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DD wrote:

State government are getting involved and reading the EF council the riot act. Rita is always cashing in unashamedly letting everyone know she is a passionate Fremantle supporter. Guess where AFL players come from Rita? WAFL, so step up and pay the paltry extra few million that is required due construction cost increases since you and others first pledged grants.

I bet Colin Barnett twisted a few arms to help his beloved Claremont get what they wanted.

They are already putting in 10 Million aren't they? What more do you want?

10 million into Lathlain Baz. 20+ million into Shark Park. They have 4 more in them. Sport so very important for communities. Perth are the only team in the economically poor eastern corridor. 

Time For a Flag wrote:

10 million into Lathlain Baz. 20+ million into Shark Park. They have 4 more in them. Sport so very important for communities. Perth are the only team in the economically poor eastern corridor. 

Really?
South Eastern corridor yes, but North Eastern corridor no! 
Midland and surrounds are hardly well off!

Beasley Hutton wrote:

Time For a Flag wrote:

10 million into Lathlain Baz. 20+ million into Shark Park. They have 4 more in them. Sport so very important for communities. Perth are the only team in the economically poor eastern corridor. 

Really?
South Eastern corridor yes, but North Eastern corridor no! 
Midland and surrounds are hardly well off!

Beasley - You know Perth and Swans have a special relationship.You are correct both Eastern - you guys closer to the Swan river, the wine region and Guildford Grammar though. We definitely should push our games as the eastern derby.

Any way saw this in the paper this morning "Great to be Back" - Albo in Perth for major Metronet milestone. As it was the Federals Liberals who put in the $4million towards the build (7years ago) let's see the Federal Labor put in the remaining $4million short (I rounded up there). Strong labor support in this area. Plenty of greenies in Vic Park as well - they should get behind it.  

Also saw an article on how much coin the State Gov have at their disposal.

Come on

As a side - Perth supporters:
1, check out the great article about Gordon Shepard on the clubs website.
2, Let the club know if you want to contribute to the new stand. 

As a member of the council said - why haven't Perth put any coin in? I reckon we could get $100K - which may not sound like much of a $25 million build every bit helps and it is a similar amount to what the WAFC is putting in (200K)

Time For a Flag wrote:

10 million into Lathlain Baz. 20+ million into Shark Park. They have 4 more in them. Sport so very important for communities. Perth are the only team in the economically poor eastern corridor. 

South Perth, Como, Kensington,- Poor LOL - Wesley College, Penhros, Aquinas, Trinity, 

You need a violin, a very small one.

DD wrote:

Tiger Tales wrote:

DD wrote:

 One guy did make a good point, why don’t other councils within the Perth metro zone kick their fair share and not all fall on the TOVP.

Why would other councils contribute to the redevelopment at Lathlain? 

Did the ToVP contribute to the redevelopments at Claremont, Leederville, Joondalup and East Fremantle? 





 

Idiot take a breath of fresh air and read my post again. Other councils "within the Perth metro zone", meaning PFC metro zone.

Just saw some extra letters of Advocacy to get the Perth Stand built.

The Mayor's of Canning, Belmont, Gosnells and South Perth all acknowledged the many footballers from their zones that have gone through to Play football at Lathlain and have benefited from the use of the Club Rooms- whether it be Colts, Reserves, League or Rogers Cup.

$100K from the 4 of them would be great - $400K - plus $100K from PFC and another $100K from the WAFC (the $200 they budgeted for was years ago) that would be $600K and a significant chunk.

As you can see Tiger this is a lot different to the Town of Vic Park contributing to Claremont.

Since a number of EFFC junior clubs are in those local government areas perhaps they could also kick in $100000 each to go to the EF redevelopment!!

Custodian wrote:

Since a number of EFFC junior clubs are in those local government areas perhaps they could also kick in $100000 each to go to the EF redevelopment!!

Gees Custo - the State gov put in $20 Million to your debacle didn't they? Only $10 million into our Stand.

Letters of advocacy are just words on paper (or an email) and aren't a commitment to a financial contribution to help towards the significant shortfall in funding. 

Perth needs a new facility, so does SF, SD and too be frank S and EP are probably due for an upgrade again to meet the changing needs of WAFL and WAFLW footy. The financial reality is that clubs and local councils can't afford to fund these facilities on their own so will always depend on State and Federal funding.

The notion that surrounding councils should contribute towards the redevelopment of a WAFL club is unrealistic. Councils face enough issues prioritising project funding within their areas and compete with other councils for state and federal government funding. Councils are often faced with significant backlash from their rate payer and residents on how money is spent within their own boundaries. Imagine the uproar that they would face if the took money out of the annual budget to fund another councils facility - there's not a single councillor in Perth that would light that fire. 

Its the state and federal governments role to provide the extra funding for facilities such as WAFL clubs that provide benefit to so many participants and spectators from outside of the local council area. Perth has been offered significant funding from all 3 levels of government and yet a $5m shortfall still exists. And here is the problem that all of these projects face - how to provide a fit for purpose facility within the available budget. 

For Perth they have a few options:
 - Find more funding from realistic sources and that will probably require a significant financial contribution form the club - not $100k but probably close to $1m. 
- Scale the redevelopment back to meet the budget. What are the non-negotiables for the facility, and what non essential spaces exist that can be reduced or removed. Don't get that process wrong otherwise you'll end up with EFs problems though I suspect that was outside of their control and was a council decision after EF had signed off on the original design. 
- look at what can be achieved within the budget to redevelop the current stand with an extension to H&A rooms and refit of the social facilities. 
- What unused space is available at Lathlain that will provide the local and state government and ongoing return for their investment. Claremont gave up the rights to the land surrounding the oval to be redeveloped for units. Whether you like it or hate the new Claremont precinct, the redevelopment of the clubrooms and surrounding apartments has secured Claremont's future both physically and financially. Look at the redevelopment that's about to commence at Belmont Park as another example. 

 

How does the gym at Tigerland work Tiger? I understand they run it as a business - but do the Tigers get periods where they get private access. Maybe not needed if players just to get free membership. Also do you rent out space to the coffee shop - where you own the building. 

If Perth see they could get a revenue stream going maybe they could contribute a Million. No use having a Fund if we don't occasionally spend some of it. Yes I know we would have to be very careful - but it is worth a look