1/23Motorbike speedway racing at Geelong's Kardinia Park in either 1927 or 1928. Photo courtesy of the Bob Gartland collection
In pictures: 150 years of Kardinia Park
It’s the home of the mighty Geelong Cats, but Kardinia Park has hosted a lot more than football games over its 150 years. From speedway racing to the Dalai Lama, this historic venue has nearly seen it all.
2/23Historic pic of an elephant at Geelong's Kardinia Park zoo in the early 20th century. Photo courtesy of the Bob Gartland collection
3/23Historic image of a brass band playing at Geelong's Kardinia Park. Photo courtesy of the Bob Gartland collection
4/23Kardinia Park scoreboard Geelong vs Collingwood – Round 15, July 14, 1973. Photo courtesy of the Bob Gartland collection
5/23Geelong's Kardinia Park in the 1930s. Photo courtesy of the Bob Gartland collection
6/23Geelong coach Mark Thompson presents the Dalai Lama with a Cats jumper.
7/23Dalai Lama’s visit to Geelong.
8/231952. Historic Geelong Premiership photos from the Bob Gartland Collection. 1952. The unfurling of the 1951 Premiership flag. at Kardinia Park. vs Footscray.
9/23Kardinia Park 2001. Picture: Ferguson Glenn
10/23Kardinia Park 1957. Picture: Ferguson Glenn
11/23Kardinia Park ground staff repair the holes caused by the cars that carried the celebrities. 25/5/1986 Geelong Cats History
12/23Colin Streeter lines up the target as he floats toward the ground.
13/23Some of the thousands in the outer at Kardinia Park, Geelong v Essendon. 7/7/1991. Photo: Phillips Stubbs
14/23Kardinia Park. Cats fans lining up for tickets on September 1, 1981.
15/23Geelong v Melbourne at Skilled Stadium, Geelong. The score at half time on July 30, 2011.
16/23Fernando Torres of Atletico Madrid gives the thumbs up, after a tour match of the International Champions Cup Australia between Australia’s Melbourne Victory and Spain’s Atletico de Madrid at Simonds Stadium in Geelong, Sunday, July 31, 2016. Picture: AAP Image/Joe Castro
17/23T20 International Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka at Kardinia Park, Geelong, 9th February, 2017. Moises Henriques smash’s a six on his way to 50. Picture: George Salpigtidis
18/23Maddie Boyd gets swamped by teammates after kicking the first ever goal for the Geelong AFLW team in the Geelong Cats v Collingwood Magpies AFLW game at GMHBA Stadium. Picture: Stephen Harman
19/23Cats coach Mark Thompson with club captain Tom Harley holding the 2007 premiership cup trophy in front of the crowd at Skilled Stadium.
20/23Gary Ablett (L) and Joel Selwood of the Cats leave the field following victory in the round 5 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the Gold Coast Suns at GMHBA Stadium on July 04, 2020. Picture: Graham Denholm/AFL Photos via Getty Images
21/23Gary Ablett senior and Gary Ablett Junior at Geelong training at Kardinia Park training on August 19, 1987. Picture courtesy the Bob Gartland Collection.
22/23Gary Ablett flies for a mark against West Coast Eagles at Kardinia Park in 1988.
23/23Simonds Stadium under lights for the first time for Geelong versus Gold Coast. Picture: Channel Seven.
Geelong to be ‘utterly central’ to Victorian wind farms
GeelongPort is on track to place Corio Bay at the “centre” of Australia’s offshore wind industry thanks to a $500m offshore wind farm terminal that could be up and running by late 2028.
Read more
Rowntree doubles down on ‘stupid’ battery project
Getaway TV presenter and Little River resident Catriona Rowntree has doubled down on her opposition to a proposed battery project in her area, labelling it “stupid”.
Read more