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Net­ballers can now enjoy play­ing on new sur­faces, with light­ing, seat­ing for 50 peo­ple, two new bench­es and shade shel­ters, pic­nic tables, secu­ri­ty fenc­ing and land­scap­ing. With the net­ball courts now up to com­pe­ti­tion stan­dard, this will allow for greater play for all ages and abil­i­ty lev­els. Ensur­ing the Pat Gal­lagher Sta­di­um remains a hub for the com­mu­ni­ty for years to come. 

This project was a joint project between the Alice Springs Town Coun­cil, the Aus­tralian Gov­ern­ment and the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry Gov­ern­ment. The $2.3 mil­lion upgrade was made pos­si­ble with $1 mil­lion from the Albanese Gov­ern­ment, $1 mil­lion from the Alice Springs Town Coun­cil, $250,000 from the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry Gov­ern­ment and $50,000 from the Alice Springs Net­ball Association. 

The project cre­at­ed 15 jobs dur­ing construction. 

“The com­ple­tion of this Net­ball Court Recon­struc­tion project is a huge win for Alice Springs,” May­or Matt Pater­son said. 

“As an active, sports-lov­ing com­mu­ni­ty, we are thrilled to see projects that enhance our health and wellbeing.”

“It’s great to con­tin­ue to shoot goals with the Aus­tralian Gov­ern­ment and North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry Gov­ern­ment to ensure Alice Springs main­tains top notch ameni­ties. Coun­cil is com­mit­ted to con­tin­ued improve­ments in qual­i­ty of life for our town.

“We wel­come invest­ment in our thriv­ing com­mu­ni­ty, and will con­tin­ue to work with oth­er lev­els of gov­ern­ment to increase live­abil­i­ty in our town.”