Melbourne will be abuzz on Friday night as the city hosts the Round 23 AFL Premiership Season match between Collingwood and Essendon and the White Night Reimagined event.
The White Night Reimagined event is being held at various locations throughout the city from 7.00pm on Friday night, including at Birrarung Marr and in Treasury Gardens.
As a result, there will be significant road closures in place from 5.30pm for traffic heading in and out of the CBD right through until the early hours of Saturday morning.
Parts of Wellington Parade and Lansdowne Street will be closed from 5:30pm and after the Collingwood and Essendon match, Brunton Avenue will be closed to traffic in both directions.
Patrons attending either of the events should familiarise themselves with the city’s road closures as they plan their journeys and are encouraged to utilise public transport.
Following the Collingwood and Essendon match, fans are urged to head to Jolimont or Richmond stations and change at Flinders Street or Southern Cross stations for connecting trains if they wish to avoid the expected large crowds in and around the CBD attending the White Night Reimagined event.
Extra trains will be added to the timetable from Richmond Station for Craigieburn passengers after the match.
For further information about White Night Reimagined and its road closures click here.
For further information about visiting the MCG click here.
YARRA PARK CAR PARKING
Following the recent bad weather and to help in maintaining the condition of Yarra Park, the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) wishes to advise that Yarra Park will be completely CLOSED for car parking for the weekend's two Round 23 AFL Premiership Season matches.DISABILITY CAR PARKING PERMIT HOLDERS
Extremely limited parking will be available for disability parking permit holders in the Punt Road Oval car park, accessible via Gate 6 off Punt Road.Patrons wishing to utilise the Punt Road Oval car park will be required to show their current disability parking permit to gain free entry. The MCC encourages patrons to arrive early as all available parking as spaces are limited.
The Punt Road Oval Car Park will open to disability parking permit holders from 4pm.
TRAVELLERS AID SHUTTLE SERVICE
The Travellers Aid shuttle service supports patrons with mobility issues to access the MCG entry gates from hubs around the Richmond precinct.The service will run from 5pm on Friday night and will be running additional services from the Punt Road Oval Car Park.
A drop off service will run until 30 minutes after the end of the match.
Sunday August 25
The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment precinct will be a hub of activity on Sunday with AFL, NRL and Netball matches along with K-Pop brand GOT7 performing.Patrons visiting the MCG for Sunday’s Round 23 AFL Premiership Season match between Richmond and the Brisbane Lions are encouraged to utilise public transport.
YARRA PARK CAR PARKING
Following the recent bad weather and to help in maintaining the condition of Yarra Park, the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) wishes to advise that Yarra Park will be completely CLOSED for car parking for the weekend's two Round 23 AFL Premiership Season matches.TRAVELLERS AID SHUTTLE SERVICE
The Travellers Aid shuttle service supports patrons with mobility issues from transport hubs through to the entry gates of the MCG. The service will begin at 1.30pm on Sunday and will run until 30 minutes post-match.Patrons with mobility issues can also be dropped off at the corner of Jolimont Terrace and Streets for easy access to the gates of the MCG. An additional Travellers Aid shuttle service will run from this point through to the gates of the MCG.
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