Minister Kate Washington joined Mayor Leah Anderson and Councillors Chris Doohan, Jason Wells and Nathan Errington for a tour of the new state-of-the-art amenities building at Yulong Oval, Medowie yesterday.
Led by members of the Medowie Football Club, and Medowie Cricket Club, the party explored the $2.6 million accessible facility, which features 4 change rooms with 3 showers, a designated referee room, fully functioning kiosk, 3 unisex standard toilets and 1 accessible toilet.
Mayor Leah Anderson said the community-driven project wouldn't have been possible without the support of NSW Government funding.
"It's programs like the Regional Sport Facility Fund, and Club Grants scheme that allow us to improve the standard of existing sporting facilities and create places that are more inclusive, boosting sport and recreation for local people of all abilities and backgrounds," Mayor Anderson said.
Deputy Mayor Jason Wells, Councillor Chris Doohan and Councillor Nathan Errington attended the tour, showing their support of this important upgrade that ensures the Medowie community keeps active.
Councillor Chris Doohan, who has supported the project from the start, said it's great the clubs now have a place they can proudly call home.
"Yulong Oval has already come a long way – and as the strongest multi use fields in Medowie, housing soccer, cricket and touch football, these facilities were desperately needed," Councillor Doohan said.
"Medowie is only going to continue to grow and thanks to the funding from the NSW Government, we've been able to build this wonderful facility, supporting more people to become involved in sports," he added.
Medowie Football Club President Eric Dorn shared the club's excitement about the new building.
"We're thrilled to have these upgraded facilities for our members and the community," Mr Dorn said.
"With these new amenities, we look forward to hosting even larger local and state-wide sporting carnivals," he added.
The project was possible thanks to funding from the NSW Government's Regional Sport Facility Fund, NSW Club Grant scheme, Stronger Communities Fund, and developer contributions.
Learn more about the facilities at Yulong Oval, Medowie at pscouncil.info/Yulong-Oval-Medowie
