Ray's Report No. 3- ERINA HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY

The official 'sod turning' for the commencement of works on the Erina Sporting Precinct playing fields at the high school occurred last Friday 30 May 2008.

This is an historic moment for the Avoca FC in our quest to acheive a home ground closer to our local community. Around $2.5 million has been secured to develop the site into a top quality facility including a full sized football pitch, a modified junior sized pitch, flood lights at 100 lux to provide for Friday night U/17 & 18 games, fencing, water storage, irrigation, drainage and re-turfing. Ground construction is expected to start in August whilst work has already started on the new ammentities building which includes a new canteen, toilets, store room and 2 change rooms. A new car park providing for 36 vehicles has already been completed.

Funding is a combined approach including $1.4 million from Gosford Council, $900,000 from the Federal Government, $40,000 from Avoca FC and $20,000 from a State Government grant. The provision of the federal funding honours an election promise from the new Federal Labor Member for Robertson Belinda Neal during last years election.

Weather permitting, work is on schedule for an official occupation of our new home ground in time for the 2009 winter season.