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Ravendale Community Sports Centre Photo Gallery |
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 1974 - 1977 First hockey clubrooms at Ravendale, constructed from building materials gathered from an old house from behind Cresco. The new clubrooms are located on exactly the same site. |
 - 2003 Former Tasman Football Clubrooms on Freeman Avenue, now home of the KiddyWinks Childcare Centre. |
 1977 - 2005 Second hockey clubrooms at Ravendale, constructed in 1977-78 based on a double garage. The toilets were the TV style units from Holidayland, a facility which was on the same site as the present Lincoln Cove Marina |
 25 May 2005 Site for the new joint use clubrooms from the new artificial hockey pitch looking across Ravendale to the Show Society hall. It is anticipated that construction will be completed in February 2006. You will notice the reason for the wide shot as we go along.... :) |
 2 June 2005 DK Quarries have started the earthworks, the site is being leveled and prepared for the foundations. Work has also been done to identify the location of the electrical conduit for the building and for lights |
 16 June 2005 Earthworks are complete, plumbing fittings installation has started prior to the foundations going down. |
 16 June 2005 These are the conduits for the cables for the electricity for the lights for the artificial hockey pitch, some of which we hope to have in place by the end of the hockey season. |
 7 July 2005 Not even the dark clouds the farmers had been waiting for could slow construction. The plumbing is in, the fortecon is laid ready for some weldmesh and formwork |
 7 July 2005 Where the hockey clubrooms used to be located. You can see that earthworks for the new carpark adjacent to the grass hockey field is well under way. |
 19 July 2005 The afternoon before the first concrete pour and there is feverish activity to get everything ready for 5.00am the next day. |
 19 July 2005 There is quite a bit of steelwork going in to this building, this is just some of the reinforcing material being used. And yes those long pieces are pointing towards the top story. |
 19 July 2005 I really must get some names so I can tell you who is working on the site, perhaps someone can email me and let me know! |
 19 July 2005 And this is just half of the slab being prepared. This is the hockey change-rooms side |
 19 July 2005 Meticulous attention to detail of course! And what's that sign say in the background....? |
 19 July 2005 No point in this photo of course, just showing my artistic side. Tomorrow I should be able to include a photo of a concrete mixer to match. For the technically inclined, this is a pile of weld-mesh laying in the late afternoon sun! |
 20 July 2005 No, not the middle of the night, concreters start early, real early! This photo was taken at 5.30am and it was a bit dark as you can see. |
 20 July 2005 The first of 150 cubic metres of concrete pours into the foundations. A rotation of 3 concrete mixer trucks kept refilling the big white truck with the long concrete dispenser. |
 20 July 2005 View from the other side of the hockey pitch, yes that is the moon quite high in the sky! |
 20 July 2005 There was a veritable flurry of activity as the concrete started to pour. Apparently there is a rule which states that once you start you can't stop. |
 20 July 2005 More concrete pouring our |
 20 July 2005 There is probably a name for this big white truck with a long concrete dispenser. |
 20 July 2005 Wide shot from the oval side |
 20 July 2005 Mid-morning and they are still at it, and check out the quality of the weather! |
 20 July 2005 Shiny new concrete finished by Dave Kavanagh who did not need the assistance of Williams the Concreter this time around. |
 20 July 2005 Mid afternoon and the job's done. Well, half the job's done at least. |
 20 July 2005 You can see the trenches have been dug for the second half of the slab, this will boxed up and meshed etc over the next week or so ready for the second concrete pour. |
 20 July 2005 Hey, you could dance on this....! |
 8 August 2005 The second concrete pour started at 5.00am, as you can see from the photos the sun was a bit higher in the sky this time around.... :) |
 8 August 2005 In the foreground is the day bar area which will be paved instead of concreted. Most of the floor area downstairs will be covered in vinyl which is why the concrete is so smooooooth. |
 8 August 2005 Showing my artistic side again, looking through the reinforcing in the pillars which will support the top floor. |
 8 August 2005 Stacks of bricks ready to be used to construct the concrete pillars. |
 8 August 2005 Doug McFarlane is in charge of bricks, in no time at all there will be brick towers all over the place. It's great to see local trades-people getting behind the project with enthusiasm! |
 8 August 2005 Wide shot of the nearly completed slab showing the brick support pillars in the foreground. |
 10 August 2005 This is one of the bases for the light poles for the artificial hockey pitch. Note the big nuts. |
 10 August 2005 These guys really know how to lay bricks. And you can only see one crack which is a good effort given there are so many bricks. The row of daffodils in front is the lift well. |
 10 August 2005 View of the northern brick pillars from the hockey pitch. |
 15 August 2005 Stonehenge down under! These brick pillars will support the second storey. The larger column on the right is the lift well. |
 15 August 2005 You turn your back for one minute and someone digs a new trench! This one is for the waste water disposal. |
 15 August 2005 You really need to know your plumbing to know what this is, Tony King tells me this is the grease trap for the kitchen waste, we must be expecting to trap a lot of grease. I guess this means a grease trap cleaning roster Hanneli? |
 15 August 2005 Phil, Phil, Phil..... I did as much as I could but this is level as I could get it. Thank heavens our master surveyor Phil Dansie sorted things out after I departed so I can assure you everything is now on the level. |
 15 August 2005 Just to confirm that Ravendale is still a hive of activity, these guys are working on the carpark in the corner adjacent to the grass hockey field. |
 15 August 2005 No reason for this photo I'm afraid, I just love pictures of trucks, tractors and graders. This grader is working on the oval surrounds. |
 20 August 2005 The trucks carrying the steel frames for the clubrooms arrived today, this is a pallet of bolts...... |
 20 August 2005 We love to see people enjoying their work! |
 20 August 2005 Our light poles are ready to go up, and they are hardly in the way of construction of the clubrooms at all....:) |
 20 August 2005 These are they whom all this is for, and of course for those who are slightly older and want to watch a game of hockey or footy from the comfort of our new clubrooms. |
 23 August 2005 Up go the support beams and girders, there is bound to be a reason why some are grey and some are brown, but it looks like everything is fitting together perfectly |
 23 August 2005 We have steps already! They don't go anywhere at the moment, but when the building is complete these stairs give access to the balcony overlooking the hockey pitch. |
 23 August 2005 Upstairs is the bar and creche, downstairs is one of the hockey changerooms and the medical room. |
 23 August 2005 Steelwork construction well under way |
 23 August 2005 Note one of our new light towers sneaking into this picture. |
 23 August 2005 Wide shot from the football oval with a couple more of our light towers. |
 23 August 2005 Up goes the first light tower |
 23 August 2005 Here comes the light frame assembly for the second tower |
 23 August 2005 Fitting the light frame assembly to the apex of the tower |
 23 August 2005 Up goes the second light tower |
 23 August 2005 N early there! |
 23 August 2005 Jockeying for position. |
 23 August 2005 I couldn't fit the fourth light tower into this shot, but at least yu can see it's shadow! |
 23 August 2005 And here is what it looks like at the top of each tower, 5 lamps @ 2000 watts each = 10,000 watts per tower. |
 25 August 2005 The steel framework for the top floor is pretty well finished |
 25 August 2005 Night hockey at last, four light poles are up and the clubrooms framework is complete |
 25 August 2005 View from the hockey pitch |
 23 September 2005 The steel bondek is in place ready for the concrete pour for the top floor |
 23 September 2005 Just by the by, the car park kerbing adjacent to the hockey fields is nearly finished |
 5 October 2005 We have some wall frames, and you can see the form work to support the concrete floor |
 5 October 2005 Supports in place for the concrete floor, these will remain for at least a week after the top floor is poured |
 5 October 2005 The rounded section is the glass windows facing the football oval, and at the end is the balcony over the front entrance |
 5 October 2005 Re-inforcing mesh is in and good to go |
 5 October 2005 View from the balcony on the hockey side and you can see the curved area which is where the glass wall will keep spectators toasty warm |
 5 October 2005 View from where the glass wall will be over looking the hockey pitch |
 5 October 2005 And the most important bits of all, these are the holes which will run the beer and soft drink lines to the main upstairs bar! |
 5 October 2005 View from the balcony overlooking the football oval, you can see the lift well and the curved area where the floor to celing windows will be |
 5 October 2005 All ready for 300 tonnes of concrete! |
 11 October 2005 And here it comes, two concrete pumps, a cluster of concrete mixers and a big gang of hard working concretes. Only a 6.00am start though...... |
 11 October 2005 Concreting can be fun! |
 11 October 2005 Concrete plus mesh = sturdy top floor |
 11 October 2005 Overlooking the hockey pitch |
 11 October 2005 Overlooking the football oval |
 11 October 2005 This is where Rusty wonders if he has got the plans upside down..... :) |
 11 October 2005 Artistic shot for Tony |
 11 October 2005 My favourite photo of the day, just a teensy weensy bit of concrete slopped over the edge for effect. |
 11 October 2005 A pair of pumps, any more and we would have a plethora |
 11 October 2005 Applying the finishing touches |
 11 October 2005 All hands on deck |
 11 October 2005 The finished product |
 11 October 2005 You could dance on this....hang on, we will be! |
 11 October 2005 Mmmm........Beer....... |
 14 October 2005 Not that we are focused on beer in particular, but the Foster's boys seem to have the attention of Rusty and Jack! |
 17 October 2005 Our local trades people are enjoying superb working conditions, and with a view to boot.... |
 17 October 2005 Wall frames are now being constructed ready for an erection by the builder. |
 25 October 2005 That board was bent to start with, honest! |
 25 October 2005 Wall frames being positioned on the top floor. Note that it is important to hold your tongue right.... |
 27 October 2005 One of the footy change rooms. Big, isn't it? |
 3 November 2005 You can see the canteen servery at left of picture with toilets to the right, this is the hockey pitch side. |
 3 November 2005 Meanwhile Balsam Pacific were in attendance laying a very smooth surface for the high jump run-up for Little Athletics adjacent to the clubrooms. |
 3 November 2005 One of the support bases for the new footy lights, 28 metre towers I understand. And a beatifully located community sports centre in the background. |
 3 November 2005 Now THAT'S a building |
 4 November 2005 The people from Balsam Pacific arrived to lay the shock-pad and gel coat for the high jump and long jump run-ups for Little Athletics who are adjacent to the new clubrooms. |
 9 November 2005 Three of the four change rooms on the hockey side of the clubrooms. |
 9 November 2005 Tony King and his crew have run a few hundred metres of pipes for the plumbing. |
 9 November 2005 Meanwhile the City Council continues the upgrading of Ravendale with the completion of the car parks on the southern side of the clubrooms |
 10 November 2005 The roof trusses have arrived. |
 10 November 2005 Some after hours voluntary work to create the curved rails for the roof |
 10 November 2005 Action photo of Justin "Rusty" Lowe |
 10 November 2005 Action photo of Justin "Howie" Howard |
 11 November 2005 Up go the roof trusses |
 11 November 2005 Roof trusses over the main function area |
 16 November 2005 No show without Punch! |
 16 November 2005 The first cladding in the breeze way downstairs |
 16 November 2005 Cladding the rear of the football change rooms |
 16 November 2005 The main function area upstairs. Dave Russell is hoping the pallets will be moved so he can fit some more tables in :) |
 20 November 2005 From the northern end of the clubrooms |
 20 November 2005 Northern end, upstairs |
 20 November 2005 Hockey side of the clubrooms complete with roof (nearly) |
 20 November 2005 Another artistic shot, I can't help myself! |
 20 November 2005 Here is where we are at after 5 months! |
 24 November 2005 Just showing off now.....! The file is a little larger than normal, it will take a few minutes to download. |
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 29 November 2005 Bricking up the top section of the support pillars |
 30 November 2005 Doorways to heaven, windows to the world! This is the front door of course. |
 30 November 2005 Football lights, watts in abundance I believe. |
 30 November 2005 Can't help myself, slightly artistic shot of one of the new footy lights from the top floor of the clubrooms |
 30 November 2005 Shot of the day it I do say so myself, it is a long way up to the light globes which are clearly very close to the sun! |
 13 December 2005 Tall, isn't it?? |
 13 December 2005 Should have saved the previous caption for this photo! These babies put out 34,000 watts of what I understand is quite a bright light. |
 13 December 2005 The lift well and stair surrounds at the front of the building nearly complete |
 13 December 2005 Oh no, not another artistic shot.... :) |
 13 December 2005 Trees in the carpark too |
 11 January 2006 The lift goes in |
 11 January 2006 Ground floor, perfume, jewellery men's undies.... |
 18 January 2006 Things are starting to look a lot like the artist's impression |
 18 January 2006 Lights, action camera...... Ravendale at night! |
 18 January 2006 Just in case you could not work out where the Ravendale Community Sports Centre was in the previous photo :) |
 4 February 2006 Dave would not let me take his photo while he was putting in the speaker cables etc (nor would Alexander for that matter) but here is a photo of some speaker wires headed for the kitchen |
 13 February 2006 From the hockey pitch side |
 13 February 2006 From the northern end |
 13 February 2006 From the northern end standing on the oval |
 13 February 2006 Looking through the canteen to the hockey pitch |
 13 February 2006 Hockey changerooms |
 13 February 2006 Rusty using the abled lift |
 13 February 2006 More hockey change rooms |
 13 February 2006 Footy change rooms |
 13 February 2006 Roof construction well under way |
 15 February 2006 Ironing the roof |
 15 February 2006 Many hands make roof complete |
 2 March 2006 Roof complete, walls pretty well done too |
 22 March 2006 From the hockey pitch side |
 22 March 2006 Another angle so you get the idea :) |
 22 March 2006 Tiling the football changerooms |
 22 March 2006 Here are some tiles which were prepared earlier |
 22 March 2006 Port Lincoln Football League Umpires room |
 22 March 2006 Hockey men's changeroom |
 22 March 2006 Hockey women's change room |
 22 March 2006 Canteen from the hockey side, public toilets on the right |
 22 March 2006 Artistic shot of the vents from the toilets.... The rendering on the wall at left of picture already looks great but it will get a coat of paint soon. |
 22 March 2006 Upstairs, air-conditioning ducting, construction of the cool room for the bar under way |
 22 March 2006 Cool room in the upstairs kitchen completed |
 22 March 2006 Veranda and windows overlooking hockey |
 22 March 2006 Looking good now |
 4 April 2006 Now THAT'S a nice looking building :) |
 6 April 2006 Not drowning, waving.....the windows go in |
 6 April 2006 Looking out over the footy oval |
 6 April 2006 Rusty & Howie were pleased to see the window installers, it was getting a bit drafty upstairs :) |
 6 April 2006 Looking out over the footy oval |
 6 April 2006 If you only knew how hard it is to get these blokes in a photo....! |
 10 April 2006 Tiling the bar area upstairs |
 10 April 2006 Looking south over the council earthworks and footy oval. |
 10 April 2006 Looking north over council works and footy oval |
 22 April 2006 And in the middle of all this we had a fundraising event at the Rotary Conference, here are two of the dish stars: Ally & Sid! |
 2 May 2006 Howie just checking that the roller shutter over the day bar slides smoothly up and down |
 2 May 2006 Looking good from the main football oval at Ravendale |
 2 May 2006 Pavers going down |
 2 May 2006 Big mirrors in the blokes toilets! Flash, eh? |
 2 May 2006 Can't remember whether this is the boys toilet or the girls, will have to wait for the sign on the door..... |
 2 May 2006 Paving the entrance to the football changerooms |
 2 May 2006 Stainless steel kitchen appliances all over the place |
 2 May 2006 And the dishwasher has a 60-second cycle they reckon |
 3 May 2006 Tiling the front foyer |
 4 May 2006 Upstairs bar, nearly ready to serve a few drinks on a Saturday night |
 7 May 2006 Painting ourselves into a corner |
 9 May 2006 Now that's what I call a beer system. |
 9 May 2006 Ceiling frames and lights are in |
 9 May 2006 Bar, beer taps, cool room, hat more could we want? |
 9 May 2006 Spreading crusher fines for the paving on the hockey side. Tony could you organise a TAFE course in correct rake handling procedures for Johnno please? (Followup note: we have had advice from a landscaping specialist in England that using a rake upside down is de rigeur for this type of activity) |
 10 May 2006 The front lawn is looking very nice |
 10 May 2006 Can't have too many photos of grass I always say |
 10 May 2006 Anne & Tony entertaining the Foster's beer system specialists on "testing" night. |
 11 May 2006 Just a few more litres of paint to go |
 14 May 2006 Clubrooms from the hockey pitch side |
 14 May 2006 More finishing touches to the paintwork |
 16 May 2006 View from the day bar looking over the oval towards the netball courts |
 16 May 2006 Air-conditioning ducting being completed today |
 16 May 2006 Looks like a nice place to hold a party |
 16 May 2006 Football coaches boxes have been installed by the City Council (don't even ask about hockey coaches boxes please!) |
 16 May 2006 Football changeroom |
 16 May 2006 Rusty demonstrating his fine motor skills |
 16 May 2006 Michelangelo eat your heart out |
 19 May 2006 Love the mini orb panelling! |
 19 May 2006 The Schweppes postmix bizzo for the bar |
 19 May 2006 The bar |
 19 May 2006 Mmm...beer....cold beer! |
 19 May 2006 Underlay going down, stage in the foreground |
 19 May 2006 Where am I? |
 19 May 2006 Balustrades going in |
 19 May 2006 Pavers going down |
 23 May 2006 A great aerial photograph supplied by Malcolm Catt |
 29 May 2006 View from the footy timekeepers box |
 29 May 2006 Looking pretty good now, nearly finished |
 29 May 2006 Carpet going in, Anne giving the troops a pep talk in the background |
 29 May 2006 It's a gas! |
 29 May 2006 When they have finished they will have to start all over again like the Sydney Harbour Bridge..... |
 29 May 2006 Football changerooms |
 29 May 2006 Massage tables in the footy changerooms |
 29 May 2006 Pavers between the building and the hockey pitch |
 29 May 2006 Hockey changerooms |
 29 May 2006 Ceiling's nearly done too |
 30 May 2006 The tables have arrived....that's lucky! |
 30 May 2006 More carpet stuff |
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