The Inverleigh Football Netball Club is set to thrive with new clubrooms at its home ground officially opened ahead of its first game of the season.
Victorian senator Sarah Henderson, Golden Plains Shire mayor Gavin Gamble and Inverleigh Football Netball Club president David Haste officially opened the upgraded facility at the Inverleigh Sports Complex on Saturday, April 2.
The $500,000 upgrade was funded by the federal government and delivered a new social space, upgraded kitchen and canteen, bar and amenities.
The opening came almost exactly three years after the funding was announced.
Cr Gamble said the upgraded clubrooms were an asset for Inverleigh and the surrounding district.
“The new and improved club rooms at the Inverleigh Sporting Complex will provide better facilities for the Inverleigh Football Netball Club and increased opportunities for community activation for all user groups in Inverleigh, including for events such as the Dachshund Derby,” he said.
“The upgraded club rooms complement a list of projects that have been delivered at Inverleigh Sporting Complex over the past few years including the new netball courts opened last year, the oval lighting, and the almost-completed female friendly change rooms.
“Congratulations to the club and community, in this growing town, for the hard work behind this achievement and the establishment of an under-12 girls team. It was a great crowd at the first home game of the Inverleigh Hawks.”
Ms Henderson said she was delighted to see the government “continuing to deliver for the people of Inverleigh”.
The club is also currently waiting for the completion of its new female-friendly change rooms and upgrades to existing change rooms.
The $1.77 million project has been funded by the state government ($1.52 million), the Golden Plains Shire ($177,000) through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program and $72,000 from the Inverleigh community clubs.
