The team behind the ‘Yes AFL Team Yes Stadium’ campaign are now selling commemorative stickers of the historic yes vote to raise money for charity.
Mark Brown, who led the grassroots campaign for Tasmania’s new stadium, has launched a limited run of 7,500 stickers priced at $2 each, with proceeds going to charity.
The stickers mark the rally held in November and the passing of the stadium through parliament on December 4.
Brown said charities being considered include Loui’s Van, which supports homeless people, the Black Dog Institute for mental health, Autism Tasmania and the Hobart Women’s Shelter.
Now the dust has settled on the stadium getting over the line, Brown said he has had time to reflect on the momentous occasion.
“To actually get it over the line, it was just an amazing feeling that night,” he said.
“To hear the numbers in the upper house … that the stadium would’ve passed, it was just like a total weight had lifted right off my shoulders, that I’ve been carrying for the last two and a half years,” he said.
Brown said the stickers were designed by Tiana Brown, a friend and fellow campaigner.
The stickers were printed by MSC Signs in Melbourne, who previously donated around 20,000 Yes Stadium stickers since the community campaign launched in 2023.
People can buy stickers through the Yes AFL Team Yes Stadium Facebook group.
Brown says he will also be at the Devils match in Launceston this weekend to sell the stickers, while they will soon be available at the Albert Road Store in Moonah.
Brown also said he is confident about the Tasmania Devils in the VFL, who sit at three wins and one loss.
“I’m confident that we will make finals this year,” he said.
Looking ahead, Brown said he believes gather rounds featuring every AFL club could come to Tasmania within three years of the stadium being built, which is expected in 2031.
“The money that would be put into the economy would be just, you know, it’d be immeasurable,” he said.
As revealed by Pulse, AFL CEO Andrew Dillon was in Hobart yesterday to meet with Premier Jeremy Rockliff.
A potential Tasmanian gather round, the approved Macquarie Point stadium and Kingston High Performance Centre were understood to have been on the agenda.
Speaking to Pulse, Rockliff said the meeting was positive.
“The meeting was productive as always. Exciting times ahead,” he said.
