Chaplin Reserve
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| Location | Sunshine, Victoria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°47′6″S 144°49′43″E / 37.78500°S 144.82861°E |
| Owner | City of Brimbank |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Demolished | 2019 |
| Tenants | |
| Sunshine George Cross | |
Chaplin Reserve was an Australian soccer stadium in Sunshine, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. It was the home of Sunshine George Cross from 1980 to 2017, buying the facility from the State Government in 1997.[1][2] The stadium had a capacity of 5,000. Chaplin Reserve was also home to the Sunshine George Cross Bocci Club. The state government sold the land to the soccer club on the condition that it was only used for the purpose of a private sports ground.[3]
Despite the reserve being sold to George Cross on the condition that it was only used for the purpose of a private sports ground, George Cross sold the reserve to developers in 2016, who intend to build 150 townhouses on the site, despite angry objections by Sunshine residents.[3][4] After using Knights Stadium in 2018, the soccer club moved to City Vista Recreation Reserve in Fraser Rise in 2019.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brief history of Sunshine George Cross Football Club". Sunshine George Cross Football Club. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Brincat, Vic (20 July 2009). "A final farewell". Goal Weekly. p. 2. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Friends of gardens up in arms over Chaplin Reserve plan". Star Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Former soccer ground set for townhouse transformation". Star Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Cash splash for Fraser Rise sporting complex - Star Weekly". Star Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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