Synthetic Sports Surfaces On Show: Mitchelton Football Club

Hear from the people directly involved with delivering a synthetic sports surface 

Our Technical Site Tour will feature a conversation with our expert panel including representatives from: 

• Mitchelton Football Club
• Brisbane City Council
• Queensland's Department of Tourism, Innovation & Sport (DTIS)
• SPORTENG

We will explore questions such as:

• What were key issues to consider with preparing to deliver this facility? 
• What was the vision, the budget, and the project brief – including the delivery timeframe?
• How is this facility different to others? What has been the feedback from your players and visitors using this facility?
• How do you secure funding to support these facilities?

Following-up from our series of webinars in 2021, we will delve even deeper into understanding the provision of synthetic playing surfaces – by touring Mitchelton Football Club - to learn from the experience of the key stakeholders behind the delivery of this new facility.

Background to Mitchelton Football Club's Playing Fields

Mitchelton FC (MFC), founded in 1920, is the second oldest football club in Brisbane and boasts over 1100 members. MFC is located at Teralba Park, leased from Brisbane City Council, and managed by the club. The site features five full-sized playing fields and a number of smaller training areas and mini-fields. All of the fields are a basic soil-based construction type (although some do feature an irrigation system) and are generally characterised by heavily worn turf cover, poor aesthetics, and hard ground during prolonged dry spells. Following wet weather, the ground can turn boggy rendering the fields unplayable.

See: https://www.sporteng.com.au/synthetic-turf-for-the-mitchelton-fc-qld

Event Format

Over a "Grab 'n Go" Light Breakfast, we will hear from the people behind the place: what, why, and how they achieved this resilient playing surface. 

Date: Thursday 24 February 2022
 
Time: 8am to 10am
Location: Mitchelton Football Club, Teralba Park, Osborne Road, Mitchelton, QLD
Dress: Casual (Bring a hat & your water bottle)

Inclusions: Registered participants will receive one (1) complementary drink on arrival from our Coffee Van plus a Grab 'n Go Bag containing a light breakfast (e.g. muffin/slice, muesli bar, & piece of fruit).

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