The Melbourne Cricket Club has announced that the controversial security fence that surrounded the perimeter of the MCG during the summer of cricket will not be in place during the upcoming AFL season.
As an alternative, several extra security measures will be introduce, including extra bag checks, hand held metal detection of fans prior to entering the stadium.
“The safety and security of MCG attendees and staff is our number one priority,” MCC CEO Stephen Gough said.
“While there is currently no localised threat to the MCG, the level of security to be applied in the AFL season will provide further comfort for patrons.”
“We are continuing to investigate a hard perimeter set back from the stadium where these checks could take place.
“The trial of the temporary fence during the cricket season revealed a number of logistical challenges, concerns with the robustness of the fencing solution and specific compliance matters that will need to be addressed as part of our investigations.”
