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It took Glenn McFarlane, a journalist with the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun and passionate Magpie man more than two years to research and write a fitting tribute to Collingwood legend Jock McHale. Glenn has a very unique and incredibly close connection to the McHale family being the Grandson of five time premiership winning legend and "King of all Fullbacks", Charlie Dibbs. Charlie played 216 games for Collingwood from 1924 to his final game, the premiership win over South, in 1935 and all under the watchful stealy gaze of the Mighty Jock McHale. Jock McHale is considered by many to be the finest coach in the history of Australian football, and his record supports that claim. $50.00 inc GST from the COLLINGWOOD SUPER STORE We say goodbye to the R T Rush Stand Much has been achieved by the Victoria Park Heritage Committee over the last five years to retain and recreate as much of the 'good old Collingwood' at Victoria Park as possible, but we are faced today with the reality of narrow minded, short sighted, dollar driven politics as the grand old R T Rush Stand is brutally hacked out the stadium it served for 44 years.
     Tarkyn Lockyer to coach VFL Magpies in 2011
Courtesy of collingwoodfc.com.au
Gavin Brown moves on After 26 years of service to the Collingwood Football Club Gavin 'Rowdy' Brown has moved on to a senior assistant role at another club. The Victoria Park Heritage Committee thanks Gavin for his dedication to our great Club and wishes Rowdy all the very best for himself and his family. A Premiership player at U19 level (1986) and an integral part of the 1990 premiership winning team. Gavin also captained Collingwood with destinction and was Head Coach of our VFL team from 2008.
Social Club - Lease In early 2010, Council sought Expressions of Interest from parties interested in the occupancy and ongoing use of the Victoria Park Social Club (Bob Rose) building. Applications were accepted up until 29 March 2010. The specific terms and conditions of the lease (including its length and starting date) are still being negotiated. It is expected that Council will consider a further report on the negotiations at its next monthly meeting on Tuesday 19 October 2010. Here is a media release about the announcement of the foundation as the preferred applicant. June 2010 Proposed Demolition – Scoreboard and time clockIn June 2010, Council applied to Heritage Victoria for a permit to demolish the 1966 scoreboard and time clock at Victoria Park, so the park can continue to be ‘opened up’ to the community. Heritage Victoria is inviting community feedback on Council’s application until Wednesday 14 July 2010. Information about Council’s application and how you can provide feedback to Heritage Victoria is available on Heritage Victoria’s website Here is the Statement of Heritage Impact, which accompanied Council’s application and summarises the issues. Council has made the application to meet the Victoria Park Master Plan’s overall aim to make the ground suitable for community use. The area near both structures needs to be reshaped so the ground can be accessed from the street. Heritage Victoria had previously agreed, with conditions, to the relocation of the scoreboard and time clock to about three metres forward from their position on One Eyed Hill. However, Council has received engineering advice that both structures are in such poor condition that they would not survive this move. If the demolition proceeds, Council would build an electronic digital scoreboard and integrated time clock at the ground. An art work would be installed on One Eyed Hill to commemorate the elements. If you would like more information about this application, please contact Heritage Victoria on 8644 8800 or at Level 4, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne. You can also contact Marcel Caldow, Council's Project Manager, on 9205 5792 or at Marcel.Caldow@yarracity.vic.gov.au
New Ticket box on the corner of Lulie and Turner Street well underway...
May 2010 Yarra City Update: Removal of walls Council had intended to begin removing the retaining wall along Bath Street/Trenerry Crescent and most of the concrete wall along Bath Street in April 2010. As part of this project, One Eyed Hill was also expected to be reshaped to make the park easier to access from the street. These works were likely to lead to the collapse of the scoreboard, which Council intended to replicate elsewhere in the park.
COLLINGWOOD 16.10.106
Should Yarra City restore the
PROGRAM OF WORKS UPDATE
New accessibility seats have been installed under the Bob Rose Stand and in the Jack Ryder Stand. The electrical work is almost complete for the four new light towers and they will be erected very soon. The Social Club had its last open day today and expressions of interest close on March 29. The surface of Victoria Park has had a further layer of soil added to stabilise the new grass and should be in immaculate condition come April 10 for VFL Season 2010 Round 1.
COLLINGWOOD TRAINS AT VICTORIA PARK
S A COVENTRY PAVILION (SOCIAL CLUB) Briefing Forums / Open Days Council will be conducting two briefing forums to provide information about Council’s vision and desired outcomes, the EOI documentation, how submissions will be evaluated and the timeframes. The forums will also provide opportunities to inspect the building. The forums will be conducted at the Social Club building (entered via Lulie Street) on:
Two further Open Days will be held at the Social Club Building to enable prospective applicants to inspect the facility. These will be held on:
Collingwood's return to Victoria Park will be televised live on ABC TV from 1:00pm on Saturday April 10th. A large crowd is anticipated for the return home of the Mighty Magpies and fans around the nation will be able to catch all the action on ABC1. YARRA CITY COUNCIL NOTIFICATION Forthcoming Process: For Future Use of Victoria Park Social Club (Bob Rose) Building and Associated Areas Yarra Council will soon call for parties interested in the occupancy and ongoing use of the Victoria Park Social Club (Bob Rose) building and associated areas. The process is expected to commence in mid to late January 2010. Council is seeking to achieve optimal occupancy and maximise community access to the Victoria Park grounds and facilities by opening up Victoria Park as a home base for organisations, agencies and service providers that address local community needs and contribute to capital, operating and maintenance costs. Organisations seeking to use or occupy this highly-valued community facility will be required to demonstrate how their proposed occupancy will deliver services and ongoing benefits to the local Yarra community as well as provide a good fit with other potential users of the Victoria Park Precinct. Consortia or groups of organisations who might offer lead tenant and internal building management services under agreed terms and lease conditions are encouraged to apply. To keep up to date with any information and timelines regarding this process you should monitor Council’s website - www.yarracity.vic.gov.au The commencement of the process is expected to begin with the placement of public notices in The Age, Herald Sun and Yarra’s local newspapers in the last two weeks of January 2010, with a minimum of six weeks to be provided for parties to apply. Any enquiries regarding the process can be directed to Mark Dornau, Manager Environmental Services, on 9205 5720 or email mark.dornau@yarracity.vic.gov.au Pies' ashes now in Tigerland GEOFF MCCLURE The Age, December 16, 2009.
It is enough, dare we say, for those dearly departed Collingwood faithful to turn in their graves. For, without putting too fine a point on it, that is what happened this month when City of Yarra workmen moved into Victoria Park, Collingwood's spiritual home, and methodically not only upgraded the surface of the famous old footy ground but, more importantly, removed the top three centimetres of the grass and soil. Which, in the name of progress, is no doubt a great thing, but there is only one problem - this is the same sacred sight at which hundreds of old Magpie fans have had their ashes scattered. Which means, not only have those ashes - or what remains of those remains - been turfed out too, but because they have since been temporarily stored at a reserve in Richmond - for the turf to be later re-used at other parks and reserves in the City of Yarra region - it means they now lay deep in Tiger territory. ''We understand that Victoria Park is of huge significance to many Victorians, but from time to time it is necessary to upgrade sporting ovals to protect the health and safety of people using them,'' Yarra Mayor Cr Jane Garrett told us yesterday (without even a hint of remorse). ''Our rejuvenation works at Victoria Park are about balancing protection of the heritage values of this much-loved site with opening up the facility so that it can be enjoyed by future generations.''Which is all very well but, for heaven's sake, was any consideration given to the fact that it was also at this very site in 1990, after Collingwood won its last premiership, that the likes of Lou Richards ceremoniously buried the Collywobbles (although we suspect, given the club's record since, they didn't do a good job of it). Was any thought given to what has become of them as well? As for the club, well, it appears to have taken these latest developments in its stride, the president, Eddie McGuire, in particular, seemingly unfazed by the news. ''I don't think this is the first time the ground has been top-dressed, [so] no complaints from anyone,'' he said from the Pies' current Lexus Centre headquarters. ''Life goes on.'' Yeah, well for some it does, Ed. But not for all of them. Not any more. http://www.theage.com.au/sport/pies-ashes-now-in-tigerland-20091215-kuhu.html Footy flashback - 1997 Round 10 Big Sav slams home 11 November 2009 VFL SEASON 2010, ROUND 1:
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A sad day for the old lady of Collingwood After providing shelter for many hundreds of thousands of football fans for four decades the R T Rush Stand is finally coming down to satisfy the greedy self interested whim of a small handful of local residents and a short sighted council that knows how to buy a vote. WARNING: The following image may distress some Magpie supporters October 2009 Yarra City Council General Meeting "Council voted 9-0 on the Expressions of Interest guidelines for the future use of the Victoria Park Social Club. As I outlined in the front page of yesterday’s Yarra Leader, the Socialist Party wants this social club to be a hub for the community. For example, to be used for sport, child care and as a museum. The last thing we need there are the likes of pokies, a McDonalds or the office of a big business." Cnr Steve Jolly CLICK HERE for details of the council's proposal Vic Park hub for welfare Victoria Park’s social clubroom doors will be flung open to community groups and welfare providers as part of a vision to turn the facility into a community services hub. But some Yarra councillors are at odds as to whether any space within the five-storey building should be let out to the highest bidder to cover ratepayers for any costs associated with maintaining it. Councillors will tomorrow night vote on a recommendation that would see potential tenants invited to submit expressions of interest in floor space within the building. A panel would weigh up the expressions based on their social benefits and other criteria listed in a framework to be debated at tomorrow’s meeting. “Proposals that prioritise social inclusion, sustainable employment, education and training, lifelong learning and support cultural heritage and diversity will score a high rating,” says a report to councillors. The council will subsidise rent for organisations deemed to have a high social or community benefit. Socialist councillor Steve Jolly supported the framework, saying the social club had to be set aside for community-based organisations. “We’ve got to keep it free of pokies and big commercial operations and keep it free of offices; there’s plenty of office space around Melbourne,” Cr Jolly said. “It needs to be used for community uses run for and by the community, for example, a Collingwood Football Club museum, children’s services, sport. Not for McDonald’s, or the offices of the CEO of a company or anything like that.” But Labor councillors Jane Garrett and Geoff Barbour called for a mix of community and private-sector organisations to be granted space in the buildings. Cr Garrett said the maintenance of the ground and its buildings could become a drain on ratepayers if sufficient rent wasn’t received. But Mayor Amanda Stone said many not-for-profit organisations were also able to generate a financial return to ratepayers. “To me, the most important criteria is the community benefit that a successful organisation can deliver,” Cr Stone said. The building has been vacant since the Building Design Centre terminated its tenancy in June. A new era for Victoria Park During the recent school holidays, Yarra families took advantage of the wide open space of Victoria Park, the former AFL ground which Council is rapidly turning into a community park. With three gates to the park permanently opened in August, Council is progressing with works to make the ground more suitable for a range of activities including informal and formal sports, walking the dog, spectating from the stands and having picnics. The corrugated tin sheet fencing along Trenerry Crescent has been removed, while the roof of the Rush Stand is expected to come down in October/November. New handrails and seating areas have gone into the Sherrin Stand, making it safer so it can be opened up to the public, hopefully in October. Council has delayed the returfing of the oval while it undertakes a study to see whether there is capacity to redirect stormwater run-off from the surrounding area to the park. A more detailed update on the program of works will be provided in a newsletter to local residents in October. Council and the local community have been developing a vision for the future integrated use of Victoria Park’s grounds, buildings and infrastructure (including the empty Social Club building), with the aim being to maximise community use. A potential vision for the site is expected to be considered by Council at its 20 October meeting, with Council expected to call for Expressions of Interest in the Social Club between December 2009 - February 2010. Community members will be able to see inside the Social Club, which boasts spectacular views of Melbourne, on an Open Day this November. More details will be available on our website at www.yarracity.vic.gov.au or by contacting Council on 9205 5555. For more information, please contact Council’s Manager Environmental Services Mark Dornau on 9205 5720 or mark.dornau@yarracity.vic.gov.au September 2009 The Jack Ryder stand gets a further cleanup
Works commence The corrugated iron along the Yarra Falls End has been removed, thanks to a fallen tree on the corner of Bath Street and Trenerry Crescent.
August 25th 2009 Strong winds wreak havoc on Victoria Park In 1984 large sections of the Jack Ryder stand roof were blown off in violent storms. 25 years later and the elements are at it again, but the damage is thankfully nowhere near as bad.
August 6th 2009
This is a story about historical Victoria Park that was once used by Collingwood Football Club as their base and the plan of its redevelopment. Victoria Park Open Day August 16th 2009
July 2009 24 July 2009 - YCC Media Release Victoria Park to throw open its gates for good next monthAn open day at Victoria Park on Sunday 16 August will usher in a new era for the asset as a community park, Yarra City Council said today. Mayor Cr Amanda Stone encouraged local residents to attend the open day, which will kick off at 10am. She said that on the day, Council would be opening three gates to the park – those in Lulie Street, Abbot Street and at the corner of Bath St/Turner St – which would remain open from then onwards. “With the opening of these gates, the residents of Abbotsford will finally have access to this much-loved piece of wide open space,” Cr Stone said. “We are pushing ahead with the works needed to make Victoria Park a place where residents can walk their dogs, cycle, jog, play sport and have picnics and barbeques.”
Jesse Hogan Pies back home, with COLLINGWOOD'S seconds are heading home to Victoria Park, but Eddie McGuire has doused speculation they will be coached by the club's sought-after favourite son, Nathan Buckley. Just over a decade since the Magpies played their last home match at the Abbotsford ground, they have negotiated a deal with Yarra City Council to make it the new home of their VFL team, starting with nine matches next season. McGuire was at Victoria Park to announce the deal yesterday with council representatives, and while he wanted to talk solely about that issue he was invariably asked about Buckley. The latest report, broadcast on radio station SEN yesterday, was that Collingwood would offer its former captain the VFL coaching role to stop him pursuing senior coaching jobs at North Melbourne and Richmond. "It's a nonsense thing to talk about," McGuire said. "There's nothing happening. I'm not going to get drawn on it." McGuire was much more expansive about the partial move back to Victoria Park, declaring the move to allow the Magpies to "retain our link with the place that is the birthplace of the Collingwood Football Club".
Terry Brown 12:00am July 23, 2009 Collingwood reunited with hallowed turf at Victoria Park Collingwood has reclaimed its sacred heart, Victoria Park, and one-eyed fans are misting up. The Magpies' VFL side will play nine games there next year, ending the indignity of being a tenant at Carlton's Visy Park. Eddie McGuire is so happy he could cry. "I had a bit of a tear in the eye," the Pie president said, standing on the hallowed turf after Yarra Council gave the club a guernsey. " Leaving Victoria Park was the hardest thing we've ever done in our lives. It broke our hearts."
Jennifer Witham 3:28 PM Wed 22 July, 2009 Magpies back in heartland EDDIE McGuire says the decision to claim back the Magpies’ traditional heartland was imbued with an emotion only Collingwood people can truly appreciate.
www.collingwoodfc.com.au 1:00pm Magpies return to Victoria Park The Collingwood Football Club announced today that it had reached a historic agreement with the Yarra City Council for the club to return to Victoria Park. Suzanne Robson | July 22, 2009 10:58am Collingwood returns to Victoria Park COLLINGWOOD will return home to Victoria Park after an impassioned plea by club president Eddie McGuire to Yarra Council last night. The council voted unanimously to allow the Magpies to return to their iconic former home ground for nine VFL matches next year, Melbourne Leader reports.
The Age, AAP 11:36am Magpies to play their VFL matches at Victoria Park Collingwood are returning to their spiritual base of Victoria Park next year, with the club's VFL team to play all their home matches at the famous inner suburban venue. Collingwood now have their administrative and training centre at the state of the art Lexus Centre, while their AFL home games are played at the MCG. But after reaching an agreement with Yarra City Council, the club will play their VFL games at Victoria Park. The VFL side has been playing their home matches at Carlton's Princes Park in 2009. July 21st 2009 On 17/07/2009 10:05 PM SP council list open wrote: On 10/07/2009 12:13 PM SP council list open wrote: Knock down the 80 year old Turner Street wall
VICS 20.12.132 Sunday July 5th, Victoria Park
June 2009 With Victoria Park revamp, Pies eye a return
THE famed black-and-white stripes of the Collingwood jumper are likely to once again grace Victoria Park as the Magpies plan a return to their spiritual home. Under a Yarra City Council plan to give the long-neglected ground a multimillion-dollar revamp, the historic Rush Stand will be demolished1 and is expected to be replaced by an indoor sports centre, following an expressions-of-interest campaign. A Collingwood museum, child-care centre and function room have been proposed for the former social club under the Bob Rose Stand. A concrete wall along Turner Street would also be removed2, which would transform the once-feared Collingwood fortress into a community hub and park lands. The Magpies have approached the council to stage nine games for its VFL affiliate team at the ground, which it would share with several other sporting clubs including Richmond Cricket Club, Clifton Hill Cricket Club and indigenous football team the Fitzroy All Stars. 1. The R T Rush Stand roof does not need to be removed, This is a waste of limited funds. Repair the gutters and replace some of the damaged tin and repaint the magnificent black and white stripes that are essential and integral to the identity of Victoria Park. 2. The Turner Street Wall was erected in 1929 and we believe the bricks were trucked in from country Victoria and hand made by convicts and have enormous historical value
Allure of Vic Park, like art, is priceless
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VICTORIA PARK 
BOOK LAUNCH
Williamstown too good for young Pies, 
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