By Wendy Williamson
New multipurpose sporting court projects at Coldstream and Yarra Junction are now complete.
An official community opening of the Coldstream courts will take place at Halley Supple Reserve at 5.30pm on Wednesday 18 July.
Yarra Rangers Councillor Fiona McAllister and Federal Member for Casey Tony Smith MP will do the honours.
At Coldstream four clay tennis courts have been converted to one netball court and one multipurpose court for tennis and netball.
Courts of concrete with acrylic coating have replaced tennis courts of red porous material.
The completed project includes two netball courts, two tennis courts (with the ability to add another two courts), LED lighting to meet Tennis and Netball Australian Standards, fencing, landscaping, a car park upgrade and drainage improvements.
Coldstream Football Netball Club member Narelle Collette has played netball for 30 years.
“I started playing at seven and now my daughter plays in the open age group,” Ms Collette said.
“She started at age seven too and like me has made lifelong friends though the club.
“People will see us training at the new courts and we hope they might want to watch and contact us to join and get involved.”
Yarra Junction’s multipurpose court was refurbished to improve the playing surface for netball and tennis players.
New courts of concrete with acrylic coating have replaced the old asphalt netball/tennis courts.
The Yarra Junction sporting community can now make use of a netball court and two tennis courts boosted by new fencing and landscaping and drainage improvements.
Yarra Ranges Council provided $354,455 to the Coldstream and Yarra Junction projects.
The Federal Government provided $140,000 to the Coldstream project through a Community Development Grant and $18,000 to the Yarra Junction project through the Stronger Communities Program.
