Gisborne lights up for the digital era To complete the project, Saturday July 25 marked a historic page in Gisborne’s history and a the community raised over $130,000 in funding and in-kind fantastic milestone for the Gardiner contributions. This would not Reserve Community Project. During have been possible without the the week, the old scoreboard at special contributions of Gisborne Gardiner Reserve was dismantled to make way for a brand new hi-tech Paul Doolan and District Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank, the digital variety which was used for Victoria Tavern, The GREAT Association, the first time at the Dogs’ home games against South Bendigo. Cricket Victoria, AFL Victoria and the Macedon Ranges Shire Council. The new screen is much more than The project team would also like to thank a scoreboard and will be used by a the following people and businesses who wide range of people in the Gisborne assisted in building the structure required community. In addition to use as a scoreboard for football and cricket, it will for the screen: Mat & Rob Evans; Paul Krol, Total Steel; Kevin Erickson, Gisborne Sheet be able to show sponsors messages for all Metal; Peter Nicholls, Calderlink Industries; user groups, play movies for community Mark Greenshields, Gisborne Garden Supplies; movie nights and provide community Thomas Ritchie/Steve Comerford, Gisborne announcements and messages should Plumbing; Shaun Ramsay, Accurate Plumbing; any emergency eventuate. Paul Giusti, Underground Service Solutions; The installation and operation of the Grant Anderson, Mountview Constructions; screen completes stage 1 of the Gardiner Scott Murphy, Macedon Ranges Earthmoving; Reserve Community Project which has Matt Kibble, Skipit Bin Hire; Monika Buchanan, Ausreo; Tony Brancatisano; Wally Waldron; delivered a new netball court, new lights Brian McKenna; Marc Cahill. for Gardiner Reserve and the netball – Paul Doolan court, and now a huge electronic screen Gardiner Reserve Project Committee to Gisborne’s premier oval.
Gardiner Reserve Community Project members, sponsors, football and cricket representatives and others associated with the community effort to fund the new screen gathered for a ceremonial switching on on Saturday July 25.
Scoreboards over time The scoreboard at Gardiner Reserve has been updated three times in the past century
1960s-2015: A solid sport scoreboard
Pre-1960s: A very rudimentary scoreboard No photo of the old first scoreboard could be found but Alec Gardiner, left, with brothers Peter and Eddie remembered it fondly. The scoreboard was a simple platform on four posts with a board on which metal numbers hung on protruding nails. Kids put the numbers up and the whole thing was probably made of scrap metal. The Gardiner brothers, who all played many a football match at the oval, were thrilled with the new screen and complimented the project team.
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The previous scoreboard stood the test of time, being donated to the Gisborne Football Club in the late 1960s by the Sewell family. Sponsor advertising on the structure changed over the years, but that’s about it. The scores were changed manually by dedicated community members come rain or shine. For the past several years, local boys Sam McKibbin and Tate Kemp have been performing this important duty.
2015: A screen for the community The new scoreboard is a full colour electronic video screen with LED display which can show scores, animations, graphics and video footage. It is approximately five metres wide by three metres high. Scrolling messages can be added at the bottom of the screen. Screen content is controlled from a laptop computer in the clubrooms for sporting events. The electronic screen will provide Gisborne football and cricket clubs the opportunity to generate additional sponsorship revenue. It will be available to community groups and schools to use for outdoor events and sporting carnivals and will also be used for community messages in the case of emergency.
Regular scoreboard attendants Sam McKibbin (left) and Tate Kemp (right), with Bryan McKenna, enjoyed the view and protection from the weather while using the electronic scoreboard for the first time on July 25.
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Gisborne Gazette August 2015
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