Peter Rolfe

Nov 5, 2023 | heraldsun.com.au | Peter Rolfe

Grassroots volunteers should be paid or given incentives such as free meals or registration fees for their kids to ensure vital roles are filled at community clubs, research has found. To encourage more women and girls to volunteer at amateur clubs, females should be “actively recruited, promoted and supported to volunteer in community sport”, according to the Victoria University and Federation University study.

Oct 6, 2023 | thechronicle.com.au | Peter Rolfe

A major new rectangular stadium should be built in Melbourne’s south east to meet a surge in demand and a gap in the city’s sporting infrastructure. Sports and civic leaders say a “boutique” new rectangular stadium with up to 20,000 seats built in Dandenong could provide an invaluable asset for the fast growing region. It could also help Melbourne pitch for more major events, become the new home of an A-League soccer club and host soccer, rugby and rugby league matches and concerts.

Oct 6, 2023 | adelaidenow.com.au | Peter Rolfe

Melbourne will become the first city outside of Paris to host a vast collection of artefacts recovered from the Titanic in an exclusive Australian exhibition. The state government will on Saturday announce TITANIC: The Artefact Exhibition will be staged at Melbourne Museum from December to April. The major exhibition will display more than 200 items recovered from the world’s most famous shipwreck.

Sep 24, 2023 | codesports.com.au | Peter Rolfe

Collingwood fans who have missed out on seats to Saturday’s AFL grand final will pack more live sites than ever to cheer their team’s tilt at a 16th premiership. Grand final tickets officially sold out on Sunday, after a stampede among fans desperate to watch the Pies take on Brisbane. Pubs in Collingwood, Fitzroy and Richmond, near the MCG, have also begun booking out as supporters try to lock in grand final venues for Saturday’s decider.

Sep 21, 2023 | codesports.com.au | Peter Rolfe

Adam Scott and British Open champion Cam Smith will headline this year’s Cathedral Invitational in a move hoped to position the regional Victorian event among Australia’s top golf tournaments. In an exclusive interview with the Herald Sun, former world number one Scott said the relaxed nature of the second year event made it a unique drawcard likely to lure fans and players from far and wide. “There is an opportunity to make it a really special event,’’ he said.