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Armchair expert wrote:

Spargo wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:$40 million dollar oval development at Lyndoch

Gather Round.

One game

with no guarantee it will stay in SA in the future


Absolute giant waste of money imo

Should’ve spent it in Pirie…

Spargo wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:

Spargo wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:$40 million dollar oval development at Lyndoch

Gather Round.

One game

with no guarantee it will stay in SA in the future


Absolute giant waste of money imo

Should’ve spent it in Pirie…

They spent $20mil there already and will never ever make their money back

Armchair expert wrote:

Spargo wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:$40 million dollar oval development at Lyndoch

Gather Round.

One game

with no guarantee it will stay in SA in the future


Absolute giant waste of money imo

Not saying they will make their money or anything but the Barossa Districts Football Club will utilise the facility during winter and the Lyndoch cricket club in summer.

Also the figure is much higher than $40 million as the Barossa Rams rugby union club were occupying the facility in winter. The Council wanted them out for the Barossa football club to move back in and the rugby were able to strike a $5 million deal to have Council build rugby purpose facility in Tanunda that cost over $5 million in the end.

whufc wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:

Spargo wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:$40 million dollar oval development at Lyndoch

Gather Round.

One game

with no guarantee it will stay in SA in the future


Absolute giant waste of money imo

Not saying they will make their money or anything but the Barossa Districts Football Club will utilise the facility during winter and the Lyndoch cricket club in summer.

I’m sure every other football club in the state is happy for them!!
It’s a waste of money given there is no guarantee it will be played there year in year out.

The government is quick to throw money at this but the twits still can’t fix south road where it needs it most!

amber_fluid wrote:
The government is quick to throw money at this but the twits still can’t fix south road where it needs it most!

Or fix its own decaying jetty infrastructure in regional towns, handballs the responsibility to each local council!

Spargo wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:

Spargo wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:$40 million dollar oval development at Lyndoch

Gather Round.

One game

with no guarantee it will stay in SA in the future


Absolute giant waste of money imo

Should’ve spent it in Pirie…

Cheaper to blow that place up!

heater31 wrote:

amber_fluid wrote:
The government is quick to throw money at this but the twits still can’t fix south road where it needs it most!

Or fix its own decaying jetty infrastructure in regional towns, handballs the responsibility to each local council!

But we're getting on off ramps at mMajors Rd which will save me all of 30 sec

Honestly, you blokes will complain about anything

Investing into a community isn't about making the $'s back

Dutchy wrote:Honestly, you blokes will complain about anything

Investing into a community isn't about making the $'s back

its all about the priorities

Southport Bridge, Jettys, country roads - where the majority of deaths occur thats where the infrastructure spends should be prioritised.

However I think the sporting facilities spend is OK as I get that the 40 M spend at Lyndoch is more than just a grandstand its the associated sporting infrastructure that's being upgraded too.

am Bays wrote:

Dutchy wrote:Honestly, you blokes will complain about anything

Investing into a community isn't about making the $'s back

its all about the priorities

Southport Bridge, Jettys, country roads - where the majority of deaths occur thats where the infrastructure spends should be prioritised.

However I think the sporting facilities spend is OK as I get that the 40 M spend at Lyndoch is more than just a grandstand its the associated sporting infrastructure that's being upgraded too.

Its all about the social value $$$ and what reductions a facility of that nature will save in other areas of our community through greater wellbeing etc.

At the end of the day everyone wants their piece of the pie and the states priorities are each persons individual opinion.

I'll sit here and say the country regions don't get enough funding whilst others want an inner city expressway fixed.

am Bays wrote:

Dutchy wrote:Honestly, you blokes will complain about anything

Investing into a community isn't about making the $'s back

its all about the priorities

Southport Bridge, Jettys, country roads - where the majority of deaths occur thats where the infrastructure spends should be prioritised.

However I think the sporting facilities spend is OK as I get that the 40 M spend at Lyndoch is more than just a grandstand its the associated sporting infrastructure that's being upgraded too.

Agree, always needs to be balance, all you can hope is that the economic boost that Gather/LIV create means there will be more investment into non-sporting needs.

Dutchy wrote:Honestly, you blokes will complain about anything

Investing into a community isn't about making the $'s back

No, it's about shoring up votes.

Pseudo wrote:

Dutchy wrote:Honestly, you blokes will complain about anything

Investing into a community isn't about making the $'s back

No, it's about shoring up votes.

Hurn 51.7% ( Lib ) 12,580
Watson 22.7% ( ALP ) 5,557

Need more than a grand stand and some goal posts to swing those blue bloods.

Vet found guilty of touching up a guide dog, among other acts.

Gross. Just gross.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-12/ ... /103692124

Carl Ditterich

Footy legend Carl Ditterich has been charged with historic child sex offences.

The 78-year-old former St Kilda and Melbourne Football Club player is facing multiple charges including three counts of indecent assault and one count of gross indecency in the presence of a child under the age of 16.

It’s alleged Mr Ditterich assaulted the child in Heatherton, south-east of Melbourne, in 1985.

At this time, Mr Ditterich — known during his playing days as the ‘Blonde Bombshell’ — had recently finished his professional sporting career and was aged in his early 40s.

The charges were laid against the footy great by the Bayside Sexual Offences and Child-abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) last Friday.

Mr Ditterich, from Echuca, has hired renowned criminal defence lawyer Tony Hargreaves to represent him.

Meanwhile if you have links to legal profession in Victoria.....

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-12/melbourne-businessman-spared-jail-for-child-sex-offence/103700006

Watching AFL 360 at the moment and it's just gone to an ad break. Prior to the break Gerard and Robbo were talking about Alastair Clarkson talking Bondi murders in his pre match talk from yesterday with the commentators. Apon going to the ad break an outro song is played, it was Murder on the Dancefloor.

That’s the biggest quake I’ve felt. Pretty wide spread as well from Farrell Flat to Gulnare and Jamestown

Ended up being a 4.2

whufc wrote:That’s the biggest quake I’ve felt. Pretty wide spread as well from Farrell Flat to Gulnare and Jamestown

when?