A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS
THE MAIN OVAL PAVILION IS DUE FOR RENEWAL
THIS IMAGE : FRONT VIEW * ARCHITECTURAL RENDERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE .
** THIS PROJECT IS YET TO BE APPROVED BY SCHOOL COUNCIL .
Over the past decade , the school , with the philanthropic support of its community , has invested heavily in upgraded facilities where there has been a genuine need to do so . The Sir Zelman Cowen Centre for Science replaced three separate facilities built in the 1960s and 1970s which , having served generations of students and staff well , were well below par by contemporary teaching and learning standards .
The teaching and learning facilities for the rapidly emerging Design and Technology subject were disparate and desperate – disparate across three different facilities and desperate for modernisation , with the important inclusion of design studios to accompany the workshops .
The Keon-Cohen building was transformed into a magnificent new dining facility , finally replacing the old Tuckshop which was out of date in the 1960s – according to Old Boys from that era , anyhow ! The school ’ s 170-year plus history was crammed into old residential houses in Morrison Street with no fire protection or air temperature control . Our history is now secure thanks to the new Tolson Centre . We now turn our attention to the Main Oval pavilion . The Main Oval pavilion was built in the 1960s and has served generations of Scotch sportsmen well , but it is well and truly due
for renewal , as the photos that accompany this article attest . The old pavilion will be replaced by a new state-of-the-art pavilion , which will include indoor cricket nets , a social room with a capacity of 300 , and contemporary change rooms for Scotch and visiting teams which will serve both the Main and Melville Ovals . A new Grounds Compound forms an important part of this next project .
This project will be the school ’ s first meaningful investment in sporting infrastructure since 1994 when the Cardinal Pavilion was built , and its impact is there for all to see .
The capital campaign to deliver this important project was officially launched at the Foundation ’ s 50th anniversary function , held in the Quadrangle on Wednesday 29 November . The function was preceded by a Twenty20 match on the Main Oval featuring former Scotch 1st XI Captains . Former Test cricketer – and Scotch ’ s most recent Test cricketer – Bob Cowper (’ 57 ) was present to toss the coin prior to the match commencing at 4.30pm .
If you are interested in supporting the capital campaign to deliver the new Main Oval pavilion , please contact Head of Advancement Tim Shearer ( tim . shearer @ scotch . vic . edu . au or + 61 3 98104301 ) in the Advancement Office .
THIS IMAGE : EXISTING MAIN OVAL PAVILION SHOWER ROOM RIGHT : EXISTING CHANGE ROOM
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