Wyndham council’s bid to be home to one of two new A-League soccer teams has received a vote of confidence from its neighbours.
Today, mayor Peter Maynard hosted fellow western suburbs mayors Margaret Giudice (Brimbank), Cuc Lam (Maribyrnong) and Bob Turner (Melton), who have all backed a joint Wyndham council and Western Melbourne Group Holdings bid to base a new club in Tarneit as part of a Football Federation Australia expansion of the A-League.
If successful, a multi-million dollar 15,000-seat stadium – dubbed “Wyndham Stadium” – will be built on a Wyndham-council owned parcel of land at 1160 Sayers Road.
According to reports, there are 15 bids currently on the table, including four bids from Victoria, four from New South Wales, three from Queensland and one each from Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
The winning bidders are expected to be announced on October 31.
Cr Maynard said he was thrilled to have received the support of Wyndham’s neighbouring councils.
“Having the support from cities from across the west highlights the importance of a new A-League team for our region and I’m extremely proud to have them on board.”
