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**arindiruppyr** · 01-29-2011, 07:35 PM

Finally there seems to be some commonsense coming to the fore with premier Colin Barnett naming Belmont Park as his preferred site to build a new stadium for AFL football and it seems the timing is right going by the article in The West.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-...na-at-belmont/

Perth Racing is not in good shape financially and previous plans to build high rise development around it to raise cash has fallen through. Barnett is spot on, this site is far too good to be used as a winter racing track 6 months of the year and the govt is talking about purchasing the land of Perth Racing and offering them a discount on land in the southern suburbs to build a winter facility.

The great thing about Belmont Park is it's size, the govt will not be constrained by tight boundaries like it would with other sites like the old EP power station and Subiaco and Belmont Park Race course and it's facilities would be flattened and they could start with a blank canvas and not be hindered by buildings, housing, roads and railways around it.

The other obvious positives are it's bang on the railway line, adjacent and walking distance to Burswood which is the centre piece of Perth entertainment. It's a short train trip to the Perth CBD and Northbridge and it would be a magnificent sight right on the Swan River and enhance Perth as a great sporting and entertainment precinct.

For me it's a no brainer but no doubt it will recieve some strong resistance from some sections of the racing industry and the small mindedness of the Eagles and i laughed my head off the other day when the Subiaco City Council called for an urgent meeting with Colin Barnett since he came out and named Burswood as his preferred site for a new AFL stadium. Those bastards have virtually made parking illegal in at least 70% of the streets in and around Subiaco. No wonder they are panicking about losing football from Subiaco, imagine the loss of revenue from parking fines? Oh, and now you realize how important having the home of football is to businesses around Subiaco!! Sucked in and way way too late.

I reckon CB has got this right and he said he's going to follow through on his promise to build a new stadium.

01-29-2011, 07:35 PM	#1
arindiruppyr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	Belmont Park back on the agenda! Finally there seems to be some commonsense coming to the fore with premier Colin Barnett naming Belmont Park as his preferred site to build a new stadium for AFL football and it seems the timing is right going by the article in The West. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-...na-at-belmont/ Perth Racing is not in good shape financially and previous plans to build high rise development around it to raise cash has fallen through. Barnett is spot on, this site is far too good to be used as a winter racing track 6 months of the year and the govt is talking about purchasing the land of Perth Racing and offering them a discount on land in the southern suburbs to build a winter facility. The great thing about Belmont Park is it's size, the govt will not be constrained by tight boundaries like it would with other sites like the old EP power station and Subiaco and Belmont Park Race course and it's facilities would be flattened and they could start with a blank canvas and not be hindered by buildings, housing, roads and railways around it. The other obvious positives are it's bang on the railway line, adjacent and walking distance to Burswood which is the centre piece of Perth entertainment. It's a short train trip to the Perth CBD and Northbridge and it would be a magnificent sight right on the Swan River and enhance Perth as a great sporting and entertainment precinct. For me it's a no brainer but no doubt it will recieve some strong resistance from some sections of the racing industry and the small mindedness of the Eagles and i laughed my head off the other day when the Subiaco City Council called for an urgent meeting with Colin Barnett since he came out and named Burswood as his preferred site for a new AFL stadium. Those bastards have virtually made parking illegal in at least 70% of the streets in and around Subiaco. No wonder they are panicking about losing football from Subiaco, imagine the loss of revenue from parking fines? Oh, and now you realize how important having the home of football is to businesses around Subiaco!! Sucked in and way way too late. I reckon CB has got this right and he said he's going to follow through on his promise to build a new stadium.
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