Olympic Park Stadium News
How Eddie took over two Melbourne Olympic venues
As the feud between Eddie McGuire and everyone else (so it seems) continues, we look at how he orchestrated the takeover of two Melbourne 1956 Olympic venues for his Collingwood Football Club.
Full StoryOlympic Park transformation almost complete
The transformation of the site of Melbourne's Olympic Park is almost complete with the new MCG-sized training oval taking shape.
Full StoryLewis wins last event at Olympic Park
Tamsyn Lewis was a fitting winner of the final track and field event to be held at Melbourne's Olympic Park.
Full StoryEnd of an era amid doubts over new venue funding
Athletics bids farewell to Melbourne's Olympic Park this weekend without guaranteed funding for its new home at Albert Park.
Full StoryHistoric Olympic Park to be demolished for Collingwood Training Oval
The Collingwood Football Club will be given exclusive use of a new MCG-sized training ground on the site of the Olympic Park athletics track.
Full StoryAthletics Victoria kept in dark on park move
Athletics Victoria was kept in the dark about the State Government's controversial decision to move the state athletics centre from its long-term home at Olympic Park, according to the sporting group.
Full StoryCollingwood secretly lobbied for park
A series of secret meetings between the State Government and the Collingwood Football Club resulted in the decision to shift the Victorian Institute of Sport from its purpose-built Olympic Park headquarters - just four years after it moved in.
Full StoryAthletics centre part of Olympic Park redevelopment
The Victorian Government is poised to spend $50 million building a new state athletics centre at Albert Park.
Full StoryOlympic Park: Ready, Set, Go
John Landy and Ron Clarke, two of Australia's greatest athletes, yesterday expressed their disappointment at State Government plans to move athletics from its traditional home at Olympic Park to a new venue at Albert Park.
Full StoryEddie McGuire makes grab for Olympic Park
Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has launched a land grab for the historic Olympic Park athletic stadium.
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