STAFF WRITERS
NETBALL
NORTH GIPPSLAND
YALLOURN Yallourn North Football-Netball Club (YYNFNC) celebrated the opening of its new netball complex at George Bates Reserve last Saturday.
The opening coincided with the match against Glengarry in Round 3 of the North Gippsland Football-Netball League season.
The netball complex includes a new state-of-the-art netball court and new court lighting.
The club also celebrated the construction of a new netball pavilion and oval lighting.
These projects will have a separate formal opening delivered later in the year by Latrobe City Council.
The new netball complex provides bathrooms and change areas for players, coaches, umpires, and spectators for the first time in 30-plus years. YYN netballers now have facilities that match what the footballers have been able to utilise.
YYNFNC secretary Debra DeCarli said the upgrade was warmly welcomed.
“I was amazed with the generosity of local contractors working on the project and the never-ending support from our local politicians, councillors, council officers and club members, who were always ready to roll up their sleeves and help with the project,” she said.
“We are truly proud to have facilities of this quality and will continue to improve our facilities to the standard our players, members and supporters deserve to be a successful and inclusive club that can provide support to our community.”
The project was funded by a $386,899 grant from the LVA, as part of the Community Facilities Fund.
