Vacy sports ground AGM Presidents report

The Vacy Sportsground held its AGM on Thursday, 11th April.

The committee remains the same:

President: Josh Evans

Treasurer: Angus Uren

Secretary: Robyn Dunford

Booking Officer: Ian Muncaster

Members: Sue Doyle, Leigh Collison, Digby Rayward, Duncan Smith

…excerpt from the President's Report

Another year has come and gone and we are happy to say we’ve ticked off a few items off our bucket list.

The new synthetic practice nets and game wicket could not have been left any longer, and our enthusiastic cricketers young and old are really enjoying both surfaces.

This could not have been achieved without the help of Colts Cricket club who applied for and gained the grant from state MP Dave Layzell to cover the costs of the surface and work, and were instrumental in pushing the project along. A special thanks To Duncan Smith for his work on the surface project.

Our new Vacy oval fence has been the talk of the town and something we should all be very proud of. It was a big job to get it done and thanks to Cliff Dunford and all of committee members, especially Gus Uren - we achieved a great result. Again, thanks to the help of Dungog council for backing us to get a grant from Federal Member Dr David Gillespie to cover the costs of the fence and its installation. It really does lift the whole appearance of the ground.

With the new pavilion quote now in hand, hopefully work will commence in the next month or so. The pavilion will really complement the fence and offer a little creature comfort for users and supporters of the Vacy sports ground and surrounds. Thanks to the Vacy Country Carnival for backing and paying for this project. Looks like it will be complete in the next couple of months and we can all enjoy a little shade next summer while watching our cricketers enjoy their first full season on the new wicket!

We still have plenty to achieve. Top dressing of the ground, installing our watering system, planting some established trees and improving the parking facilities…. As well as working with the Scorpions Football club to build a new kicking wall, are all things that we need to work towards to keep moving Vacy forward into the future, so that all participants have a great facility for our local village.

The naming of the Oval to the Keith Miles sporting Oval is something that we should also discuss in general business tonight and I know it’s something very close to the hearts of a few of our members and it is something I would fully support. I suggest we commence tonight’s proceedings with this discussion.

Once again, a huge thanks to our committee, it’s been a tough few years coming out of the Covid delay periods to see some achievements finally happen here on the ground. I think from the huge growth in both the football and junior cricket clubs we can see all our work will long be enjoyed by local families.

Looking forward to working with you all to finalise our list of improvements this year, and ensure the ground is set up to really be enjoyed by our whole community.

Robyn Dunford, Secretary, Vacy Sportsground 355 Committee

BE CAREFUL, IT'S FOG SEASON

Did you know it’s fog season across Dungog Shire right now? Every year, as the Autumn temperature drop, our morning fog creeps in with intensity. Because of Dungog’s special meteorological and topographical characteristics, our fog season is usually from April through to October.

Tips to drive safely and to the conditions: Slow down as much as you can when driving in fog. Use your fog lights (but not high beams) to improve your visibility to other drivers.

If visibility is close to zero its best to turn on hazard lights. If visibility is zero, pull over in a safe place and keep those hazard lights on.

Library Opens Its Doors

Dungog Library has reopened its doors revealing a slick renovation and state-of-the-art features including selfborrowing station. There was a constant procession of borrowers, onlookers and library users taking advantage of the quick wifi speeds when the library officially opened to the public.