By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

 

A PING pong table, a decade in the making.

Latrobe City Council has added another piece to the Yallourn North Tennis Court Reserve redevelopment.

First proposed by council in 2013, the development of the recreation space on Reserve Street, Yallourn North, is receiving a much-needed facelift.

The fixed outdoor table tennis table will undoubtedly be enjoyed by Yallourn Northians of all ages.

The outdoor ping pong table arrived in time for summer, where the streets of Yallourn North are a hive of activity, with the swimming pool, tennis courts, and McGregor Reserve all within walking distance.

Thanks to Latrobe City Council and the Latrobe Health Assembly, Yallourn North is ‘summer activity’ ready.

The ping pong table is among eight new recreation works across the Valley – a shiny new fun activity ready to play at Traralgon’s Newman Park, Churchill’s Matheson Park, Glengarry’s Town Centre, Yinnar’s Recreational Reserve, Morwell Town Common, Moe’s Botanical Gardens and Boolarra’s Railway Park.

The permanent outdoor table tennis structures aim to increase the usability of Latrobe City’s outdoor spaces and activate parkland to get the community enjoying the sun – while staying active.

The Latrobe Health Assembly found an overwhelmingly positive response from the community using the QR code provided, which encourages users to add their names and comments to a register so that project partners can track usage statistics.

Though many are celebrating this small outdoor space as a massive win for this little town, the project in Yallourn North was a long-awaited process.

Monash Hall and McGregor Reserve Yallourn North’s Facebook page posted about the new and exciting development.

“The ping pong table was a decade in the making,” they said.

“(It) was only made possible because the state government (LHA) foot the bill with council assistance. Projects do take a lot of time to achieve.

“Many people unfortunately give up after the first hurdle. At one stage, no one was using our tennis courts. And after refurbishment, they have been used regularly every summer since then,” they added.

Make sure to get out your ping pong bats and balls and enjoy those new facilities across the Valley this summer.