As a reminder of how far we have come, here are progress photos of the construction of our magnificent new dome.
July 2018
180712 Design
180718 External first signs
180718 Major upgrade article
180718 Roof work commenced
180719 Westside weekly
180722 Roof work continues 2
180722 Roof work continues
180722Civil work to start on time
180723 Behind the plywood wall
180723 Reduced bar area
180726 Look Ma - no roof
180727 New roof -some assembly required
180728 New coolroom shelving
180731 Construction
180731 Fencing
180731 Roof framing
August 2018
180801 Site clearing
180801 More Site clearing
180801 Roof framing underway
180801 Site clearing 2
180801 Walkways fenced off
180804 New roof frame
180804 Site clearing continues
180804 Site clearing continues2
180804 Tarps on roof frame
180807 New compressor
180807 Old noisy compressor gone
180807 Thebarton Oval Eastern Terraces
180807 Thebarton Oval Eastern Terraces 2
180807 Thebarton Oval Eastern Terraces 3
180807 Thebarton Oval Eastern Terraces 4
180807 Thebarton Oval Eastern Terraces 5
180809 Roof Framing progress
180813 Roof framing finished
180813 Roof sheeting underway
180814 New electrical run from Ashley St
180814 New electrical run
180816 First stage of re-roof complete
180816 First stage of re-roof complete2
180816 Internal works pre-wiring
180816 Thebarton Oval Terraces leveled
180816 Thebarton Oval Terraces leveled2
180816 Thebarton Oval Terraces leveled3
180820 Demolition of shedding and western fencing
180820 Demolition of shedding and western fencing 2
180821 Next job is leveling the area
180822 New Evap air-conditioning
180822 New Evap air-conditioning 2
180825 Nighttime ambiance
180829 field
180829 Level
180831 New ceiling kitchen
180831 New ceiling main
180831 New ceiling kitchen
180831 New ceiling main
September 2018
180904 Northern green wide shot
180904 Northern green
180904 Northern green
180905 Filling the big hole2
180907 Internal painting starts
180907 Internal painting starts2
180909 Work crew lined up ready for a Monday start at Torrensville
180910 No more big holes
180912 electrical trenching
180912 electrical trenching
180912 Messenger
180912 so no home trial gamejpg
180913 Bad flooring gone new flooring coming soon
180918 New flooring
180924 Storm water infrastructure being installed
180925 New ceiling
180926 New carpets
180926 Reduced Northern Green
180927 Big pipes for a big job
180927 New carpets paintinf and ceiling
180927 The Frank McGann Green ready for pennants
180928 More pipes and more pits
October 2018
181030 Re-roofing the shed
181030 New cupboards
181030 More new cupboards
181030
181027 Path from Thebbie Oval
181027 Demolished 2nd part
181026 re-roofing
181026 Bar demolition
181025 Last stage of roofing works underway
181024 The Great Wall of Thebarton
181024 ditch preparation
181023 the great wall begins
181023 ditch prep
181022 New kitchen overheads installed
181020
181020
181018 Sealed Southern Area
181018 foundations
181018 drilling
181016 foundations
181015 Getting ready to drill some piles for the Dome
181015 Getting ready to drill some piles for the Dome
181013 Internal demo of the bar area underway
181012 Contruction continues
181012 Contruction continues
181012 Contruction continues 2
181009 Footpath preparation pg
181009 Footpath preparation 2
181006
181006 Stormwater
181002 Toffee on guard
181002 Now for the second half
181002 new half building old furniture
November 2018
181130 Screw piles for foundation
181130 Screw piles being drilled in
181129 New auto roller shutters
181122 New auto roller shutters to windows
181120 Toffee looks on
181120 Roof back on
181120 Retaining wall southern green
181120 Bar demolished
181106 Roof framing continuing
181105 Preparation of green base for screw piling started
181103 Thank you one of our funding partners
181103 Southern ditch drains for the new green
181102 New shed roof
181102 New shed roof 2
181102 New roofing timbers for clubhouse
181102 New roofing for clubhouse
181102 New club sign
181102 Ditch drainage for the new green installed
181101 New furniture half the clubhouse
181101 Moving lightpole
December 2018
181222 Window shutters looking good
181222 Trench filled
181222 Old ugly mesh removed from windows
181222 Clean look with no mesh
181220 Second part of slab down
181220 Second part of slab down 2
181220 Second part of slab down 2
181218 Path between new green and oval
181218 Path between new green and oval. 3
181218 Path between new green and oval. 2
181218 New bar installed
181218 First half of slab poured
181218 Exterior Airconditioning ducting
181218 Concrete pumping
181218 Airconditioning ducting goes in
181214 Dome manufacture
181214 Dome manufacture 4
181214 Dome manufacture 3
181214 Dome manufacture 2
181213 Slowly getting our club rooms back
181213 Air conditioning installation continues
181212 Works continuing for bowling green slab pour
181210 View of Thebarton Oval from the western end of new green
181207 Screw piling for suspended bowling green slab
181207 Airconditioning and electrical
181206 Screw piling for suspended bowling green slab continuing
181205 New framed canopy over southern doors
181203 Internal partition removed to allow completion of ceilings
181201 New electrical junction box
181201 New airconditioning
January 2019
190108 Bar installation continues 2
190108 Bar installation continues
190109 Temporary fencing 2
190109 Temporary fencing
190111 A new bar coming to a thirsty bowling club
190111 Solar panels back on roof
190114 Crane on site
190114 The new dome structure arrives
190114 The new dome structure unpacking
190115 Big Meccano set
190115 The new dome structure spread out
190116 Dome assembly continues 2
190116 Dome assembly starts
190116 Dome assembly starts
190116 The big lift
190118 Dome assembly - tller than old shed
190119 Dome assembly at sunset
190119 Dome assembly taking shape
190121 Dome assembly eastern side
190121 Dome assembly nothern side
190121 Painting preparation
190122 Dome assembly top arch ready
190123 Dome assembly two arches in place
190124 Western end framing of first bay finished
190126 Arches at sunset
190126 Builder handover of the new bar soon
190126 Crane ready for duty
190129 Dome assembly close up
190129 Dome assembly continues
190130 Hedges trimmed on the southern green
190130 Hedges trimmed
190131 Side bay erected
190131 Side bay on southern side
February 2019
190228 Fabric covering now half way
190223 Drainage work continues
190223 Drainage work continues 2
190216 Side panel covered
190216 First bay in place
190214 Wind stops main fabric covering starts
190210 Opening day Norm Lockwood and Mayor
190210 Opening Day
190210 A cold one on Opening day
190207 The wind stops and our dome covering starts
190207 repainted pots and new plants
190207 Newly painted and new speakers
190204 View from the bar
190204 New clubhouse furniture
190202 Cold beer
190201 Shipping containers inside our lease area
190201 Roof fabric loaded ready to start next week
March 2019
190304 Outside view of the dome coming together
190304 Second bay up
190306 What a sight our club rooms at night
190307 Third bay of roof covering installed
190307 Under the unfinished dome
190312 Wind Wind stay away so
190312 we can complete our final bay
190313 Fitting lighting under the dome
190313 Under the dome from the east
190314 fabric tie down continuing
190314 Finally the wind stops and the cover is complete
190319 Forming of ditch walls
190319 Preparations for the second part of the slab
190320 New southern fencing
190320 Openable bar windows from inside
190320 Openable bar windows
190324 Ditch walls in progress
190327 Getting ready for next slab pour
190329 Guttering and down pipes underway
190330 Third slab pour underway
190330 It takes a lot of concrete
April 2019
190429 Perimeter fencing underway
190424 Paving preparation continues
190424 Paving preparation
190412 New entry pathway begin shaped
190411 Back filling continuing
190410 Pavement surrounds preparation underway
190404 More ditch walls
190402 Final slab section poured
May 2019
190511 New entry paving to start next week
190510-2 Sports Base continuing
190510 Sports Base continuing
190508-2 Sports Base installation underway
190506 Pathway entry
190503 Ditches taking shape
190502 Driveway and entry taking shape
190502 Driveway and entry taking shape 2
190501 Perimeter fencing continuing