Margaret Donoghoe Sportsground

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Aulich Park
MDO-2005 Dairy Farmers Park Queanbeyan 2005.jpg
Aulich Park. Home Ground of the Queanbeyan Tigers
Margaret Donoghoe Sportsground
Former namesMargaret Donoghoe Oval

Dairy Farmers Park

Allinsure Park
LocationQueenbar Rd Karabar NSW 2620 Queanbeyan
Owner Queanbeyan Football Club
OperatorQueanbeyan Tigers
Capacity 8,000
Record attendance10,000
SurfaceGrass
Opened1979
Tenants
Queanbeyan Tigers, AFL Canberra

The Margaret Donoghoe Sportsground (currently known by naming rights as Aulich Park, [1] previously Allinsure Park and Dairy Farmers Park) [2] is a sports facility in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the town of Karabar.

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History and facilities

Since 1979, the Queanbeyan Tigers Football Club has been located at Aulich Park and supporters have raised $800,000 (in addition to grants from the Tigers Licensed Club) to install facilities such as a roofed grandstand, Interchange and Coaches Boxes for home and visiting teams, an Administration Building, ground lighting, a Hall of Fame walk, canteen, goal netting, scoreboards and disabled access. [2]

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References

  1. generalmanager446 (25 January 2021). "Tigers Confirm 2021 Principal & Oval Naming Rights Partner". QBN Tigers Club. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Allinsure Park". Queanbeyan Tigers Australian Football Club. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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