Mentone Reserve

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    Mentone Reserve is a suburban oval in Melbourne’s southern suburbs used predominantly for cricket and AFL, which is marked with a temporary grass track for the Beachside Gift.

    The venue will be first used for the event in 2022 and is the new name for the Parkdale Gift that was previously held at Gerry Green Reserve.

    A $6.7m redevelopment of the G.H. Soppet Pavilion at the venue was completed in 2021.

    The venue is managed by the City of Kingston.

     

     

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  • Traditional Owner
    Bunurong
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  • Facilities
    Track Length: 400m
    Number of lanes – circular: 1
    Number of Lanes – Straight: 8
    Water Jump: No
    Long Jump Pits: 0
    High Jump Fans: 0
    Pole Vault Pits: 0
    Discus Circles: 0
    Shot Put Circles: 0
    Javelin Runways: 0
    Hammer Circles: 0
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  • Track Etiquette

    Do’s and Dont’s of Track Etiquette


    Athletics tracks are shared spaces that cater to a variety of training disciplines, from distance running to sprinting, hurdling, and field events. With so many athletes using the track simultaneously, good etiquette is essential to ensure safety, fairness, and longevity of the facility. Based on insights from experienced Australian athletics experts, here’s a comprehensive guide to track etiquette, highlighting areas of consensus and some points of contention. >> Read more




Upcoming Events

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    Sydney Track Classic – CANCELLED IN 2026

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    28 February 2026
    The Sydney Track Classic is the premier invitational high performance athletics meet annually held in Sydney. The meet has been cancelled for the 2026 season, due to the resurfacing of SOPAC not being complete in time for the meet to be held. The meet is a World Athletics Continental Challenger meet which accrues Category D points for World Athletics Rankings. Read more…
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    Hobart Track Classic

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    28 February 2026
    Elite athletics is returning to the Apple Isle with the Hobart Track Classic, set for Saturday, 28 February at Domain Athletics Centre. Back on the national calendar for the first time since 2016 when the Briggs Athletics Classic was last held, and occurring as a result of the cancellation of the Sydney Track Classic, the meet will be staged as Read more…
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    NSW Junior Championships

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    12 March 2026
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    15 March 2026
    The NSW Junior Championships are conducted in age groups from Under 13 through to Under 20 are is the pinnacle state event for junior athletes, with athletes from Little Athletics Centres and Athletics NSW Clubs eligible to compete. Competition is conducted in two-year age brackets, with athletes needing to be under the relevant age at 31 December in the year Read more…

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    Dolamore Reserve

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    Dolamore Reserve is located in the southern Melbourne suburb of Mentone. The first athletics track at the venue was laid in the last weeks of 1956, using the cinder track surface that had been used at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the 1956 Olympic Games. Ron Clarke set a world record for 10 miles at the venue in 1965, running Read more…
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    Mentone Girls’ Secondary College

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    Mentone Girls’ Secondary College in Melbourne’s south has a four lane synthetic track laid around the school’s oval. The track is a Spurtan sandwich system and was constructed in 2019 following a $200,000 grant from the Victorian government’s ‘Pick my Project’ funding. A 100m straight is an extension of the track, and has a long jump pit at one end. Read more…
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    Gerry Green Reserve

    1.89 km
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    Gerry Green Reserve is a suburban oval in Melbourne’s south-east suburbs, that was marked as an athletics track once a year for the Parkdale Gift. The oval is mainly used for cricket and AFL The venue was previously called Parkdale Recreation Reserve but was renamed in 1972 after former Mayor of Mordialloc, Gerry Green. With the Parkdale Gift being renamed Read more…