New goal safety netting at Victoria Park in Bannockburn was officially opened on Tuesday 19 July.
Golden Plains Shire Mayor Cr Gavin Gamble was joined by Member for Geelong Christine Couzens MP and Bannockburn Football Netball Club President Scott Penning for the official opening of the newly installed goal netting.
The Bannockburn Victoria Park Ovals Safety Netting Project includes the installation of two 10 x25 metre protector range netting bays behind the goals at Victoria Park, Bannockburn. The netting will improve spectator and participant safety, and prevent damage and loss of balls into the netball courts and parked vehicles.
The $55,183 partnership project was funded by $21,000 from the Victorian Government’s Local Sports Infrastructure Fund Scoreboards and Fixed Equipment category, $28,183 from Golden Plains Shire Council and $6,000 from the Bannockburn Football Netball Club and Bannockburn Cricket Club.
Quotes attributable to Member for Geelong Christine Couzens MP
“This $21,000 investment from the Victorian Government will go a long way to protecting spectators and participants at Victoria Park.”
“The Victorian Government is supporting local sporting facilities to make sure Bannockburn residents have everything they need to stay active and healthy.”
Quotes attributable to Golden Plains Shire Mayor Cr Gavin Gamble
“The new goal safety netting at Victoria Park in Bannockburn will improve the safety of all users of the recreation reserve, protecting both spectators and participants of football and netball.
“The project complements the recent Victoria Park Recreation Reserve Sports Lighting Project, which upgraded the lighting on both ovals at Victoria Park and was officially opened in 2021, following its completion in 2020.
“Council thanks the Victorian Government for its continued support of the sporting facilities in Golden Plains, which will see a further $1.1 million investment in Victoria Park from the State Government, as part of the new $1.8 million Bannockburn Netball Pavilion.”