Tibro’s netball courts refreshed after 15 years

IT’S an exciting year for the Tibro’s Netball Club, which has just put the finishing touches on its first court upgrades in 15 years.

The club has also welcomed dozens of new players to the fold with a renewed sense of spirit across all grades as the 2023 season heats up.

Tibro’s president Jen Lowry said the timing of the three new court surfaces was perfect as the club continued to grow.

“These new courts have come at a great time for us because we now have 13 junior teams and nine teams in our ladies’ competition, so having access to all three courts is important for us,” she said.

“This year, we are playing under Netball

Queensland, and we have around 200 players registered as either a junior or senior member, which is great for our growth.”

The project, which was initially grinding the courts down a few layers, was only expected to take a few weeks, but took several months to complete due to more damage than originally thought.

“We originally got a grant to renovate our toilet block, but we realised if our courts aren’t right then why fix our toilets first, so we applied for another grant through the community gambling fund,” she said.

“The grant was for $35,000, and we have also been able to fundraise over