A female friendly change room, a pavilion and a second netball court are among the upgrades that have been completed at Gardiner Reserve in Gisborne.
Serving as the home ground for the Gisborne Bulldogs, the Gisborne Rookies, the Gisborne Giants and Gisborne Dragons sporting clubs, the facilities are used by hundreds of junior and senior footballers, cricketers and netballers.
The new assets were opened to the community on February 14, with a ceremony attended by representatives of Macedon Ranges council, Bendigo Community Bank, and the state government, all of whom made financial contributions to the project.
The new change rooms contain an additional four change rooms, umpire change rooms, first aid rooms and an accessible bathroom.
A lighting upgrade has also been completed on the oval.
Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas said the upgrade wil provide integral facilities to the community.
“The new netball court, change rooms and lighting open more opportunities for participation at this popular reserve, and provide the perfect foundation for the clubs to build on their memberships and the community to host the big events,” Ms Thomas said.
“Better sport and recreation facilities make it easier for Victorians to get back to local sport and
recreation and lead healthy and active lifestyles.”
Oliver Lees
