean up work by MRC.

On 17/01/2025 at 20:35, Fritta and Turner said:

Demolition work has started on the new school site.

They’ve been doing works for 18 months. I don’t think the school would have started as yet. 

I have been away (overseas) for two months, and to my desbelief they haven't fixed all the potholes along Dandenong Road. Should start with that 😡

4 hours ago, Roost it far said:

They’ve been doing works for 18 months. I don’t think the school would have started as yet. 

The only public announcement is that Mt Scopus has signed an option to buy the land. I would expect another announcement when the actual acquisition occurs. Details of the option details were not made public. The only other public statement from the school referred to signing enrolments at the new campus in 2030. Might that be the MFC's timeline for completion too? We'll know more perhaps we see our next Strategic Plan? 

18 hours ago, ElDiablo14 said:

I have been away (overseas) for two months, and to my desbelief they haven't fixed all the potholes along Dandenong Road. Should start with that 😡

Firstly, welcome back!

Secondly, I agree wholeheartedly. 

6 minutes ago, layzie said:

Firstly, welcome back!

Secondly, I agree wholeheartedly. 

Yes but it’s not MFC that are responsible. It’s State  or local Govt Write to them or your local member. Not our problem. . 

1 hour ago, 58er said:

Yes but it’s not MFC that are responsible. It’s State  or local Govt Write to them or your local member. Not our problem. . 

You're both correct. 

1 hour ago, 58er said:

Yes but it’s not MFC that are responsible. It’s State  or local Govt Write to them or your local member. Not our problem. . 

Kinda our problem, there's clearly not enough money to even repair roads. How can the State govt give us anything for the MFC home?

4 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Kinda our problem, there's clearly not enough money to even repair roads. How can the State govt give us anything for the MFC home?

Don’t think that’s a money issue, more a competence issue

31 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Kinda our problem, there's clearly not enough money to even repair roads. How can the State govt give us anything for the MFC home?

As I have previously pointed out our Caulfield base is in conjunction with Community development in that area. That will ensure that funding is much more available so local communities can g as in use of much of the facilities. 

21 hours ago, ElDiablo14 said:

I have been away (overseas) for two months, and to my desbelief they haven't fixed all the potholes along Dandenong Road. Should start with that 😡

You people living in the city don't know what a pothole is. 😄

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.