AAMI Park with Justin Lang MELBOURNE & OLYMPIC PARKS SPORTS FIELD COORDINATOR
In 2010 Mr Justin Lang became the Sports Field Coordinator at Melbourne & Olympic Parks. Mr Lang is responsible for preparing and maintaining all sports fields at Melbourne & Olympic Parks Precinct to an international standard. Mr Lang first arrived at AAMI Park four months before the first event and just before the first turf roll was rolled out. AAMI Park AAMI Park is primely positioned between Gosch’s Paddock and Olympic Park Oval training fields, within Australia’s worldclass sports and entertainment precinct Melbourne & Olympic Parks. The precinct caters for both the community, with public access to parklands, as well as elite training and administration facilities for several professional sporting club tenants: • • • • •
Melbourne Storm (National Rugby League) Melbourne Rebels (Rugby Australia) Melbourne Victory FC (A-League) Melbourne Demons FC (AFL) Collingwood Magpies FC (AFL)
A team of qualified turf tradesman and horticulture staff manage seven hectares of sports fields. This encompasses AAMI Park’s stadium pitch, two AFL fields, a soccer pitch and a field catering for both rugby league and rugby union. Melbourne & Olympic Parks Melbourne & Olympic Parks is a 40-hectare precinct, sitting on the edge of Melbourne’s city centre and the Yarra River. In addition to AAMI Park, it is also home to premier venues and sports facilities including Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Arena, Margaret Court Arena and the National Tennis Centre. The precinct plays
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