Olympic Park Stadium News
How Eddie took over two Melbourne Olympic venues
As the feud between Eddie McGuire and everyone else (so it seems) continues, we look at how he orchestrated the takeover of two Melbourne 1956 Olympic venues for his Collingwood Football Club.
Full StoryOlympic Park transformation almost complete
The transformation of the site of Melbourne's Olympic Park is almost complete with the new MCG-sized training oval taking shape.
Full StoryLewis wins last event at Olympic Park
Tamsyn Lewis was a fitting winner of the final track and field event to be held at Melbourne's Olympic Park.
Full StoryEnd of an era amid doubts over new venue funding
Athletics bids farewell to Melbourne's Olympic Park this weekend without guaranteed funding for its new home at Albert Park.
Full StoryHistoric Olympic Park to be demolished for Collingwood Training Oval
The Collingwood Football Club will be given exclusive use of a new MCG-sized training ground on the site of the Olympic Park athletics track.
Full StoryAthletics Victoria kept in dark on park move
Athletics Victoria was kept in the dark about the State Government's controversial decision to move the state athletics centre from its long-term home at Olympic Park, according to the sporting group.
Full StoryCollingwood secretly lobbied for park
A series of secret meetings between the State Government and the Collingwood Football Club resulted in the decision to shift the Victorian Institute of Sport from its purpose-built Olympic Park headquarters - just four years after it moved in.
Full StoryAthletics centre part of Olympic Park redevelopment
The Victorian Government is poised to spend $50 million building a new state athletics centre at Albert Park.
Full StoryOlympic Park: Ready, Set, Go
John Landy and Ron Clarke, two of Australia's greatest athletes, yesterday expressed their disappointment at State Government plans to move athletics from its traditional home at Olympic Park to a new venue at Albert Park.
Full StoryEddie McGuire makes grab for Olympic Park
Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has launched a land grab for the historic Olympic Park athletic stadium.
Full StoryMelbourne Council stripped of sports precinct control
The Victorian Government will introduce laws stripping Melbourne City Council of any control over the Olympic Park sports precinct.
Full StoryMelbourne Rebels aim to become a Super side by 2010
The Victorian Rugby association has stated that for Australian Rugby to go forward they need a successful Victorian side and they hope the Melbourne Rebels will eventually become a Super 14 side by at least 2010.
Full StoryGrounds for ill feeling
A four-way tug of war has begun over the relocation of Athletics Victoria to Albert Park. The Collingwood and Melbourne Football Clubs and South Melbourne Soccer Club are also involved in the sports venue puzzle the State Government is trying to solve.
Full StoryOlympic Park sets new goal
Designers of a big-ticket sports stadium in Melbourne are promising an iconic venue to help lure large crowds to soccer and rugby. The new Olympic Park stadium could be "wrapped in its skin" with a futuristic design to set it apart from the city's existing stadiums according to Cox Architects.
Full StoryCox wins Olympic Park design deal
Melbourne-based Cox Architects & Planners has been chosen to design a new "state of the art" sports stadium at Olympic Park in Melbourne.
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