Mysterious disappearing velodrome signage: 2002 and 2018
Take a look at these changes to local wayfinding by Greater Dandenong Council.
Take a look at these changes to local wayfinding by Greater Dandenong Council.
Many thanks to Phil Stevens for sending these four great images of Noble Park & Dandenong Amateur Cycling Club and the Dunblane track from 1979… Read More »Historical photos of Noble Park & Dandenong Amateur Cycling Club at Dunblane track
Dandenong Journal: Debate rages on velodrome fate. By Cam Lucadou-Wells (31 August 2018)
Greater Dandenong Council has defended its plans to demolish a Noble Park velodrome named after sport legend Maurice Kirby.
The council had come under fire from cyclists, Cycling Victoria and Mr Kirby’s affronted family – the latter of which had not been consulted on the demolition.
Recently, the council made overtures to negotiate with Mr Kirby’s daughter Gayle George.
It has offered to reinstate a mysteriously-disappeared sign that recognised the former sport broadcaster and Pedal Club founder at the site.Read More »Debate rages on velodrome fate
City of Greater Dandenong has put out plans to demolish the historic Maurice Kirby Velodrome to make way for an additional soccer field. The historic… Read More »We need your help to save the historic Maurice Kirby Velodrome in Noble Park
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Cr Matthew Kirwan asks several questions received by him from the public about future of Maurice Kirby Velodrome at the general meeting of Greater Dandenong Council on Monday 27 August 2018. We are dissapointed in the response given that characterizes the velodrome as a facility that is not worth saving for the benefit of the local community and the region as a whole.
Kim Nguyen, a local cyclist, talks to Macquarie Sports Radio on Weekend Afternoons with Clinton Maynard & Craig Willis about Saving Noble Park Velodrome, Maurice… Read More »Kim Nguyen talking on Macquarie Sports Radio: 26 August 2018