Liberal for Kiama Serena Copley has welcomed today\u2019s announcement that a Liberal government would deliver $200,000 to upgrade lighting at Michael Cronin Oval in Gerringong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe NSW Liberals are backing regional sporting clubs like the Gerringong Junior Lions because they promote healthy and active lifestyles and give our kids the chance to thrive,\u201d Ms Copley said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Gerringong Junior Lions are such an important part of this community, with mums, dads and volunteers working tirelessly to keep the club strong. This commitment is about backing their efforts and ensuring the facilities meet the needs of players and families today.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding will allow upgrades to the lighting at Michael Cronin Oval, replacing the light poles that are at the end of their life and put up new LED lighting, and bringing the ground up to current standards. This upgrade will mean Lions\u2019 players will be able to train and compete safely in the evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a simple but important step that will make a real difference for local sport. This investment will improve the Oval for everyone – players, volunteers and spectators – and provide more opportunities for our young people to get involved in sport,\u201d Ms Copley said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe club has done its fair share of work raising funds and improving the ground over the years. This announcement recognises their dedication and delivers the support they deserve.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly the NSW Liberals have a record of delivering for our region, and today\u2019s announcement builds on our commitment to the Kiama electorate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gerringong Rugby League Football Club Committee Member, Jodie Egan, said the lighting upgrade would allow them to host Friday and Saturday night games, creating many more home game opportunities and in turn increasing the numbers of participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“To receive the promise of $200,000 towards a LED Lighting upgrade for Michael Cronin Oval would be “Club-Changing” for us!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImproved lighting will mean night games and also increase the night training opportunities,\u201d said Ms Egan. \u201cWe currently have 22 teams and approximately 500 people that need to use the one oval for training and game day – so access during daylight hours is currently extremely limited. However, upgraded LED Lighting would change all of this.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Liberal for Kiama Serena Copley has welcomed today\u2019s announcement that a Liberal government would deliver $200,000 to upgrade lighting at Michael Cronin Oval in Gerringong. \u201cThe NSW Liberals are backing regional sporting clubs like the Gerringong Junior Lions because they promote healthy and active lifestyles and give our kids the chance to thrive,\u201d Ms Copley … Continue reading “Copley welcomes win for Michael Cronin Oval”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34632,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34631\/revisions\/34632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}