Training Ground?

[DistrACTION Jackson 9,945]

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.

Edited Wednesday at 22:42 by DistrACTION Jackson

[Roost it far 9,142]

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. 

[Deeko2 863]

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.

 

[old dee 23,979]

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.

[Sir Why You Little 37,263]

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…

[whatwhat say what 23,211]

crom's $100m thebarton homebase has taken just on 10 years to turn the first sod

https://www.afc.com.au/facility/news/1713262

these things take time

[Diamond_Jim 12,665]

14 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

crom's $100m thebarton homebase has taken just on 10 years to turn the first sod

https://www.afc.com.au/facility/news/1713262

these things take time

Looks rather fancy. Surprised they can get it done for $100M

Great location

[Dannyz 2,960]

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. 

[daisycutter 29,840]

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 

[whatwhat say what 23,211]

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Looks rather fancy. Surprised they can get it done for $100M

Great location

they even got nibs on the tools

[Diamond_Jim 12,665]

Obviously not politicians.

Need hard hats and hi vis vests !

[Dannyz 2,960]

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.