Dear Hawks fans,
Exciting things are happening at the Kennedy Community Centre, and we are thrilled to share our latest update with you. While it has been a little over two months since we celebrated the Turning of the First Sod Ceremony, construction is moving at a rapid pace and there has been lots happening at our new future home.
During that time, important piling work has been carried out (now approximately 70% complete) to set the base for the Harris Elite Training and Administration Facility (ETAF), as well as the Community & AFLW Pavilion. At the Harris ETAF, we are down to the last section of piles down the western end which will support the club’s future aquatics zone. Additionally, we have seen the installation of our oval’s drainage and irrigation systems where our men’s and women’s teams will train in future years. I am now really pleased to share that last Saturday, the first concrete slab was poured at the Harris ETAF (where the future 100 seat indoor theatre will be). Additionally, the very first vertical elements of the project are being erected, with columns being boxed up and poured. As you can see in the images included, this progress is very exciting– as quite literally, the foundations are being laid for our future home.
As I’m sure you are aware, the magnitude of the Kennedy Community Centre is enormous. It will be a game changer for our football club. It will ensure that we cement our status as a destination club in the AFL for both men’s and women’s players, whilst creating a long-term home for the entire Hawthorn family. We wanted to share just how important our KCC fundraising campaign is to ensure the successful delivery of our new home and allow us to thrive into the future. We are confident we can galvanise the entire brown and gold faithful to help preserve the club’s long-term prosperity through this critical capital raising campaign.
