The ACT Labor Government will bring 6 new sporting ovals online this year and develop 2 new major facilities in the Gungahlin Town Centre and Throsby over coming years.
Since 2001 ACT Labor has invested around $30 million to drought-proof sportsgrounds to ensure Canberrans have access to excellent sporting facilities even in the face of the ongoing drought.
We are adding to this investment with more than $13 million for upgrading and developing new sporting facilities at Gungahlin and Throsby.
These new ovals will add to the more than 256 hectares of irrigated fully maintained sportsgrounds the ACT Labor Government manages.
Ovals to come on line are:
- Harrison Neighbourhood Oval (NHO) and the northern end of Harrison District Playing Field (DPF) made available for sport in winter 2010
- Ngunnawal NHO made available for sport in Winter 2010
- Nicholls Synthetic due for completion in September 2010
- Phillip Oval and new pavilion due for completion in July 2010
- The southern end of the Harrison DPF will be available for sport in October 2010
- Bonner NHO will be available for sport in summer 2010/11
ACT Labor is working to supply new ovals in areas where they are most needed and to ensure they are as environmentally friendly as possible.
Where we can we are ensuring ovals are not reliant on Canberra’s drinking water supply. The area of sportsgrounds using recycled water is 6.9 hectares at Gordon, 14.1 Hectares on the North Canberra Effluent Reuse Scheme and 8.7 Hectares at the Lyneham Sports Precinct.
The new playing fields at Throsby and at Gungahlin will increase the number of sport ground locations managed by the ACT Government to 105.
Construction of the $12.5 million enclosed oval and associated infrastructure at Gungahlin is expected to commence in mid 2011. It will cater for all major football codes to a senior level, providing grandstand seating for 580 people and open seating for 850. It will feature officials’ rooms, change rooms, public toilets, a first aid room, a kiosk, a function room and storage.
The Government has committed $500,000 for the design of the Throsby multi-sports complex. Throsby will include training lights on two ovals, four football size synthetic pitches, a pavilion, eight netball and eight tennis courts. A central amenities building will also include squash courts, change rooms, toilets, office space, a café and child minding centre.
For a full list of sportsgrounds visit:
Authorised by A.Barr, Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch), 21 Torrens Street, Braddon, 2612. Site by Kudasai
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