{"id":24242,"date":"2023-05-25T15:09:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T05:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theshovel.com.au\/?p=24242"},"modified":"2023-10-03T20:51:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:51:31","slug":"private-schools-forced-to-mothball-fourth-polo-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theshovel.com.au\/2023\/05\/25\/private-schools-forced-to-mothball-fourth-polo-field\/","title":{"rendered":"HEARTBREAKING: Caulfield Grammar Forced to Mothball New Polo Field Due to Vic Government\u2019s Private School Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In what parents have described as a devastating blow to their children\u2019s future wellbeing, Melbourne\u2019s Caulfield Grammar says it has been left with no choice but to temporarily halt plans for a fourth polo field, after the Victorian Government announced that private schools will no longer be exempt from payroll tax.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is absolutely shattering. It\u2019s going to significantly hamper our students&#8217; chances to win the inter-collegiate polo championships in Oxfordshire next year,\u201d the school\u2019s principal said.<\/p>\n<p>The polo field, which was due to be built in empty land between the school&#8217;s lacrosse stadium and 7,000 seat theatre complex, will now lay dormant for at least the next 12 months. \u201cWe might use it as a boutique vineyard or install a floating wetlands wellbeing landscape as a stopgap in the short term. But as far as polo is concerned, we\u2019ll need to squeeze into fields 1, 2 and 3 for now. It\u2019s hard to overstate what a setback this is\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Other private schools in Victoria said they would also be affected. Melbourne Grammar has suggested its yoga and pilates studios may now need to be combined into one facility, and Geelong Grammar confirmed this morning that it will now review plans to install all four grand-slam surfaces in its tennis complex. \u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking to think that our kids may now miss the opportunity to get a feel for what it\u2019s like to play on Roland Garros. They&#8217;ll have to wait the tennis camp to Paris later in the year,&#8221; a spokesperson for the school said. 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