With support of the Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne Cricket Club and the MCG, Santa Teresa residents transform their once dusty football oval into a lush, green paddock.
The MCG and Melbourne Football Club will send goalposts to the remote communityBut 80 kilometres down the road in the remote community of Santa Teresa, a remarkable project is nearing completion.
Local players say when you hit the ground it was pretty hard, but now it will be much safer on the grass.Atyenhenge-Atherre Aboriginal Corporation CEO Susie Low said the whole town was invested in getting the job done in time for next football season."You'd think it would be quite boring but they'd just come and watch it. And then seeding was something people got very excited about."Matthew Cavanagh is the groundskeeper in charge of the project.
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