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Victorian Government To Allocate $2.9M To Kardinia Park Simonds Stadium Project

The final chapter of Simonds Stadium’s redevelopment is "expected to get the green light" in next week's Victorian Budget, with the Andrews Government pledging A$3.9M ($2.9M) to "kickstart planning and design work," according to Nicholas Payne of the GEELONG ADVERTISER. The stadium’s Ford Stand and Gary Ablett Terrace will be demolished under the "ambitious stage five plan" to make way for a new grandstand which is "expected to take the site’s capacity to 40,000" -- almost as much as Subiaco Oval or the Brisbane Cricket Ground. It will "spell the end of standing room at Kardinia Park," and cap off 12 years of development that has "transformed the city's footballing heart into a world-class sports venue." The multi-million-dollar budget pledge "comes as the final touches" are being put on the stadium's "landmark" A$90M ($67.3M) stage 4 redevelopment. The recent Brownlow Stand upgrade, which includes a 1,500-person function space and ground floor cafe, "is slated to be unveiled in time" for the Geelong Cats to take on the Western Bulldogs on May 19 (GEELONG ADVERTISER, 4/26).

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