The saga of Waverley Park — Melbourne's car-dependent suburban AFL stadium with a planned seated capacity of over 150,000 (not a typo!)
A really good run down by @philip on the plans by the AFL (and its predecessor, the VFL) to build the world's largest stadium in outer-suburban Melbourne.
Unfortunately, a planned railway line past the stadium to Rowville was never built. That meant a massive 25,000-spot car park as the only real means to get there.
While most of it has been demolished and redeveloped for housing, the oval itself still used by Hawthorn Football Club as a training and administration centre.
The commonality of this thinking, that a #ChocolateFountain “…would rewrite the ‘must-see’ list for every visitor…”, with the Goverment’s proposed #Stadium is glaringly obvious.
A video circulating on social media shows hundreds of Palestinian men, stripped to their underwear, held captive by Israeli soldiers in a stadium in Gaza.
It shows a naked man in a wheelchair in the stands, at least two children standing with their arms raised alongside the other men and, towards the end of the clip, an Israeli soldier holding a Palestinian baby wrapped in a blanket.
Israeli tanks are seen bulldozing one area of the stadium.
@iuculano Thanks Joe, I have a dozen tabs open, as I read Halifax Municipality pages and the amount of meetings, raises, bad decisions and the proposed Tax increase, while furiously typing.
I can't go for groceries, without breaking down in tears. All the homeless that upset police and council have been moved 4 minutes from my door, between my driveway and my weekly grocery pickup. COUNCILLORS aren't crying,, OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, next Agenda Item #Stadium talk, #Busses#Taxes Not helping
Critics pan planned $450M Nebraska football stadium renovation as academic programs face cuts
The University of #Nebraska is planning a $450 million renovation of the Cornhuskers’ #football#stadium in Lincoln and at the same time looking to cut millions of $$$ from the #university system, leading critics to question whether officials care more about athletics than academics.
Today the UK government has signed a Hillsborough Charter, promising that no family will suffer the same injustices as those involved in the 1989 disaster.
For the 20th anniversary in 2009, Sue McGregor brought together a group of people who were there. It's a remarkable conversation.
I'm not interested in #Sports.
I never was. I learned more about a baseball game, studying French, than any other time in my life. We learned TV positions & plays in French. I didn't know them in English.
I've never seen an Auto race. Except when changing channels, unless you count that OJ Simpson slow-speed race.
I didn't know who he was before that.
"Formula 1" just showed scores?
What kind of race?
DOH! Are those cars?
Who knew?
For anyone who doesn't know why this is a big deal: AEW -- a five-year-old wrestling company -- is about to beat WWE/WCW/any other wrestling promotion for tickets sold to a wrestling show. As of this tweet, they’re less than 1500 tickets away from holding the title with 17 days to go until the big event....
In just seven months, the number of people sleeping outside has more than doubled in Halifax Regional Municipality:
178 people living rough, up from 85 living outside in November 2022.
TWICE 5TH WORLD TOUR ‘READY TO BE’ Highlight @ SoFi StadiumJIHYO The 1st Mini Album "ZONE"Release on2023.08.18 FRI 1PM KST/0AM ESTTWICE Official Shop: https:...
AEW's Official Card For ALL-IN. Which match are you looking forward to the most? (None)
Unless there are changes made tonight, this is the official card for tomorrow's massive event. Which match (or matches) are you most excited for?
AEW All-In has passed SummerSlam ‘92 in tickets sold, as per WrestleTix
For anyone who doesn't know why this is a big deal: AEW -- a five-year-old wrestling company -- is about to beat WWE/WCW/any other wrestling promotion for tickets sold to a wrestling show. As of this tweet, they’re less than 1500 tickets away from holding the title with 17 days to go until the big event....
TWICE 5TH WORLD TOUR ‘READY TO BE’ Highlight @ SoFi Stadium (youtu.be)
TWICE 5TH WORLD TOUR ‘READY TO BE’ Highlight @ SoFi StadiumJIHYO The 1st Mini Album "ZONE"Release on2023.08.18 FRI 1PM KST/0AM ESTTWICE Official Shop: https:...
@Jaguars plan to meet with @Daytona International Speedway officials in the coming weeks about the possibility of using the race track as a temporary home stadium for the NFL team for two years as it renovates @TIAABankField, per @BreakGround. (twitter.com)