Kiama Municipal Council is conducting Stage One upgrades to the Kiama Netball Courts, after successfully securing NSW Government funding to improve community sporting facilities.
Kiama’s Acting Mayor, Melissa Matters, said the project would deliver important safety and surface improvements for players ahead of the upcoming netball season, which gets under way on 2 May. Council and Councillor Matters advocated for these improvements in the lead-up to last September’s by-election.
“These works are a significant investment in one of Kiama’s most well used sporting facilities and will ensure our netball community has safe courts to train and compete on,” Cr Matters said.
“With the season beginning soon, Stage One works will focus on surface preparation while carefully managing access so that evening training can continue with minimal disruption.”
Council has received $250,000 from the NSW Office of Sport, with Council contributing an additional $38,000 from Council’s Development Contribution Fund toward the project. The works will be delivered in two stages.
Kiama Netball Association president Michelle Gregory says the local players will be thrilled to have improved facilities.
“This will be great for the hundreds of players who use the courts for training and games each week,” she said.
“It will also mean we will be able to go ahead with our carnival in Kiama where associations travel to our town to compete later this year.”
