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[email protected] Hon.Patron Hon Martin Foley MP Member for Albert Park To Whom it May Concern, No 1 Member Mr Bruce Mathieson Snr Re: Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area – Draft Vision Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment on the Draft Vision for the Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area. Port Melbourne Football Club welcomes the opportunity to help shape what will be an important inner urban development area that will have a significant residential population. The club recognises the significance of this development and the impact it will have on the club and the surrounding communities. Our submission should be read in conjunction with the comments provided by the AFL and AFL Victoria. Port Melbourne Football Club was founded in 1874 and in 1886, the club was admitted to the Victorian Football Association (now the Victorian Football League) making it one of the oldest and most famous football clubs in Australia. Port Melbourne Football Club is the only club to participate in every VFA / VFL season since then. The club is based at North Port Oval on the northern side of Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne. The vision document appears to show (page 57) that the perimeter fence/wall around North Port Oval would be removed to create an open plan reserve.