The MCC has reached agreement with the Victorian Government to provide world-class sporting facilities at a new school in Melbourne’s bayside suburbs.
In a Victorian-first, the MCC will commit several million dollars to fund two competition grade ovals, a pavilion and a multipurpose pitch as part of the redevelopment of the school.This partnership provides a unique opportunity for students and the local community to access world-class sporting facilities, which will be used by students during school hours and by the MCC’s sporting teams and local sporting groups outside of school hours. Arrangements for use of the sports facilities will be finalised next year after consultation with all parties involved.
The Victorian School Building Authority will manage construction of the new school at Sandringham College’s former Beaumaris campus site, with existing buildings being demolished to make way for a new state-of-the-art school.
The school will accommodate 650 students from year 7-12 and is on track to open in the 2018 school year.
Through the MCC Foundation, we have a strong history of promoting sport in the community," said Mr Spargo. "Establishing a site with multi-sport facilities for use by both the MCC and the community has been a long-held objective of the Foundation and is something we are very excited about.
The new facilities will be of great value to the school, along with MCC and local sporting clubs and teams.”
Further details about the project can be seen on the VSBA website here.