Frankston Stadium Redevelopment

Frankston Basketball have announced plans for the expansion of there existing stadium:

http://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Your_Council/Have_Your_Say/Frankston_Indoor_Basketball_Facility_Expansion_Feasibility

Cost to build is $25m with council offering $500k.No other commitment from state or federal funding. All they need now is another $24.5m. Interesting to note that the State Basketball Centre at Knox cost $27m.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Hopefully it doesn't destroy them too in the process.

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hoopa
Years ago

So where do they get the remaining 24.5 million from. Thats a lot of sausage sizzles.

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HO
Years ago

many marginal seats affected here HD?

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Anonymous
Years ago

there is a thread for frankston stadium stuff somewhere. No idea how to find it.

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anonymous
Years ago

wow that's a lot of money to find, lets hope they dont end up like knox

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Happy Days
Years ago

HO it is a marginal seat.Election later this year. I think the price tag is to high.Needs to be half that.Theres alot of other issues associated with it including parking, purchase of adjoining land, relocation of existing sporting clubs and neighbouring residents opposition. If its $25m now, what will it be in 2 years time $27m.

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Pauly B
Years ago

Let's hope they can get the money together. That stadium is in desperate need of an upgrade

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Anonymous
Years ago

In 2 years time it will be $40mill +*

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anon
Years ago

They need to do something. The place is always filthy and stinks of urine. Players always complain about the stench in the changerooms.

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Anonymous
Years ago

The change rooms are crap. The showers flood and its like the old snakepit a cess pool literally.

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Happy Days
Years ago

St Kilda FC have been talking about leaving Seaford and going to the Junction Oval if it is redeveloped. State Govt are prepared to put in $10m but federal govt have told the state there is no funding availible. Money is hard to come by these days....

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HO
Years ago

HD, the funding for Junction Oval is largely about cricket, as part of clearing the MCG for March football. Cricket have said they must control the facility to move there in full.

The State Government refused to fund Essendon's training facility redevelopment (before the scandal broke).

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Happy Days
Years ago

Governments have been seen as a soft target for funding in the past but that seems to of changed.Theres a feeling that funding needs to encompasse a wider cross section of the community rather than professional clubs. Bendigo Bank has also been considered a soft target and they are also pulling back and reviewing where the money can be better spent.

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Anonymous
Years ago

The thing about funding is to get the biggest bang for their buck with the electorate most govts will want to see the facility set up and used as more of a multi Sports Facility rather than dedicated Basketball one. (Look at Dandenong with Volleyball etc)
With this comes a lot of problems with shared access and shared booking/usage...

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Anonymous
Years ago

It's true that funding does need to encompass a wide variety of different community groups.

The FDBA seem to have done this by involving the local footy club and other groups mentioned in the feasability study.

But, surely the council and the state government (Geoff Shaw's seat, no?) recognise the FDBA is overflowing with players at the moment, (domestic is huge and locally well supported) and the fact the current stadium needs some alterations and new courts is beyond certain...

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Happy Days
Years ago

The study does mention a number of community groups some of which are dead against the project going ahead as they haven't been properly been consulted and they have long term leases in place for their and own there buildings.

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