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  SKILLED Group - Sponsorships
SKILLED enjoy many benefits from the partnership with the Geelong Football Club including the development of relationships with businesses in the greater Geelong area and indeed with our co-sponsors, all at a great sporting event, which is core to the heart of most within the Geelong community.
SKILLED decided to brand the pit crew after seeing first hand how professional and widely regarded they are as the finest mechanics and behind-the-scenes personnel in the motor sport industry.
SKILLED are thrilled and proud to boast that we have been the major supporter of Jason Bright since the beginning of his professional driving career and still believe, as we did from the start, that he is an exceptional talent and one of the genuine 'nice guys' in Australian sport.
www.skilled.com.au /about-us/sponsorships.aspx   (1248 words)

  
 Skilled Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skilled Park is a new stadium under construction at Robina, a suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Gold Coast Stadium is to be built in the satellite growth suburb of Robina, near Robina railway station.
The stadium will effectively be a smaller version of Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, and has been designed by the same company.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gold_Coast_Stadium   (238 words)

  
 Australian Stadiums :: Skilled Stadium
These days, the stadium is mostly an all-seater venue with the only standing room situated behind the Northern goals.
The newest completed grandstand at Skilled Stadium, the Reg Hickey Stand, is located on the Eastern side of the ground and was completed in May 2005.
Skilled Stadium is a short walk from South Geelong station.
www.austadiums.com /stadiums/stadiums.php?id=101   (292 words)

  
 AFL's new line in name-calling - theage.com.au
If a stadium is promiscuous in its corporate dalliances, like the ex-Kardinia Park, it damages the credibility of the whole "naming rights" concept.
Leningrad - the Skilled Stadium of cities - reverted to St Petersburg with a shift in political wind.
There is an argument that the media and public should refuse to accept any renamed stadium unless the sponsor has a long-term deal of five years or more; otherwise, the name is devalued.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/07/22/1027332345041.html   (452 words)

  
 Cleveland Browns Stadium
The front row of the club section at the 50-yard line is 151 feet from the sideline in the new stadium, 15 feet closer than the upper deck section in the old Stadium.
The upper deck in the new stadium is roughly twice as high as the upper deck in the old Stadium.
A recent batch of computer-generated drawings shows that HOK is designing a gutsy, robust stadium with muscular steelwork resembling the Hulett unloaders on Whiskey Island and other bits of industrial engineering on the waterfront.
users.california.com /~csuppes/NFL/ClevelandBrowns/index.htm   (1907 words)

  
 Live Sound International | Sound At Large Sporting Events: A Hands-On Pro Takes Us Behind the Scenes
I wanted to start the discussion of stadium sound by reflecting on the most vital component in a stadium system; the operator and the challenges he or she faces in the world of stadium operation.
Many stadium mixers incorrectly assume they can mix the sound through a window, but any experienced live engineer knows how difficult it is to judge what is happening in one acoustic environment while mixing from another, like mixing theatre from under a balcony.
In stadiums, it is even more important for the mixer to fight the repetitive nature of the job and not become complacent in his or her work habits.
www.livesoundint.com /archives/2003/oct/large/large.php   (1942 words)

  
 Geelong Australia - Skilled Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Skilled Stadium is one of the largest and most prestigious venues throughout Victoria and is one of three venues within the state to host AFL Premiership matches.
Originally built in 1941, the stadium (formally known as Kardinia Park, Shell Stadium and Baytec Stadium) is the heart of football in Geelong.
Skilled Stadium is one of the largest and most prestigious venues throughout Victoria and is
www.geelongaustralia.com.au /Services_In_Geelong/Sports_and_Recreation/Swim_Sport_and_Leisure/Skilled_Stadium   (411 words)

  
 Qualcomm Stadium
The Stadium has become the center of the San Diego sports scene and has given the City a Major-League reputation in the world of sports.
In addition, Qualcomm Stadium is the home of the San Diego Chargers of the NFL, the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball and college football's San Diego State Aztecs.
Qualcomm Stadium will get another chance to host the Super Bowl in 2003 after NFL owners officially decided that the game could not be held in San Francisco.
users.california.com /~csuppes/NFL/SanDiegoChargers/index.htm   (1119 words)

  
 Kardinia Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The stadium is the home ground of the Geelong Football Club which began playing home games at Kardinia Park in 1941 after its previous home ground, Corio Oval, was needed for military reasons.
The stadium was for many years the only VFL ground located outside the Melbourne metropolitan area.
An AUD $28 million redevelopment of the ground was opened on May 1, 2005 during the first home game of the 2005 season which includes a new western entry and membership area, as well as a new five level grandstand with a capacity of approximately 6000 spectators on the eastern side of the stadium.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skilled_Stadium   (317 words)

  
 Skilled Worker - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Skilled Worker, manual worker who possesses a recognized craft skill, such as an electrician or a plumber.
Downsizing: Downsizing suddenly became news because for…, Proverbs: A skilled artisan is not…
Foreign aid, initially critical during the economic transformation, has become less important since the recovery in farming.
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 Telstra joins stadium names game - smh.com.au
Geelong's Skilled Stadium was Shell Stadium, Baytec Stadium and Kardinia Park.
The Olympic stadium is now Telstra Stadium and Colonial will be rebadged the Telstra Dome after the AFL season.
Construction of Colonial Stadium blew out to $430 million and, once opened, it suffered from problems with the playing surface and ticketing.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/07/22/1027332346950.html   (478 words)

  
 Rleague.com - The World of Rugby League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Queensland company Watpac are managing contractors for construction of the new stadium which will incorporate a range of facilities including a 500 seat function hall, approximately 100 open corporate boxes, 25 closed corporate suites and 16 food and beverage outlets.
He said SKILLED Park was scheduled to host up to 12 Titans home games in their debut season at the ground.
The stadium should have been designed with 2 tiers each on the sides allowing for the top on each to be closed off for the lesser crowd pulling teams, thus keeping the atmosphere, yet accomodating the bigger crowd pulling teams when needed.
www.rleague.com /db/article.php?id=26686   (1360 words)

  
 Geelong Australia - Skilled Stadium taking shape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Nine support columns for the new Eastern Stand at Skilled Stadium are set to soar skywards to mark another major construction milestone being reached.
Each of the 12.5 tonne columns will be bolted to base sections already in place on the Moorabool Street side of the stadium, adding 20m on top of the 9.5m-high bases.
"Skilled Stadium is a regional landmark and the $26 million upgrade will ensure it continues to serve the Greater Geelong community for many years.
www.geelongaustralia.com.au /media_releases/november_2004/skilled_stadium_taking_shape   (623 words)

  
 Skilled Stadium: tough on champions but Quest plays on in all weather
The concrete is dry and the season is long finished for the year at Geelong’s Skilled Stadium.
Located 75 kilometers south-west of Melbourne but only a kilometers from the Geelong city centre, Skilled Stadium is a modern 27,000 capacity stadium and now features all the modern necessities expected in an electronic media friendly AFL ground.
The redevelopment of Skilled Stadium has been six years in the making and one new and welcome finishing touch to the new Eastern stand is the Quest Engineering sound system.
www.gtaust.com /filter/09/02.shtml   (637 words)

  
 MSFA
The new SKILLED Park at Robina on the Gold Coast will have a 25,000 seat capacity.
It is anticipated the stadium will be operational by 2008 and be the home ground of the new Gold Coast Titans NRL team.
SKILLED Park was designed by HOK Sport and is currently being constructed by managing contractor Watpac.
www.thegabba.org.au /content/venue.asp?name=GoldCoastStadium   (99 words)

  
 Australian Stadiums :: Kane Constructions to redevelop Skilled Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The City of Greater Geelong has appointed Melbourne firm Kane Constructions to undertake the new Eastern Stand redevelopment at Skilled Stadium.
“We are very pleased to have a firm of this calibre involved in the Skilled Stadium project,” said City of Greater Geelong Mayor Cr Barbara Abley.
Cr Abley said the first tier of the new stand is expected to be ready for spectators to use at the opening Geelong home game of the 2004 season.
www.austadiums.com /news/news.php?id=74   (426 words)

  
 SKILLED Group - Working in Australia
Under these conditions, SKILLED employees become extremely versatile and are highly sought after for their expertise.
SKILLED is heavily involved in sporting and other sponsorships and believes in being a positive contributor to local communities.
SKILLED employees benefit from the various sponsorships and programmes that SKILLED are involved.
www.skilled.com.au /employees/working-in-australia.aspx   (1523 words)

  
 The Cattery - Unofficial Geelong Football Club Site - Geelong Cats
The club has also reduced the borrowings on the Skilled Stadium redevelopment from $3.6 million to $2.375 million.
The Cats also play at Adelaide's AAMI Stadium twice in three rounds (nine and eleven), Subiaco once (round seventeen against Freo) and complete their home and away season at the GABBA verses the Brisbane Lions.
The Cats host Richmond at Skilled Stadium in their NAB Cup round one clash.
geelong.keldar.net   (2991 words)

  
 Demonland
It has been well documented that the Demons have not won at Skilled Stadium since 1988, losing its past nine matches there on the trot.
Melbourne was poor at Skilled Stadium in Round 19, 2002 but before that won three games on the trot against the Cats – all of them at the M.C.G. Round 19 2003 Geelong 11.18.84 d Melbourne 6.9.45 at MCG.
This is a comforting statistic given that Skilled Stadium is a ground where Melbourne has traditionally struggled to kick big scores.
www.demonland.com /Preview008.htm   (1436 words)

  
 Geelong Cats - Flair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Despite being highly skilled and some say inventing the code, Aborigines have long struggled with the discipline that compelled them to curtail their natural flair.
A club like Geelong was ideal for Polly as it extended him the freedom to showcase his talents.
Freakishly skilled and flamboyant as a player, Blight fitted into the club like a hand in a glove.
www.convictcreations.com /football/geelong.htm   (1587 words)

  
 The Epoch Times | Cats And Demons Play Out A Dramatic Draw
Melbourne stayed in the hunt for the AFL finals double chance after clinging on for a dramatic draw against Geelong at Skilled Stadium today.
Needing a win to keep their own slim finals hopes alive, the Cats stormed back from 38 points down to hit the front in the final term, only to be denied when the siren sounded a second before Jimmy Bartel rushed what would have been the winning behind.
If the Demons beat Adelaide at AAMI Stadium next week, they are assured of a top-four finish and the resultant double chance.
www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-8-26/45346.html   (697 words)

  
 Football stadiums in Australia - SkyscraperCity
The pic from Austadiums is a bit old, the stadium is currently under re-development with a Grandstand going most of the way around the outer you see on the left of the pic.
The latter stadium clearly doesn't have a dome, yet we have this stupid non-descriptive name for it and a perfectly good alternative that goes largely unused...
AFL stadium is the gabba, although it'll probably end up being the MCG after the upgrade.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=156057   (921 words)

  
 Swans break new ground - AFL - www.smh.com.au
Sydney coach Paul Roos believes Geelong enjoy a significant home advantage at Skilled Stadium, a ground many of his Swans will be playing at for the first time in Sunday's crucial clash.
The encounter looms as an "eight-pointer", with only percentage separating fifth-placed Geelong and seventh-placed Sydney, both of whom are eight points behind the top four teams.
By a quirk of the draw, Sydney haven't played at Skilled Stadium for four years, with at least eight of the Swans who turned out on Saturday yet to play a competition game at the Cats' home.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/07/12/1089484305371.html?from=storyrhs   (504 words)

  
 Stadium wins Chinese construction award
The stadium was built for the TEDA (Tianjin Economic Development Area) soccer team, which plays in the Chinese Premier League.
Mr Brook said the stadium had a landmark design that included state of the art facilities for players, spectators, officials and media.
The stadium is a structure of curved column frames that arch around the back of the stadium seating areas, forming masts above the suspended roof.
www.infolink.com.au /articles/3D/0C04283D.aspx   (429 words)

  
 CATS CONFIDENT OF BREAKING KANGAROO HOODOO AT SKILLED STADIUM
MARK Thompson remains optimistic that Geelong can break their hoodoo against the Kangaroos this Sunday at Skilled Stadium, despite the Roos’ winning 8 out of their past 9 encounters against the Cats.
The Geelong coach dismissed suggestions that the Kangaroos will go into the match with a strong psychological advantage, despite their recent good record down at the Cattery.
Not since Round 5 in 1994, has Geelong beaten the Kangaroos at Skilled Stadium.
geelong.keldar.net /Articles/09062004_01.htm   (429 words)

  
 The Lumberyard: Cat Scratch Fever!!! - The Geelong Cats
Stadium: Skilled Stadium -- Geelong moved to what is now known as Skilled Stadium from its former home ground – Corio Oval in 1941.
I've been to several games down at SKilled and have a major soft spot for the Cats or "Catters" as they say down in G-land.
My significant other is a massive fan, so it's hard not to jump on the bandwagon.
thelumberyard.blogspot.com /2006/08/cat-scratch-fever-geelong-cats.html   (545 words)

  
 DALAI LAMA TO VISIT
Stadium alone more than 20,000 gathered to hear him speak.
Buddhism’s global representative will also visit Geelong to bless the new Drol Kar Buddhist Centre at Paraparap near Bellbrae and is expected to host public events at Skilled Stadium.
On accepting an invitation to visit Australia, the Dalai Lama said “I would like to assure my Australian friends that despite having reached the age of 70, I am determined to continue my work of promoting basic human values, inter-religious understanding and my responsibilities as the Dalai Lama.
www.bendigoweekly.com /articles/778/1/DALAI-LAMA-TO-VISIT/Page1.html   (531 words)

  
 Gary Ablett Geelong Cats Football Club
We had a truck-load of supremely skilled footballers including Gary Ablett, Garry Hocking, Mark Bairstow, Brownlow medalist Paul Couch, Ken Hinkley and Bruce Lindner (below).
We also had a coach in Mal Blight who fitted in a the club like a hand in a glove.
Freakishly skilled and flamboyant as a player, enigmatic and cutting-edge coach he and the great players who wore the hoops under him, embodied what following Geelong is all about.
www.liquidrock.bizhosting.com /garyablett.htm   (920 words)

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