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Catch up on how the Kennedy Community Centre project is progressing along via our monthly updates below.

May 3, 2024

A few weeks ago, co-vice captains from both the club's AFL and AFLW sides in Dylan Moore and Emily Bates made a special visit to Hawthorn's new home at the Kennedy Community Centre.

As shown in the images below, the vertical columns supporting the structure of the Harris Elite Training and Administration Facility (Harris ETAF) have been erected.

With piling almost now 90 per cent complete, formwork has now been commenced in preparation for the first-floor concrete slab of the Harris ETAF, with reinforcements being laid.

The fencing around both the main training oval and the AFLW and Community oval is now in place, in addition the main entrance roads have now been sealed, with footpaths also installed.

Meanwhile, the first delivery of plants have gone into the ground, which is the start of some important greenery to surround the new home base in the years to come.

• Work underway on the second level of the Harris ETAF.

• View of main road into Kennedy Community Centre snaking around the Community Pavilion & AFLW Oval

• The Harris ETAF coming out of the ground with view of main training oval in background.

• AFL & AFLW Co-Vice Captains Dylan Moore and Emily Bates tour their future new home at the Kennedy Community Centre.

April 17, 2024

The construction of the Kennedy Community Centre has taken a critical step, with concrete pouring now underway. 

Important piling work has been carried out (now approximately 70 per cent complete) to set the base for the Harris Elite Training and Administration Facility, 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.

On Saturday April 13, 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 image below, this progress is very exciting for the club with the foundations now being laid for Hawthorn’s future home.

• First concrete being poured on Harris ETAF

• The first vertical elements of the project being erected, with columns being boxed up and poured.

March 22, 2024

A month on from Turning of Sod, the Kennedy Community Centre is tracking along strongly with its progress.

The project’s builder, ADCO are now fully mobilised and established onsite.

Piling works are more than one-third complete out of approximately 320, which will form the foundations for both community and club facilities.

Oval drainage and irrigation works are also in progress, while the broadcast area pavement is under construction.

• Main training oval

• "Harris" Elite Training and Administration Facility

• Piling being undertaken on main "Harris" Elite Training and Administration Facility

• Close up of works on the main training oval