News We’re going to Dingleyland! Teams to move in mid 2025!

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[wahawk]

It's a stones throw from the Nepean Highway, and is not too far from Waverley either. Good spot.


Anyone know if this allotment encompasses the Dingley paint ball centre?

I'm not sure about the paintball. Having lived in Perth for the last 20yrs, I don't get out Dingley way very often anymore.
But it is 1/2 of the Din San nursery, according to reports.
Hope that helps

 

[Skyfire15]

28 hectares! It'll be like a hawthorn based Disneyland

 

[wallyt99]

Might be cheaper to just move the goal posts and boundary lines...

There are other reasons to have multiple grounds - e.g a softer ground for rehab wear on the oval (can only train X hours). I heard Gunston talking about it.

 

[QuietB]

May need to sell to finance new facility?

To who? It has to stay as an oval and public space. So who buys it

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

28 hectares! It'll be like a hawthorn based Disneyland

Title fixed.

 

[Gold Member]

I gather from another forum that the due diligence process will involve soil testing.

"What do ya know about lead?" Darryl Kerrigan.

 

[QuietB]

If there's rooms for 5 grounds - it would be great to build training facilities with dimensions of MCG, Launceston, Docklands, plus interchangeable options of Subi, Adelaide Oval, SCG and GABBA - depending on our draw

They could find plenty of ferals locally to provide an Adelaide oval atmosphere

 

[wahawk]

To who? It has to stay as an oval and public space. So who buys it

Hawthorn don't own the oval
They own some of the building. That's what will either be sold or kept as investment.
The oval stays as an oval for public use.

 

[QuietB]

Hawthorn don't own the oval
They own some of the building. That's what will either be sold or kept as investment.
The oval stays as an oval for public use.

I just dont see it having much value. Certainly not enough value to put a dint in $50m

 

[wahawk]

28 hectares! It'll be like a hawthorn based Disneyland

Title fixed.

I like it

Good work both of you

 

[Gold Member]

My turf. I like it.

 

[wahawk]

I just dont see it having much value. Certainly not enough value to put a dint in $50m

I'm not sure what the $ value would be on the buildings owned by Hawthorn, but that's what they'll have to weigh up.
What could we sell it for & how much rent could we get should we keep it.

 

[crazywildhorse]

I wonder if a Boutique stadium is now in the picture?

 

[Gold Member]

I wonder if a Boutique stadium is now in the picture?

Not in Dingley. Would be suicide.

 

[blue harvest]

Not convinced on the location.
On an old tip, next to other tips, industrial areas, airport, Springvale and Noble Park.
By far the busiest train line after our games is Belgrave/Lilydale, then Glen Waverley, this new location is even further away from this main supporter base than Mulgrave. They say one of the reasons is to enable more supporter involvement - they're kidding themselves if they think people are going to go there.

 

[rdhopkins2]

I wonder if a Boutique stadium is now in the picture?

I'm sure we'd be doing a feasibility study on it. Wouldn't surprise me. If Tassie isn't extended we need a smaller stadium to play at. Unless we play at Docklands.

 

[Gold Member]

Very close to Kingston Heath, the golfers will be happy.

That would be Tootal Rd on the right hand boundary and the T-intersection at the bottom right boundary is McClure Rd.

Looks like the driveway looking bit top right is the Tootal Rd tip inside our boundary. I last tipped crap there about 15 years ago so don't know the tip status.

 

[MightyHawks]

Ok

Things I like
Site is big enough that we will never outgrow it
Site is in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne - far closer than Seaford
Site is close to the sort of suburbs our players and coaches may want to live in - Brighton ain't too shabby
I don't believe we'd ever have a boutique stadium - 4 games a year, but if we wanted to do that one day we could
We've got it on hold for 18 months to think about it - which means there will be plenty of time for members discussions and to determine whether its actually a go!
The current Govt are removing all the level crossings on the Dandenong line so it'll be quicker to get to than it is now

Things I don't like
I had to Google it - its nowhere near Glenferrie Oval
$50 million is a lot of money
The landfill / tip issue etc - how much will that cost to clean up???
DH = Dingley Hawks & DH = Dickheads

Summary
No brainer - I'd hate to think what it would cost to buy Doncaster Golf Course or Wattle Park or buying all the properties 2 streets north of Linda Crescent and putting the train line underground between Hawthorn Station & Glenferrie Station...

$50 million sounds like a lot of money but its not really...
50,000 members to fork out $1000ea and it's done
or all of these:
10 people /companies to give $1,000,000
100 people /companies to give $100,000
1,000 people to give $10,000
10,000 people to give $1,000
40,000 people to give $250

 

[Bedi]

Might be cheaper to just move the goal posts and boundary lines...

ha ha, nup I want full-scale replicas

 

[Thaihawk]

In Ten years I'll either be 6ft under, or in a wheelchair...

Might beat you LMH. Although feeling pretty good at the moment.

 

[Rushed_Behind]

Love the location. About to move to Moorabbin. Also from that location your 15-20 minutes max from Brighton Sandringham Elwood stkilda and not too far away from richmond hawthorn. M1, warrigal rd, Sth rd extension. 25 minutes max.

It's not as far as people think.

 

[RustyHawk]

I applaud the club and the board for taking this initiative, very good to see.

Would like to know what other locations were considered and why they were discounted. In particular the area around Burwood Highway and Eastlink, the Wantirna Tennis Club area. The other would be the Kingston Links Golf Course area. Both are more in the geographical area of Hawthorn fans. Sadly, Dingley seems more Saints area than a Hawks area.

I wonder what will happen to the John Kennedy statue @ Waverley, hopefully this will be moved to the new location?

 

[Bedi]

they should relocate both Michael Tuck and Sir Kenneth Luke Stands there, along with the John Kennedy statue

 

[Gold Member]

I applaud the club and the board for taking this initiative, very good to see.

Would like to know what other locations were considered and why they were discounted. In particular the area around Burwood Highway and Eastlink, the Wantirna Tennis Club area. The other would be the Kingston Links Golf Course area. Both are more in the geographical area of Hawthorn fans. Sadly, Dingley seems more Saints area than a Hawks area.

I wonder what will happen to the John Kennedy statue @ Waverley, hopefully this will be moved to the new location?

Rusty. I believe you are referring to Kingwood Golf Club... Also in Dingley about 2 mins from the Din San site.

Kingswood was recently sold to Peninsula Golf Club For substantially more than $7mill, $125 million. It will continue trading as Kingswood for 3-5 years then it's being chopped up for housing.

 

[Rioli2Gunstall]

10 mins from me beauty. Im hoping to buy a house in that area as well and if hawks are moving in so am i Close to eastlink so not far from the city as mentioned. 5 mins away from mentone and beach road. Plenty of hawks supporters in this area.