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((Short description|Public park and sports venue in Geelong, Victoria, Australia))
((For|the [[Australian Rules Football]] [[stadium]] located within the park, known as Kardinia Park or GMHBA Stadium|Kardinia Park (stadium)))

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'''Kardinia Park''' is a major public [[park]] located in [[South Geelong, Victoria|South Geelong]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. A number of public and [[sport]]ing facilities are located in the park: a major [[Australian Football League|AFL]] [[stadium]], a secondary football oval, a [[cricket]] field, an open air [[swimming pool]], a number of [[netball]] courts, various sporting clubrooms, and a senior citizens centre. The park is bounded by Moorabool Street, the [[Warrnambool railway line, Victoria|Geelong railway line]], Kilgour Street, Latrobe Terrace, and Park Crescent.

==History==
'''Kardinia Park''' was first proclaimed as a public park in May 1872 by the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Then known as '''Chilwell Flat''' the new park was 60 acres (24 hectares) in size. Control of the land was vested in the [[City of Geelong|Geelong]], Newtown, and Chilwell councils.

1872 saw '''Kardinia Park''' adopted as the name. The park originally stretched north to Kilgour Street until the extension of the [[Geelong railway line, Victoria|Geelong railway]] to [[Winchelsea, Victoria|Winchelsea]] in 1876 isolated the north-east corner. This area was sold for housing.

==Zoo==

[[Image:Kardinia Park Zoo.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Kardinia Park Zoo in 1910]]
A [[zoo]] was opened in the park in 1903 by the park committee.<ref name=zoo>((cite web |title=KP History – Zoo Edition |url=https://www.kardiniapark.vic.gov.au/2018/07/kp-history-zoo-edition |publisher=Kardinia Park Stadium Trust |access-date=2018-08-24))</ref> In 1911 the [[Geelong Advertiser]]'s illustrated magazine ''News of the Week'' published an inventory of the zoo:

* [[Pacific black duck|Black duck]]s (Australian)
* [[Australian boobook]] (Australian)
* [[Mandarin duck]] ([[China]])
* [[Mallard duck]] ([[Europe]])
* [[Peacock]] ([[India]])
* [[Swan|White swan]] ([[Arctic]] regions)
* [[Guinea fowls]] ([[Africa]])

Mammals:
* [[Monkey]]s (Africa)
* Four [[kangaroo]]s
* Silver kangaroo (the largest of which stands six feet tall)
* Six [[deer]] (native of Scotland, but several have been bred in the park)
* [[Wallaby]] ([[Tasmania]])
* Great kangaroo (Tasmania)
* [[Lemur]] ([[Madagascar]])

It is believed that the zoo closed at some time during [[World War II]].<ref name=zoo/>

==Football==
[[File:Skilled-stadium-geelong.jpg|thumb|[[Kardinia Park (stadium)|GMHBA Stadium]]]]
[[File:Kardinia-park-stadium-entry-geelong-2.jpg|thumb|'Legends Plaza' at the entry to the stadium]]
[[File:Kardinia-pool-geelong.jpg|thumb|Swimming pool]]
((See also|Kardinia Park (stadium)))

By 1911, there were two football ovals at '''Kardinia Park''', one on the eastern side, the other on the west. The [[Geelong Football Club]] began playing home games on the eastern oval at the park in 1941 after its previous home ground, [[Corio Oval]], was needed for military reasons. They use the ground to this day.

The western oval is currently used by the local St Marys football club for local league competitions. The clubrooms for the St Marys team are located on the western side of the oval beside Latrobe Terrace.

The third oval, whilst primarily used for cricket, is also used as the training venue for the Geelong Football Umpires association. The association rooms are located to the south of the oval.

==Swimming==
The Kardinia [[swimming pool]] is located on Park Crescent, and was opened by the then [[City of Geelong]] in the mid-1960s. The open air complex is only open during the warmer months of the year. The pool is currently operated by the [[City of Greater Geelong]].

Five swimming pools are provided: one for toddlers and another for older children, two 50 metre eight lane lap pools, and a diving pool with 1 metre and 3 metre [[springboard]]s. A [[waterslide]] was added to the complex in the 1980s, however it only operates during the busier summer months.

The complex is the home of the [[Geelong Swimming Club]] and is the frequent home of swimming competitions. It also sees a number of lap swimmers due to being one of the few full length swimming pools in Geelong. For the same reason a number of [[school]] swimming carnivals are also held at the pool.

A $4.4 million upgrade was carried out the centre in 2005, with a new international standard 10 lane 50 metre pool built to the east of the existing pool. In February 2006 the pool hosted the [[World Lifesaving Championships]].<ref>((cite web
 |url=http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/Media_Releases/April_2005/Rescue_2006_organisers_inspect_new_pool_at_Kardinia_Park/ 
 |title=Rescue 2006 organisers inspect new pool at Kardinia Park 
 |work=City of Greater Geelong 
 |date=April 29, 2005 
 |publisher=www.geelongaustralia.com.au 
 |access-date=2008-07-04 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803152543/http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/Media_Releases/April_2005/Rescue_2006_organisers_inspect_new_pool_at_Kardinia_Park/ 
 |archive-date=August 3, 2008 
 |url-status=dead 
))</ref>

The pool was planned to host the [[Swimming at the Commonwealth Games|aquatics]] events at the [[2026 Commonwealth Games]], before their cancellation in 2023.<ref>((Cite news |last=Mackay |first=Duncan |date=2022-04-22 |title=Victoria officially confirmed as host of 2026 Commonwealth Games as new regional model unveiled |work=Inside the Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1121779/victoria-to-host-2026-commonwealth-games |access-date=2022-04-13))</ref><ref>((Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Australian state cancels 2026 Commonwealth Games over cost blowout |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/australia-victoria-cancels-2026-commonwealth-games-daniel-andrews/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=POLITICO |language=en))</ref>
==Cricket==
A third oval, to the north next to the railway tracks is used for cricket. The [[Geelong Cricket Club]] currently uses it during summer for their Premier Cricket (Victorian cricket league) side. In the 2007/08 season the club made the First XI Grand Final for the first time, going down to the Ringwood Rams. The Second and Third XI's also made Grand Finals, both losing. The clubrooms are located on the back of the Ford Stand to the east of the main stadium.

==Rugby Union==

[[Super Rugby]] sides [[Melbourne Rebels]] and [[Chiefs (rugby union)|Waikato Chiefs]] played a pre-season trial at the ground on Friday February 3, 2012. It was first Super Rugby game hosted by Geelong.<ref>((cite web |work= City of Greater Geelong website |title= Simonds Stadium to host Melbourne Rebels and Waikato Chiefs pre season match this summer |url= http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/ct/news/item/8ce6de5a110e61a.aspx |access-date= 2012-02-01 ))((Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes ))</ref>

==Other sports==
[[Netball]] courts also exist in the centre of the park for the use of local competitions. A clubroom exists beside the courts. A fitness course runs around the western side of the park. A children's [[playground]] also exists in the north-west corner, along with outdoor barbecue facilities, picnic areas and public toilets.

== Kardinia Park Stadium Trust ==
The '''Kardinia Park Stadium Trust''' is an organisation that operates the [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Kardinia Park Stadium]] in [[Geelong]], [[Australia]].

The [[Trust law|trust]] was created in 2016 by the [[Government of Victoria|Victorian Government]] and was created to oversee the expanding functions of the venue as it underwent significant redevelopment and expansion of capacity.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/kardinia-park-stadium-trust-passes-parliament-now-on-search-for-chief-executive/news-story/4449bb1681fa04af040e7eae275b0670|title=Kardinia Park Stadium Trust passes Parliament, now on search for chief executive|work=Geelong Advertiser|date=27 February 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170519081630/http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/kardinia-park-stadium-trust-passes-parliament-now-on-search-for-chief-executive/news-story/4449bb1681fa04af040e7eae275b0670|archive-date=19 May 2017))</ref> The trust's responsibilities, powers and roles are detailed in the ''Kardinia Park Stadium Trust Act 2016'', which was passed by the [[Parliament of Victoria|Parliament]] in February 2016.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.kardiniapark.vic.gov.au/about|title=About the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust|date=1 January 2017|work=Kardinia Park Stadium Trust))</ref>

===Trust membership===
As of the trust's establishment in March 2016, the members of the trust are:<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/kardinia-park-stadium-trust-unveiled/|title=Kardinia Park Stadium Trust Unveiled|work=premier.vic.gov.au|date=30 March 2017|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170519081951/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/kardinia-park-stadium-trust-unveiled/|url-status=dead))</ref>
* [[Steve Bracks]] ([[Chairman]])
* Rebecca Casson
* Gillian Costa
* Simon Guthrie
* [[Jane den Hollander]]
* [[Michael Malouf]]
* Elizabeth Mears

The trust committee also appoints a CEO, who at this time is '''Michael Brown''', who was the former CEO of the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.kardiniapark.vic.gov.au/about/trust-staff|title=Trust Staff|date=1 March 2017|work=Kardinia Park Stadium Trust))</ref>

==References==
*Peter Begg (1990). ''Geelong - The First 150 Years''. Globe Press. ((ISBN|0-9592863-5-7))
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==External links==
*[http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/parks/item/kardinia.aspx Kardinia Park at geelongaustralia.com.au]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Geelong]]
[[Category:Sport in Geelong]]
[[Category:Parks in Geelong]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Australia]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Victoria (state)]]

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