The Melbourne Football Club is excited to commence a feasibility study to identify a location for the Club’s long term homebase within the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve. This study is part of a broader project that is focused on community sport and recreation resources, assets and services within the Reserve.
This study will focus on the community benefits of Melbourne Football Club building their high-performance homebase within the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve, while at the same time enhancing the experience of individuals and sporting Clubs within the Glen Eira area.
The study will be a partnership between the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Trust (CRRT), the Melbourne Football Club (MFC) and local community stakeholders.
As the key existing tenant of the Racecourse Reserve, the Melbourne Racing Club will be involved throughout the entire feasibility study to ensure that MRC members facilities and services are enhanced by any new initiatives within the reserve.
Melbourne President Kate Roffey said this is a huge step forward for the Club and this project has the potential to change the Club for the next 50 years.
“We need to provide our players, coaches and football staff with high-performance facilities that allow them to prepare and perform within the most demanding sporting competition in Australia.
“I am excited about the possibility that for the first time in 30 years, Melbourne members and supporters will have the opportunity to connect with players, coaches and Club leaders at a centrally located Melbourne Football Club homebase.
“This feasibility study would not have happened without the support of CRRT and I thank them for their commitment to this project.”
Located 10km south-east of Melbourne CBD, the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve features approximately 54 hectares of open space and facilities. This area currently includes two horse racing tracks, two wetlands and the large expanses inside the racecourse which makes up an area 20 times larger than the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
