Up the Herefords! : Bringing back the Metro Farm footy club - On the Outer

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By anthak on Nov 11, 2015 at 11:00 AM
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    This ain't no ORFF team, however it's story would not be out of place in a fantasy football league…
    Have you ever heard of the Metro Farm Herefords?

    They've got it all!

    [span style='font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20.2222px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;]Before folding in the 1960s, the Metro Farm Herefords had one of the most distinct home ground advantages around - the wafting stench of the Werribee poo farm.

    The Herefords hail from an old town named Cocoroc, a town mainly for workers of the farm, that formed in 1892 and had a post office and 3 primary schools by 1920. Its population peaked at about 477 in the 1940s, but later closed down in the early 1970s.

    The Metro Farm Herefords was the local footy team in Cocoroc and played in the Western league, with moderate success, especially at their home games :)

    The football team is being brought back for two days only, by local artist Shane McGrath, aspart of a larger project called 'Treatment' which several artists are taking part in.

    For further information about Shane's work with the Herefords, have a read at this pozible site *here*.
    And here is an excerpt:

    His ambitious work in the name of art will seek to return the ground and its facilities to their former glory. Reviving the change rooms, reproducing the famous guernsey, and re-recording their football song, on November 14 and 21, 2015, his audience will be given the once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the halcyon days of the Herefords.

    There are also Herefords souvenirs like stubby holders and footy cards available in exchange for donations. Shane is also looking for donations to support the project, and there isn't a lot of time left. Head on over to the pozible page and chuck some dollars in if you can.

    If you would like to read some more information about Treatment, check out *here*, *here* and *here*.
    **There are free buses leaving from the Western Treatment Plant Discovery Centre several times over the next two Saturdays (14 and 21 November) that will transport people around to each of the artwork sites during a 90 minute round trip.

    If anyone is interested in booking a place on the bus, check *here* for more details.


     

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