If you do feel ill, please seek assistance from our First Aid volunteers. A modern control booth gives police an excellent view of the entire ground which is monitored by seven cameras placed strategically around the ground. This equipment also is a boon to MCC Events Department personnel, who need to monitor crowd entry, pinpoint seating vacancies and promptly direct overflow from the Great Southern and Olympic stands to the Ponsford Stand. Equally important, the camera surveillance dramatically enhances the crowd-controlling capacity of police so that they can anticipate potential disruption. Each camera can be individually controlled to pan or zoom into specific areas.
File footage is recorded automatically with instant replays as required.
The emergency system is designed to provide the maximum possible protection in any actual or perceived emergency situation. Extensive consultation with police, ambulance, fire brigade and State Emergency Service officers provide the eventual safety blueprint for MCG operations. In the simplest terms, the plan reinforces the club's long-standing policy of providing the most comfortable, spacious viewing facilities in a secure environment. It achieves this by introducing a set of uncomplicated procedures to be followed implicitly by the entire safety team in any type of emergency. These procedures are outlined via specific instructions to members of our events team.