September completion for Danny Buderus Field Amenities upgrade

Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie has inspected the work on the amenities upgrade currently underway at Danny Buderus Field Building at the Taree Sport & Recreation Grounds with MidCoast Council’s Senior Project Manager Scott Trotter.

MidCoast Council, on behalf of the Taree Recreation Ground User Group, secured $400,000 under the former Federal Coalition Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program towards the building upgrade.

“With a third of the work now compete, including the kiosk upgrade and drainage works, final work is now underway on two additional change rooms for females, refurbishment of existing change rooms and amenities and remediation is being undertaken on a structural wall that has subsided due to footing failure,” Dr Gillespie said.

“These improvements will provide the Taree Recreation Ground User Group including the Taree Panthers Rugby League Football Club and Taree Touch Football Club with updated and modern amenities to cater for all players and spectators and I congratulate Council and the Taree Rec Ground User Group for the work they have undertaken on this important community project.”

The Recreation Centre was opened by the former Taree Municipal Council in the 1960’s and remains the largest sporting precinct in the area with a total of approximately 50 Hectares of Sporting Fields. A large range of sporting clubs use the recreation ground for competition and training.

Work on the project will be completed at the beginning of September.