Sports Grounds Lighting Renewal Projects
Sports play a huge role in Geraldton’s identity and lifestyle with more and more clubs opting to train at night to avoid the summer heat. As a result, floodlighting lighting plays a critical role in the health and safety of players. Adequate nighttime lighting may also enable clubs to potentially attract regional and state wide sporting events to the City which also benefits the local economy.
Following an audit review of all City region sporting tower floodlighting conducted in early 2018, and priority list of sporting lighting renewals was developed. Since then, the City has been working closely with the sporting clubs to renew lighting at playing fields across the City region. More here
Sports grounds lighting renewals are often funded with the assistance of the State Government’s Community Sporting and Recreational Facilities Fund (CSRFF). These grants are offered as a one-third funding contribution from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) with the remaining two-thirds coming from the City of 91Ï㽶µ¼º½ and the sporting group.
Woorree Park BMX Track
Local contractor Verlindens Electrical Service was awarded the $86,270 contract to replace the existing three poles and the metal halide floodlighting with new poles and energy efficient LED lights. The State Government’s CSRFF contributed $20,973 towards the upgrade.
Works began in December 2020 and were completed in January 2021. More here
IMAGE: Mayor Shane Van Styn is joined by the City’s Sport and Leisure Planner Emma Smith (from left), BMX Club President Fleur Bishop and club member James Bishop under the new LED floodlighting at the Woorree BMX Park.
Eighth Street West
Local contractir Elite Electrical was awarded the $62,948 contract to replace the existing 80 lux metal halide luminaries with 200 lux luminaries. The State Government’s CSRFF contributed $25,300 towards the upgrade.
Works began in November 2020 and were completed in December 2020. More here
IMAGE: La Fiamma Sporting Club President Mark Gray (left) City of 91Ï㽶µ¼º½ Mayor Shane Van Styn and City Sport and Leisure Planner Emma Smith under the new Eighth Street West playing field lights.
Alexander Park
Local contractor Elite Electrical was awarded the $1.1 million contract to install six, 100-150 LUX LED lights on 30m tall light towers at Alexander Park and four, 100-150 LUX LED lights on 30m tall light towers at the Greenough Oval..
Works at Alexander Park began 8 November 2018 and were completed in March 2019. More here
IMAGE: Mayor Shane Van Styn (from right) is joined by Geraldton Rovers Soccer Club President Dennis Morgan and Club Treasurer Francis Noguera at Alexander Park.
Greenough Oval
Local contractor Elite Electrical was awarded the $1.1 million contract to install four, 100-150 LUX LED lights on 30m tall light towers at the Greenough Oval and six, 100-150 LUX LED lights on 30m tall light towers at Alexander Park.
Works at the Greenough Oval began on 26 November 2018 and were completed in March 2019. More here
IMAGE: Mayor Shane Van Styn (right) is joined by Rover Football Club Vice President Mark Starling on the Greenough Oval.