New playing Lights - Seville Recreation Reserve
I had the great pleasure of speaking at a low key presentation on the weekend about the new playing lights at the Seville Recreation reserve, here some of the highlights!
The State Government committed $100,000 to the
installation of sports field lighting on this junior oval at the last election.
A major power upgrade was required to facilitate
this installation which resulted in the total project cost coming in at
$235,000 with the $135,000 shortfall being committed by Yarra Ranges Council
for this important community upgrade.
The new lights are now at a night time competition
standard – which opens up opportunities for some junior games being played at
night.
In parallel with this project Council has
undertaken a major redevelopment of the playing surface including drainage,
irrigation and sand profiling before a new summer grass turf playing surface
was laid. The investment in this project by Council was in excess of $300,000.
Council has also invested a further $125,000 in
installing a new night competition standard sports field lighting system on the
No.1 (Senior) Oval. The old lights had to be decommissioned after a safety
audit in February 2013 prior to the current footy season.
All of the above projects mentioned were priority
actions out of the Seville Reserve Master Plan approved by Council in mid 2011.
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