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The Victorian Government has advised that the $225 million upgrade program at the Marvel Stadium precinct are now complete.

The upgrades have transformed the precinct which now features two plazas - Stadium Square and City Edge - which have been added to turn the precinct into a seven-day-a-week community meeting place and build a better link between the entire Docklands precinct and Melbourne’s city centre.

Stadium Square provides a year-round all-weather public space that can be used for community events and markets and is a gathering place for fans with permanent bars and restaurants.

City Edge features a new concourse space on the eastern side of the ground with new shops, bars and restaurants with Melbourne’s CBD as its backdrop.

Fresh off hosting the Matildas in front of a sold out crowd of more than 54,000 fans and four huge P!nk concerts, the upgrades are set to be experienced by AFL fans tomorrow with the first match of the 2024 Premiership season between North Melbourne and Fremantle to be played at the venue.

Since signing the project deed in 2018, the AFL has supported more multicultural, Indigenous and women’s football programs, bolstered investment into professional, semi-professional and community sports infrastructure and fixtured more AFL and AFLW matches across regional Victoria.

The agreement includes locking in the AFL Grand Final at the MCG until 2059 alongside other blockbuster AFL matches.

The Victorian Government has advised that the $225 million upgrade program at the Marvel Stadium precinct are now complete.

The upgrades have transformed the precinct which now features two plazas - Stadium Square and City Edge - which have been added to turn the precinct into a seven-day-a-week community meeting place and build a better link between the entire Docklands precinct and Melbourne’s city centre.

Stadium Square provides a year-round all-weather public space that can be used for community events and markets and is a gathering place for fans with permanent bars and restaurants.

City Edge features a new concourse space on the eastern side of the ground with new shops, bars and restaurants with Melbourne’s CBD as its backdrop.

Fresh off hosting the Matildas in front of a sold out crowd of more than 54,000 fans and four huge P!nk concerts, the upgrades are set to be experienced by AFL fans tomorrow with the first match of the 2024 Premiership season between North Melbourne and Fremantle to be played at the venue.

Since signing the project deed in 2018, the AFL has supported more multicultural, Indigenous and women’s football programs, bolstered investment into professional, semi-professional and community sports infrastructure and fixtured more AFL and AFLW matches across regional Victoria.

The agreement includes locking in the AFL Grand Final at the MCG until 2059.

Commenting on the completion of the upgrade program, AFL Chief Executive, Andrew Dillon stated “on behalf of the AFL we sincerely thank the Victorian Government for their partnership in helping realise the dream of taking Marvel Stadium and the precinct from a place that just holds footy games and events and turning it into a destination venue that can and will operate and service Victorian’s and visitors 365 days a year.”

The upgrades will also see a new retail Super-Store opening at the venue, combing AFL and Marvel merchandise.

Located at the Gate 5 entrance, the outlet is the only dedicated Marvel store in Australia.

Freeze on Marvel Stadium F&B prices
While the MCG has this week announced that cost of food will rise, the price for food favourites will remain frozen at Marvel Stadium over the 2024 AFL Premiership Season.

The price freeze will see fans pay $4.50 for a pie, making it the competition's most affordable.

Images: Marvel Stadium (top) and the venue's new Super-Store (below). Credit: Marvel Stadium.

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