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Hopefully they put some protective fencing around that thing otherwise those LED Panels aren't going to last long.New scoreboard
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It's Ballarat not Detroit ... or Melbourne where everything it seems is tagged (most liveable city in the world pffft! Who decides that?). Eureka Stadium's scoreboard will eventually be lifted and incorporated into a future stand. The trend these days is to put roller screens over boards in country and suburban grounds that don't have 24 hour security. That said, while vandalism has never been an issue at the Ballarat Showgrounds, probably because it gets used frequently or at the Sports Club which is used 15 hours per day. The sports club has a front row view of the oval and everything in it, but we should never assume that some freak won't try it one day.
I will go out on a limb here and assume that fencing will soon be installed across the Southern boundary to cut off the Showgrounds from Eureka Stadium.
A good video, the latest! You can now see the project nearing about three weeks away from completion ... enjoy.
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Haha vandals don't represent a whole community.
Can kids kick footies on that hill?
Those led screens don't need much to have pixels die on them.
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So true!
You can't ask a vandal or a graffiti tagger to respect anything else because they themselves have no self-respect. That's a fact that you can take to the bank. There's an old saying, "You cannot respect others until you've learned to respect yourself first".
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2 Stories from today's Ballarat Courier:
Switched on for Eureka Stadium takeover
Melanie Whelan
5 Jun 2017, 3:30 p.m.
Eureka Stadium redevelopment works will be
complete in about three weeks’ time.
ACTION: The Bulldogs' grand final win plays out on Eureka Stadium's new screen behind deputy mayor Mark Harris, Wendouree MP Sharon Knight, Western Bulldogs' Gary Kent, mayor Samantha McIntosh and Minister Jaala Pulford.
Victorian Regional Development Jaala Pulford and Western Bulldogs chief executive officer Gary Kent, with Ballarat mayor Samantha McIntosh, officially called for the new 50-square-metre video scoreboard to power up early Monday morning, beaming the countdown to the the first AFL game for premiership points in Ballarat.
Final fit-outs, including asphalting and coaches boxes, are in focus now the 5000 new undercover seats are in place. The official inspection comes 75 days from the Bulldogs’ round 22 clash against Port Adelaide.
Standing out on the playing arena, Mr Kent could almost imagine the roaring crowds come game day. “It’ll be great for spectators. I think Ballarat Bulldogs’ fans and generally anyone who sits in that stand is going to love it,” Mr Kent said.
Mr Kent said excitement for the game was building, particularly among the Bulldogs’ Ballarat links Chris Maple (football general manager), Brett Goodes (engagement officer) and footballer Jordan Roughead.
Hopefully we can build that (home ground) advantage and the boys will love playing here - Western Bulldogs chief executive officer Gary Kent
Also close to home, Ms Pulford said it had been extraordinary to watch the stadium build unfold as she drove to work each morning.
“The challenge for this project was to convince the AFL that this stadium would be 100 percent ready on time back in September last year,” Ms Pulford said. “When they confirmed the fixture, that’s the point we knew we would deliver this very ambitious election commitment. Nothing inspires activity like a deadline”.
Ms Pulford likened the standing room hill, along the showground side of the ground, to “old-style footy experience”. But, Ms Pulford said project really pushes Ballarat forward socially and economically in the first major outdoor stadium of its kind in Western Victoria. Western Bulldogs have committed to play two to three AFL home games in Ballarat from next season.
The stadium is part of a total $38.5 million redevelopment of the Wendouree Sports Precinct. Stadium works featured ground reorientation and resized playing field, new lighting, grand stands and the video scoreboard, which (while smaller) is equivalent in its capabilities to the screens at Etihad Stadium and the MCG.
Sporting groups across Ballarat outside the city’s football ranks have already started to test the stadium feel out on the surface, amid the new grandstands and seating infrastructure.
Ballarat mayor Samantha McIntosh said it was important to deliver an amazing AFL matchday experience on August 19 and equally as crucial to deliver other sporting pathways from the stadium.
“You can’t have a beautiful lush oval like this without the whole community to embrace it and the minute you see people doing that you know you’re actually delivering back,” Cr McIntosh said. “We just know there’s been a lot of work done previously in many years looking at the health and wellness of communities, looking at obesity and nutrition concerns, and the level of activity and engagement of our community.
“...We know that it’s very important as we’re growing as a city and it is equlally important that our sporting facilities keep up with the population growth. It’s a strong population growth and with that we absolutely need to respond, with events with great opportunities for business. Most importantly, we want our community to be happy and healthy and to do that with opportunities.”
Meanwhile, Western Bulldogs chief executive officer Gary Kent said playing football here would help kick up the club’s community programs up a notch. Mr Kent said the club was committed to long-term work off the field in Ballarat and western Victoria and on-field success, particularly with an AFL premiership, helped create more opportunities via increased sponsorship interest. The Bulldogs have expanded club literacy, men’s health and youth leadership programs deep into the state’s south-west.
Eureka games remain unclear
Tim O'Connor and Melanie Whelan
5 Jun 2017, 2:37 p.m.
Gary Kent
It remains unclear whether or not AFLW matches will be played in Ballarat next season at the newly-redeveloped Eureka Stadium.
Western Bulldogs chief executive Gary Kent was in Ballarat on Monday and said it was not yet decided where all of the club’s home games will be held in 2018. The Bulldogs played all of their home games during the inaugural season at Whitten Oval in Footscray.
“It depends on the AFL and how many home games we get. We had four home games last season but it really all depends,” Kent said. “We want to do anything we can do to support the Ballarat community and women's football.”
Part of the Bulldogs’ submission to secure a licence in the AFLW was a desire to host matches in Ballarat. That didn’t occur last season with the redevelopment underway during the February-March season, but the women’s squad did train at Eureka Stadium in the lead-up to its 2017 campaign. Eureka Stadium will be the venue for an AFL encounter between the Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide on Saturday, August 19. Ballarat export Laura Bailey played with the Bulldogs last season and has just been resigned for next year. And Bailey said it would be great to be able to play in her home city. “I was in my element playing on Whitten Oval, but I guess if given the opportunity to play in Ballarat, it would be fantastic to play in front of family and friends,” Bailey said. “We loved training on the oval in Ballarat. There was great facilities and we were welcomed by all the staff.”
On Monday, Kent helped unveil the new electronic scoreboard at Eureka Stadium. The scoreboard is part of the massive overhaul to the precinct, which includes ground reorientation and resized playing field, new lighting and grand stands. Next year’s AFLW season will again include eight teams, with an expansion set down for 2019.
Switched on for Eureka Stadium takeover
Melanie Whelan
5 Jun 2017, 3:30 p.m.
Eureka Stadium redevelopment works will be
complete in about three weeks’ time.
ACTION: The Bulldogs' grand final win plays out on Eureka Stadium's new screen behind deputy mayor Mark Harris, Wendouree MP Sharon Knight, Western Bulldogs' Gary Kent, mayor Samantha McIntosh and Minister Jaala Pulford.
Victorian Regional Development Jaala Pulford and Western Bulldogs chief executive officer Gary Kent, with Ballarat mayor Samantha McIntosh, officially called for the new 50-square-metre video scoreboard to power up early Monday morning, beaming the countdown to the the first AFL game for premiership points in Ballarat.
Final fit-outs, including asphalting and coaches boxes, are in focus now the 5000 new undercover seats are in place. The official inspection comes 75 days from the Bulldogs’ round 22 clash against Port Adelaide.
Standing out on the playing arena, Mr Kent could almost imagine the roaring crowds come game day. “It’ll be great for spectators. I think Ballarat Bulldogs’ fans and generally anyone who sits in that stand is going to love it,” Mr Kent said.
Mr Kent said excitement for the game was building, particularly among the Bulldogs’ Ballarat links Chris Maple (football general manager), Brett Goodes (engagement officer) and footballer Jordan Roughead.
Hopefully we can build that (home ground) advantage and the boys will love playing here - Western Bulldogs chief executive officer Gary Kent
Also close to home, Ms Pulford said it had been extraordinary to watch the stadium build unfold as she drove to work each morning.
“The challenge for this project was to convince the AFL that this stadium would be 100 percent ready on time back in September last year,” Ms Pulford said. “When they confirmed the fixture, that’s the point we knew we would deliver this very ambitious election commitment. Nothing inspires activity like a deadline”.
Ms Pulford likened the standing room hill, along the showground side of the ground, to “old-style footy experience”. But, Ms Pulford said project really pushes Ballarat forward socially and economically in the first major outdoor stadium of its kind in Western Victoria. Western Bulldogs have committed to play two to three AFL home games in Ballarat from next season.
The stadium is part of a total $38.5 million redevelopment of the Wendouree Sports Precinct. Stadium works featured ground reorientation and resized playing field, new lighting, grand stands and the video scoreboard, which (while smaller) is equivalent in its capabilities to the screens at Etihad Stadium and the MCG.
Sporting groups across Ballarat outside the city’s football ranks have already started to test the stadium feel out on the surface, amid the new grandstands and seating infrastructure.
Ballarat mayor Samantha McIntosh said it was important to deliver an amazing AFL matchday experience on August 19 and equally as crucial to deliver other sporting pathways from the stadium.
“You can’t have a beautiful lush oval like this without the whole community to embrace it and the minute you see people doing that you know you’re actually delivering back,” Cr McIntosh said. “We just know there’s been a lot of work done previously in many years looking at the health and wellness of communities, looking at obesity and nutrition concerns, and the level of activity and engagement of our community.
“...We know that it’s very important as we’re growing as a city and it is equlally important that our sporting facilities keep up with the population growth. It’s a strong population growth and with that we absolutely need to respond, with events with great opportunities for business. Most importantly, we want our community to be happy and healthy and to do that with opportunities.”
Meanwhile, Western Bulldogs chief executive officer Gary Kent said playing football here would help kick up the club’s community programs up a notch. Mr Kent said the club was committed to long-term work off the field in Ballarat and western Victoria and on-field success, particularly with an AFL premiership, helped create more opportunities via increased sponsorship interest. The Bulldogs have expanded club literacy, men’s health and youth leadership programs deep into the state’s south-west.
Eureka games remain unclear
Tim O'Connor and Melanie Whelan
5 Jun 2017, 2:37 p.m.
Gary Kent
It remains unclear whether or not AFLW matches will be played in Ballarat next season at the newly-redeveloped Eureka Stadium.
Western Bulldogs chief executive Gary Kent was in Ballarat on Monday and said it was not yet decided where all of the club’s home games will be held in 2018. The Bulldogs played all of their home games during the inaugural season at Whitten Oval in Footscray.
“It depends on the AFL and how many home games we get. We had four home games last season but it really all depends,” Kent said. “We want to do anything we can do to support the Ballarat community and women's football.”
Part of the Bulldogs’ submission to secure a licence in the AFLW was a desire to host matches in Ballarat. That didn’t occur last season with the redevelopment underway during the February-March season, but the women’s squad did train at Eureka Stadium in the lead-up to its 2017 campaign. Eureka Stadium will be the venue for an AFL encounter between the Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide on Saturday, August 19. Ballarat export Laura Bailey played with the Bulldogs last season and has just been resigned for next year. And Bailey said it would be great to be able to play in her home city. “I was in my element playing on Whitten Oval, but I guess if given the opportunity to play in Ballarat, it would be fantastic to play in front of family and friends,” Bailey said. “We loved training on the oval in Ballarat. There was great facilities and we were welcomed by all the staff.”
On Monday, Kent helped unveil the new electronic scoreboard at Eureka Stadium. The scoreboard is part of the massive overhaul to the precinct, which includes ground reorientation and resized playing field, new lighting and grand stands. Next year’s AFLW season will again include eight teams, with an expansion set down for 2019.
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It's Ballarat not Detroit ... or Melbourne where everything it seems is tagged (most liveable city in the world pffft! Who decides that?). Eureka Stadium's scoreboard will eventually be lifted and incorporated into a future stand. The trend these days is to put roller screens over boards in country and suburban grounds that don't have 24 hour security. That said, while vandalism has never been an issue at the Ballarat Showgrounds, probably because it gets used frequently or at the Sports Club which is used 15 hours per day. The sports club has a front row view of the oval and everything in it, but we should never assume that some freak won't try it one day.
I will go out on a limb here and assume that fencing will soon be installed across the Southern boundary to cut off the Showgrounds from Eureka Stadium.
A good video, the latest! You can now see the project nearing about three weeks away from completion ... enjoy.
So good! Not far away now
2 Stories from today's Ballarat Courier:
Switched on for Eureka Stadium takeover
Melanie Whelan
5 Jun 2017, 3:30 p.m.
Eureka Stadium redevelopment works will be
complete in about three weeks’ time.
ACTION: The Bulldogs' grand final win plays out on Eureka Stadium's new screen behind deputy mayor Mark Harris, Wendouree MP Sharon Knight, Western Bulldogs' Gary Kent, mayor Samantha McIntosh and Minister Jaala Pulford.
Victorian Regional Development Jaala Pulford and Western Bulldogs chief executive officer Gary Kent, with Ballarat mayor Samantha McIntosh, officially called for the new 50-square-metre video scoreboard to power up early Monday morning, beaming the countdown to the the first AFL game for premiership points in Ballarat.
Final fit-outs, including asphalting and coaches boxes, are in focus now the 5000 new undercover seats are in place. The official inspection comes 75 days from the Bulldogs’ round 22 clash against Port Adelaide.
Standing out on the playing arena, Mr Kent could almost imagine the roaring crowds come game day. “It’ll be great for spectators. I think Ballarat Bulldogs’ fans and generally anyone who sits in that stand is going to love it,” Mr Kent said.
Mr Kent said excitement for the game was building, particularly among the Bulldogs’ Ballarat links Chris Maple (football general manager), Brett Goodes (engagement officer) and footballer Jordan Roughead.
Hopefully we can build that (home ground) advantage and the boys will love playing here - Western Bulldogs chief executive officer Gary Kent
Also close to home, Ms Pulford said it had been extraordinary to watch the stadium build unfold as she drove to work each morning.
“The challenge for this project was to convince the AFL that this stadium would be 100 percent ready on time back in September last year,” Ms Pulford said. “When they confirmed the fixture, that’s the point we knew we would deliver this very ambitious election commitment. Nothing inspires activity like a deadline”.
Ms Pulford likened the standing room hill, along the showground side of the ground, to “old-style footy experience”. But, Ms Pulford said project really pushes Ballarat forward socially and economically in the first major outdoor stadium of its kind in Western Victoria. Western Bulldogs have committed to play two to three AFL home games in Ballarat from next season.
The stadium is part of a total $38.5 million redevelopment of the Wendouree Sports Precinct. Stadium works featured ground reorientation and resized playing field, new lighting, grand stands and the video scoreboard, which (while smaller) is equivalent in its capabilities to the screens at Etihad Stadium and the MCG.
Sporting groups across Ballarat outside the city’s football ranks have already started to test the stadium feel out on the surface, amid the new grandstands and seating infrastructure.
Ballarat mayor Samantha McIntosh said it was important to deliver an amazing AFL matchday experience on August 19 and equally as crucial to deliver other sporting pathways from the stadium.
“You can’t have a beautiful lush oval like this without the whole community to embrace it and the minute you see people doing that you know you’re actually delivering back,” Cr McIntosh said. “We just know there’s been a lot of work done previously in many years looking at the health and wellness of communities, looking at obesity and nutrition concerns, and the level of activity and engagement of our community.
“...We know that it’s very important as we’re growing as a city and it is equlally important that our sporting facilities keep up with the population growth. It’s a strong population growth and with that we absolutely need to respond, with events with great opportunities for business. Most importantly, we want our community to be happy and healthy and to do that with opportunities.”
Meanwhile, Western Bulldogs chief executive officer Gary Kent said playing football here would help kick up the club’s community programs up a notch. Mr Kent said the club was committed to long-term work off the field in Ballarat and western Victoria and on-field success, particularly with an AFL premiership, helped create more opportunities via increased sponsorship interest. The Bulldogs have expanded club literacy, men’s health and youth leadership programs deep into the state’s south-west.
Eureka games remain unclear
Tim O'Connor and Melanie Whelan
5 Jun 2017, 2:37 p.m.
Gary Kent
It remains unclear whether or not AFLW matches will be played in Ballarat next season at the newly-redeveloped Eureka Stadium.
Western Bulldogs chief executive Gary Kent was in Ballarat on Monday and said it was not yet decided where all of the club’s home games will be held in 2018. The Bulldogs played all of their home games during the inaugural season at Whitten Oval in Footscray.
“It depends on the AFL and how many home games we get. We had four home games last season but it really all depends,” Kent said. “We want to do anything we can do to support the Ballarat community and women's football.”
Part of the Bulldogs’ submission to secure a licence in the AFLW was a desire to host matches in Ballarat. That didn’t occur last season with the redevelopment underway during the February-March season, but the women’s squad did train at Eureka Stadium in the lead-up to its 2017 campaign. Eureka Stadium will be the venue for an AFL encounter between the Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide on Saturday, August 19. Ballarat export Laura Bailey played with the Bulldogs last season and has just been resigned for next year. And Bailey said it would be great to be able to play in her home city. “I was in my element playing on Whitten Oval, but I guess if given the opportunity to play in Ballarat, it would be fantastic to play in front of family and friends,” Bailey said. “We loved training on the oval in Ballarat. There was great facilities and we were welcomed by all the staff.”
On Monday, Kent helped unveil the new electronic scoreboard at Eureka Stadium. The scoreboard is part of the massive overhaul to the precinct, which includes ground reorientation and resized playing field, new lighting and grand stands. Next year’s AFLW season will again include eight teams, with an expansion set down for 2019.
First article was going well until they quoted the mayor...
Have heard she is an interesting character to deal with actually.
Not feedback I've heard, but I'm further out anyway, so not my mayor.
Ah, maybe it depends on situation, i've never dealt with her personally though, just know a few that have. What area you in?
Golden Plains - usually I can see Ballarat lights in the far distance, but with tonight's fog, I can barely see my hand in front of my face!
Ahh yep, Ballarat is the worst in winter, little worried about the match there and how cold it'll be!
In Ballarat cbd - one morning last week fog was so thick in lydiard st at 9 am, visibility was about 200 metres. That game in August - could be bone-chilling!
Saw pics of snow at Eureka Stadium last winter or the one before. That would be a fun time for the players hahaha
Yeah, two years ago. Snow in some parts lasted until after lunch. Wonder what contingencies the AFL have in place for that!
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That's one of her better quotes. I assure you. I went to the biggest morning tea this year and she spoke and prattled on, and on, and on, and on. Unfortunately, she's a terrible public speaker who loves the sound of her own voice.
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In two minds on whether I hope that the game day is sunny or pissing down. Yes, a sunny day portrays Ballarat in a favorable light, but the sight of 6000 people getting very wet may prompt quicker action on further development. Yes, there's two ways to look at it.
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More worried that we've sold an Etihad game against a team who can't play at Etihad.
Could be very vital to our season as well.
They can't play Eureka either. I wouldn't stress too much at this point. Power are being shown up as flat trackers atm.
BulldogJake
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Nearly every team is this season if you look specifically at H&A W/L records.
Eureka the first time around will be more neutral than anything.
We will have trained there a few times, but maybe. Gotta be a first time sometime. May as well be now!
It's Ballarat not Detroit ... or Melbourne where everything it seems is tagged (most liveable city in the world pffft! Who decides that?). Eureka Stadium's scoreboard will eventually be lifted and incorporated into a future stand. The trend these days is to put roller screens over boards in country and suburban grounds that don't have 24 hour security. That said, while vandalism has never been an issue at the Ballarat Showgrounds, probably because it gets used frequently or at the Sports Club which is used 15 hours per day. The sports club has a front row view of the oval and everything in it, but we should never assume that some freak won't try it one day.
I will go out on a limb here and assume that fencing will soon be installed across the Southern boundary to cut off the Showgrounds from Eureka Stadium.
A good video, the latest! You can now see the project nearing about three weeks away from completion ... enjoy.
Funny thing about this is it is a 1.45pm bounce, can't even get the basics right.
Does anyone know when the tickets go on sale?
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