Punt Road Oval redevelopment & Indigenous institute [merged]

[mightytiges]

If my calaculations are correct we are recieving over 25.25 million dollars! That is fantastic!  

We will have some of the best facilities in the land and time to scope out the best young aboriginal players for skills, temporament and potential years before the rest of the competition.

With two grounds to use which mimic the two sizes of our home grounds we will be well prepared with team structures and rehersed plays in the future to suit the different sized grounds. Very exciting!

Stripes

Well said.

The first time the club has been awashed with money to spend on state of the art facilities. Exciting times come 2010 when this redevelopment is all completed.

[one-eyed]

The RFC site has some info and (small  ) pics of the redevelopment plans. There's also video of Richo in a hardhat 

http://richmondfc.com.au/Community/PuntRoadOvalRedevelopment/tabid/13212/Default.aspx

http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals%5C0%5Cimages_richmond/Redevelopment%20gallery%5C/Redev%201(edit).jpg

http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals%5C0%5Cimages_richmond/Redevelopment%20gallery%5C/Redev%202(edit).jpg

http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals%5C0%5Cimages_richmond/Redevelopment%20gallery%5C/Redev%203(edit).jpg

http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals%5C0%5Cimages_richmond/Redevelopment%20gallery%5C/Redev%204(edit).jpg

http://bigpondvideo.com/afl/58646

[cub]

I don't give a rats about that rubbish.

I want to know where and how the social club will be setup.
The setup at Windy Hill was pretty good.
Even Noble Park has got a good setup.
Indoor and outdoor access for socialising and wtf is happening with the JDF walk outside the current setup. That what I want to know Richmond ......

[mightytiges]

The new Social Club will be at the Northern end of the ground CUB. To the right of the Jack Dyer Stand in the first image. From memory it will have indoor and outdoor access. Not sure what's happening with the JDF walk. Presumably it's either incorporated with the plans of the Fed square look-a-like building or will be moved elsewhere.

I was told 2 weeks ago that they will now start digging up the turf to make the ground size the same as the Dome which will take 2 months to do.

[one-eyed]

A pamphlet arrived with the membership renewals on the Punt Rd redevelopment:

Richmond Football Club Redevelopment Funding:

Victorian Government        $4.5m
Federal Government          $8.75m
City of Melbourne              $2.0m
AFL                                  $1.5m
RFC                                 $2.5m**

Total                              $19.25m

** RFC has currently raised $1.5m in donations through the Jack Dyer Foundation.

Other key components of the Punt Road Oval redevelopment are:

* State of the art training facility and gymnasium
* Indoor sports hall
* Multimedia lecture theatre that seats 85 people
* Four spacious tutorial rooms
* High-tech 24-hour injury recovery room (ice baths adjoining pool), new medical and massage/physio area
* Refurbishment of the existing swimming pool complex
* Reinstatement of the Jack Dyer Stand to its former historical form
* Development of a new RFC Museum and Hall of Fame on the ground level of the Jack Dyer Stand
* Catering and hospitality facilities
* I.T. and Technology rooms
* Conference centre for groups of up to 300 people
* New and larger merchandise area
* Establishment of the Australian Institute for Indigenous Learning and Skills Development
* Community centre and meeting rooms
* RFC Social Club facility

[mightytiges]

* Development of a new RFC Museum and Hall of Fame on the ground level of the Jack Dyer Stand
* New and larger merchandise area
* RFC Social Club facility

Hopefully when finished this all attracts supporters all year round to Punt Rd and the club can gain extra revenue. Essendon's Hall of Fame is meant to be impressive. Hopefully ours will be too.

[mightytiges]

I've been told the reason the Punt Rd oval surface looks ordinary at the moment is they are about to start the oval realignment which will take around two months to do so there's no point trying to bring the surface back up to scratch. Training will be held at Vic Park for the meantime.

[one-eyed]

Tigers make key appointment
richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg Mon 02 March, 2009

Richmond has appointed Luke Murray as Indigenous Community Engagement Co-ordinator of its planned Australian Institute of Indigenous Learning and Development.

Murray, the older brother of Essendon’s Nathan Lovett-Murray, will officially start duties at the Club in mid-March.

He will be responsible for managing community involvement in the planning, development and implementation of the Institute.

His key areas of work are:

- To provide links to, engage and consult with the Indigenous community and organisations from the education, employment and training sectors.

- To provide advice on the content of the courses and programs to be run by the Institute.

- To liaise with the Federal and State Governments in respect to course programs.

- To oversee implementation of the RFC fostership program in the Northern Territory.

Given Murray’s skills set and connections within the Indigenous community, it follows that the Tigers also would be keen for him to take on a mentoring role with their current group of Aboriginal players.

“Steven (Wright) has mentioned to me about working with the young Aboriginal boys at the Club and that’s something I’d be very happy to do.  I’d like to mentor them about what they’re doing outside of footy as well because that’s really important.  Nathan’s done that in the last six months – he’s set up a record label and is starting to think about life after footy.  That’s what I’d like to talk with Alroy, ‘Jonny’ and Richard about.  Being professional footballers can open up so many doors for them and they can set themselves right up for the future.”

Finally, there’s another very good reason why Luke Murray is so delighted and excited about his appointment at Tigerland . . .

“My family is over the moon that I have been employed by the Tigers. My mother’s father, Maxwell Hood, played for Richmond back in the 40s. He was the back-up ruckman to Jack Dyer and I’m told was a handy player.  Of course, Jack didn’t get injured too much, so my Pop didn’t get to play many games.  Pop's fused ankle is a legacy of his time at the Tigers.

“He is Richmond through and through and I look forward to attending some games and Club functions with him,” he said.

Full article at:
http://richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/72709/default.aspx

[mightytiges]

I heard today that the redevelopment won't now start until June. That's when the old social club gets knocked down.

[one-eyed]

It appears the redevelopment will start in a month's time as the Tiger Den is having a 4 week "massive renovation" sale.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/portals/63/richmond_shop.html

[bojangles17]

It appears the redevelopment will start in a month's time as the Tiger Den is having a 4 week "massive renovation" sale.
 
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/portals/63/richmond_shop.html

are those prices on special

[one-eyed]

Punt Road Redevelopment Update
richmondfc.com.au
By Richmond CEO Steven Wright Mon 15 June, 2009

The long-awaited redevelopment of Punt Road has taken a major step towards commencement, with the closing of construction tenders.
 
The Club, and its project manager, currently are meeting with the tenderers to finalise a price. It’s anticipated that within the next two weeks a contract will be awarded to a builder to get construction underway.
 
Typically, work begins two or three weeks after finalisation of the contract, so we would anticipate the redevelopment beginning in early July, if not sooner.
 
The redevelopment will provide the solution to the facilities’ problems that Tigerland has endured for the past 50 years. Once completed, not only will the Club boast state-of-the-art gymnasiums and football facilities, but also leading medical and rehabilitation amenities – one of the great needs in AFL football these days.
 
Additionally, at this stage it’s proposed that the Punt Road playing surface will be dug up at the end of the 2009 season and reconfigured to a size comparable with the Docklands Stadium. With the recent completion of the oval at Craigieburn, which is the same dimension as the MCG, our players will have two perfect-sized, top-quality grounds to train on in the future.
 
One of the key features of the redevelopment, aside from the football perspective, is our community and corporate social responsibility program, with the centre-piece being the Indigenous Institute. The Club is currently working closely with the Victorian, Northern Territory and Federal governments on finalisation of these programs. I can confirm that everything is going well to create what we hope will be one of the leading Indigenous Institute education and employment centres in the country.
 
Also, the Institute facilities will be co-shared with by the Club for our social activities. This will be fantastic for the Club and our members, as it will enable us to bring a number of our functions back to Punt Road.  We’ll be able to host up to 300 people at a sit-down function, or 500 in a conference arrangement.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/78804/default.aspx

[Stripes]

Punt Road Redevelopment Update
richmondfc.com.au
By Richmond CEO Steven Wright Mon 15 June, 2009
 
Also, the Institute facilities will be co-shared with by the Club for our social activities. This will be fantastic for the Club and our members, as it will enable us to bring a number of our functions back to Punt Road.  We’ll be able to host up to 300 people at a sit-down function, or 500 in a conference arrangement.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/78804/default.aspx

This will be particularly useful when we win the GF in years to come!

[mightytiges]

Does anyone know exactly what is happening with the redevelopment? It seems to be being delayed longer than anticipated (early July). I've also heard they want the Northern end of Punt Rd left open. Not sure then where the new Social club is meant to go if that's the case ???. The membership department are apparently going to be stuck in a caravan outside the ground while the construction is going on.

[WilliamPowell]

Does anyone know exactly what is happening with the redevelopment? It seems to be being delayed longer than anticipated (early July). I've also heard they want the Northern end of Punt Rd left open. Not sure then where the new Social club is meant to go if that's the case ???. The membership department are apparently going to be stuck in a caravan outside the ground while the construction is going on.

My understanding is the tender process for the preferred builder is almost done, works will start within a month of that being announced. I woulld think sometime in August