Developments aplenty at Nagambie

Nov 17, 2021

Active: A skate park was one of many new additions as part of the Nagambie Active Youth Hub. Photo by Contributed

Nagambie’s active youth hub and netball court redevelopment were officially opened on Friday, November 12.

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Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Regional Victoria Danielle Green joined Strathbogie Shire councillors and council staff in officially opening the dynamic new spaces.

The $590,593 youth hub project was jointly funded by Strathbogie Shire Council and the Victorian Government’s 2020-21 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund and contains an array of features.

These include a social lawn, park entrance, table tennis tables, social spaces, line-marking for games, basketball half-court, climbing wall with soft-fall sand, flat bank with hip, jersey barrier and sub box and a skate park.

Cr Reg Dickinson said the area provided a fantastic space for youth to test their sporting skills, but the grassed social areas also provided a place for young people to relax with their friends.

“The skate park has been designed with several different levels of difficulty for the beginner to the more experienced skateboarder, which means there really is something for everyone to enjoy,” he said.

The $200,700 netball court redevelopment was a jointly funded project between the Victorian Government’s Country Football and Netball Program, Strathbogie Shire Council, Nagambie Football Netball Club and Tabilk Junior Football Netball Club.

“The redevelopment included new acrylic surface on the courts, electrical cabling for a future lighting upgrade, improved drainage around the court and car parking area and the construction of a new coaches and officials box on the southern side of the courts,” Cr Dickinson said.

“We look forward to seeing these facilities put to good use as football and netball clubs start to engage in their training program for the 2022 season and even more so when the season begins next year.”

Ms Green said with grassroots sport and recreation back in full swing, now more than ever growing communities like Nagambie needed quality facilities they could depend on.

“Sport and active recreation is not only good for our physical and mental health, it brings people together and builds communities in good and tough times. That’s why projects like these are so important,” she 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.”