Shipping produced a need for ship repairs, so it was not long before an organized shipbuilding business was created. More about our shipbuilding history later. In September of competition and overcapacity in shipbuilding led to the end of shipbuilding in Collingwood.
By , additional manufacturing companies locating in the town made Collingwood the largest industrial employer in the region. Today, Collingwood is a very different place where tourism and recreation has emerged as the primary focus and employment base.
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In , it became the first AFL club to reach 80, members. Collingwood's iconic home guernsey consists of black and white stripes, matching the colours of an Australian magpie.
Throughout its history, the club has developed rivalries with cross-town Melbourne based clubs Carlton, Richmond and Essendon. More recently, the club developed a rivalry with the Brisbane Lions, based in Queensland.
But it continues to maintain tradition of industry, particularly warehouses, throughout significant areas of the suburb. Most recently it has again become a significant site of urban change. Collingwood saw a population increase during the decade after , with the increased construction of housing stock in the area. Most recently this is evident in the development of large private apartment projects, some of which have incorporated adaptive reuse of industrial sites.
At the time of writing there were around sixteen apartment buildings about to open, under construction, or under planning review, each ranging from around 20 to apartments. Collingwood Historical Society Website.
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