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Jubilee Oval Community Appeal Wound Up

R2K

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Kogarah Council have confirmed that the Jubilee Oval Community Appeal (JOCA) has been wound up. JOCA was launched in December 2002 following the Dragons’ decision to return to the St.George district in response to intense lobbying from supporters.

JOCA received $2.4 million of contributions throughout its lifetime. The $2.4 million was comprised of:

$923,000 St.George Leagues Club
$800,000 NSW State Government
$315,000 Kogarah Council
$152,000 Supporter Donations/Business In-Kind Donations
$110,000 OKI Australia
$50,000 Rockdale Council
$50,000 Hurstville Council

While discussions are reportedly underway regarding the future direction of the management of matters previously managed by JOCA, it’s disappointing that the appeal has been wound up without any communication to the supporters who contributed to the fund.

R2K contacted Dragons’ management in February 2004 to confirm the future direction of JOCA. To this date, a response has not been forthcoming, so R2K contacted Kogarah Council who confirmed that JOCA, as it was originally set up, has been wound up. Kogarah Council have also confirmed that there is no formal plan of management for Kogarah Park.

The demise of JOCA comes before Oki Jubilee Stadium has acquired permanent lighting and additional seating at the Jubilee Avenue and English Street sides of the ground. Despite the cessation of JOCA, these enhancements to the ground are still achievable and it’s up to Dragons’ supporters to lobby St.George-Illawarra and Kogarah Council to ensure that these improvements become a reality.
 

Anonymous

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As a matter of interest, how much would the lights cost and what political barriers are there to having them installed?
 

Saint 60

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http://www.r2k.info/news/index.html


dunno how old it is...but the last paragraph on the first headline reads....

In other news, R2K has contacted St. George DRLFC Chairman Peter Black for an update on the permanent lighting issue at Oki Jubilee Stadium. Musco Lighting, a specialist in community friendly sports lighting, had previously informed R2K that the installation of permanent lights would cost between 500,000 and 700,000 dollars.



havent seen anything else -

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I bent my wookie :shock:
 

R2K

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Howdy Willow! The cost has been estimated at between $500,000 and $750,000. Please see the article below which R2K released last year concerning the costs.

In terms of the political barriers, it is my belief that there are no substantial barriers at Local Government level. R2K members conducted some interviews with candidates leading up to the local government elections and the candidates we interviewed were very supportive. Most of those candidates were successful in their bid for office.

On another note, Friday night is the Leagues Club's most successful gaming night, so I believe that the Club would prefer Saturday night matches at Kogarah rather than Friday night matches.

Below is a permanent lighting article which was released by R2K in 2003:

Following the transfer of the Broncos home game from Kogarah to WIN Stadium, R2K has been researching the subject of stadium lighting. Although Stage 1 of the Jubilee Oval redevelopment is complete, with the exception of the Legends’ Walk, there was no provision for permanent lighting in the initial stage of the refurbishments. The St. George-Illawarra Management decided to transfer the Broncos game, as they only wanted to play Sunday games at Kogarah in the first year of the return and had no desire to bring in temporary lighting. The lighting issue needs to be resolved by St. George-Illawarra and Kogarah Council for the 2004 season.


In earlier seasons, a company called 'Musco Lighting' provided the temporary lighting for Jubilee Oval night games. However, temporary lighting is relatively expensive for any club, as the cost is around $6,000 per bank. Until last year, Musco had 4 purpose designed lighting banks that met Channel 9 requirements for lighting. Due to a lack of demand in Australia, Musco recently sent 2 of their 4 lighting towers overseas to assist with their busy European office. Although there are only 2 towers currently available, Musco still has other equipment which can be rigged to cranes to provide 4 banks.


Temporary lighting is not the long-term answer and every effort needs to be made to ensure that permanent lighting is installed during the off-season. As well as being specialists in temporary lighting, Musco are a leader in the provision of permanent lighting. In general terms, TV quality lighting for a rugby league ground costs between $500,000 to $700,000. Musco have worked with Channel 9 for the past 10 years and can design a permanent lighting system to suit Kogarah that will meet and exceed the NRL and Channel 9 requirements.


Musco's resume is exceedingly impressive. They provided the necessary TV broadcast lighting for 19 of the 26 sports for the Sydney 2000 Olympics; temporary lighting services on hundreds of major motion pictures including Titanic and Pearl Harbor and they operated lighting trucks at the September 11 disaster site so that work could continue through the night.


However, it is Musco's expertise in the area of 'community friendly' lighting that is of most interest for Jubilee Oval. A proposal for permanent lighting at Jubilee Oval would require a Development Application through Kogarah Council. A number of dwellings surround Jubilee Oval in Park and English Street, and some residents may be concerned over issues such as light spill and glare. Musco understands these concerns and have developed patented systems that have been applied and refined over 25 years to help satisfy local residents. Obligation free design assistance is provided to all Musco customers during the planning stages of projects to ensure that the lighting is designed to suit all participants: neighbours, players, spectators and TV broadcasters.


Musco Lighting can resolve the lighting issue at Kogarah and they should be strongly considered for the tender when the time comes for the installation of permanent lighting. Due to the cost of permanent lighting it is essential that all St. George-Illawarra stakeholders continue to contribute to the Jubilee Oval Community Appeal.

To ensure that Jubilee Oval receives its 5 home games in 2003, St. George-Illawarra may need to hire the temporary lighting for the round 25 Newcastle game if the NRL announce that it will be staged on a Friday night. Switching the game to WIN, Aussie Stadium or any other venue would be deemed as unacceptable by St. George-Illawarra supporters.


For more information on Musco’s innovative lighting solutions, visit their website.

http://www.musco.com/
 

R2K

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Saint60, that's right - $500,000 to $700,000. Sorry, I just wrote $500,000 to $750,000.
 

Anonymous

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OK, lets raise the $500-750K then.

5000 fans x $100 each. Put a $2 tax on the gate at Jubilee. Sting a sponsor. Get the Leagues club to underwrite a loan...
There's plenty of ways to raise that sort of cash.

Interesting that we're competing with the pokies on Friday nights. :lol:
 
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