Left: Narre North Foxes Junior Football Club president Brendan Gray, Casey mayor Janet Halsall, local MP Luke Donnellan and Narre North Cricket Club president Adrian Osborne at the official opening of the Narre Warren North Reserve Pavilion.THE much-delayed Narre Warren North Reserve Pavilion has been officially opened.
Casey mayor Janet Halsall opened the community sporting facility which will be primarily used by Narre North Foxes Junior Football Club and Narre North Cricket Club.
The reserve, which includes two ovals and a purpose-built pavilion, was plagued with problems and setbacks during the construction phase.
The project was initiated by a group of local residents, parents and sporting club representatives known as the Narre Sports and Leisure Alliance.
Funding from Casey ($3.8 million), the State Government ($500,000) and the tenant clubs, along with support from Cr Rob Wilson, made the alliance’s idea reality.
Cr Halsall said:
“The pavilion offers four change rooms with all attendant amenities such as showers and toilets, as well as storage, an umpires change room, first-aid room, a canteen and the multi-purpose function room.
“These are facilities of which the whole community can be proud, and will make a wide range of sporting and leisure opportunities available to local residents,” she said.
“Council recognises the importance of sporting and leisure opportunities for our residents, and the contribution this makes to the well-being of individuals, and ultimately, of the whole community.”
